Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with concomitant sinus bradycardia: Insights from the German Ablation Registry
Aims - This investigation addresses procedural characteristics of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and sinus bradycardia. - Methods - From the prospective, multi-center German Ablation Registry 1073 patients with sinus rhythm at the time of AF ablation were divided into tw...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Article (Journal) |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2016
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Journal of electrocardiology
Year: 2016, Jahrgang: 49, Heft: 2, Pages: 117-123 |
| ISSN: | 1532-8430 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.12.007 |
| Online-Zugang: | Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.12.007 Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022073615004288 |
| Verfasserangaben: | Maura M. Zylla, MD, Johannes Brachmann, MD, Thorsten Lewalter, MD, Ellen Hoffmann, MD, Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD, Dietrich Andresen, MD, Stephan Willems, MD, Matthias Hochadel, PhD, Jochen Senges, MD, Hugo A. Katus, MD, Dierk Thomas, MD |
| Zusammenfassung: | Aims - This investigation addresses procedural characteristics of catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and sinus bradycardia. - Methods - From the prospective, multi-center German Ablation Registry 1073 patients with sinus rhythm at the time of AF ablation were divided into two groups according to heart rate at start of procedure (A, <60 beats per minute (bpm), n=197; B, 60-99bpm, n=876). - Results - Acute procedural success was high (≥98%) and similar between groups. Procedure duration and energy application time were increased in group A (180min vs. 155min and 2561s vs. 1879s, respectively). Major complications were more frequent in group A (2.2% vs. 0.5%), and a greater proportion of these patients was discharged under antiarrhythmic medication (64% vs. 52%). - Conclusion - Catheter ablation of AF with concomitant sinus bradycardia is associated with high procedural efficacy, longer procedure- and energy application durations, and a slightly elevated complication rate. |
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| Beschreibung: | Available online 24 December 2015 Gesehen am 10.03.2020 |
| Beschreibung: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1532-8430 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2015.12.007 |