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An online survey, supported by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Scientific Initiatives Committee, was conducted between 1 April 2022 and 8 May 2022. An anonymous questionnaire was disseminated via social media and EHRA newsletters, for clinicians to complete. This consisted of 18 multiple-choice questions regarding rhythm monitoring, definitions of a successful ablation, clinical practices after a failed AF ablation, and the continuance of anticoagulation. A total of 107 replies were collected across Europe. Most respondents (82%) perform routine monitoring for AF recurrences after ablation, with 51% of them preferring a long-term monitoring strategy. Cost was reported to have an impact on the choice of monitoring strategy. Self-screening was recommended by most (71%) of the respondents. The combination of absence of symptoms and recorded AF was the definition of success for most (83%) of the respondents. Cessation of anticoagulation after ablation was an option mostly for patients with paroxysmal AF and a low CHA2DS2-VASc score. The majority of physicians perform routine monitoring after AF ablation. For most physicians, the combination of the absence of symptoms and electrocardiographic endpoints defines a successful result after AF ablation. Keywords: Catheter ablation; Rhythm monitoring; Anticoagulation; EHRA survey; Recurrence Author: Ana Carolina Schwab Creator: Servigistics Arbortext Advanced Print Publisher 11.1.4546/W-x64 Producer: PDFlib+PDI 9.0.7p3 (C++/Win64) CreationDate: Tue Feb 14 03:40:48 2023 CET ModDate: Thu Feb 16 11:42:21 2023 CET Tagged: yes UserProperties: no Suspects: no Form: none JavaScript: no Pages: 6 Encrypted: no Page size: 595.276 x 793.701 pts Page rot: 0 File size: 159482 bytes Optimized: yes PDF version: 1.5 name type encoding emb sub uni object ID ------------------------------------ ----------------- ---------------- --- --- --- --------- FAHXSX+GillSansNova-Book CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 610 0 TDDDWT+GillSansNova-Bold CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 613 0 VHYIHV+GillSansNova-BookItalic CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 616 0 VFOHFI+GillSansNova-Heavy CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 619 0 SIDZMP+TimesNewRomanPSMT CID TrueType Identity-H yes yes yes 77 0 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(C++/Win64) application/pdf 10.1093/europace/euac194 en Oxford University Press Rhythm monitoring, success definition, recurrence, and anticoagulation after atrial fibrillation ablation: results from an EHRA survey Ana Carolina Schwab Ante Anic Michal M. Farkowski Jose Guerra Konstantinos E. Iliodromitis Kristine Jubele Rui Providencia Julian K.R. Chun Serge Boveda DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac194; Europace, 25, 2, 2022-11-14.; Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major challenge for the healthcare field. Pulmonary vein isolation is the most effective treatment for the maintenance of sinus rhythm. However, clinical endpoints for the procedure vary significantly among studies. There is no consensus on the definition of recurrence and no clear roadmap on how to deal with recurrences after a failed ablation. The purpose of this study was to perform a survey in order to show how clinicians currently approach this knowledge gap. An online survey, supported by the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) Scientific Initiatives Committee, was conducted between 1 April 2022 and 8 May 2022. An anonymous questionnaire was disseminated via social media and EHRA newsletters, for clinicians to complete. This consisted of 18 multiple-choice questions regarding rhythm monitoring, definitions of a successful ablation, clinical practices after a failed AF ablation, and the continuance of anticoagulation. A total of 107 replies were collected across Europe. Most respondents (82%) perform routine monitoring for AF recurrences after ablation, with 51% of them preferring a long-term monitoring strategy. Cost was reported to have an impact on the choice of monitoring strategy. Self-screening was recommended by most (71%) of the respondents. The combination of absence of symptoms and recorded AF was the definition of success for most (83%) of the respondents. Cessation of anticoagulation after ablation was an option mostly for patients with paroxysmal AF and a low CHA2DS2-VASc score. The majority of physicians perform routine monitoring after AF ablation. For most physicians, the combination of the absence of symptoms and electrocardiographic endpoints defines a successful result after AF ablation. © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. Catheter ablation Rhythm monitoring Anticoagulation EHRA survey Recurrence Journal Europace © The Author(s) 2022. 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