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: A 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.
Calkins, Hugh MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA; Kuck, Karl Heinz MD, FESC; Cappato, Riccardo MD, FESC; Brugada, Josep MD, FESC; Camm, A. John MD, PhD; Chen, Shih-Ann MD, FHRS [S]; Crijns, Harry J.G. MD, PhD, FESC; Damiano, Ralph J. Jr. MD ^; Davies, D. Wyn MD, FHRS; DiMarco, John MD, PhD, FACC, FHRS; Edgerton, James MD, FACC, FACS, FACCP ^; Ellenbogen, Kenneth MD, FHRS; Ezekowitz, Michael D. MD; Haines, David E. MD, FHRS; Haissaguerre, Michel MD; Hindricks, Gerhard MD; Iesaka, Yoshito MD [S]; Jackman, Warren MD, FHRS; Jalife, Jose MD, FHRS; Jais, Pierre MD; Kalman, Jonathan MD [S]; Keane, David MD; Kim, Young-Hoon MD, PhD [S]; Kirchhof, Paulus MD; Klein, George MD; Kottkamp, Hans MD; Kumagai, Koichiro MD, PhD [S]; Lindsay, Bruce D. MD, FHRS [infinity]; Mansour, Moussa MD; Marchlinski, Francis E. MD; McCarthy, Patrick M. MD ^; Mont, J. Lluis MD, FESC; Morady, Fred MD; Nademanee, Koonlawee MD; Nakagawa, Hiroshi MD, PhD; Natale, Andrea MD, FHRS [inverted exclamation mark]; Nattel, Stanley MD; Packer, Douglas L. MD, FHRS; Pappone, Carlo MD, PhD; Prystowsky, Eric MD, FHRS; Raviele, Antonio MD, FESC; Reddy, Vivek MD; Ruskin, Jeremy N. MD; Shemin, Richard J. MD ^; Tsao, Hsuan-Ming MD [S]; Wilber, David MD ^; TASK FORCE MEMBERS:; Chairs:; Calkins, Hugh MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA; Chair, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA; Kuck, Karl Heinz MD, FESC; Co-Chair, Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg, GERMANY; Cappato, Riccardo MD, FESC; Co-Chair, Arrhythmia and EP Center, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, ITALY; Section Chairs: Atrial Fibrillation: Definitions, Mechanisms, and Rationale for Ablation -; Chen, Shih-Ann MD, FHRS; Taipei Veterans General Hospital, TAIWAN, Indications for Ablation and Patient Selection-; Prystowsky, Eric N. MD, FHRS; The Care Group, LLC, Indiana, USA, Techniques and Endpoints for Atrial Fibrillation-; Kuck, Karl Heinz MD, FESC; Allgemeines Krankenhaus St. Georg, Hamburg, GERMANY, Technologies and Tools-; Natale, Andrea MD, FHRS; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Texas, USA, Other Technical Aspects-; Haines, David E. MD, FHRS; Chair, William Beaumont Hospital, Michigan, USA, Follow-up Considerations and Definitions for Success-; Marchlinski, Francis E. MD; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA, Outcomes and Efficacy of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation-; Calkins, Hugh MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Maryland, USA, Complications of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Definitions, Incidence, Prevention and Management-; Davies, D. Wyn MD, FHRS; St. Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UNITED KINGDOM, Training Requirements and Competencies-; Lindsay, Bruce D. MD, FHRS; Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio, USA, Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation-; Damiano, Ralph Jr. MD; Washington University School of Medicine, Missouri, USA, Clinical Trial Considerations-; Packer, Douglas L. MD, FHRS; Mayo Foundation, Minnesota, USA, Co-Authors:; Brugada, Josep MD, FESC; Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, SPAIN; Camm, A. John MD, PhD; St. George's University of London, London, UNITED KINGDOM; Crijns, Harry J.G. MD, PhD, FESC; University Hospital Maastricht, THE NETHERLANDS; DiMarco, John MD; University of Virginia Health System, Virginia, USA; Edgerton, James MD, FACC, FACS, FACCP; The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano and Cardiopulmonary Research, Science, and Technology Institute, Texas, USA; Ellenbogen, Kenneth MD; Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, USA; Ezekowitz, Michael D. MD; Jefferson Medical College, Pennsylvania, USA; Haissaguerre, Michel MD; Universite De Bordeaux, Hopital Cardiologique, FRANCE; Hindricks, Gerhard MD; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, GERMANY; Iesaka, Yoshito MD; Tsuchiura Kyodo Hospital, JAPAN; Jackman, Warren M. MD, FHRS; University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma, USA; Jais, Pierre MD; Universite De Bordeaux, Hopital Cardiologique, FRANCE; Jalife, Jose MD; University of Michigan, Michigan, USA; Kalman, Jonathan MD; Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA; Keane, David MD; St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, IRELAND; Kim, Young-Hoon MD, PhD; Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, KOREA; Kirchhof, Paulus MD; University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM, and Department of Cardiology, University of Munster, Munster, GERMANY; Klein, George University Hospital, London, Ontario, CANADA; Kottkamp, Hans MD, FESC; Clinic Hirslanden Zurich, SWITZERLAND; Kumagai, Koichiro MD, PhD; Fukuoka Sanno Hospital, JAPAN; Mansour, Moussa MD; Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts, USA; Marchlinski, Francis MD; Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio, USA; McCarthy, Patrick MD; Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Illinois, USA; Mont, J. Lluis MD; FESC Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, SPAIN; Morady, Fred MD; University of Michigan Health System, Michigan, USA; Nademanee, Koonlawee MD; Pacific Rim EP Research Institute Center, California, USA; Nakagawa, Hiroshi MD, PhD; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma, USA; Nattel, Stanley MD; Montreal Heart Institute, Quebec, CANADA; Pappone, Carlo MD, PhD; Maria Cecilia Hospital, Cotignola, ITALY; Raviele, Antonio MD, FESC; Umberto I Hospital, Venice, ITALY; Reddy, Vivek MD; Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA; Ruskin, Jeremy N. MD; Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts, USA; Shemin, Richard J. MD; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, California, USA; Tsao, Hsuan-Ming MD; National Yang Ming University Hospital, TAIWAN; Wilber, David MD, FHRS; Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois, USA; Document reviewers:; Ad, Niv (USA); Cummings, Jennifer (USA); Gillinov, A. Mark (USA); Heidbuchel, Hein (Belgium); January, Craig (USA); Lip, Gregory (UK); Markowitz, Steven (USA); Nair, Mohan (India); Ovsyshcher, I. Eli (Israel); Pak, Hui-Nam (Korea); Tsuchiya, Takeshi (Japan); Shah, Dipen (Switzerland); Siong, Teo Wee (Singapore); Vardas, Panos E. (Greece)
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Europace.
14(4):528-606, April 2012.
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