Description
Same-day discharge (SDD) after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been widely adopted. Nevertheless, planned SDD has been performed by using subjective criteria rather than standardized protocols. The goal of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of the previously described SDD protocol in a prospective multicenter study. In this large, multicenter prospective registry, the use of a standardized protocol showed the safety of SDD after catheter ablation of paroxysmal and persistent AF. (Real-world Experience of Catheter Ablation for the Treatment of Paroxysmal and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation [REAL-AF]; NCT04088071)
Learning Objectives
- Same day discharge after AF ablation is feasible and safe.
- Predetermined factors can predict suitability for same day discharge.
- Predicating, planning and a protocol-based discharge makes same day discharge after AF ablation possible.
Article Authors and Podcast Contributors
Article Authors
Anil Rajendra, MD, Jose Osorio, MD, Juan C. Diaz, MD, Carolina Hoyos, MD, Estefanía Rivera, BS, Carlos D. Matos, MD, Alexandru Costea, MD, Allyson L. Varley, PHD, Christopher Thorne, PHD, Michael Hoskins, MD, Sandeep Goyal, MD, Saumil Oza, MD, Anthony Magnano, MD, Benjamin D’Souza, MD, Joshua Silverstein, MD, Mark Metzl, MD, Paul C. Zei, MD, PHD, Jorge E. Romero, MD
Podcast Contributors
Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS, of University of Adelaide
Dhiraj Gupta, MBBS, MD, of Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Tina Baykaner, MD, MPH, of Stanford University
Disclosures
All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.
Host Disclosure(s):
P. Sanders: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Boston Scientific, Abbott, Medtronic, PaceMate, Becton Dickinson, CathRx; Advisory Committee Membership: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, PaceMate, CathRx
Contributor Disclosure(s):
D. Gupta: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: Abbott, Abbott Medical; Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): Biosense Webster, Inc., Medtronic Bakken Research Center
T. Baykaner: Research (Contracted Grants for PIs Named Investigators Only): NIH
Staff Disclosure(s) (note: HRS staff are NOT in control of educational content. Disclosures are provided solely for full transparency to the learner):
J. Glenn: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.
S. Sailor: No relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.