Identifying the Prognostic Significance of Early Arrhythmia Recurrence during the Blanking Period and the Optimal Blanking Period Duration: Insights from the DECAAF II Study.
Charbel NoujaimChan Ho LimMario MekhaelHan FengNour ChoumanHadi YounesAla' AssafBotao ShanGhaith ShamailehAneesh DhoreDaniel Wetherbee NelsonBrennan LanierNoor MakanNassir F MarroucheEoin DonnellanPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
Early atrial arrhythmia recurrence during the blanking period, particularly during the third month, is significantly associated with later recurrence. Although a blanking period is warranted, it should be abbreviated.