Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

Ablation of very late recurrence after initially successful ablation of atrial fibrillation

  • Letter to the Editors
  • Published:
Clinical Research in Cardiology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

References

  1. Calkins H, Brugada J, Cappato R et al (2012) 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints and research trial design. Heart Rhythm 9:632–696

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  2. Rillig A, Lin T, Schmidt B, Feige B et al (2016) Experience matters: long-term results of pulmonary vein isolation using a robotic navigation system for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Clin Res Cardiol 105:106–116

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  3. Fauchier L, Clementy N, Bisson A, Stamboul K, Ivanes F, Angoulvant D, Babuty D, Lip GY (2017) Prognosis in patients with atrial fibrillation and a presumed “temporary cause” in a community-based cohort study. Clin Res Cardiol 106:202–210

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  4. Verma A, Jiang C, Betts T et al (2015) Approaches to catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 372:1812–1822

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  5. Shah AN, Mittal S, Sichrovsky TC et al (2008) Long-term outcome following successful pulmonary vein isolation: pattern and prediction of very late recurrence. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 19:661–667

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Metzner A, Heeger CH, Wohlmuth P et al (2016) Two-year outcome after pulmonary vein isolation using the second-generation 28-mm cryoballoon: lessons from the bonus freeze protocol. Clin Res Cardiol 105:72–78

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  7. Kornej J, Hindricks G, Shoemaker MB et al (2015) The APPLE score: a novel and simple score for the prediction of rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Clin Res Cardiol 104:871–876

    Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  8. Pezawas T, Ristl R, Schukro C, Schmidinger H (2016) Health-related quality of life changes in patients undergoing repeated catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Clin Res Cardiol 105:1–9

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  9. Steinberg JS, Palekar R, Sichrovsky T et al (2014) Very long-term outcome after initially successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 11:771–776

    Article  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  10. De Asmundis C, Chierchia GB, Mugnai G et al (2017) Midterm clinical outcomes of concomitant thoracoscopic epicardial and transcatheter endocardial ablation for persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: a single-centre experience. Europace 19:58–65

    PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA

    Jonathan S. Steinberg, Yash Shah & Barbara Szepietowska

  2. SMG Arrhythmia Center, Summit Medical Group, 85 Woodland Road, Short Hills, NJ, 07078, USA

    Jonathan S. Steinberg

Authors
  1. Jonathan S. Steinberg
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Yash Shah
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Barbara Szepietowska
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Jonathan S. Steinberg.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there is no conflict of interest.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Steinberg, J.S., Shah, Y. & Szepietowska, B. Ablation of very late recurrence after initially successful ablation of atrial fibrillation. Clin Res Cardiol 107, 268–269 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1187-x

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-017-1187-x

Search

Navigation