Contemporary trends and in-hospital outcomes of catheter and stand-alone surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Robert W ArissAbdul Mannan Khan MinhasNeha J PatelFnu ZafrullahKrupa BhavsarSalik NazirHani JneidGeorge V MoukarbelPublished 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 (2021)
Stand-alone SA comprises a minority of AF ablation procedures and is associated with increased risk of mortality, stroke, and other in-hospital complications compared to CA. However, when a thoracoscopic approach was utilized, the risks of mortality and stroke appear to be reduced.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- cardiovascular events
- risk factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- healthcare
- heart failure
- acute care
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- human health
- cardiovascular disease
- skeletal muscle
- ultrasound guided
- venous thromboembolism
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- acute coronary syndrome
- mitral valve
- blood brain barrier
- protein kinase