Impact of atrial fibrillation phenotype and left atrial volume on outcome after pulmonary vein isolation.

Laurève CholletSalik Ur Rehman Iqbal Severin WittmerGregor ThalmannAntonio Madaffari Nikola A Kozhuharov Oskar Galuszka Thomas Kueffer Christoph Gräni Nicolas Brugger Helge Servatius Fabian Noti Andreas Haeberlin Laurent Roten Hildegard Tanner Tobias Reichlin

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2024)

Atrial fibrillation phenotype and LA volume are independent predictors of outcome after PVI. Persistent AF with no/mild LA dilation has a similar risk of recurrence as paroxysmal AF with a moderate/severe LA dilation and should be given similar priority for ablation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
high intensity
early onset
free survival
left ventricular