Midterm outcomes of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with cardiac tamponade.
Yoshiaki YuiYukio SekiguchiAkihiko NogamiHiro YamasakiTakeshi MachinoKenji KurokiMiyako IgarashiKazutaka AonumaMasaki IedaPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2018)
Although cardiac tamponade caused by catheter ablation led to a high rate of acute AF recurrence and pericarditis, the midterm recurrence rates of AF are unaffected if the procedure can be completed.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- free survival
- liver failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- respiratory failure
- minimally invasive
- intensive care unit
- drug induced
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance