• MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation therapy   MeSH
• Ultrasonography, Interventional MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie

• MeSH
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents therapeutic use   physiology   MeSH
• Potassium Channel Blockers MeSH
• Potassium Channels MeSH
• Electrophysiology MeSH
• Pharmacokinetics MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation drug therapy   MeSH
• Publication type
• Congress MeSH
• Collected Work MeSH

• Conspectus
• Lékařské vědy. Lékařství
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• farmacie a farmakologie
• angiologie

• MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation MeSH
• Heart Conduction System MeSH
• Atrial Premature Complexes MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• NML Publication type
• elektronické časopisy

• MeSH
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents therapeutic use   MeSH
• Ventricular Dysfunction, Left MeSH
• Electrophysiology MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation MeSH
• Heart Conduction System MeSH
• Arrhythmia, Sinus MeSH
• Heart Failure MeSH
• Torsades de Pointes MeSH
• Publication type
• Collected Work MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• angiologie
• fyziologie

• MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation therapy   MeSH
• Publication type
• Congress MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• angiologie

AIMS: Rhythm control management in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) may be unequal across Europe. The aim of this study was to investigate how selective the patient cohort referred for AF ablation is, as compared to the general AF population in Europe, and to describe the governing mechanisms for such selection. METHODS AND RESULTS: Descriptive comparative statistical analyses of the baseline characteristics were performed between the cohorts of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-Term (ESC EORP AFA-LT) registry, designed to provide a picture of contemporary real-world AF ablation, and the AF population from the AF-General (ESC EORP AF-Gen) pilot registry. Data collection was performed using a web-based system. In the AFA and in the Atrial Fibrillation General (AFG) pilot registries, 3593 and 3049 patients were enrolled, respectively. Patients who underwent AF ablation were younger, more commonly male, and had significantly less comorbidities. Atrial Fibrillation Ablation patients often presented without comorbidities, resulting in a lower risk of stroke (CHA2DS2-VASc ≥5: 2.9% vs. 24.5%, all P < 0.001) and bleeding (HAS-BLED ≥2: 8.5% vs. 40.5%, P < 0.001) but with European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) scores >1 and more prevalent AF-related symptoms such as palpitations, fatigue, and weakness (all P < 0.001) as compared to the general AF patients. Atrial Fibrillation Ablation patients were significantly more often male, had higher left ventricular ejection fraction (59.5% vs. 52.4%) and smaller left atrial size on echocardiogram (P < 0.001 each). CONCLUSION: The comparison of the patient cohorts in the AFA and AFG registries showed that AF ablation in European clinical practice is mostly performed in relatively young, symptomatic and relatively healthy patients.

• MeSH
• Anticoagulants MeSH
• Stroke * MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation * diagnosis   epidemiology   surgery   MeSH
• Ventricular Function, Left MeSH
• Catheter Ablation * adverse effects   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Registries MeSH
• Risk Factors MeSH
• Stroke Volume MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Male MeSH
• Publication type
• Journal Article MeSH
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
• Geographicals
• Europe MeSH

• MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation therapy   MeSH
• Cardiac Pacing, Artificial methods   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH

• MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation therapy   MeSH
• Heart Diseases MeSH
• Arrhythmias, Cardiac MeSH
• Publication type
• Congress MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• angiologie

• MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation surgery   MeSH
• Catheter Ablation methods   MeSH
• Arrhythmias, Cardiac surgery   therapy   MeSH
• Vascular Surgical Procedures methods   trends   MeSH
• Publication type
• Collected Work MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• angiologie

• MeSH
• Anticoagulants therapeutic use   MeSH
• Atrial Fibrillation drug therapy   MeSH
• Publication type
• Collected Work MeSH

• Conspectus
• Patologie. Klinická medicína
• NML Fields
• kardiologie
• angiologie
• hematologie a transfuzní lékařství