Evidence-based insights on ideal blanking period duration following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation.
Andrea SagliettoAndrea BallatoreHenri XhakupiFederico Rubat BaleuriMassimo MagnanoFiorenzo GaitaGaetano Maria De FerrariMatteo AnselminoPublished 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 (2022)
The present meta-analysis indicates that a 4-week BP represents the optimal cut-off following AFCA. Altogether, these meta-analytic insights support the need of a revision of the actual 3-month BP duration.