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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/jcm11010210
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atrial fibrillation; electrophysiologic mapping; catheter ablation; maze procedure
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and its incidence is expected to increase in the future. Most patients are treated with oral medications, while only a small percentage undergo interventional techniques. With the increasing prevalence, a more aggressive approach to the treatment of atrial fibrillation is needed.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common of all cardiac arrhythmias, affecting roughly 1% of the general population in the Western world. The incidence of AF is predicted to double by 2050. Most patients with AF are treated with oral medications and only approximately 4% of AF patients are treated with interventional techniques, including catheter ablation and surgical ablation. The increasing prevalence and the morbidity/mortality associated with AF warrants a more aggressive approach to its treatment. It is the purpose of this invited editorial to describe the past, present, and anticipated future directions of the interventional therapy of AF, and to crystallize the problems that remain.
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