Impact of pulmonary veins anatomy on the outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the era of contact force-sensing ablation catheters.
Karim BenaliVan Duc LaiNefissa HammacheIsabelle Magnin-PoullChristian de ChillouJean-Marc SellalPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2022)
This study suggests that the presence of an LCO or a RAPV is not associated with a higher rate of AF recurrence at 12 months after radiofrequency PVI using contact force-sensing catheters in PAF patients.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- radiofrequency ablation
- catheter ablation
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- single molecule
- chronic kidney disease
- oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- left atrial appendage
- pulmonary hypertension
- prognostic factors
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- ultrasound guided
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported
- free survival
- glycemic control