General anaesthesia compared to conscious sedation for first-time atrial fibrillation catheter ablation-a Danish nationwide cohort study.

Lise Da Riis-Vestergaard Jacob Tønnesen Martin Huth Ruwald Christopher Ryan Zörner Charlotte Middelfart Regitze Hein Arne Johannessen Jim Hansen Rene Husted Worck Gunnar Hilmar GislasonMorten Lock Hansen

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 nationwide cohort study suggests a higher risk of AF recurrence with CS during CA compared to GA. These results advocate for considering GA as the preferred anaesthesia type for improved CA outcomes.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
pet ct
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
cross sectional
percutaneous coronary intervention
protein kinase
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
left ventricular
weight loss
glycemic control
skeletal muscle