Lower Recurrence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation and MACE Events After Early Compared to Late Ablation: A Danish Nationwide Register Study.
Jacob TønnesenMartin H RuwaldJannik PallisgaardPeter Vibe RasmussenArne JohannessenJim HansenRene Husted WorckChristopher Ryan ZörnerLise Riis-VestergaardCharlotte MiddelfartSamuel K SørensenStefan SattlerGunnar Hilmar GislasonMorten Lock HansenPublished in: Journal of the American Heart Association (2024)
In patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation, early ablation was associated with a significantly lower risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence. Furthermore, the associated risk of heart failure, ischemic stroke, or death was significantly lower in early-compared with late-ablation patients.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- patients undergoing
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- radiofrequency ablation
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- free survival
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- acute heart failure