Atrial fibrillation history impact on catheter ablation outcome. Findings from the ESC-EHRA Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-Term Registry.
Giuseppe StabileSerge A TrinesElena ArbeloNikolaos DagresJosep BrugadaJosef KautznerEvgeny PokushalovAldo P MaggioniCecile LarocheMatteo AnselminoRoy BeinartVassil TraykovCarina Blomström Lundqvistnull nullPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2019)
In this multicenter registry, performing catheter ablation in patients with an AF history ≥2 years was associated with higher rates of AF recurrences at 1 year. Since cumulative time in AF in not necessarily equivalent to AF history, its role remains to be clarified.