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• TITLE: Left atrial voltage remodeling after pulmonary venous isolation with multipolar radiofrequency ablation

  AUTHORS: Francesco Laurenzi, Piergiuseppe De Girolamo, Augusto Pappalardo, Andrea Avella

  KEYWORDS: Atrial Fibrillation; Pulmonary Vein Isolation; Multipolar Circular Ablation Catheter; Electroanatomic Mapping

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases, Vol.3 No.8, November 18, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Purpose: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the accepted primary endpoint for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of PVI by PVAC, a multipolar circular catheter utilizing bipolar/unipolar radiofrequency (RF) energy. Methods: Twenty patients with paroxysmal AF underwent PVAC ablation. PVI was validated by voltage reduction and pacing tests. Before and after RF ablation, left atrium (LA) and PV electroanatomic mapping (EAM) were performed by EnSite NavX system. Voltage abatement was considered for potentials 24mm: 9/20 (45%) vs 11/57 (19%), p