RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF GANGLION PLEXUSES OF THE LEFT ATRIUM IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

To assess effectiveness of anatomic modification of ganglion plexuses of the left atrium as an isolated procedure as well as in combination with isolation of the pulmonary vein ostia in the case of the arrhythmia recurrence, 178 patients (142 men, 36 women) aged 56±7 years with long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation were examined.

atrial fibrillation, radiofrequency catheter ablation, left atrium, ganglion plexuses, pulmonary veins, long-term subcutaneous monitoring of electrocardiogram

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