Future Directions for Mapping Atrial Fibrillation
Mapping for AF focuses on the identification of regions of interest that may guide management and – in particular – ablation therapy. Mapping may point to specific mechanisms associated with localised scar or fibrosis, or electrical features, such as localised repetitive, rotational or focal activat...
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| description | Mapping for AF focuses on the identification of regions of interest that may guide management and – in particular – ablation therapy. Mapping may point to specific mechanisms associated with localised scar or fibrosis, or electrical features, such as localised repetitive, rotational or focal activation. In patients in whom AF is caused by disorganised waves with no spatial predilection, as proposed in the multiwavelet theory for AF, mapping would be of less benefit. The role of AF mapping is controversial at the current time in view of the debate over the underlying mechanisms. However, recent clinical expansions of mapping technologies confirm the importance of understanding the state of the art, including limitations of current approaches and potential areas of future development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-032a193ab02b47a894c6129032bf0e992024-12-14T16:03:40ZengRadcliffe Medical MediaArrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review2050-33692050-33772022-05-011110.15420/aer.2021.52Future Directions for Mapping Atrial FibrillationJunaid AB Zaman0Andrew A Grace1Sanjiv M Narayan2Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UKCardiovascular Institute and Department of Medicine, Stanford University, CA, USMapping for AF focuses on the identification of regions of interest that may guide management and – in particular – ablation therapy. Mapping may point to specific mechanisms associated with localised scar or fibrosis, or electrical features, such as localised repetitive, rotational or focal activation. In patients in whom AF is caused by disorganised waves with no spatial predilection, as proposed in the multiwavelet theory for AF, mapping would be of less benefit. The role of AF mapping is controversial at the current time in view of the debate over the underlying mechanisms. However, recent clinical expansions of mapping technologies confirm the importance of understanding the state of the art, including limitations of current approaches and potential areas of future development.https://www.aerjournal.com/articleindex/aer.2021.52 |
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