Evolving Role of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Early and Effective Rhythm Control

Catheter Ablation (CA) is an effective therapeutic option in treating atrial fibrillation (AF). Importantly, recent data show that CA as a rhythm control strategy not only significantly reduces AF burden, but also substantially improves clinical hard endpoints. Since AF is a progressive disease, the...

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Published in:Journal of clinical medicine 2022-11, Vol.11 (22), p.6871
Main Authors: Chen, Shaojie, Yin, Yuehui, Ling, Zhiyu, Meyer, Christian, Pürerfellner, Helmut, Martinek, Martin, Kiuchi, Márcio Galindo, Futyma, Piotr, Zhu, Lin, Schratter, Alexandra, Wang, Jiazhi, Acou, Willem-Jan, Sommer, Philipp, Ouyang, Feifan, Liu, Shaowen, Chun, Julian K R, Schmidt, Boris
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Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
Age
Cardiac arrhythmia
Catheters
Electrocardiography
Meta-analysis
Review
Success
Veins & arteries
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Summary:Catheter Ablation (CA) is an effective therapeutic option in treating atrial fibrillation (AF). Importantly, recent data show that CA as a rhythm control strategy not only significantly reduces AF burden, but also substantially improves clinical hard endpoints. Since AF is a progressive disease, the time of Diagnosis-to-Intervention appears crucial. Recent evidence shows that earlier rhythm control is associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with early AF. Particularly, CA as an initial first line rhythm control strategy is associated with significant reduction of arrhythmia recurrence and rehospitalization in patients with paroxysmal AF. CA is shown to significantly lower the risk of progression from paroxysmal AF to persistent AF. When treating persistent AF, the overall clinical success after ablation remains unsatisfactory, however the ablation outcome in patients with "early" persistent AF appears better than those with "late" persistent AF. "Adjunctive" ablation on top of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), e.g., ablation of atrial low voltage area, left atrial posterior wall, vein of Marshall, left atrial appendage, etc., may further reduce arrhythmia recurrence in selected patient group. New ablation concepts or new ablation technologies have been developing to optimize therapeutic effects or safety profile and may ultimately improve the clinical outcome.
ISSN:2077-0383
2077-0383
DOI:10.3390/jcm11226871