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Catheter Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: Recent Advances

Year: 2024
Type: review
Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the leading cause of arrhythmia-related morbidity and mortality. Recurrent symptoms, hospitalizations, and cost burden to patients have necessitated treatments beyond antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) for patients with AF. Catheter ablation has proven to be effective over medical therapy alone; however the recurrence rates for atrial tachyarrhythmias post-ablation remain significant, particularly in patients with persistent and long-standing persistent AF. Hence, new techniques for catheter ablation have arisen, such as non-thermal energy sources, novel catheters, electroanatomical mapping, and ablation of additional targets. In this review, we discuss the recent advances in the field of catheter ablation, including newer modalities for the prevention of adverse events and future perspectives.
DOI: 10.3390/jcm13247700
Authors: Sahib Singh, Lohit Garg, Mohammed Y. Kanjwal, Kevin Bliden, Udaya S. Tantry, Paul A. Gurbel, M. Chadi Alraies, Abdulla A. Damluji
Institutions: Sinai Hospital, University of Colorado Anschutz, Wayne State University, Detroit Medical Center, Inova Health System, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,955
OpenAlex ID: W4405504678
FWCI: 0.557
Cites: 191
Cited by: 7
Related to: 10