PRIMARY RESULTS OF<br />
RF CATHETER ABLATION FOR AF<br />
IN VIETNAM HEART INSTITUTE<br />
<br />
PHAM QUOC KHANH, MD, PhD. et al<br />
Vietnam Heart Institute<br />
<br />
Background - Forms of Atrial Fibrillation<br />
- Clinical type<br />
<br />
of AF:<br />
<br />
+ paroxysmal 7 days: require intervention<br />
termination.<br />
<br />
+ permanent: refractory to cardioversion or<br />
accepted as final rhythm.<br />
-<br />
<br />
Background - Prevalence of AFib<br />
General population-based<br />
prevalence<br />
<br />
0.95%<br />
<br />
2.5%<br />
<br />
ATRIA study<br />
<br />
Olmsted County study<br />
<br />
Go AS, et al. JAMA (2001) 285: 2370<br />
Miyasaka Y, et al. Circulation (2006) 114: 119<br />
<br />
Prevalence of AFib<br />
<br />
Projected number of persons with AF<br />
(millions)<br />
<br />
Olmsted County study<br />
15.2<br />
<br />
16<br />
<br />
15.9<br />
<br />
14.3<br />
14<br />
<br />
13.1<br />
11.7<br />
<br />
12<br />
<br />
10.2<br />
10<br />
<br />
8.9<br />
<br />
11.1<br />
<br />
7.7<br />
<br />
8<br />
6 5.1<br />
4 5.1<br />
<br />
5.9<br />
5.6<br />
<br />
9.4<br />
<br />
6.7<br />
<br />
6.1<br />
<br />
6.8<br />
<br />
7.5<br />
<br />
11.7<br />
<br />
12.1<br />
<br />
10.3<br />
<br />
8.4<br />
<br />
2<br />
0<br />
<br />
2000<br />
<br />
2005<br />
<br />
2010<br />
<br />
2015<br />
<br />
2020<br />
<br />
2025<br />
<br />
2030<br />
<br />
2035<br />
<br />
2040<br />
<br />
2045<br />
<br />
2050<br />
<br />
Year<br />
Miyasaka Y, et al. Circulation (2006) 114: 119<br />
<br />
Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events<br />
Death or hospitalization in individuals with CV event(s) after 20<br />
years<br />
Men<br />
<br />
At least one CV event (%)<br />
<br />
100<br />
<br />
Women<br />
<br />
89<br />
80<br />
<br />
66<br />
60<br />
<br />
45<br />
40<br />
<br />
27<br />
20<br />
<br />
0<br />
<br />
AFib<br />
<br />
No AFib<br />
<br />
AFib<br />
<br />
No AFib<br />
<br />
Stewart S, et al. Am J Med (2002) 113: 359<br />
<br />