Unraveling the Underlying Arrhythmia Mechanism in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the STARLIGHT Study [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
No sustained rotors or localized drivers were detected, and instead, the mechanism of arrhythmia maintenance was consistent with the multiple wavelet hypothesis, with passive activation of short-lived rotational activity.

Clinical Trial Registration:
URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01765075.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - June 1, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Child, N., Clayton, R. H., Roney, C. R., Laughner, J. I., Shuros, A., Neuzil, P., Petru, J., Jackson, T., Porter, B., Bostock, J., Niederer, S. A., Razavi, R. S., Rinaldi, C. A., Taggart, P., Wright, M. J., Gill, J. Tags: Arrhythmias, Electrophysiology, Atrial Fibrillation, Mechanisms Original Articles Source Type: research