2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

Regular atrial tachycardias following pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a retrospective comparison between the cryoballoon and conventional focal tip radiofrequency techniques

“…It should be highlighted that this management may lead to better outcomes especially when dealing with early ATs, while those developing after 3 months rarely resolve spontaneously and frequently need a repeat procedure [23,24]. Our findings, with a higher rate of early ATs resolving spontaneously as compared with later ones, support this recommendation.…”

“…Finally, management of these tachyarryhtmias is recommended to be conservative, unless in cases of symptomatic, drug refractory recurrences [23]. It should be highlighted that this management may lead to better outcomes especially when dealing with early ATs, while those developing after 3 months rarely resolve spontaneously and frequently need a repeat procedure [23,24].…”

Impact of catheter ablation with remote magnetic navigation on procedural outcomes in patients with persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

“…Whether for paroxysmal AF or PsAF, PVAI is a cornerstone means of ablation because this technique can potentially target triggers and possible antral rotors [19]. A single RMN catheter approach for PVAI in patients with paroxysmal AF and PsAF has been reported to achieve a comparable short-and longterm success rate with manual ablation guided by a circular mapping catheter [11,12].…”

Cryptogenic stroke: Is silent atrial fibrillation the culprit?

“…For example, many clinicians accept that AF must persist for at least 30 seconds in order for it to qualify as a clinical episode. 34 However, studies with external monitors have claimed credit for detecting AF as brief as 4 seconds. 18 In 1 study of external monitoring, the overall detection rate of AF was reported to be 23% of patients 18 ; however, 85% of the detected episodes in this study were o30 seconds in duration.…”