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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2954-3835</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cardiovascular and metabolic science]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cardiovasc. metab. sci]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2954-3835</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2954-38352025000100016</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/119629</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Observational Registry for Cardiac Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation in Mexico (ORCA-AF)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Registro Observacional Mexicano para Ablación Cardiaca en Fibrilación Auricular (ROMA-FA)]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Solís-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hipolito Alfredo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zenteno]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rodrigo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Narváez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos A]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vargas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Christian]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Abdul]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Escamilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rivera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Salomón]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zempoalteca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Juan Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hugo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leiva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Erika]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandoval-Diez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edurne]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Robledo-Nolasco]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rogelio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Seguridad y Servicios Sociales de los Trabajadores del Estado Hospital General «Tacuba» ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Johnson &amp; Johnson MedTech México  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Seguridad Social y Servicios de los Trabajadores del Estado Centro Médico Nacional 20 de Noviembre ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>16</fpage>
<lpage>27</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2954-38352025000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2954-38352025000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2954-38352025000100016&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract:  Introduction:  Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a prevalent chronic arrhythmia that affects approximately 4% of the Mexican population. AF correlates with an elevated risk of myocardial infarction, increased rate of hospitalizations, and mortality. In recent years, radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Isolation (PVI) for cardiac ablation has emerged as the frontline intervention for symptomatic AF.  Material and methods:  a retrospective observational study was conducted at General Hospital «Tacuba» ISSSTE to evaluate the clinical characteristics and antiarrhythmic management of patients with AF undergoing PVI utilizing the CARTO 3 three-dimensional electromagnetic mapping system with follow-up assessments conducted at 3, 6, and 12 months post-PVI.  Results:  the median time for patients to discontinue antiarrhythmic treatment post-PVI was three months. Amiodarone was the most prescribed antiarrhythmic drug. A significant reduction in the percentage of patients on antiarrhythmic treatment was observed post-PVI. The study showed a 95.9% success rate for radiofrequency PVI cardiac ablation procedures.  Conclusion:  the study suggests that radiofrequency PVI is an effective and safe treatment for AF in protocolized patients, where ablative therapy has shown the most significant impact on disease control and clinical and likely economic positive effects in reducing the disease burden.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen:  Introducción:  la fibrilación auricular (FA) es la arritmia crónica más común que afecta aproximadamente a 4% de la población mexicana. La FA se asocia con un mayor riesgo de infarto miocárdico, hospitalizaciones y muerte. En los últimos años el aislamiento de venas pulmonares (AVP) con radiofrecuencia, como parte del manejo ablativo de la enfermedad, se ha establecido como el tratamiento de primera línea para pacientes con FA sintomática.  Material y métodos:  se realizó un estudio observacional retrospectivo en el Hospital General «Tacuba» ISSSTE para evaluar las características y el tratamiento antiarrítmico de los pacientes con FA sometidos a AVP con radiofrecuencia con sistema de mapeo tridimensional electromagnético CARTO 3 a 3, 6 y 12 meses de seguimiento post-AVP.  Resultados:  el tiempo promedio para descontinuar el tratamiento antiarrítmico post-AVP fue de tres meses. La amiodarona fue el tratamiento antiarrítmico más prescrito. Se observó una reducción significativa de tratamiento antiarrítmico post-AVP. El estudio demostró que el procedimiento de ablación cardiaca mediante AVP con radiofrecuencia es efectiva con una tasa de éxito del 95.9%.  Conclusiones:  el estudio sugiere que el procedimiento de ablación cardiaca mediante AVP con radiofrecuencia de alto poder es un tratamiento exitoso y seguro para el control de la FA, en los pacientes debidamente protocolizados y en los que la terapia ablativa ha demostrado mayor impacto en control de la enfermedad y un impacto positivo en la reducción de la carga clínica y seguramente económica de la enfermedad.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[atrial fibrillation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pulmonary vein isolation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[radiofrequency]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[CARTO 3]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[fibrilación auricular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[aislamiento de venas pulmonares]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[radiofrecuencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[tratamiento antiarrítmico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[CARTO 3]]></kwd>
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