A failed catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation is associated with more advanced remodeling and reduced efficacy of further thoracoscopic ablation.

Robin Wesselink,Mindy Vroomen,Ingrid Overeinder,Jolien Neefs,Nicoline W. E. van den Berg,Eva R. Meulendijks,Femke R. Piersma,Rushd F. M. Al-Shama,Tim A. C. de Vries,Tom E. Verstraelen,Justin Luermans,Bart Maesen,Carlo de Asmundis,Gian-Battista Chierchia,Mark La Meir,Laurent Pison,Wim Jan P. van Boven,Antoine H. G. Driessen,Joris R. de Groot

Revista espanola de cardiologia (English ed.)（2023）

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Patients with a prior failed catheter ablation had fewer risk factors for AF recurrence but more frequently had AF recurrence after thoracoscopic AF ablation than ablation naïve patients. This may in part be explained by more progressed, subclinical, atrial fibrosis formation.

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Atrial fibrillation,Thoracoscopic surgical ablation,Catheter ablation,Propensity score

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