Hussain, S;
Sohrabi, C;
Providencia, R;
Ahsan, S;
Papageorgiou, N;
(2023)
Catheter Ablation for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: An Update of the Literature.
Life
, 13
(8)
, Article 1784. 10.3390/life13081784.
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Abstract
Catheter ablation has been shown to be more effective at maintaining sinus rhythm and improving quality of life when compared to antiarrhythmic drugs. Radiofrequency and cryoablation are two effective methods. However, catheter-only ablation strategies have not consistently produced high success rates in treating longstanding and persistent AF patients. The emerging treatment of choice for such cases is hybrid ablation, which involves a multidisciplinary and minimally invasive approach to achieve surgical ablation of the direct posterior left atrial wall in combination with endocardial catheter ablation. Studies have shown promising results for the hybrid approach when compared with catheter ablation alone, but it is not without risks. Large and randomised studies are necessary to further evaluate these strategies for managing AF.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Catheter Ablation for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: An Update of the Literature |
| Location: | Switzerland |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/life13081784 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life13081784 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2023 by the Authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation, heart failure |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Health Informatics |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10185461 |
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