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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1409-4142</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Costarricense de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. costarric. cardiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1409-4142</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Costarricense de Cardiología]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1409-41422018000200026</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Aplicación clínica de la ablación con catéter para el tratamiento de la Fibrilación Atrial]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Clinical application of catheter ablation for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Solís Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Diego]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arguedas Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Calderón Guardia Unidad de Arritmias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>20</volume>
<fpage>26</fpage>
<lpage>31</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1409-41422018000200026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1409-41422018000200026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1409-41422018000200026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La terapia de ablación con catéter de arritmias cardiacas ha revolucionado el manejo de estos padecimientos en las últimas décadas. La fibrilación atrial, que es una de las arritmias más frecuentes también ha sido susceptible a este tipo de abordaje. La complejidad de sus mecanismos y diferentes formas de manifestación ha hecho que las técnicas para realizar la ablación hayan requerido de un perfeccionamiento progresivo. También la selección de los pacientes que tendrán mayor beneficio del procedimiento lo tenemos más claro hoy en día. En el presente artículo se hace una revisión de estos aspectos y los resultados de los últimos estudios que sustentan las guías actuales para su manejo con esta forma de tratamiento.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Clinical application of catheter ablation for the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Cardiac catheter ablation therapy has revolutionized the management of these conditions in the latest decades. Atrial fibrillation, which is one of the most frequent arrhythmias, has also been susceptible to this type of approach. The complexity of its mechanisms and different forms of manifestation has made the techniques to perform the ablation necessary for a progressive improvement. Also the selection of the patients that will have greater benefit of the procedure it is clearer nowadays. In this article we present a review of these aspects and the results of the latest studies that support the current guidelines for their management with this form of treatment.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fibrilación atrial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ablación con catéter]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ablación de venas pulmonares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[crioablación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[radiofrecuencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[catheter ablation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pulmonary vein ablation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cryoablation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[radiofrequency]]></kwd>
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