Incidence and Clinical Significance of Atrial Fibrillation under Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems. Role of Catheter Ablation?

Introduction: Heart transplantation is a common surgical procedure for treatment of end stage heart failure. Almost 85.000 operations have been performed worldwide over the past 40 years. However, coronary allograft vasculopathy, which is a phenomenon of chronic rejection, is still a serious problem. The aim of this retrospective study was to identify factors influencing the time point of onset of coronary allograft vasculopathy.