Incidence of atrial fibrillation and its association with long-term outcome in patients with an accessory pathway
In this large patient cohort with ablated APs, long-term follow-up revealed a high incidence of atrial fibrillation with 8.5%. Occurrence of atrial fibrillation during follow-up was independently associated with both all-cause mortality and TIA/stroke. Hence, closer monitoring for atrial fibrillation is advisable in patients with ablated APs, especially in those with a prior history of atrial fibrillation.
Authors
- Yusuf Türkmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8177-1306)
- Serkan Saygı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3186-9692)
- Ott Saluveer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1505-3493)
- Fahd Asaad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0515-6170)
- Hamid Bastani
- Astrid Paul‐Nordin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-8358)
- Finn Åkerström (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0611-8416)
- Tara Bourke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-9662)
- Emmanouil Charitakis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2514-5324)
- Nikola Drca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9158-4942)
- Jonas Schwieler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7393-6242)
- Frieder Braunschweig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4966-1315)
- Gesa von Olshausen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8145-0414)
- Mats Jensen‐Urstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2727-3493)
- Emma Svennberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6413-0870)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- TUM Klinikum (DE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1639305
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft