Long-term outcome of thoracoscopic ablation and radiofrequency catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation as a de novo procedure.
Juwon KimYong-Seog OhDong Seop JungTae-Wan ChungSeung Jung ParkKyoung-Min ParkJune Soo KimJoo-Myung LeeYoung Keun OnPublished 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)
As a first procedure in persistent AF, thoracoscopic ablation and RF catheter ablation showed comparable efficacy, clinical, and safety outcomes during long-term follow-up.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- minimally invasive
- direct oral anticoagulants
- robot assisted
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adipose tissue
- venous thromboembolism
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome
- mitral valve
- weight loss