Incremental value of left atrial strain to predict atrial fibrillation recurrence after cryoballoon ablation.
Andreea Iulia MotocMaria-Luiza LuchianEsther ScheirlynckBram RoosensHadischat ChamelevaMaxim GeversXavier GallooBerlinde von KempRobbert RamakJuan SieiraCarlo de AsmundisGian-Battista ChierchiaJulien MagneCaroline WeytjensSteven DroogmansBernard CosynsPublished in: PloS one (2021)
This study showed that LA function assessed by PALS provided an additional predictive value for AF recurrence after CBA, over LA enlargement. In patients with non-dilated LA, PALS also predicted AF recurrence. These findings emphasize the added value of LA strain, suggesting that it should be implemented in the systematic evaluation of AF patients before CBA.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- peritoneal dialysis
- mitral valve
- venous thromboembolism
- radiofrequency ablation
- coronary artery disease