Die Entwicklung der Radiofrequenzablation von Vorhofflimmern in den Jahren 2000 bis 2009 am Beispiel der Elektrophysiologie der Elisabethinen Linz

Evolution of Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation through the Years 2000 to 2009 on the Example of the Electrophysiology Unit of the Elisabethinen Hospital Linz. Introduction: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has successfully been applied for 10 years at the electrophysiology unit of the Elisabethinen hospital Linz. This overview aims to characterize the development of this method in the years after the initial description and to discuss “landmark” studies with their impact on daily clinical practice in our electrophysiology laboratory. In addition we illustrate improvements of methods which led to a significant decline of procedurerelated complications and which served as top-