Key result
Multidisciplinary collaboration between electrophysiologists and cardiac surgeons remains essential for the effective and safe management of complex patients with atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac implantable electronic devices.
Why the study?
Although the need for surgery in arrhythmia patients has declined due to catheter ablation, room remains for collaboration between electrophysiologists and surgeons.
Close collaboration between electrophysiologists and cardiac surgeons is essential for managing complex arrhythmias and CIED complications when less invasive approaches fail.
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Emphasizes multidisciplinary collaboration for complex arrhythmia care; leaves open optimal team models for prospective evaluation.
Although the need for surgery in patients with arrhythmias has declined in the past several decades due to the emergence of catheter ablation, there is still room for collaboration between electrophysiologists and surgeons, mainly when managing patients with atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac implantable electronic devices.
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Gianni et al. (2019) conducted a review in Complex arrhythmias (Atrial fibrillation, Ventricular tachycardia, CIEDs). Multidisciplinary collaboration between electrophysiologists and cardiac surgeons was evaluated. Multidisciplinary collaboration between electrophysiologists and cardiac surgeons remains essential for the effective and safe management of complex patients with atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and cardiac implantable electronic devices.
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