The impact of height on recurrence after index catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Ching-Han LiuLi-Wei LoFa-Po ChungShih-Lin ChangYu-Feng HuYenn-Jiang LinShih-Chung HuangSu-Ting GanChin-Yu LinTze-Fan ChaoJo-Nan LiaoTa-Chuan TuanChih-Min LiuYang-Che ShiuCheng-I WuLing KuoJennifer Jeanne B ViceraIsaiah LugtuCheng-Hung LiYu-Cheng HsiehYi-Jen ChenShih-Ann ChenPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2021)
Height is associated with AF recurrence after the index CA of PAF in female patients. In Asian populations, women above height 159 cm are twice as likely to have AF recurrence post-ablation as shorter women.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- body mass index
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- type diabetes
- peritoneal dialysis
- metabolic syndrome
- pregnant women
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- free survival
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported