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Atrial fibrillation ablation is an established therapy; however, limited data are available on associated complications. This systematic review determines the incidence and potential predictors of acute complications.
Procedure-Related Complications of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Period 2013 to 2022. Shown are pooled analyses using random-effects models for the main complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation reported across all studies (period of publication 2013-2022).
Heart (or cardiac) ablation can fix life-threatening arrhythmias, including Afib. Depending on your condition, your cardiologist might recommend catheter ablation, surgical ablation or a hybrid procedure.
4.5. Summary. VT ablation suffered the highest incidence of complication among RF ablations. The incidence of major complications was 5–11%, up to 3.4%, up to 1.8% and 4.1–8.8% in patients with structural heart disease, without structural heart disease, prophylactic ablations and epicardial ablations respectively.
Ablation of rotor and focal sources reduces late recurrence of atrial fibrillation compared with trigger ablation alone: extended follow-up of the CONFIRM trial (Conventional Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation).
The three principal goals of therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are the alleviation of symptoms, the prevention of tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy, and the reduction in the risk of stroke.
The authors stated there was no significant difference in the complication rate in relation to the pattern of AFib, ablation modality or ablation strategies.
There has been widespread adoption of AF ablation procedures in the last decade, as the number of operators and training programs has increased. The current meta-analysis shows that the risk of complications from catheter ablation of AF is low, and that it has decreased in the last decade.
Background: Atrial fibrillation ablation is an established therapy; however, limited data are available on associated complications. This systematic review determines the incidence and potential predictors of acute complications.
HOW DOES THE NORMAL HEART WORK? To better understand what causes AF, it is helpful to know how the normal heart is supposed to work. The heart consists of four chambers. The two top chambers are called the atria and the bottom chambers are called the ventricles.