Beyond successful atrial fibrillation ablation: unmet patient needs, quality-of-life gap and patients' perspective

Andrea Matteucci; Marco Valerio Mariani; Luca Sgarra; Michela Bonanni; Nicola Pierucci; Vincenzo Mirco La Fazia; Silvio Fedele; Federico Nardi; Furio Colivicchi

doi:10.1080/14779072.2026.2649159

Beyond successful atrial fibrillation ablation: unmet patient needs, quality-of-life gap and patients' perspective

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2026 Apr;24(4):285-287. doi: 10.1080/14779072.2026.2649159. Epub 2026 Mar 25.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Clinical and Rehabilitation Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Department of Experimental Medicine, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy.
³ Department of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Nephrological, Anesthesiological and Geriatric Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
⁴ Department of Cardiology, Regional General Hospital "F.Miulli', Bari, Italy.
⁵ Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, TX, USA.
⁶ Department of Interventional Cardiology, UOC Cardiologia, Sandro Pertini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
⁷ division of cardiology, Santo Spirito Hospital, Casale Monferrato, Alessandria, Italy.

PMID: 41853840
DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2026.2649159

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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation ablation; anticoagulation therapy; difference in ablation strategy; patient-reported outcomes; postoperative distress; quality of life; rhythm control.

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