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Cardiac ablation
Known as:
ablations cardiac
, Catheter Ablation
, ablation catheter
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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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Ablation, Transvenous Electric
Catheter Ablation, Electric
Catheter Ablation, Percutaneous
Catheter Ablation, Radiofrequency
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Angioplasty, Laser
Catheter, extravascular tissue ablation, any modality (insertable)
nursing therapy
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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy on Mortality, Stroke, Bleeding, and Cardiac Arrest Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: The CABANA Randomized Clinical Trial
D. Packer
,
D. B. Mark
,
+26 authors
Kerry L Lee
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
2019
Corpus ID: 78094168
Importance Catheter ablation is effective in restoring sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation (AF), but its effects on long-term…
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Highly Cited
2016
Highly Cited
2016
Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
K. Kuck
,
J. Brugada
,
+9 authors
Claudio Tondo
New England Journal of Medicine
2016
Corpus ID: 205100010
BACKGROUND Current guidelines recommend pulmonary-vein isolation by means of catheter ablation as treatment for drug-refractory…
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Approaches to catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation.
A. Verma
,
Chen-yang Jiang
,
+12 authors
P. Sanders
New England Journal of Medicine
2015
Corpus ID: 41208662
BACKGROUND Catheter ablation is less successful for persistent atrial fibrillation than for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation…
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Materials for multifunctional balloon catheters with capabilities in cardiac electrophysiological mapping and ablation therapy.
Dae-Hyeong Kim
,
N. Lu
,
+18 authors
J. Rogers
Nature Materials
2011
Corpus ID: 7242354
Developing advanced surgical tools for minimally invasive procedures represents an activity of central importance to improving…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Comparison of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trial.
D. Wilber
,
C. Pappone
,
+14 authors
D. Berry
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA…
2010
Corpus ID: 205016140
CONTEXT Antiarrhythmic drugs are commonly used for prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) despite inconsistent efficacy…
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Review
2005
Review
2005
Worldwide Survey on the Methods, Efficacy, and Safety of Catheter Ablation for Human Atrial Fibrillation
R. Cappato
,
H. Calkins
,
+7 authors
A. Skanes
Circulation
2005
Corpus ID: 5901886
Background—The purpose of this study was to conduct a worldwide survey investigating the methods, efficacy, and safety of…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
A new approach for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: mapping of the electrophysiologic substrate.
K. Nademanee
,
J. McKenzie
,
+5 authors
T. Ngarmukos
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
2004
Corpus ID: 12657549
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in congestive heart failure.
L. Hsu
,
P. Jaïs
,
+10 authors
M. Haïssaguerre
New England Journal of Medicine
2004
Corpus ID: 38638251
BACKGROUND Congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation often coexist, and each adversely affects the other with respect to…
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Treatment of supraventricular tachycardia due to atrioventricular nodal reentry by radiofrequency catheter ablation of slow-pathway conduction.
W. Jackman
,
K. Beckman
,
+10 authors
R. Lazzara
New England Journal of Medicine
1992
Corpus ID: 39304059
BACKGROUND Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), the most common form of supraventricular tachycardia, results…
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) by radiofrequency current.
W. Jackman
,
Xunzhang Wang
,
+11 authors
R. Lazzara
New England Journal of Medicine
1991
Corpus ID: 36424074
BACKGROUND Surgical or catheter ablation of accessory pathways by means of high-energy shocks serves as definitive therapy for…
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