Early recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation is associated with inferior long-term outcomes: Insights from a retrospective cohort study.
Tine Prolic KalinsekMarc KottmaierMarta TelishevskaFlorian BergerVerena SemmlerMiruna PopaAmir BrkicSarah LengauerUlamnemekh OtgonbayarKatharina Koch-BüttnerMarcin BartowiakMarielouise KornmayerStephanie BrooksElena RisseSusanne KathanMonika HofmannChristian GrebmerTilko ReentsGabriele HesslingIsabel DeisenhoferFelix BourierPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)
ER is observed in a substantial number of patients with paroxysmal AF after PVI and has a continuous direct effect on LR according to the timing of ER. Randomized trials are required to assess the safety and effects of reablations in a shortened blanking period on long-term outcomes.