Characterizing atrial fibrillation symptom improvement following de novo catheter ablation

M Reading Turchioe, A Volodarskiy… - European Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) symptom relief is a primary indication for catheter ablation, but AF
symptom resolution is not well characterized. The study objective was to describe AF …

Symptoms and health‐related quality of life 5 years after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

U Walfridsson, A Hassel Jönsson… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate the effect of catheter ablation (CA) on symptoms and health‐
related quality of life (HRQoL) after 5 years, and analyze predictors of recurrence of …

Symptom under-recognition of atrial fibrillation patients in consideration for catheter ablation: a report from the Kics-AF Registry

Y Katsumata, S Kohsaka, N Ikemura, I Ueda… - Clinical …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to investigate whether symptom under-recognition is
associated with the application of catheter ablation. Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Association between quality of life and procedural outcome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

M Terricabras, R Mantovan, C Jiang, TR Betts… - JAMA network …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Catheter ablation is effective in reducing atrial fibrillation (AF), but the
association of ablation for AF with quality of life is unclear. Objective To evaluate whether the …

A randomised controlled trial on the effect of nurse-led educational intervention at the time of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on quality of life, symptom severity …

JL Bowyer, PJ Tully, AN Ganesan, FK Chahadi… - Heart, Lung and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common condition associated with impaired quality of
life (QOL) and recurrent hospitalisation. Catheter ablation for AF is a well-established …

Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation and its correlation with arrhythmia outcome

D Raine, P Langley, E Shepherd, S Lord, S Murray… - Open …, 2015 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective To assess the effect of catheter ablation on atrial fibrillation (AF) symptoms and
quality of life (QoL). Methods Patients with AF scheduled for ablation were recruited …

Super and nonresponders to catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a quality-of-life assessment using patient reported outcomes

M Farwati, OM Wazni, KG Tarakji, M Diab… - Circulation …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation targets improvement in quality of life (QoL). Data
is scarce on predictors of QoL improvement following ablation. We aimed to investigate the …

Predictors of improvement in arrhythmia‐specific symptoms and health‐related quality of life after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

N Barmano, E Charitakis, JE Karlsson… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background The primary goal of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is to
improve symptoms and health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). However, most studies have …

Baseline and postprocedural health status outcomes in contemporary patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent catheter ablation: a report from the Japanese …

N Ikemura, JA Spertus, T Kimura… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Randomized clinical trials have demonstrated that catheter ablation (CA) for
atrial fibrillation improves health‐related quality of life (HRQoL). In daily practice, however …

Patients' experiences 1–6 months after atrial fibrillation ablation: An holistic perspective

S Bergtun, K Oterhals, B Fridlund - Journal of advanced nursing, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To describe patients' experiences from a holistic perspective 1–6 months after atrial
fibrillation (AF) ablation. Background Catheter ablation (CA) is an invasive treatment for AF …