Figure-of-8 Suture With a 3-Way Tap Versus Manual Compression After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
After AF catheter ablation, Fo8<sub>TAP</sub> was superior to MC in lowering the incidence of access site complications and was associated with health care efficiencies. However, a 2-hour bed rest strategy failed to meet noninferiority criteria versus 4 hours. (Haemostasis After Venous Access in Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation [HARNESS]; NCT06470555).
Authors
- Zoltan Borbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5648-7418)
- Rajiv Tripathi
- Nathan Denham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5413-8070)
- Johan Waktare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-2113)
- Vishal Luther (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3274-7128)
- Aurélie Najm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6008-503X)
- Luca De Francesco
- Saagar Mahida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0072-3298)
- Derick Todd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-3984)
- Panagiotis Xydis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6203-6875)
- Jose Maria Farinha
- Simon S. Modi
- Richard Snowdon
- Reza Ashrafi
- Laurence Tidbury
- Dhiraj Gupta
- Mark T. Mills
- Thomas Rhys Evans
- Peter Calvert
- Kaung Thu
- Keith Wilson
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2026.01.014
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00