Canadian Cardiovascular Society Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines 2010: Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation/Atrial Flutter Atul Verma, MD, FRCPC, Laurent Macle, MD, FRCPC, Jafna Cox, MD, FRCPC, Allan C. Skanes, MD, FRCPC Canadian Journal of Cardiology Volume 27, Issue 1, Pages 60-66 (January 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2010.11.011 Copyright © 2011 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Ablation lesion set for pulmonary vein isolation. Computed tomography scan of the posterior view of the left atrium including the pulmonary veins. Veins are labelled as follows: LSPV, left superior; LIPV, left inferior; RSPV, right superior; RIPV, right inferior pulmonary vein. The red dots represent point-by-point ablation lesions created by radiofrequency energy in the left atrium surrounding the pulmonary veins, thus electrically disconnecting them from the rest of the atrium. The darker dots represent lesions on the posterior wall of the left atrium, and the lighter dots represent circumferential lesions along the anterior aspect of the left atrium. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2011 27, 60-66DOI: (10.1016/j.cjca.2010.11.011) Copyright © 2011 Canadian Cardiovascular Society Terms and Conditions