Early Recurrences During the Blanking Period After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

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Journal J Atr Fibrillation

Date 2018 Jul 11

PMID 29988237

Citations 12

Authors

Jackson J Liang

Sanjay Dixit

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Abstract

Early recurrences of atrial arrhythmias (ERAA) after ablation are common and predict late recurrences and ablation failure.However,becausea proportion of patients with ERAA will have no subsequent arrhythmias after the blanking period, consensus guidelines recommend against immediate repeat ablation for ERAA episodes occurring during the first 3 months post-ablation. In this review, we summarize the predictors, significance, and treatment of ERAA after AF ablation.

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