key: cord-0942663-2kz9hrz6
authors: Yastrebov, Konstantin
title: Ultrasound‐guided point‐of‐care ablation for atrial fibrillation in intensive care
date: 2021-01-10
journal: J Arrhythm
DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12503
sha: a8f0842c6b1907ca3921463b3af57ab9b51d3bc1
doc_id: 942663
cord_uid: 2kz9hrz6

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Dear Editor, Cha We believe that another important advantage of this innovative approach deserves better highlight. Utilization of ICE could become a game changer for point-of-care atrial ablation in critically ill population, particularly during current pandemic. The overall incidence of AF in patients in the intensive care unit is close to 6%, with the new onset of AF being a marker of poor short-term and long-term prognosis. 3 The reported incidence of AF in patients with sepsis or after cardiac valve surgery is disproportionately high (33% and 60%, respectively). It is important to acknowledge that in general, the 

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