General anaesthesia compared to conscious sedation for first-time atrial fibrillation catheter ablation-a Danish nationwide cohort study.
Lise Da Riis-VestergaardJacob TønnesenMartin Huth RuwaldChristopher Ryan ZörnerCharlotte MiddelfartRegitze HeinArne JohannessenJim HansenRene Husted WorckGunnar Hilmar GislasonMorten Lock HansenPublished 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 (2024)
This nationwide cohort study suggests a higher risk of AF recurrence with CS during CA compared to GA. These results advocate for considering GA as the preferred anaesthesia type for improved CA outcomes.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- pet ct
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- cross sectional
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- protein kinase
- free survival
- mechanical ventilation
- mitral valve
- coronary artery disease
- left ventricular
- skeletal muscle
- intensive care unit
- adipose tissue