Complications in the catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: incidence and management

Radiofrequency catheter ablation is widely performed as an effective treatment for recurrent, drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF). Recently, various types of ablation strategies, such as extensive encircling pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, linear ablation and complex fractionated electrogram-guid...

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Vydané v:Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society Ročník 73; číslo 2; s. 221
Hlavní autori: Takahashi, Atsushi, Kuwahara, Taishi, Takahashi, Yoshihide
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Japan 2009
Predmet:
Atrial Fibrillation - surgery
Catheter Ablation - adverse effects
Esophageal Fistula - etiology
Esophageal Fistula - therapy
Humans
Incidence
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease - etiology
Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease - therapy
Thromboembolism - etiology
Thromboembolism - therapy
ISSN:1346-9843
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Shrnutí:Radiofrequency catheter ablation is widely performed as an effective treatment for recurrent, drug-resistant atrial fibrillation (AF). Recently, various types of ablation strategies, such as extensive encircling pulmonary vein (PV) isolation, linear ablation and complex fractionated electrogram-guided ablation, have been used to achieve a high efficacy for all types of AF. However, several complications (thromboembolic events, PV stenosis and atrio-esophageal fistula etc) with an incidence of 3.9-6%, have been reported. It is important to understand the incidence, prevention and management of complications in order to develop safe ablation strategies.
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ISSN:1346-9843
DOI:10.1253/circj.cj-08-1097