Evaluation of stroke incidence with duty‐cycled multielectrode‐phased radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation results of the VICTORY AF Study
Hummel J, Verma A, Calkins H, Schwamm L, Gress D, Wells D, Souza J, Hokanson R, Hemingway L, Stromberg K, Hoyt R, Wickliffe A, DeLurgio D, Boersma L. Evaluation of stroke incidence with duty‐cycled multielectrode‐phased radiofrequency ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation results of the VICTORY AF Study. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2020, 31: 1289-1297. PMID: 32270538, DOI: 10.1111/jce.14483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDevice-related strokesAcute procedural successAtrial fibrillationAF trialSecondary outcomesStroke incidenceProcedural successAF studyStroke/transient ischemic attackVitamin K antagonist anticoagulationMajor structural heart diseasePulmonary vein stenosisTransient ischemic attackIncidence of strokeStructural heart diseaseNumber of patientsVitamin K antagonismAtrial fibrillation resultsRigorous clinical evaluationIDE trialIschemic attackNeurologist assessmentPersAF patientsAF burdenPV stenosis