2018
Uninterrupted direct oral anticoagulants vs. uninterrupted vitamin K antagonists during catheter ablation of non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Romero J, Cerrud-Rodriguez R, Diaz J, Michaud G, Taveras J, Alviz I, Grupposo V, Cerna L, Avendano R, Kumar S, Kirchhof P, Natale A, Di Biase L. Uninterrupted direct oral anticoagulants vs. uninterrupted vitamin K antagonists during catheter ablation of non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. EP Europace 2018, 20: 1612-1620. PMID: 29982383, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-valvular atrial fibrillationUninterrupted direct oral anticoagulantsUninterrupted vitamin K antagonistsDirect oral anticoagulantsVitamin K antagonistsMajor bleeding eventsSilent cerebral infarctionThrombo-embolic eventsCatheter ablationBleeding eventsAtrial fibrillationMajor bleedingK antagonistsOral anticoagulantsSystematic reviewBrain magnetic resonance imagingMinor bleeding eventsFirst-line therapyParoxysmal atrial fibrillationRandom-effects modelMagnetic resonance imagingFixed-effects modelMinor bleedingCerebral infarctionLine therapy
2017
Ablation of Advanced Subtypes of Atrial Fibrillation: Highlighting the Art of When and When Not to Perform Additional Ablation
Romero J, Avendano R, Natale A, Di Biase L. Ablation of Advanced Subtypes of Atrial Fibrillation: Highlighting the Art of When and When Not to Perform Additional Ablation. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports 2017, 11: 19. DOI: 10.1007/s12170-017-0544-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPersistent atrial fibrillationLeft atrial appendageSuperior vena cavaNon-PV triggersAtrial fibrillationPV isolationCoronary sinusVena cavaDetailed activation mappingLAA electrical isolationLeft atrial septumPulmonary vein triggersObstructive sleep apneaPulmonary vein isolationParoxysmal atrial fibrillationAblation of sitesEctopic atrial activityPosterior LA wallEntire posterior wallTreatable causeVein isolationEsophageal damageSleep apneaAdvanced subtypesSinus rhythm