Objective to evaluate the feasibility, accuracy and safety of a new combined left and right atrial catheter for monitoring left atrial pressure in pediatric cardiac patients.

目的评价左右心房联合测压导管(简称联管)用于心脏手术围术期左心房压力监测的可行性、准确性和安全性。

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A total of 232 consecutive patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation who were candidates for radiofrequency left atrial catheter ablation were included in the study.

试验连续性纳入232例适于左房经导管射频消融治疗的阵发性或持续性房颤患者。

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A special catheter with a balloon in the tip is used to create or enlarge an opening in the atrial septum (wall between the left and right atria).

用一根顶端带有气囊的特殊的导管在房间隔(左心房和右心房之间的壁)上造一个口。

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But Doctor Wilber says catheter ablation is not meant to be the first treatment choice for atrial fibrillation.

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Doctor Wilber says catheter ablation is not meant to be the first treatment choice for atrial fibrillation.

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Now catheter ablation is being used for the most common rhythm problem atrial fibrillation, which plagues about 3 million Americans and 15 million people worldwide.

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