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World J Cardiol. Mar 26, 2015; 7(3): 111-118
Published online Mar 26, 2015. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i3.111
Published online Mar 26, 2015. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v7.i3.111
Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: The importance of substrate modification
Konstantinos P Letsas, Michael Efremidis, Nikolaos P Sgouros, Konstantinos Vlachos, Dimitrios Asvestas, Antonios Sideris, Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, 10676 Athens, Greece
Author contributions: Efremidis M and Sgouros NP performed research; Letsas KP and Vlachos K performed research and drafted article; Asvestas D and Sideris A contributed to the critical revision of article.
Conflict-of-interest: None to declare.
Correspondence to: Konstantinos P Letsas, MD, FESC, Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Ipsilantou 45-47, 10676 Athens, Greece. k.letsas@mail.gr
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Received: October 25, 2014
Peer-review started: October 26, 2014
First decision: November 27, 2014
Revised: December 26, 2014
Accepted: January 18, 2015
Article in press: January 20, 2015
Published online: March 26, 2015
Processing time: 138 Days and 24 Hours
Peer-review started: October 26, 2014
First decision: November 27, 2014
Revised: December 26, 2014
Accepted: January 18, 2015
Article in press: January 20, 2015
Published online: March 26, 2015
Processing time: 138 Days and 24 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: A combined approach using voltage, complex fractionated atrial electrograms and dominant frequency mapping may be helpful for the identification of atrial fibrillation sources, and therefore for sufficient substrate modification in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial ablation.