July 12, 2005Open Access
Perception of Atrial Fibrillation Before and After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation
Structured PICO
Does radiofrequency catheter ablation alter the perception of atrial fibrillation in patients with highly symptomatic AF?
P
Population
Patients presenting with highly symptomatic atrial fibrillation
I
Intervention
Radiofrequency catheter ablation
O
Outcome
Perception of atrial fibrillation / asymptomatic AF episodespatient reported
Symptom-based follow-up after AF ablation overestimates success rates due to an increase in asymptomatic episodes, necessitating objective long-term monitoring.
Abstract
Even in patients presenting with highly symptomatic AF, asymptomatic episodes may occur and significantly increase after catheter ablation. A symptom-only-based follow-up would substantially overestimate the success rate. Objective measures such as long-term Holter monitoring are needed to identify asymptomatic AF recurrences after ablation.
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Hindricks et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
synapsesocial.com/papers/69d2310904c37220ec4f76c6 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.104.518837
Authors
Gerhard Hindricks
Electrophysiology
C
Christopher Piorkowski
Birmingham City University
H
Hildegard Tanner
Electrophysiology
Journals
Circulation
Actions
Institutions
Leipzig Heart Institute
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