Why the study?
Catheter ablation is widely used for AF and AFL, but knowledge on long-term patient-reported outcomes and readmissions is lacking and needed to plan optimal follow-up care.
Do patients treated with catheter ablation for AF or AFL have worse patient-reported outcomes and high readmission rates compared to a healthy reference population?
Do patients treated with catheter ablation for AF or AFL have worse patient-reported outcomes and high readmission rates compared to a healthy reference population?
Patients experience decreased mental and physical health and high readmission rates 6 to 12 months after catheter ablation for AF or AFL, suggesting a need for closer multidisciplinary follow-up or cardiac rehabilitation.
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Impaired quality of life and high readmissions persist after ablation; hypothesis-generating for rehabilitation trials before changing practice.
Risom et al. (2019) studied this question.