Cardiovascular Diseases & Diagnosis

Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London, SW17 0QT, UK

Publications

• Mini Review Article   
  Left Atrial Posterior Wall: A Key Substrate in the Genesis and Perpetuation of Atrial Fibrillation-A short review
  Author(s): Riyaz Kaba* and Aziz Momin
  
  The pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation is driven by three key elements: an electrical trigger for arrhythmia initiation, an arrhythmogenic substrate for its maintenance and factors which may modulate the condition. A hybrid epicardial-endocardial approach, particularly the minimally invasive Convergent hybrid technique, to isolate pulmonary veins and silence the left atrial posterior wall is likely to provide improved outcomes... Read More»
  

  Abstract HTML PDF