Incidence and patterns of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter-the FLUTFIB study.

Philipp AttanasioTabea BuddePaul Kamieniarz Verena TschollPatrick NagelSebastian BiewenerAbdul Shokor Parwani Leif-Hendrik Boldt Ulf Landmesser Gerhard HindricksMartin Huemer

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

This study represents the largest investigation using implantable loop recorders (ILRs) to detect AF after AFL ablation and shows a high incidence of AF episodes, most of them being asymptomatic and lasting longer than 1 h. In anticipation of trials determining the duration of AF episodes that should trigger OAC initiation, these results will help to guide anticoagulation management after CTI ablation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
risk factors
coronary artery disease
left ventricular
transcription factor
radiofrequency ablation
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism