Direct-to-catheter ablation versus second line catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: Effect on arrhythmia recurrence, AF burden, early left atrium remodeling and quality of life
Prior AAD therapy demonstrated minimal impact on atrial remodeling and QoL improvement, in addition to limited benefit on AF recurrence and burden post-ablation in patients with PersAF. Additional studies are warranted to explore the efficacy of catheter ablation as a first-line therapy in PersAF.
Authors
- Abdel Hadi El Hajjar
- Amitabh C. Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1541-7023)
- Hadi Younes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7202-1164)
- Charbel Noujaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-4398)
- Lilas Dagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0660-318X)
- Ghaith Shamaileh
- Besim Ademi
- Eoin Donnellan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-9061)
- Francisco Tirado Polo
- Omar Kreidieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6189-2821)
- Ala Assaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-798X)
- Ghassan Bidaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-7386)
- Han Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-8931)
- Mario Mekhael
- Christian Mahnkopf
- Chanho Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-5601)
- Eli Tsakiris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2542-941X)
- Mayana Bsoul
- Nassir Marrouche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0970-9182)
- Yinshuo Liu
- Swati Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8460-8408)
- Yishi Jia
- Abboud Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4263-9553)
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
- Klinikum Coburg (DE)
- University of Split (HR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2024-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-024-01916-6
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.21