Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Repeat ablation timing for recurrent atrial fibrillation: A prospective study
Authors' conclusion
Our findings indicate that shorter DRAT is associated with lower AF/AT recurrence
Study context
- Population
- Patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing repeat ablation, 3 hospitals in China, January 2019–December 2022
- Participants
- 1,144 patients
- Exposure
- Quartiles of AF diagnosis-recurrence-to-ablation time
- Q1n = 287reference
- Q2n = 292
- Q3n = 280
- Q4n = 285
- Outcome
- Freedom from AF/atrial tachycardia (AT) recurrence
- Follow-up
- 12 months
Methodological detailsmulticentre, 3 hospitals in China
- Multicentre
- 3 hospitals in China
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Freedom from AF/AT recurrence
P < 0.001
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Repeat ablation timing for recurrent atrial fibrillation: A prospective study. Heart Rhythm. Published 10 November 2025. doi:10.
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