Current Status of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - Updated Summary of the Japanese Catheter Ablation Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (J-CARAF)
Current Status of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - Updated Summary of the Japanese Catheter Ablation Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (J-CARAF)
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DOI:
10.1253/circj.cj-13-1179
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发表时间:
2014-05-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Okumura, Ken
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作者:
Inoue, Koichi;Murakawa, Yuji;Okumura, Ken
Background: The purpose of this study was to provide precise data on the current status of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Japan.Methods and Results: The Japanese Heart Rhythm Society requested that members retrospectively register data for AF ablation performed in September 2011, March 2012, and September 2012. A total of 165 centers submitted data for 3,373 patients (age, 62 +/- 11 years; male, 76.1%; paroxysmal AF, 64.4%). Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and additional ablation were performed in 97.5% and 77.4% of patients, respectively. 3-D mapping systems and irrigated-tip catheters were used in 94.8% and 87.7% of the patients, respectively. Although the mean CHADS(2) score was 1.0 +/- 1.0, the majority received oral anticoagulant (OAC) during and following the procedure (69.8% and 97%, respectively). Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) prescription, however, decreased (1st vs. 3rd survey, during and following the procedure, 59.3% vs. 47.8% and 81.7% vs. 55.2%, respectively, P