Heart-team hybrid approach to persistent atrial fibrillation with dilated atria: the added value of continuous rhythm monitoring.

Elisabetta LapennaManuela CiredduTeodora NisiStefania RuggeriBenedetto Del Forno Fabrizio MonacoMarta BargagnaGiuseppe D'AngeloCaterina BiscegliaSimone GullettaEustachio AgricolaAlessandro CastiglioniOttavio R Alfieri Michele De BonisPaolo Della Bella

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)

A staged hybrid approach yields promising results in selected patients with persistent/long-standing persistent AF and dilated left atrium who are at very high risk of AF recurrence. The use of ILR in this setting should become a standard to optimize patient management.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
case report
palliative care
inferior vena cava
heart rate
vena cava
coronary artery disease