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

Su, Raymond W

Thomas, Stuart P

Toy, Tracey

Watts, Troy W

Weerasooriya, Rukshen

Wilsmore, Bradley R

Wilson, Lauren

Kalman, Jonathan M

2024-05-02

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.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Electronic address: peter.kistler@baker.edu.au.

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

University Hospital, Geelong, Vic, Australia.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast, Qld, Australia; Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia.

University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Hearts4Heart, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Austin Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Northern Health, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia; Lyell McEwin Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Australian National University and Canberra Heart Rhythm, Canberra, ACT, Australia.

Brisbane AF Clinic, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; The Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Monash University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Waikato Clinical School, University of Auckland, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Hollywood Private Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia; University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.

John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia.

Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia.

University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia; Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.

Heart Lung Circ . 2024 May 2:S1443-9506(24)00170-7. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.12.024. Online ahead of print.

1444-2892

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38702234/?otool=iaurydwlib

https://hdl.handle.net/10137/13330

Atrial fibrillation

Catheter ablation

Guidelines

Surgical ablation

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

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