ArticleHeart & lung : the journal of critical care
Symptom challenges after atrial fibrillation ablation.
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- Minimally invasive thoracoscopic surgical ablation and hybrid ablation in AF patients: results from a single-arm systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Pooled it
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- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Following Pulsed-Field Ablation Versus Thermal Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: The PROMs-PFA Study.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of catheter ablation with vein of Marshall ethanol infusion in patients with persistent AF and HFrEF.Biomedical reports · 2025Article
- Impact of frailty in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Characterizing atrial fibrillation symptom improvement following de novo catheter ablation.European journal of cardiovascular nursing · 2024Article
- Is the association between cognitive disease progression and atrial fibrillation modified by sex?Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2023Article
- Variations in follow-up after atrial fibrillation ablation.Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners · 2020Article
- Self-reported Sleep Quality Before and After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundIt is unclear what symptom challenges occur during the recovery phase after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.
objectivesThis longitudinal pilot study explored the patient perspective of the first six months following an AF ablation.
methodsTelephone interviews and questionnaires were used with 20 patients at baseline, at 1, 3, and 6 months after AF ablation. Telephone interview data were analyzed using content analysis. Longitudinal outcomes were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).
resultsMean age was 65 ± 7 years and the sample was 55% female. The severity and duration of fatigue was the most concerning symptom. Patient expectations differed from providers' expectations. Recovery was a much slower process than patients expected.
conclusionsPatients struggled to manage symptoms after AF ablation. A more accurate understanding of the symptom challenges following AF ablation could lead to development of more realistic education to improve patient self-management.
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