Evidence of Relevant Electrical Connection between the Left Atrial Appendage and the Great Cardiac Vein During Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) triggers within the coronary sinus (CS)/great cardiac vein (GCV) and the left atrial appendage (LAA) have been recognized as non-pulmonary veins (PV) triggers of AF.

Source: Heart Rhythm - February 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Luigi Di Biase, Jorge Romero, David Briceno, Miguel Valderrabano, Javier E. Sanchez, Domenico G. Della Rocca, Prasant Mohanty, Rodney Horton, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Salwa Beheiry, Carola Gianni, Claude S. Elayi, J. D Source Type: research