FIVE YEAR EXPERIENCE OF RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF GANGLIONAR PLEXUSES IN THE LEFT ATRIUM IN PATIENTS WITH PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

To assess effectiveness of the technique of the anatomic radiofrequency ablation of the ganglionar plexuses in the left atrium, 674 patients aged 52.3±6.3 years (42 72 years) with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation resistant to at least two antiarrhythmics of classes I and III were examined.

atrial fibrillation, left atrium, ganglionar plexuses, radiofrequency catheter ablation, autonomic nervous system

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