ABSTRACT
Recent work from France indicates that many cases of atrial fibrillation arise from foci of rapidly firing cells, most of which are located not within the atria but within the pulmonary veins. Armed with this new knowledge, we are pursuing strategies of permanently preventing atrial fibrillation by destroying these foci using radiofrequency ablation.
Footnotes
↵* The author has indicated that he has received grant or research support from CPI and serves as a consultant for Cordis Webster Inc, and on the speakers’ bureau for Knoll Pharmaceutical. He also has indicated that he is discussing therapies that are not yet FDA-approved for the use under discussion and products that are still investigational.
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