Table 5.

Catheter Ablation – Outcome

Outcome	n=42
Procedure time (min)	189±104
Fluoroscopy time (min)	22±18
Follow up after ablation (years)	5.0±3.5 (range 0.1–12.5) (Median 3.1, IQR* 0.1–6.7) Lost to follow up 3/42 (7%)
Procedures per patient	1.4 ± 0.6 (range 1–3)
Arrhythmias ablated per patient	1.8 ± 0.9 (range 1–4)
Patients requiring re-ablation	12 (29%)
Novel arrhythmia	6
Recurrence of prior arrhythmia	6
Time to recurrent arrhythmia (years)	1.2±2.3
Permanent pacemaker post-procedure	2 (5%)
Patients on anti-arrhythmic therapy	2 (5%)
Deaths during follow-up	17 (40%)
Time from ablation until death (years)	3.6±2.5
Death associated with ablation procedure	0

^*IQR=interquartile range