JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2022 May 30;8(5):605-618. Epub 2022 Mar 30.
Department of Cardiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China; Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Kardiologie, Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB), Kardiologie, Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Die Sektion Medizin, Universität zu Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany. Electronic address:
Objectives: This study evaluated the role of adjunctive left atrium posterior wall isolation (PWI) in preventing atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence.
Background: The left atrium posterior wall is an arrhythmogenic substrate that contributes to the development of AF.
Methods: This was an updated pooled analysis that included clinical data regarding PWI plus pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in treating AF. Read More