TY - JOUR
T1 - Current periprocedural management of ablation for atrial fibrillation in Europe
T2 - Results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey
AU - Chen, Jian
AU - Todd, Derick M.
AU - Hocini, Mélèze
AU - Larsen, Torben Bjerregaard
AU - Bongiorni, Maria Grazia
AU - Blomström-Lundqvist, Carina
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - The purpose of this EP Wire survey was to assess clinical practice in periprocedural management of atrial fibrillation ablation. This survey is based on an electronic questionnaire sent to the European Heart Rhythm Association Research Network members. Responses were received from 78 centres in 20 countries. The results of the survey have shown that periprocedural management is generally in accordance with guidelines and consensus recommendations on ablation for atrial fibrillation ablation, although there are some areas of variation. Differences between high- and low-volume centres are observed with respect to patient selection, antiarrhythmic drug management, and heparin bridging.
AB - The purpose of this EP Wire survey was to assess clinical practice in periprocedural management of atrial fibrillation ablation. This survey is based on an electronic questionnaire sent to the European Heart Rhythm Association Research Network members. Responses were received from 78 centres in 20 countries. The results of the survey have shown that periprocedural management is generally in accordance with guidelines and consensus recommendations on ablation for atrial fibrillation ablation, although there are some areas of variation. Differences between high- and low-volume centres are observed with respect to patient selection, antiarrhythmic drug management, and heparin bridging.
KW - Ablation
KW - Anticoagulation
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - EHRA survey
KW - EP wire
KW - Periprocedural management
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84895727631&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1093/europace/euu043
DO - 10.1093/europace/euu043
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 24569891
AN - SCOPUS:84895727631
SN - 1099-5129
VL - 16
SP - 378
EP - 381
JO - Europace
JF - Europace
IS - 3
ER -