Catheter ablation or medical therapy to delay progression of atrial fibrillation: the randomized controlled atrial fibrillation progression trial (ATTEST)

KH Kuck, DS Lebedev, EN Mikhaylov… - EP …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Delay of progression from paroxysmal to persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important
measure of long-term success of AF treatment. However, published data on the impact of …

Assessment of catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic drugs for first-line therapy of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

MK Turagam, D Musikantow, W Whang… - JAMA …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Early rhythm control of atrial fibrillation (AF) with either antiarrhythmic drugs
(AADs) or catheter ablation has been reported to improve cardiovascular outcomes …

Relationship between procedural volume and complication rates for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

IR Tonchev, MCY Nam, A Gorelik, S Kumar… - EP …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims There are conflicting data as to the impact of procedural volume on outcomes with
specific reference to the incidence of major complications after catheter ablation for atrial …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JA Varzaly, DH Lau, D Chapman, J Edwards… - JTCVS open, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Both catheter and surgical ablation strategies offer effective treatments of atrial
fibrillation (AF). The hybrid (joint surgical and catheter) ablation for AF is an emerging rhythm …

Soft miniaturized actuation and sensing units for dynamic force control of cardiac ablation catheters

N Kumar, J Wirekoh, S Saba, CN Riviere, YL Park - Soft robotics, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Recently, there has been active research in finding robotized solutions for the treatment of
atrial fibrillation (AF) by augmenting catheter systems through the integration of force …

Surveys and registries on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: fifteen years of history

R Cappato, H Ali - Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Surveys and registries are widely used in medicine as valuable tools to integrate the
information from randomized and observational studies. Early after its introduction in daily …

Discrepancy between CARTO and Rhythmia maps for defining the left atrial low-voltage areas in atrial fibrillation ablation

K Kaseno, K Hasegawa, S Miyazaki, M Mukai… - Heart and Vessels, 2021 - Springer
Reported mapping procedures of left atrial (LA) low-voltage areas (LVAs) vary widely. This
study aimed to compare the PentaRay®/CARTO® 3 (PentaRay map) and …

Impact of centre volume on atrial fibrillation ablation outcomes in Europe: a report from the ESC EHRA EORP Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-Term (AFA LT) Registry

VP Vassilikos, ED Pagourelias, C Laroche… - EP …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims The aim of the study was to investigate differences in clinical outcomes and
complication rates among European atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation centres related to the …

Running after activated clotting time values in patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants: a potentially dangerous race. Results from a prospective study in atrial …

K Benali, J Verain, N Hammache, C Guenancia… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Activated Clotting Time (ACT) guided heparinization is the gold standard for
titrating unfractionated heparin (UFH) administration during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation …

Efficacy and Safety of SATAKE HotBalloon® Catheter for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation―A Post-Marketing Surveillance Study―

Y Yoshida, T Yamane, S Nakahara, A Kobori… - Circulation …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: SATAKE HotBalloon® catheter (HBC) is a radiofrequency balloon catheter for
the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), and was approved for use in Japan to treat drug …