Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and procedural outcome in patients undergoing catheter ablation for premature ventricular complexes.
Fengwei ZouLuigi Di BiaseSanghamitra MohantyXiaodong ZhangSai Shishir ShettyCarola GianniDomenico G Della RoccaAung LinRoberto ArosioMarco SchiavoneGiovanni ForleoAngel MayedoBryan MacDonaldAmin Al-AhmadMohamed BassiounyG Joseph GallinghouseRodney HortonJohn D BurkhardtSanghamitra MohantyPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2022)
AF was documented in 1/4 of patients undergoing PVC ablation and was associated with lower procedural success at long-term follow-up. This was likely attributed to older age, worse LV function and higher prevalence of multiple PVC morphologies in patients with concurrent AF.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- risk factors
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- physical activity
- locally advanced
- middle aged
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- rectal cancer
- left ventricular