Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	14807
Country	Greece

Received	2014-10-25 20:15
Peer-Review Started	2014-10-26 13:01
To Make the First Decision	2014-11-14 19:47
Return for Revision	2014-11-21 19:29
Revised	2014-12-26 00:25
Second Decision	2015-01-14 08:28
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2015-01-20 16:49
Articles in Press	2015-01-20 16:49
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: The importance of substrate modification
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Konstantinos P Letsas, Michael Efremidis, Nikolaos P Sgouros, Konstantinos Vlachos, Dimitrios Asvestas and Antonios Sideris
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Konstantinos P Letsas, MD, FESC, Second Department of Cardiology, Laboratory of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Evangelismos General Hospital of Athens, Ipsilantou 45-47, 10676 Athens, Greece. k.letsas@mail.gr
Key Words	Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Persistent; Substrate; Dominant frequency
Core Tip	A combined approach using voltage, complex fractionated atrial electrograms and dominant frequency mapping may be helpful for the identification of atrial fibrillation sources, and therefore for sufficient substrate modification in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial ablation.
Publish Date	2015-03-13 15:00
Citation	Letsas KP, Efremidis M, Sgouros NP, Vlachos K, Asvestas D, Sideris A. Catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: The importance of substrate modification. World J Cardiol 2015; 7(3): 111-118
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v7/i3/111.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v7.i3.111

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