Key result
Review details three decades of evolution, indications, and outcomes for surgical and catheter-based AF procedures.
Why the study?
Atrial fibrillation impairs quality of life and increases risks of stroke, heart failure, and death, prompting many surgical and catheter-based techniques over three decades.
Does surgical ablation improve freedom from atrial fibrillation in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation?
Does surgical ablation improve freedom from atrial fibrillation in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation?
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Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation, whether concomitant or stand-alone, offers effective rhythm control but requires careful patient selection and monitoring for specific procedural complications.
Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia which may cause symptoms that significantly impact quality of life and is associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, and sudden death. Over the past three decades many surgical techniques as well as catheter-bases procedures have been developed to treat atrial fibrillation. In this review we describe the indications, treatments, outcomes, surgical techniques, and technical advances reported in the literature.
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Gunn et al. (2020) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Surgical and catheter-based procedures was evaluated. Surgical and catheter-based procedures for atrial fibrillation have evolved over three decades, with this review detailing current indications, treatments, outcomes, and technical advances.
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