Symptoms and health-related quality of life 5 years after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Ulla WalfridssonAnders Hassel JönssonLars O KarlssonIoan LiubaHenrik AlmrothEmma SandgrenHåkan WalfridssonEmmanouil CharitakisPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2021)
This clinical cohort of patients with AF evaluated through PROMs showed that CA had long-lasting effects on symptoms and HRQoL and that the use of PROMs in clinical routines was feasible. Factors predicting symptoms after CA were female gender, IHD, and obesity, an important reminder to encourage lifestyle management.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- patient reported outcomes
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- metabolic syndrome
- oral anticoagulants
- sleep quality
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- direct oral anticoagulants
- insulin resistance
- mental health
- cardiovascular disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adipose tissue
- acute coronary syndrome
- mitral valve
- body mass index
- venous thromboembolism