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Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Review
Hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review.
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology : An International Journal of Arrhythmias and Pacing 2016 December
PURPOSE: Hybrid ablation for AF is performed in a growing number of centers. Due to absence of guidelines, operative approaches and perioperative care differ per center. In this review, an overview of findings from published studies on hybrid ablations is given, and related topics are discussed (e.g., one- and two-stage approaches, lesion sets, and patient management).
METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in the PubMed and Embase databases. All identified articles were screened and checked for eligibility by the two authors.
RESULTS: Twelve studies describing a total of 563 patients were selected. Due to substantial differences in approaches (one-stage, two-stage, sequential), surgical techniques (bilateral or monolateral thoracoscopy, subxiphoideal, transabdominal), energy sources (unipolar, bipolar), lesion sets (applying left or right atrial lesions), periprocedural care and endpoints (monitoring, definition of recurrence), and success rates (sinus rhythm after a mean of 26 months) are difficult to compare and varied from 27 % (without antiarrhythmic drugs, AADs) to 94 % (with AADs). For studies using bipolar devices, success rates with the use of antiarrhythmic drugs were at least 71 %. Major complications such as bleeding, sternotomy, and death occurred in 7 % of the total population (of which ten complications, 16 %, occurred in the concomitant cardiac surgery hybrid group).
CONCLUSION: The field of AF ablation has dramatically changed over the past years, with one of the most recent developments the hybrid AF ablation. Lack of matching data hinders drawing conclusions and creating guidelines. Early results however are encouraging. More data are awaiting and needed.
METHODS: A systematic literature search was performed in the PubMed and Embase databases. All identified articles were screened and checked for eligibility by the two authors.
RESULTS: Twelve studies describing a total of 563 patients were selected. Due to substantial differences in approaches (one-stage, two-stage, sequential), surgical techniques (bilateral or monolateral thoracoscopy, subxiphoideal, transabdominal), energy sources (unipolar, bipolar), lesion sets (applying left or right atrial lesions), periprocedural care and endpoints (monitoring, definition of recurrence), and success rates (sinus rhythm after a mean of 26 months) are difficult to compare and varied from 27 % (without antiarrhythmic drugs, AADs) to 94 % (with AADs). For studies using bipolar devices, success rates with the use of antiarrhythmic drugs were at least 71 %. Major complications such as bleeding, sternotomy, and death occurred in 7 % of the total population (of which ten complications, 16 %, occurred in the concomitant cardiac surgery hybrid group).
CONCLUSION: The field of AF ablation has dramatically changed over the past years, with one of the most recent developments the hybrid AF ablation. Lack of matching data hinders drawing conclusions and creating guidelines. Early results however are encouraging. More data are awaiting and needed.
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