Has the Time Come to Recommend Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation as First-Line Therapy?

Long-term efficacy of catheter ablation as first-line therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 5-year outcome in a randomised clinical trial

“…This finding emphasises that RFA is associated with a higher risk of immediate severe complications than AAD therapy 4 25. Although this risk may be lower in contemporary high-volume centres,25 it needs to be taken into account when advising patients on which rhythm control treatment strategy to select initially 26. So far, no data have indicated that QoL or survival improve more with first-line RFA compared to initial AAD therapy.…”

Inverse kinematics based point-tracking strategy of master-slave robotic catheter intervention

“…Then the deviation is transformed into d S p in the catheter coordinate, as shown in (2). The catheter coordinate is a moving coordinate with the origin in the second sensor.…”

“…Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for the heart and vessels has become the main measure to deal with the cardiovascular diseases [1] [2]. During the procedure of MIS, the ablation catheter is used to help accomplish the ablation surgery.…”

Where Do We Come From? Where Are We Going? Adverse Outcomes in Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

“…The possibility of catheter ablation comprising a first line therapy for paroxysmal AF has not yet been explicitly endorsed, but was discussed in a recent editorial. 9 However, there are large challenges that remain for the literature of catheter ablation beyond showing improved success rates and decreased complications.…”