Grey zones in the practice of permanent cardiac pacing: The case of preventive pacing for improving rhythm control in atrial fibrillation

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Boriani ◽  
Marco Vitolo
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Cardiac Pacing ◽  
Rhythm Control ◽  
Preventive Pacing

Utilisation of Robotic Navigation Systems in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 60
Author(s):  
Richard Schilling ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Catheter Ablation ◽  
Navigation System ◽  
Antiarrhythmic Drugs ◽  
Rhythm Control ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Robotic Navigation ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Common Strategy ◽  
Catheter Navigation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to an increased risk of adverse cardiovascular events. While rhythm control with antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) is a common strategy for managing patients with AF, catheter ablation may be a more efficacious and safer alternative to AADs for sinus rhythm control. Conventional catheter ablation has been associated with challenges during the arrhythmia mapping and ablation stages; however, the introduction of two remote catheter navigation systems (a robotic and a magnetic navigation system) may potentially overcome these challenges. Initial clinical experience with the robotic navigation system suggests that it offers similar procedural times, efficacy and safety to conventional manual ablation. Furthermore, it has been associated with reduced fluoroscopy exposure to the patient and the operator as well as a shorter fluoroscopy time compared with conventional catheter ablation. In the future, the remote navigation systems may become routinely used for complex catheter ablation procedures.

Optimizing Heart Rate and Controlling Symptoms in Atrial Fibrillation

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 26
Author(s):  
Pragnesh Parikh ◽  
◽  
KL Venkatachalam ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Rate Control ◽  
Stroke Risk ◽  
Symptom Control ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Rhythm Control ◽  
Ventricular Rate ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Novel Approaches

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia noted in clinical practice and its incidence and prevalence are on the rise. The single most important intervention is the evaluation and treatment of stroke risk. Once the risk for stroke has been minimized, controlling the ventricular rate and treating symptoms become relevant. In this review article, we emphasize the importance of confirming and treating the appropriate arrhythmia and correlating symptoms with rhythm changes. Furthermore, we evaluate some of the risk factors for AF that independently result in symptoms, underlining the need to treat these risk factors as part of symptom control. We then discuss existing and novel approaches to rate control in AF and briefly cover rhythm control methods.

scholarly journals Atrial thrombi in elective patients considered for atrial fibrillation rhythm control: Risk factors and prognostic value

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcella Cabral Caires ◽  
Roberto Muniz Ferreira ◽  
Thaís Fonseca Rodrigues ◽  
David Hong Kang ◽  
Lúcia Helena Alvares Salis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Rhythm Control ◽  
Atrial Thrombi ◽  
Elective Patients ◽  
Control Risk

scholarly journals Clinical outcomes following rhythm control for atrial fibrillation: is early better?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Kotalczyk ◽  
Wern Yew Ding ◽  
Dhiraj Gupta ◽  
David Justin Wright ◽  
Gregory Y. H. Lip
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Rhythm Control
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