2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial DesignA report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

EP Europace, Apr 2012

Calkins, Hugh, Kuck, Karl Heinz, Cappato, Riccardo, Brugada, Josep, Camm, A. John, Chen, Shih-Ann, Crijns, Harry J.G., Damiano, Ralph J., Davies, D. Wyn, DiMarco, John, et al.

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2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial DesignA report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society

Europace 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial Design the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS) 0 2 in collaboration 0 2 0 Hugh Calkins , MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA, Karl Heinz Kuck, MD, FESC, Riccardo Cappato, MD, FESC, Josep Brugada, MD, FESC, A. John Camm, MD, PhD, Shih-Ann Chen 1 , MD, FHRS , Moussa Mansour, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Patrick M. McCarthy 2 with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society 3 , MD , PhD, Bruce D. Lindsay - TASK FORCE MEMBERS: Chairs: Hugh Calkins, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA, Chair, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA, Karl Heinz Kuck, MD, FESC, Co-Chair, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg, GERMANY, Riccardo Cappato, MD, FESC, Co-Chair, Arrhythmia and EP Center, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, ITALY; Section Chairs: Atrial Fibrillation: Definitions, Mechanisms, and Rationale for Ablation—Shih-Ann Chen, MD, FHRS, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, TAIWAN, Indications for Ablation and Patient Selection— Eric N. Prystowsky, MD, FHRS, The Care Group, LLC, Indiana, USA, Techniques and Endpoints for Atrial Fibrillation— Karl Heinz Kuck, MD, FESC, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg, GERMANY, Technologies and Tools— Andrea Natale, MD, FHRS, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David’s Medical Center, Texas, USA, Other Technical Aspects—David E. Haines, MD, FHRS, Chair, William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, USA, Follow-up Considerations and Definitions for Success—Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, Outcomes and Efficacy of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation— Hugh Calkins, MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA, Complications of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Definitions, Incidence, Prevention and Management—D. Wyn Davies, MD, FHRS, St. Mary’s Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UNITED KINGDOM, Training Requirements and Competencies—Bruce D. Lindsay, MD, FHRS, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA, Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation— Ralph Damiano Jr., MD, Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA, Clinical Trial Considerations—Douglas L. Packer, MD, FHRS, Mayo Foundation, Minnesota, USA; Co-Authors: Josep Brugada, MD, FESC, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, SPAIN, A. John Camm, MD, PhD, St. George’s University of London, London, UNITED KINGDOM, Harry J.G. Crijns, MD, PhD, FESC, University Hospital Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS, John DiMarco, MD, University of Virginia Health System, Virginia, USA, James Edgerton, MD, FACC, FACS, FACCP, The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano and Cardiopulmonary Research, Science, and Technology Institute, Texas, USA, Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA, Michael D. Ezekowitz, MD, Jefferson Medical College, Pennsylvania, USA, Michel Haissaguerre, MD, Universite´ De Bordeaux, Hoˆ pital Cardiologique, FRANCE, Gerhard Hindricks, MD, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GERMANY, Yoshito Iesaka, MD, Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, JAPAN, Warren M. Jackman, MD, FHRS, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma, USA, Pierre Jais, MD, Universite´ De Bordeaux, Hoˆ pital Cardiologique, FRANCE, Jose´ Jalife, MD, University of Michigan, Michigan, USA, Jonathan Kalman, MD, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA, David Keane, MD, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin, IRELAND, Young-Hoon Kim, MD, PhD, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, KOREA, Paulus Kirchhof, MD, University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM, and Department of Cardiology, University of M u¨nster, M u¨nster, GERMANY, George Klein, University Hospital, London, Ontario, CANADA, Hans Kottkamp, MD, FESC, Clinic Hirslanden Zurich, SWITZERLAND, Koichiro Kumagai, MD, PhD, Fukuoka Sanno Hospital, JAPAN, Moussa Mansour, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts, USA, Francis Marchlinski, MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio, USA, Patrick McCarthy, MD, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Illinois, USA, J. Lluis Mont, MD, FESC Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, SPAIN, Fred Morady, MD, University of Michigan Health System, Michigan, USA, Koonlawee Nademanee, MD, Pacific Rim EP Research Institute Center, California, USA, Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, USA, Stanley Nattel, MD, Montr (...truncated)


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Calkins, Hugh, Kuck, Karl Heinz, Cappato, Riccardo, Brugada, Josep, Camm, A. John, Chen, Shih-Ann, Crijns, Harry J.G., Damiano, Ralph J., Davies, D. Wyn, DiMarco, John, Edgerton, James, Ellenbogen, Kenneth, Ezekowitz, Michael D., Haines, David E., Haissaguerre, Michel, Hindricks, Gerhard, Iesaka, Yoshito, Jackman, Warren, Jalife, Jose, Jais, Pierre, Kalman, Jonathan, Keane, David, Kim, Young-Hoon, Kirchhof, Paulus, Klein, George, Kottkamp, Hans, Kumagai, Koichiro, Lindsay, Bruce D., Mansour, Moussa, Marchlinski, Francis E., McCarthy, Patrick M., Mont, J. Lluis, Morady, Fred, Nademanee, Koonlawee, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Natale, Andrea, Nattel, Stanley, Packer, Douglas L., Pappone, Carlo, Prystowsky, Eric, Raviele, Antonio, Reddy, Vivek, Ruskin, Jeremy N., Shemin, Richard J., Tsao, Hsuan-Ming, Wilber∧, David, Calkins, Hugh, Kuck, Karl Heinz, Cappato, Riccardo, Chen, Shih-Ann, Prystowsky, Eric N., Kuck, Karl Heinz, Natale, Andrea, Haines, David E., Marchlinski, Francis E., Calkins, Hugh, Davies, D. Wyn, Lindsay, Bruce D., Damiano, Ralph, Packer, Douglas L., Brugada, Josep, Camm, A. John, Crijns, Harry J.G., DiMarco, John, Edgerton, James, Ellenbogen, Kenneth, Ezekowitz, Michael D., Haissaguerre, Michel, Hindricks, Gerhard, Iesaka, Yoshito, Jackman, Warren M., Jais, Pierre, Jalife, José, Kalman, Jonathan, Keane, David, Kim, Young-Hoon, Kirchhof, Paulus, Klein, George, Kottkamp, Hans, Kumagai, Koichiro, Mansour, Moussa, Marchlinski, Francis, McCarthy, Patrick, Mont, J. Lluis, Morady, Fred, Nademanee, Koonlawee, Nakagawa, Hiroshi, Nattel, Stanley, Pappone, Carlo, Raviele, Antonio, Reddy, Vivek, Ruskin, Jeremy N., Shemin, Richard J., Tsao, Hsuan-Ming, Wilber, David, Ad, Niv, Cummings, Jennifer, Gillinov, A. Mark, Heidbuchel, Hein, January, Craig, Lip, Gregory, Markowitz, Steven, Nair, Mohan, Ovsyshcher, I. Eli, Pak, Hui-Nam, Tsuchiya, Takeshi, Shah, Dipen, Siong, Teo Wee, Vardas, Panos E.. 2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Management and Follow-up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial DesignA report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society, EP Europace, 2012, pp. 528-606, Volume 14, Issue 4, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus027