ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2026
Reduced Vascular Complications After Catheter Ablation Applying Sonography-Guidance and Modified Postprocedural Care.
Article in Journal of arrhythmia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05521451 (Longterm Outcome and Predictors for Recurrence After Medical and Interventional Treatment of Arrhythmias At the University Heart Center Hamburg), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Longterm Outcome and Predictors for Recurrence After Medical and Interventional Treatment of Arrhythmias At the University Heart Center Hamburg
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Abstract
Background: Vascular access and postprocedural access site management remain the leading causes for postprocedural complications following interventional electrophysiological (EP) procedures. Method: Patients were consecutively included in a prospective registry (TRUST, NCT05521451). Two vascular access and groin-site management protocols that changed as an institutional standard at a cut-off date (August 15, 2022) were compared. Group I used conventional access with an 8-h pressure bandage and bed rest. Group II utilized ultrasound-guided access, figure-of-8 suture, a 2-h pressure bandage, and 6 h total bed rest. Minor complications included hematoma, bleeding, AV fistula, or pseudoaneurysm not requiring intervention. Major complications involved any incident necessitating intervention (transfusion, surgery, interventional therapy) or retroperitoneal hematoma. Results: A total of 1672 procedures in 1501 patients (median age 65 (IQR 56.74) years, 38% female) were analyzed. Clinical features were balanced with the exception of a higher body mass index (median 27 [24;31] vs. 26 [24;30], Conclusion: Vascular complication rates in EP-procedures were significantly reduced by implementing a novel institutional groin-site management standard including ultrasound-guided vascular access and modified post-interventional care.
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