Clinical course of sinus node dysfunction after thoracoscopic surgery for atrial fibrillation-analysis of the Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Autonomic Modulation via Thoracoscopic Surgery (AFACT) study.
Jolien NeefsShaëlle A OnsWouter R BergerSébastien P J KrulNicoline W E van den BergFemke R PiersmaMarcel A M BeijkWimJan P van BovenAntoine H G DriessenJoris R de GrootPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2020)
Additional left atrial ablations strongly increase the SND risk. The majority of SND was temporary, and sinus rhythm resolved within days, which indicates that a conservative approach with regard to pacemaker implantation should be considered.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- mitral valve
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- robot assisted
- heart rate
- surgical site infection
- oxidative stress
- lymph node
- radiofrequency ablation
- pulmonary embolism
- coronary artery disease