Acupuncture for Preventing Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence After Ablation

Exclusion Criteria

• •Cardiovascular events within the past 3 months (including stroke, transient ischemic attack, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, or cardiac surgery)
• •Symptomatic hypotension with systolic blood pressure \<100 mmHg on two consecutive measurements
• •Severe valvular heart disease or other significant structural heart disease
• •Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or planned pregnancy during the study period
• •History of pacemaker implantation
• •Second- or third-degree atrioventricular block
• •Bifascicular or trifascicular block
• •Acupuncture treatment for cardiovascular disease within the past 3 months
• •Severe comorbid conditions, including:
• •1. Malignant tumors
• •2. Chronic infectious diseases
• •3. Severe renal dysfunction (eGFR \<30 mL/min/1.73 m² or requiring dialysis)
• •4. Moderate to severe liver dysfunction (Child-Pugh class B or C)
• •5. Anemia (hemoglobin \<90 g/L)
• •6. Systemic diseases requiring steroid therapy
• •7. Severe cognitive impairment or dementia
• •8. Alcohol or substance abuse
• •9. Life expectancy \<12 months
• •10. Poor compliance or inability to provide informed consent
• •Participation in another interventional clinical study