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Atrial Fibrillation

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University detail research in atrial fibrillation

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, August 1st, 2008

"Catheter Ablation Atrial Fibrillation. Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation by catheter ablation is an increasingly used strategy to treat atrial fibrillation (AF)," scientists in the United States report.

"Complication rates from AF ablation reported in different case series vary widely. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 641 consecutive ablation procedures to assess complication rates, temporal trends, and clinical predictors of adverse outcomes. All patients (n = 517) undergoing catheter ablation for AF at Johns Hopkins Hospital between February, 2001 and June, 2007 were prospectively enrolled in a database. Data from 641 consecutive procedures were analyzed and...

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