Jon E. Block, PhD

Electrophysiology Corner

Right Atrial Ablation in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Point of View

08/01/2008

Abraham G. Kocheril , MD, FHRS, FACC, FACP;

Background and rationale. In delivering the prestigious 107th Shattuck Lecture to the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Medical Society (17 May 1997), Dr. Eugene Braunwald warned of two emerging epidemics of cardiovascular disease.1 One is...

Background and rationale. In...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Perspectives

Right Atrial Ablation in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Point of View

05/01/2008

Abraham G. Kocheril , MD, FHRS, FACC, FACP;

Jon E. Block , PhD;

The preponderance of evidence from published clinical studies of right atrial catheter ablation strongly suggests that this procedure is safe and effective for the management of drug-refractory patients with paroxysmal AF.

The preponderance of evidence...

05/01/2008

EP Lab Digest