Key result
Following successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation occurred in 26.4% of patients and atrial flutter recurred in 9.4% over a mean follow-up of 13.2 months.
Why the study?
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation prevent recurrent or new atrial arrhythmias in patients with typical atrial flutter?
Cohort (n=59)
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation prevent recurrent or new atrial arrhythmias in patients with typical atrial flutter?
Following successful radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter, patients remain at significant long-term risk for developing atrial fibrillation, particularly if sustained AF is inducible post-ablation.
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Patients require ongoing AF surveillance after flutter ablation; leaves open whether ablation prevents new atrial arrhythmias long-term.
Philippon et al. (1995) conducted a cohort in Atrial flutter (n=59). Radiofrequency catheter ablation was evaluated on Actuarial freedom from recurrent or new atrial arrhythmias (atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation). Following successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation occurred in 26.4% of patients and atrial flutter recurred in 9.4% over a mean follow-up of 13.2 months.
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