Heart Rhythm Disorders Autonomic Denervation Added to Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

*Department of Cardi Department, State Rese ia; zDepartment of Hygi edicine, Ioannina, Gre Health Sciences Center, ences, St. George’s, Unive rd Prevention Research C alth Research and Policy of Statistics, Stanford U alifornia. The authors hav contents of this paper to d pt received April 10, 201 e 2, 2013. he aim of this study was to investigate whether the combination of conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) by circumferential antral ablation with ganglionated plexi (GP) modification in a single ablation procedure, yields higher success rates than PVI or GP ablation alone, in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).

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