[HSF] AF ablation devices

[prasannasimha]

The left superior pulmonary vein is one of the most common sites of Afib 
triggers and this is the one which is most important to ablate. 
Unfortunately many do not pay attention to it and then complain of 
reduced rates of conversion of Afib.The other variation to pay special 
attention is the left common pulmonary vein- the common orifice should 
be ablated as there are triggers between the common ostium and the 
individual ostia and is another important consideration.

Prasanna
Hgrmd at aol.com wrote:
> John,
>   I've used Cryocath for the last 4-5 years.  I've got a poster  in the 
> upcoming Society of Heart Valve Disease in 10 days in which my  results were 
> outlined. You can go to their website and get the  abstract.  The bottom line is 
> that 95% of the patients were in AV synchrony  at their last followup.  That is 
> quite comparable to a "cut and sew"  maze.  One of the main advantages it has 
> over Atricure is that the left  pulmonary vein lesions are done endocardially.  
> Dissecting the left  pulmonary veins on a redo so that you can get an 
> Atricure clamp around them is  no picnic.  
> Hal  
>
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