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Updated Worldwide Survey on the Methods, Efficacy, and Safety of Catheter Ablation for Human Atrial Fibrillation

Cappato, Riccardo, Calkins, Hugh, Chen, Shih-Ann, Davies, Wyn, Iesaka, Yoshito, Kalman, Jonathan, Kim, You-Ho, Klein, George, Natale, Andrea, Packer, Douglas, Skanes, Allan, Ambrogi, Federico, Biganzoli, Elia·2010·Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to provide an updated worldwide report on the methods, efficacy, and safety of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS: A questionnaire with 46 questions was sent to 521 centers from 24 countries in 4 continents. Complete interviews were collected from 182 centers, of which 85 reported to have performed 20,825 catheter ablation procedures on 16,309 patients with AF between 2003 and 2006. The median number of procedures per center was 245 (range, 2 to 2715). All centers included paroxysmal AF, 85.9% also included persistent and 47.1% also included long-lasting AF. Carto-guided left atrial circumferential ablation (48.2% of patients) and Lasso-guided ostial electric disconnection (27.4%) were the most commonly used techniques. Efficacy data were analyzed with centers representing the unit of analysis. Of 16,309 patients with full disclosure of outcome data, 10 488 (median, 70.0%; interquartile range, 57.7% to 75.4%) became asymptomatic without antiarrhythmic drugs and another 2047 (10.0%; 0.5% to 17.1%) became asymptomatic in the presence of previously ineffective antiarrhythmic drugs over 18 (range, 3 to 24) months of follow-up. Success rates free of antiarrhythmic drugs and overall success rates were significantly larger in 9590 patients with paroxysmal AF (74.9% and 83.2%) than in 2800 patients with persistent AF (64.8% and 75.0%) and 1108 patients with long-lasting AF (63.1% and 72.3%) (P<0.0001). Major complications were reported in 741 patients (4.5%). CONCLUSIONS: When analyzed in a large number of electrophysiology laboratories worldwide, catheter ablation of AF shows to be effective in approximately 80% of patients after 1.3 procedures per patient, with approximately 70% of them not requiring further antiarrhythmic drugs during intermediate follow-up.

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Background
Utility of Intracardiac Echocardiography for Catheter Ablation of Complex Cardiac Arrhythmias in a Medium‐Volume Training Center
Rama, D. F., Torres-Alba, F. D., Castrejón‐Castrejón, S., Estrada, A., Figueroa, J., Salvador, O., López‐Fernández, T., Moreno-Yangüela, M., Sendón, J. L. L., & Merino, J. L. (2014) · Echocardiography · doi:10.1111/echo.12714 · Cited by 28
Experimental Studies With a 9F Forward-Looking Intracardiac Imaging and Ablation Catheter
Stephens, D. N., O’Donnell, M., Thomenius, K. E., Dentinger, A. M., Wildes, D. G., Chen, P., Shung, K. K., Cannata, J. M., Khuri-Yakub, B. T., Oralkan, Ö., et al. (2009) · Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine · doi:10.7863/jum.2009.28.2.207 · Cited by 28
“Three generations of prototype devices were tested in the right atrium and ventricle in 4 acute pig studies for the following characteristics: (1) image quality, ( 2 ) anatomic identification, (3) visualization of other catheter devices, and (4) for a mechanism for stabilization when imaging ablation.”
Method
Long-term outcome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: safety, efficacy and impact on prognosis
Hunter, R. J., & SCHILLING, R. J. (2010) · Heart · doi:10.1136/hrt.2010.194613 · Cited by 28
The young patient with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation: what is the evidence to leave the arrhythmia untreated?
Wasmer, K., BREITHARDT, G. E., & Eckardt, L. (2014) · European Heart Journal · doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehu113 · Cited by 29
European prospective multicentre study of hybrid thoracoscopic and transcatheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the HISTORIC-AF trial†
Muneretto, C., Bisleri, G., Rosati, F., Krakor, R., Giroletti, L., Bacco, L. D., Repossini, A., Moltrasio, M., Curnis, A., Tondo, C., et al. (2017) · European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery · doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezx162 · Cited by 28
“There were no in-hospital deaths and the incidence of perioperative strokes/TIAs (2%) is comparable to the results of transcatheter ablation [18, 19], despite no exclusion of the left atrial appendage being performed at the time of surgery.”
Result
Management of cardiac conduction abnormalities and arrhythmia in aircrew
Guettler, N. J., Bron, D., Manen, O., Gray, G. W., Syburra, T., Rienks, R., D’Arcy, J. L., Davenport, E. D., & Nicol, E. D. (2018) · Heart · doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2018-313057 · Cited by 28
“52 53 Unlike PAF, the long-term success rate in patients with persistent AF is only 40–60% after a single ablation, 54 and in many cases a second or third intervention is necessary.”
Background
5-Year Experience of In-Hospital Outcomes After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Germany
Hobohm, L., von Bardeleben, R. S., Ostad, M. A., Wenzel, P., Münzel, T. F., Gori, T., & Keller, K. (2019) · JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions · doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2019.04.002 · Cited by 27
Complications From Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Devices.
Perrotta, L., Bordignon, S., Dugo, D., Fürnkranz, A., Konstantinou, A., Ricciardi, G., Pieragnoli, P., Schmidt, B., & Chun, K. R. J. (2014) · PubMed Central · doi:10.4022/jafib.1034 · Cited by 29
Echocardiographically guided left atrial ablation: Characterization of a new technique
SCHWARTZMAN, D. S., Nosbisch, J., & Housel, D. (2006) · Heart Rhythm · doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.03.034 · Cited by 28
Severe Periprocedural Complications After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
de Lavallaz, J. D. F., Badertscher, P., Ghannam, M., Oral, H., Jongnarangsin, K., Bovéda, S., Madeira, M., Gupta, D., Ding, W. Y., Providencia, R. A., et al. (2024) · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2024.03.024 · Cited by 27
Use of statins and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation or electrical cardioversion
Dentali, F., Gianni, M., Squizzato, A., Ageno, W., Castiglioni, L., Maroni, L., Hylek, E. M., Grandi, A. M., Cazzani, E., Venco, A., et al. (2011) · Thrombosis and Haemostasis · doi:10.1160/th10-10-0660 · Cited by 27
Randomized trial comparing robotic to manual ablation for atrial fibrillation
Ullah, W., McLean, A., Hunter, R. J., Baker, V., Richmond, L., Cantor, E. J., Dhinoja, M., Sporton, S. C., Earley, M. J., & SCHILLING, R. J. (2014) · Heart Rhythm · doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.06.026 · Cited by 27
Impact of left atrial appendage morphology on peri-interventional thromboembolic risk during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Kosiuk, J., Nedios, S., Kornej, J., Koutalas, E. P., Bertagnolli, L., Rolf, S., Arya, A., Sommer, P., Husser, D., Hindricks, G., et al. (2014) · Heart Rhythm · doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.05.022 · Cited by 27
“The risk of thromboembolic events is also present or even increased during and early after AF catheter ablation (11,12).”
Background
Safety and Efficacy of Dabigatran Compared With Warfarin for Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis
Shurrab, M., Morillo, C. A., Schulman, S., Kansal, N., Danon, A., Newman, D. M., Lashevsky, I., Healey, J. S., & Crystal, E. (2013) · Canadian Journal of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2013.07.005 · Cited by 26
Constrained Registration for Motion Compensation in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures
Brost, A., Wimmer, A., Liao, R. J., Bourier, F. J., Koch, M., Strobel, N. K., Kurzidim, K. W., & Joachim Hornegger, A. (2011) · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging · doi:10.1109/tmi.2011.2181184 · Cited by 27
“become an accepted treatment option, in particular, when drug therapy fails [3], [4], [5].”
Background
Uninterrupted New Oral Anticoagulants Compared With Uninterrupted Vitamin K Antagonists in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis
Nairooz, R. S., Ayoub, K. F., Sardar, P., Payne, J. J., Almomani, A. A., Pothineni, N. V. K., Shailesh, F., Aronow, W. S., & Mukherjee, D. (2015) · Canadian Journal of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2015.09.012 · Cited by 27
Pulmonary Vein Stenosis After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Insights From the ADVICE Trial
Samuel, M., Khairy, P., Mongeon, F., Andrade, J. G., Gomes, S., Galvan, Z., Weerasooriya, R., NOVAK, P. G., Nault, I., Arentz, T., et al. (2020) · Canadian Journal of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.cjca.2020.10.013 · Cited by 27
Keeping it Simple
Maurer, T., Schlüter, M., & Kück, K. (2020) · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2020.08.041 · Cited by 28
Guía ESC 2020 sobre el diagnóstico y tratamiento de la fibrilación auricular, desarrollada en colaboración de la European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)
Hindricks, G., Potpara, T., Dagres, N., Arbelo, E., Bax, J. J., Blomström‐Lundqvist, C., Boriani, G., Castellà, M., Dan, G., Dilaveris, P., et al. (2021) · Revista Española de Cardiología · doi:10.1016/j.recesp.2020.10.022 · Cited by 34
Hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Varzaly, J., Lau, D. H., Chapman, D., Edwards, J., Worthington, M. G., & Sanders, P. (2021) · JTCVS Open · doi:10.1016/j.xjon.2021.07.005 · Cited by 27
Extra cardiac findings by 64-multidetector computed tomography in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation prior to pulmonal vein isolation
Sohns, C., Sossalla, S. T., Vollmann, D., Lüthje, L., Seegers, J., Schmitto, J. D., Zabel, M., & Obenauer, S. (2010) · International journal of cardiac imaging · doi:10.1007/s10554-010-9653-9 · Cited by 27
“Since Haissaguerre et al. [6] first described the elimination of arrhythmia triggers at the ostia of pulmonary veins by means of catheter based ablation, a very large number of ablation procedures have been performed worldwide [ 7 ].”
Background
Atrial fibrillation: Stroke prevention in focus
Ferguson, C., Inglis, S. C., Newton, P. J., Middleton, S., Macdonald, P. S., & Davidson, P. M. (2013) · Australian Critical Care · doi:10.1016/j.aucc.2013.08.002 · Cited by 27
Translational Research in Atrial Fibrillation
Atienza, F., Martins, R. P., & Jalife, J. (2012) · Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology · doi:10.1161/circep.111.970335 · Cited by 27
“Today, PV isolation by means of radiofrequency (RF) ablation is a gold standard treatment for paroxysmal AF.(4) However, the success rate of RF ablation in the more prevalent and highly heterogeneous persistent and long-term persistent AF populations has been disappointing.”
Long-Term Follow-Up After Cryothermic Ostial Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
Moreira, W., Manusama, R., Timmermans, C. C., Ghaye, B., Philippens, S., Wellens, H. J. J., & Rodriguez, L. (2008) · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2007.08.065 · Cited by 27
Navigator artifact reduction in three‐dimensional late gadolinium enhancement imaging of the atria
Keegan, J., Drivas, P., & Firmin, D. N. (2013) · Magnetic Resonance in Medicine · doi:10.1002/mrm.24967 · Cited by 27
“dures are often necessary due to incomplete isolation (4).”
Background
Computational approaches to structural and functional analysis of plastocyanin and other blue copper proteins
Rienzo, F. D., Gabdoulline, R. R., Wade, R. C., Sola, M., & Menziani, M. C. (2004) · Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00018-004-3181-5 · Cited by 27
Imaging and Diagnostic Testing
Ekery, D., Davidoff, R., Orlandi, Q. G., Apstein, C. S., Hesselvik, J. F., Shemin, R. J., & Shapira, O. M. (2003) · American Heart Journal · doi:10.1016/s0002-8703(02)94786-1 · Cited by 28
JCS / JHRS 2024 Guideline Focused Update on Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Iwasaki, Y., Noda, T., Akao, M., Fujino, T., Hirano, T., Inoue, K., Kusano, K., Nagai, T., Satomi, K., Shinohara, T., et al. (2025) · Journal of Arrhythmia · doi:10.1002/joa3.70033 · Cited by 28
Incomplete Cure of Tachycardia‐Induced Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Rapid Atrial Fibrillation by Heart Rate Control Without Sinus Conversion
Sairaku, A., Nakano, Y., Oda, N., Uchimura, Y., Tokuyama, T., Kawazoe, H., Fujiwara, M., Watanabe, Y., Matsumura, H., & Kihara, Y. (2014) · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · doi:10.1111/jce.12445 · Cited by 26
Management of Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in the Perioperative Setting
Dincq, A.-S., Lessire, S., Douxfils, J., Dogné, J., Gourdin, M. J., & Mullier, F. (2014) · BioMed Research International · doi:10.1155/2014/385014 · Cited by 26
“Finally, target ACT should be redetermined for the periprocedural use of NOACs for AF ablation [111–117].”
Background
Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared with vitamin K antagonists for peri-procedural anticoagulation in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Vámos, M., Cappato, R., Marchlinski, F. E., Natale, A., & Hohnloser, S. H. (2016) · EP Europace · doi:10.1093/europace/euv408 · Cited by 25
“0%.(3) Atrial fibrillation ablation also carries a risk for silent cerebrovascular events, the consequences of which remain unclear.”
BackgroundInfluential
Long-term outcome after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - a 3-years follow-up
Takarada, K., Overeinder, I., de Asmundis, C., Ströker, E., Mugnai, G., Regibus, V. D., Moran, D., Coutiño-Moreno, H. E., Abugattás-Torres, J. P., Choudhury, R., et al. (2017) · Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology · doi:10.1007/s10840-017-0237-7 · Cited by 26
Five-year clinical outcomes of visually guided laser balloon pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Reißmann, B., Budelmann, T., Wißner, E., Schlüter, M., Heeger, C.-H. H., Mathew, S., Maurer, T., Lemeš, C., Fink, T., Rillig, A., et al. (2017) · Clinical Research in Cardiology · doi:10.1007/s00392-017-1199-6 · Cited by 26
“Major procedural complications occurred in a total of four patients; this incidence is comparable to the previous reports regarding safety of AF ablation [21].”
Result
Zero Fluoroscopy Arrhythmias Catheter Ablation: A Trend Toward More Frequent Practice in a High-Volume Center
Troisi, F., Guida, P., Quadrini, F., Monaco, A. D., Vitulano, N., Caruso, R., Orfino, R., Cecere, G., Anselmino, M., & Grimaldi, M. (2022) · Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine · doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.804424 · Cited by 26
“4%), compared to the complication rate described in literature (29, 30), without differences between ablation with and without fluoroscopy; this means that the latter approach does not increase procedural risks.”
Result
Clinical and economic outcomes of a systematic same-day discharge programme after pulmonary vein isolation: comparison between cryoballoon vs. radiofrequency ablation
Jiménez‐Candil, J., Hernández‐Rivas, J. M., Galbán, A. C., Blanco-Fernández, F., Morinigo, J., García, M., Manzanas, A. O., & Sanchez, P. L. (2023) · EP Europace · doi:10.1093/europace/euad265 · Cited by 26
“In addition, most of the acute complications that appear in AF ablation procedures are related to vascular access and haemostasis.(17) In our experience, the n = 667 patients undergoing PVI Same-day discharge as default strategy”
European survey on efficacy and safety of duty-cycled radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation
Scharf, C., Ng, G. A., Wieczorek, M., Deneke, T., FURNISS, S. S., Murray, S., Debruyne, P., Hobson, N., Berntsen, R. F., Schneider, M., et al. (2012) · EP Europace · doi:10.1093/europace/eus188 · Cited by 26
“However, despite the same limitations, the survey on conventional RFA of AF has been conducted twice because of the importance of the results.(8,9) Selected study populations do not reflect overall outcome of a procedure and it is, therefore, important to collect results from Figure 1 Overall success rates and total c…”
Background
Task-space motion planning of MRI-actuated catheters for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Greigarn, T., & Çavuşoğlu, M. C. (2014) · IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) · doi:10.1109/iros.2014.6943047 · Cited by 26
“It was pointed in [2] that the success rate of manual ablations appear to increase with skill and experience of the physician.”
Background
Comparison of computation time for estimation of dominant frequency of atrial electrograms: Fast fourier transform, blackman tukey, autoregressive and multiple signal classification
Ahmad, A., Schlindwein, F. S., & Ng, G. A. (2010) · Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering · doi:10.4236/jbise.2010.39114 · Cited by 26
“0% complication was recorded (524/8745) [11].”
Hemoptysis After Pulmonary Vein Isolation with a Cryoballoon: An Analysis of the Potential Etiology
Bhagwandien, R. E., Belle, Y. V., de Groot, N. M. S., & Jordaens, L. J. L. M. (2011) · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · doi:10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02031.x · Cited by 26
Efficacy and safety of radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in chronic hemodialysis patients
Hayashi, M., Kaneko, S., Shimano, M., Ohashi, T., Kubota, R., Takeshita, K., Shinoda, M., Inden, Y., Kanayama, H., & Murohara, T. (2013) · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · doi:10.1093/ndt/gft233 · Cited by 26
Clinical predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence in the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico–Atrial Fibrillation (GISSI-AF) trial
Disertori, M., Lombardi, F., Barlera, S., Latini, R., Maggioni, A. P., Zeni, P., Pasquale, G. D., Cosmi, F., & Franzosi, M. G. (2010) · American Heart Journal · doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2010.02.016 · Cited by 26
Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation guided by real-time three-dimensional transoesophageal echocardiography: a feasibility study
Ottaviano, L., Chierchia, G., Bregasi, A., Bruno, N., Antonelli, A., Alsheraei, A., Porrini, A. M., Gronda, E., Donatelli, F., Duijnhower, A.-L., et al. (2013) · EP Europace · doi:10.1093/europace/eus431 · Cited by 26
Efficacy and Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using Remote Magnetic Navigation: Experience from 1,006 Procedures
Jin, Q., Pehrson, S. M., Jacobsen, P. K., & Chen, X. (2016) · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology · doi:10.1111/jce.12929 · Cited by 26
Atrio-Esophageal Fistula: A Case Series and Literature Review
Schuring, C. A., Mountjoy, L. J., Priaulx, A. B., Schneider, R. J., Smith, H. L., Wall, G. C., Kadaria, D., & Sodhi, A. (2017) · American Journal of Case Reports · doi:10.12659/ajcr.903966 · Cited by 28
“Early reports speculated the incidence of atrio-esophageal fistula to be higher due to missed diagnosis [4,5,9,12].”
Background
Balloon angioplasty versus stenting for pulmonary vein stenosis after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis
Buiatti, A., von Olshausen, G., Martens, E., Schinke, K., Laugwitz, K., Hoppmann, P., & Ibrahim, T. (2017) · International Journal of Cardiology · doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.11.100 · Cited by 26
Contiguity Between Ablation Lesions and Strict Catheter Stability Settings Assessed by VISITAGTM Module Improve Clinical Outcomes of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation ― Results From the VISITALY Study ―
Zucchelli, G., Sirico, G., Rebellato, L., Marini, M., Stabile, G., Greco, M. D., Castro, A., Ruvo, E. D., Soldati, E., Zingarini, G., et al. (2018) · Circulation Journal · doi:10.1253/circj.cj-17-0421 · Cited by 26
Impact of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation on Recurrent Hospitalization
Guo, J., Nayak, H. M., Besser, S. A., Beaser, A. D., Aziz, Z. A., Broman, M., Özcan, C., Tung, R. H., & Upadhyay, G. A. (2018) · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology · doi:10.1016/j.jacep.2018.10.015 · Cited by 26
“A worldwide multicenter survey found approximately 70% of patients could achieve this goal (17).”
Background
Can we improve outcomes in AF patients by early therapy?
Kirchhof, P. F. (2009) · BMC Medicine · doi:10.1186/1741-7015-7-72 · Cited by 26
“At present, the safety profile of catheter ablation of AF in relation to its efficacy has not been clearly delineated: Success rates are high, especially in paroxysmal AF patients, but complication rates are not negligible [43-45], and although most complications can be managed without long-term sequelae, there is a r…”
Background
Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
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Femoral Large Bore Sheath Management: How to Prevent Vascular Complications From Vessel Puncture to Sheath Removal
Paraggio, L., Bianchini, F., Aurigemma, C., Romagnoli, E., Bianchini, E., Zito, A., Lunardi, M., Trani, C., & Burzotta, F. (2024) · Circulation Cardiovascular Interventions · doi:10.1161/circinterventions.124.014156 · Cited by 25

Authors: Cappato, R., Calkins, H., Chen, S.-A., Davies, W., Iesaka, Y., Kalman, J., Kim, Y.-H., Klein, G., Natale, A., Packer, D., Skanes, A., Ambrogi, F., & Biganzoli, E.
Affiliations: The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
ORCID: Cappato, Riccardo
Calkins, Hugh
Chen, Shih-Ann
Kalman, Jonathan
Kim, You-Ho
Klein, George
Natale, Andrea
Packer, Douglas
Skanes, Allan
Ambrogi, Federico
Biganzoli, Elia
Venue: Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published: 2010-02
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Pages: 32-38
ISSN: 1941-3084 (ISSN-L)
1941-3149
DOI: 10.1161/circep.109.859116
OpenAlex: W2146673314
Cited by: 2,852
References: 34
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FWCI: 156.54
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
Keywords: catheter ablation, atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, persistent atrial fibrillation, ablation efficacy, ablation safety, procedural complications, CARTO system
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anticoagulants, Atrial Fibrillation, Data Collection, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome, Catheter Ablation, Young Adult

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