2023 Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Expert Position Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.

• Published in: Heart, Lung and Circulation
• Main Authors: Kistler, Peter M, Sanders, Prash, Amarena, John V, Bain, Chris R, Chia, Karin M, Choo, Wai-Kah, Eslick, Adam T, Hall, Tanya, Hopper, Ingrid K, Kotschet, Emily, Lim, Han S, Ling, Liang-Han, Mahajan, Rajiv, Marasco, Silvana F, McGuire, Mark A, McLellan, Alex J, Pathak, Rajeev K, Phillips, Karen P, Prabhu, Sandeep, Stiles, Martin K, Sy, Raymond W, Thomas, Stuart P, Toy, Tracey, Watts, Troy W, Weerasooriya, Rukshen, Wilsmore, Bradley R, Wilson, Lauren, Kalman, Jonathan M
• Format: Review
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Science 2024
• Subjects: Atrial fibrillation; Catheter ablation; Guidelines; Surgical ablation; New Zealand; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.12.024; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38702234

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has increased exponentially in many developed countries, including Australia and New Zealand. This Expert Position Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation from the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) recognises healthcare factors, expertise and expenditure relevant to the Australian and New Zealand healthcare environments including considerations of potential implications for First Nations Peoples. The statement is cognisant of international advice but tailored to local conditions and populations, and is intended to be used by electrophysiologists, cardiologists and general physicians across all disciplines caring for patients with AF. They are also intended to provide guidance to healthcare facilities seeking to establish or maintain catheter ablation for AF.