Prospective randomized comparison between a fixed ‘2C3L’ approach vs. stepwise approach for catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

• DOI: 10.1093/europace/euv067
• Publication Date: 2015-05-08T20:51:14Z
• Authors: Jian-Zeng Dong; Cai-Hua Sang; Rong-Hui Yu; De-Yong Long; Ri-Bo Tang; Chen-Xi Jiang; Man Ning; Nian Liu; Xing-Peng Liu; Xin Du; Hung-Fat Tse; Chang-Sheng Ma
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Cardiac Catheterization; Operative Time; Action Potentials; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Middle Aged; Radiography, Interventional; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Heart Conduction System; Heart Rate; Pulmonary Veins; Atrial Fibrillation; Hong Kong; Humans; Mitral Valve; Female; Prospective Studies; Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; Aged

AimsThis prospective clinical trial was designed to evaluate the efficacy of an ablation strategy, namely ‘2C3L’, in treatment persistent atrial fibrillation (AF); and compare its with that ‘stepwise’ approach, which has been acknowledged as a promising technique for AF.