Mediastinal radiation therapy for breast cancer in female patients is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation recurrence post-catheter ablation.
Ikram U HaqNadia AkhiyatAbu Rmilah AnanHossam AlzubiGurukripa N KowlgiHon-Chi LeeSamuel J AsirvathamAbhishek J DeshmukhChristopher V DeSimonePublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2022)
Our study suggests that female patients with a history of breast cancer are at a higher risk of developing AF recurrence after catheter ablation. Multivariate analysis showed that patients with a history of prior mediastinal radiation therapy and AF diagnosis to time to ablation were both independent risk factors.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- radiation therapy
- risk factors
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- lymph node
- heart failure
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ultrasound guided
- coronary artery disease
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- locally advanced