The important role of pulmonary vein carina ablation as an adjunct to circumferential pulmonary vein isolation

• Main Authors: Ameya R. Udyavar, Shih Lin Chang, Ching Tai Tai, Yenn Jiang Lin, Li Wei Lo, Ta Chuan Tuan, Hsuan Ming Tsao, Ming Hsiung Hsieh, Yu Feng Hu, Shuo Ju Chiang, Yi Jen Chen, Wanwarang Wongcharoen, Satoshi Higa, Kwo Chang Ueng, Shih Ann Chen
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=45149119928&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60637
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Pulmonary Vein Carina Ablation. Objectives and Background: The success rate of achieving electrical isolation by circumferential pulmonary vein ablation (CPVA) varies from 32% to 88%. We carried out ablation at the pulmonary vein carina to evaluate the elimination rates of the pulmonary vein potenti...