Key result
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation remains a highly complex procedure with non-negligible risks of serious complications, requiring careful management to avoid collateral damage.
Why the study?
What are the serious complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and how can they be managed and avoided?
What are the serious complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and how can they be managed and avoided?
This review highlights the serious complications associated with catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and provides approaches for their management and prevention.
Underscores need for vigilant protocols in AF ablation; leaves open optimal prevention strategies pending higher-level evidence.
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been increasingly performed over the past decade. Regardless of technological advances and technique improvement, catheter ablation for AF remains a highly complex procedure and the risk of procedural complications is not negligible. This article discusses the management and the approach to avoid the serious complications of catheter AF ablation including pulmonary vein stenosis, atrioesophageal fistula, cardiac tamponade, stroke and collateral nervous damage. The management of periprocedural anticoagulation and the complications associated with epicardial AF ablation are also described.
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Wongcharoen et al. (2013) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Catheter ablation was evaluated on Procedural complications. Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation remains a highly complex procedure with non-negligible risks of serious complications, requiring careful management to avoid collateral damage.
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