Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Reaching the Mainstream

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

">"= This means that the first item was significantly better than the second, except when related to number of patients (>45, <45). In some instances the actual differences were small and unlikely to be of clinical importance (see Table I), but achieved significance because of the large numbers of patients involved; CAF = persistent or permanent AF.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Count = number of papers reporting this item, from 156 catheter ablation and 47 surgical ablation publications, note how few reported! Proc = procedure (time in minutes); N = mean number of patients per report; PV = pulmonary vein; Perm = permanent; Complic = complications. Other abbreviations as for Table I.
*Largely from surgical ablation.

Note that all data were not available in all publications.
Parox = paroxysmal; SHD = structural heart disease; OK = improved or cure (see "Methodology"); WACA = wide area catheter ablation; LACA = left atrial catheter ablation; PVAI = pulmonary vein antrum isolation; CFAE = complex fractionated atrial electrogram; Persist = persistent; Perm = permanent; SD = standard deviation.
*Non-surgical patients.

Authors and Disclosures

John D. Fisher, Michael A. Spinelli, Disha Mookherjee, Andrew K. Krumerman, and Eugen C. Palma, Department of Medicine, Cardiology Division, Arrhythmia Service, Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York