Safety and efficacy of atrial fibrillation ablation in kidney transplant patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Managing atrial fibrillation in kidney transplant patients poses a challenge for both nephrologists and cardiologists. Data regarding the safety and efficacy of catheter ablation in this patient's cohort is scarce.

Methods and results

In this two-center prospective study, we included all consecutive kidney transplant patients who underwent atrial fibrillation ablation between April 2017 and March 2022. A 1:3 propensity score matching created a control group of non-transplant AF patients undergoing ablation. We included 16 kidney transplant patients and 48 matched controls. Ablation was successful in all patients. The periprocedural complication rate (6.3% in the kidney transplant group vs. 6.3% in the control group, p value = 1) did not differ between the two gr

SUBMITTER: Keelani A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12317879 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature