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Review
. 2023 Feb 10;12(4):1431.
doi: 10.3390/jcm12041431.

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Structural Heart Disease: A Review

Francesco Maria Angelo Brasca  1 , Roberto Menè  1   2 , Giovanni Battista Perego  1
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Review

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Structural Heart Disease: A Review

Francesco Maria Angelo Brasca et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Patients with structural heart disease (SHD) are at an increased risk of developing this arrhythmia and are particularly susceptible to the deleterious hemodynamic effects it carries. In the last two decades, catheter ablation (CA) has emerged as a valuable strategy for rhythm control and is currently part of the standard care for symptomatic relief in patients with AF. Growing evidence suggests that CA of AF may have potential benefits that extend beyond symptoms. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge of this intervention on SHD patients.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; structural heart disease.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. G.B. Perego is member of the Medtronic European Advisory Board. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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