Abstract
The creation of an interventional procedure effective in curing atrial fibrillation (AF) started with the surgical Maze procedure conceived and proposed by Cox in 1991 [1]. Electrophysiologists have tried since then to replicate the partitioning of the atria, performed by the surgeon with linear incisions, using a less invasive catheter-based technique, radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) to achieve atrial compartmentalization [2, 3].
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Lunati, M., Magenta, G., Cattafi, G., Vecchi, R., Paolucci, M., Di Camillo, T. (2003). Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: the Latest from the Planet of Right Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation. In: Gulizia, M. (eds) New Advances in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2087-0_26
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