Ablation of Persistent and Chronic AF: Extensive Linear Intervention for Cure and Palliation

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Ablation of Persistent and Chronic AF: Extensive Linear Intervention for Cure and Palliation

Open surgical procedures utilizing linear lesion sets provided the basis for endocardial catheter application of radiofrequency energy to treat atrial fibrillation. There are important differences in approaching the patient with persistent or longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation as opposed to the patient with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. However, linear lesions may play a role in treating each subset of patients with atrial fibrillation. In this presentation, Pierre Jais, MD provides quantitative data from several sources in an organized fashion to illustrate the role of linear ablation in treating atrial fibrillation. Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS offers some additional insights into other etiologies of atrial tachycardias that may occur after linear ablation.

Target Audience

This program is intended for a professional audience.

Cardiac electrophysiologists
Cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellows
Cardiac surgeons
Other cardiologists and radiologists

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this educational activity, participants will be able to:

Identify the role of linear ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Assess the risk of using linear ablation with improper post ablation testing
Describe the risk of creating iatrogenic atrial tachycardias (AT)
List and categorize causes of AT after ablation
Defend the use of linear ablation to improve long term outcomes

Faculty

Pierre Jais, MD
Hopital Haut Leveque
Bordeaux-Pessac, France

Author

Michael Belz, MD
Group Health Cooperative
Seattle, WA

Accreditation

The Heart Rhythm Society is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

The Heart Rhythm Society designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The AMA has determined that physicians not licensed in the USA who participate in this CME activity are eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.

Continuing Education (CE) for Nurses

The Heart Rhythm Society is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

It has been assigned code 7M7R3X-PRV-09-04.

A maximum of 1.0 credit hours are available for this educational activity.

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Ablation of Persistent and Chronic AF: Extensive Linear Intervention for Cure and Palliation

Commentary and analysis by: Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS

Required Hardware and Software

Computer Screen with USB Drive Screen resolution of 1024x786 or larger
Sound card and speakers/headphones
Operating System Requirement: Windows Vista; Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows 7 Intel® Pentium® III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent) 128MB or RAM Mac OS Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 or above Intel Core TM Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor 128MB of RAM Plug-in

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