ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2024
2024 European Heart Rhythm Association/Heart Rhythm Society/Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society/Latin American Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation.
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- Indirect treatment comparison of two pulsed field ablation systems for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Trial
- Real-world data of sex differences in atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: Insights from a prospective multicenter registry.Heart rhythm O2 · 2026Article
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- Feasibility and Safety of High-Power Settings for Electrical Isolation of the Superior Vena Cava Using a Catheter Capable of Local Impedance and Contact Force Monitoring.Journal of arrhythmia · 2026Article
- A predictive model for esophageal thermal injury following atrial fibrillation ablation : Risk tool for esophageal thermal injury.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Rare complications in electrophysiological procedures.Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2026Review
- Comparison of HEMOlysis Markers Among Three Pulsed Field Ablation Systems: HEMO-PFA Study.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2026Article
- Pulsed Field Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Japan: Current Status and Future Perspectives.Circulation reports · 2026Review
- Left atrial appendage closure: Current status, unresolved issues, and future perspectives.Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics · 2026Review
- Clinical Burden of Post-ablation Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence in East Asia: A Systematic Literature Review.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2026Review
- Closing the quality gap: analysis of implementation barriers and interventions for postoperative exercise rehabilitation for patients with radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Development and validation of the HWARNER models for predicting atrial tachyarrhythmias recurrence after AF ablation: a retrospective cohort study with emphasis on HbA1c.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Article
- Severe Esophageal Complications Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Should We Still Be Concerned?Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Review
- Development and validation of explainable deep learning models for classification of atrial fibrillation subtypes using cardiac computed tomography.Heart rhythm O2 · 2025Article
- Impact of NT-proBNP reduction on recurrence after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial roof ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation.Heart and vessels · 2025Article
- Multimodal Evaluation of Arrhythmogenic Substrate Predicts Atrial Fibrosis and Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Catheter Ablation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Antiplatelet Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation Patients on Direct Oral Anticoagulants Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Which and How.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Effect of recurrence in the blanking period after thoracoscopic atrial fibrillation ablation on long-term recurrence.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2025Observational
- Clinical feasibility of high-power short-duration strategy at the sites adjacent to the esophagus during laser balloon-based pulmonary vein isolation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2025Article
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45 authors.
Stylianos TzeisDepartment of Cardiology Mitera Hospital Athens PC Greece.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2007-1928
Edward P GerstenfeldSection of Cardiac Electrophysiology University of California San Francisco CA USA.
Jonathan KalmanDepartment of Cardiology Royal Melbourne Hospital Melbourne Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6618-7184
Eduardo B SaadElectrophysiology and Pacing Hospital Samaritano Botafogo Rio de Janeiro Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8879-9077
Alireza Sepehri ShamlooDepartment of Electrophysiology Heart Center at University of Leipzig Leipzig Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4894-8664
Jason G AndradeDepartment of Medicine Vancouver General Hospital Vancouver British Columbia Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8493-5123
Chirag R BarbhaiyaNYU Grossman School of Medicine New York NY USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3479-936X
Tina BaykanerDivision of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Institute Stanford University Stanford CA USA.
Serge BovedaHeart Rhythm Management Department Clinique Pasteur Toulouse France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1280-7042
Hugh CalkinsDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-9433
Ngai-Yin ChanDepartment of Medicine and Geriatrics Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4650-6704
Minglong ChenThe First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9844-486X
Shih-Ann ChenHeart Rhythm Center Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, and Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital Taichung Taiwan.
Nikolaos DagresDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité Berlin Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0323-4956
Ralph J DamianoDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes-Jewish Hospital St. Louis MO USA.
Tom De PotterCardiovascular Center OLV Hospital Aalst Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1424-114X
Isabel DeisenhoferDepartment of Electrophysiology, German Heart Center Munich Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Medicine and Health Munich Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5826-6846
Nicolas DervalIHU LIRYC, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Stimulation Department Fondation Bordeaux Université and Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU) Pessac-Bordeaux France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6189-1308
Luigi Di BiaseMontefiore Medical Center Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx NY USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6508-4047
Mattias DuytschaeverDepartment of Cardiology AZ Sint-Jan Hospital Bruges Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8451-0013
Katia DyrdaDepartment of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute Université de Montréal Montreal Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0171-9311
Gerhard HindricksDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité Berlin Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0132-0773
Meleze HociniIHU LIRYC, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Stimulation Department Fondation Bordeaux Université and Bordeaux University Hospital (CHU) Pessac-Bordeaux France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7957-8766
Young-Hoon KimDivision of Cardiology Korea University College of Medicine and Korea University Medical Center Seoul Republic of Korea.
Mark la MeirCardiac Surgery Department Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel Brussels Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6261-5110
Jose Luis MerinoLa Paz University Hospital, Idipaz Universidad Autonoma Madrid Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1737-1903
Gregory F MichaudMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School MA USA.
Andrea NataleTexas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute St. David's Medical Center Austin TX USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5487-0728
Isabelle NaultInstitut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec (IUCPQ) Quebec Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2156-4625
Santiago NavaDepartamento de Electrocardiología Instituto Nacional de Cardiología 'Ignacio Chávez' Ciudad de México México.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-6537
Takashi NittaDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery Nippon Medical School Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3068-0550
Mark O'NeillCardiovascular Directorate St. Thomas' Hospital and King's College London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-7177
Hui-Nam PakDivision of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-3620
Jonathan P PicciniDuke University Medical Center Durham NC USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0772-2404
Helmut PürerfellnerOrdensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen Linz Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8965-8495
Tobias ReichlinDepartment of Cardiology, Inselspital Bern Bern University Hospital, University of Bern Bern Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7197-8415
Luis Carlos SaenzInternational Arrhythmia Center Cardioinfantil Foundation Bogota Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-4720
Prashanthan SandersCentre for Heart Rhythm Disorders University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3803-8429
Richard SchillingBarts Heart Centre and Welbeck Heart Health London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0621-8241
Boris SchmidtCardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markuskrankenhaus Frankfurt Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5347-9906
Gregory E SuppleCardiac Electrophysiology Section University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine Philadelphia PA USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-5139
Kevin L ThomasDuke University Medical Center Durham NC USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-5396
Claudio TondoDepartment of Clinical Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Centro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCS Milan Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8500-8313
Atul VermaMcGill University Health Centre McGill University Montreal Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1020-9727
Elaine Y WanDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons New York NY USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5328-7282
Funding
NHLBI NIH HHS K23 HL145017
Abstract
In the last three decades, ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become an evidence-based safe and efficacious treatment for managing the most common cardiac arrhythmia. In 2007, the first joint expert consensus document was issued, guiding healthcare professionals involved in catheter or surgical AF ablation. Mounting research evidence and technological advances have resulted in a rapidly changing landscape in the field of catheter and surgical AF ablation, thus stressing the need for regularly updated versions of this partnership which were issued in 2012 and 2017. Seven years after the last consensus, an updated document was considered necessary to define a contemporary framework for selection and management of patients considered for or undergoing catheter or surgical AF ablation. This consensus is a joint effort from collaborating cardiac electrophysiology societies, namely the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Heart Rhythm Society, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society.
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