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| Article Title |
Post-transplant atrial tachyarrhythmias: Epidemiology, mechanisms, outcomes, and management across solid organs
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| All Author List |
Alexandra Régia Dantas Brigido, Hugo Cardoso de Souza Falcon, Vanessa Simioni Faria, Helena Garcia Betinardi Bernardi, Júlio César Vieira de Sousa, Deborah de Sá Pereira Belfort, Guilherme Dagostin de Carvalho and Paulo Ricardo Gessolo Lins |
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| Corresponding Author |
Alexandra Régia Dantas Brigido, MD, Heart Institute, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Avenida Dr. Enéas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, Cerqueira César, São Paulo 05403-000, Brazil. alexandrabrigido@gmail.com |
| Key Words |
Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Atrial tachyarrhythmia; Solid-organ transplantation; Heart transplantation; Lung transplantation; Kidney transplantation; Liver transplantation; Catheter ablation; Anticoagulation |
| Core Tip |
Post-transplant atrial fibrillation and other atrial tachyarrhythmias are not a uniform postoperative complication. Rather, they form a time-dependent and organ-dependent syndrome with distinct mechanisms and clinical implications across solid-organ transplantation. Thoracic transplantation carries the greatest arrhythmic burden, whereas abdominal transplantation shows a lower incidence but important prognostic consequences. Early atrial fibrillation is usually trigger-mediated, while later atrial arrhythmias often reflect fixed structural substrates, graft-related pathology, or progressive remodeling. Effective management requires a transplant-specific approach that integrates timing, graft status, organ function, drug interactions, thromboembolic risk, bleeding risk, and the growing role of mechanism-guided catheter ablation. |
| Publish Date |
2026-09-02 06:21 |
| Citation |
Brigido ARD, Falcon HCS, Faria VS, Bernardi HGB, Sousa JCV, Belfort DSP, Carvalho GD, Lins PRG. Post-transplant atrial tachyarrhythmias: Epidemiology, mechanisms, outcomes, and management across solid organs. World J Transplant 2026; 16(3): 122203
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| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5500/wjt.122203 |
