New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Concise Review

Troels Højsgaard Jørgensen, Julie Bjerre Thygesen, Hans Gustav Thyregod, Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, Lars Søndergaard

Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

39 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) and, more recently, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have been shown to be the only treatments that can improve the natural cause of severe aortic valve stenosis. However, after SAVR and TAVI, the incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF) is 31%-64% and 4%-32%, respectively. NOAF is independently associated with adverse events such as stroke, death, and increased length of hospital stay. Increasing the knowledge of predisposing factors, optimal postprocedural monitoring, and prophylactic antiarrhythmic and antithrombotic therapy may reduce the risk of complications secondary to NOAF.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Invasive Cardiology
Volume27
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)41-47
Number of pages7
ISSN1042-3931
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2015

Cite this