Impact of the sinus node recovery time after termination of atrial fibrillation during catheter ablation on clinical outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Keita WatanabeYasutoshi NagataGiichi NittaShinichiro OkataMasashi NagaseRyoichi MiyazakiSho NagamineMasakazu KanekoTetsumin LeeToshihiro NozatoTakashi AshikagaMasahiko GoyaTetsuo Sasano

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Patients with a prolonged SNRT had a higher prevalence of AF recurrence after the first ablation and higher inducibility of non-PV triggers. Measuring SNRT might be used for the stratification of patients with persistent AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
risk factors
lymph node
percutaneous coronary intervention
mitral valve
acute coronary syndrome