Search results
Surgical ablation. If you have surgical ablation, you’ll receive general anesthesia. The cardiac surgeon can do the ablation during open-heart surgery. Or your doctor will do a less-invasive hybrid surgery, making small incisions in your chest to access your heart.
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a commonly performed procedure. However, it is associated with potentially significant complications. Reported procedure–related complication rates are highly variable, depending in part on study design.
15 lis 2013 · This systematic review evaluates the temporal trends and procedural predictors of complications of catheter ablation of AF. The study included >83 000 patients undergoing AF ablation, in whom complications have been reported.
2 lut 2024 · Cardiac ablation is a treatment for irregular heart rhythms, called arrhythmias. It uses thin, flexible tubes called catheters and heat or cold energy to create tiny scars in the heart. The scars block the faulty signals that cause irregular heartbeats.
27 paź 2020 · People whose arrhythmias could lead to life threatening complications, such as a heart attack, are also likely to be candidates for cardiac ablation surgery. Risks Cardiac ablation is generally...
27 maj 2021 · In particular, the following complications occurred more frequently in the older population: cardiac tamponade, P<0.001; pneumonia, P<0.001; sick sinus syndrome, P<0.001; thromboembolism except for strokes/TIA, P=0.014; and phrenic nerve palsy, P=0.037.
24 maj 2023 · Results showed that the rate of overall procedure-related complications was 4.51% (95% CI, 3.76%-5.32%) and severe procedure-related complications was 2.44% (95% CI, 1.98%-2.93%), with vascular complications being the most common (1.31%). Procedure-related death occurred in nine patients (0.06%).
