Prevalence of asymptomatic recurrences of atrial fibrillation after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Hakan OralFred Morady

Abstract

The long-term efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been based on patient-reported symptoms suggestive of AF. However, asymptomatic recurrences of AF may remain undetected. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic recurrences of AF after an apparently successful catheter ablation procedure for AF. Among 244 consecutive patients (mean age 53 +/- 11 years) who underwent a pulmonary vein isolation procedure for symptomatic paroxysmal AF and who reported no symptoms of recurrent AF at > or =6 months after the procedure, 60 patients with a history of > or =1 episode of AF per week were asked to participate in this study. Preablation, these patients had experienced 19 +/- 13 episodes of AF per month. The patients were provided with a patient-activated transtelephonic event recorder for 30 days, a mean of 642 +/- 195 days after the ablation procedure, and were asked to record and transmit recordings on a daily basis and whenever they felt palpitations. Seven patients (12%) felt palpitations during the study, although they had not experienced symptoms previously. Each of these 7 patients had an episode of AF documented with the event monitor during symptoms. In these 7...Continue Reading

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