Key result
Native left atrial ablation restores donor sinus rhythm in recipient-to-donor conduction post-heart transplant.
Why the study?
Persistent recipient-to-donor conduction may promote atrial arrhythmias after bicaval heart transplantation, especially in patients with prior frequent atrial arrhythmia.
Case Report (n=1)
Ablation of the native left atrium can safely restore sinus rhythm in heart transplant recipients experiencing atrial arrhythmias due to recipient-to-donor conduction.
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May support native atrium ablation for rare recipient-to-donor AF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Hayek et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Atrial arrhythmia after bicaval heart transplantation (n=1). Ablation of atrial fibrillation in the native left atrium was evaluated on Restoration of sinus rhythm. Ablation of atrial fibrillation in the native left atrium restored sinus rhythm in the donor's heart in a patient with recipient-to-donor conduction after bicaval heart transplantation.
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