540 research outputs found
Information provided by home monitoring is highly predictive for the necessity of therapeutic measures in ICD patients
No full textInformation provided by home monitoring is highly predictive for the necessity of therapeutic measures in ICD patients
No full textA proposal for interdisciplinary, nurse-coordinated atrial fibrillation expert programmes as a way to structure daily prac
No full textDana Berti, Jeroen M. L. Hendriks, Axel Brandes, Christi Deaton, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, A. John Camm, Gerhard Hindricks, Philip Moons, Hein Heidbuche
2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation
No full textAbstract not availableHugh Calkins, Gerhard Hindricks, Riccardo Cappato, Young-Hoon Kim, Eduardo B. Saad … Prashanthan Sanders … et al
2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: an update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation--developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association
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Atrial fibrillation ablation timing: where is the sweet spot?
No full textPublished: 03 January 2025Convincing evidence for the efficacy of ablation as first-line therapy in paroxysmal AF (PAF) and its clear superiority to medical therapy for rhythm control in both PAF and persistent AF (PsAF) has generated considerable interest in the optimal timing of ablation. Based on this data, there is a widespread view that the principle of 'the earlier the better' should be generally applied. However, the natural history of AF is highly variable and non-linear, and for this reason, it is difficult to be emphatic that all patients are best served by ablation early after their initial AF episodes. Sufficient evidence exists to indicate a conservative approach is reasonable in patients with infrequent and non-progressive episodes (i.e. absence of progressive increase in burden culminating in PsAF) in whom symptoms remain mild and well-controlled. A conservative management phase should be marked by assiduous attention to risk factor modification, changes in frequency and duration of AF episodes, and patient preferences. If and when AF does begin to progress, accumulating evidence indicates that early ablation accompanied by ongoing attention to risk factors provides the best outcomes.Jonathan M. Kalman, Peter M. Kistler, Gerhard Hindricks, and Prashanthan Sander
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