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Cardiac ablation

Known as: ablations cardiac, Catheter Ablation, ablation catheter 
Removal of tissue with electrical current delivered via electrodes positioned at the distal end of a catheter. Energy sources are commonly direct… 
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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Importance Catheter ablation is effective in restoring sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation (AF), but its effects on long-term… 
Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend pulmonary-vein isolation by means of catheter ablation as treatment for drug-refractory… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
BACKGROUND Catheter ablation is less successful for persistent atrial fibrillation than for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Developing advanced surgical tools for minimally invasive procedures represents an activity of central importance to improving… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
CONTEXT Antiarrhythmic drugs are commonly used for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) despite inconsistent efficacy… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Background—The purpose of this study was to conduct a worldwide survey investigating the methods, efficacy, and safety of… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
BACKGROUND Congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation often coexist, and each adversely affects the other with respect to… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
BACKGROUND Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), the most common form of supraventricular tachycardia, results… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
BACKGROUND Surgical or catheter ablation of accessory pathways by means of high-energy shocks serves as definitive therapy for…