Predictors and outcomes of tricuspid regurgitation improvement after radiofrequency catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation.
Kohei UkitaYasuyuki EgamiHiroaki NoharaShodai KawanamiHiroki SugaeAkito KawamuraHitoshi NakamuraKoji YasumotoMasaki TsudaNaotaka OkamotoYasuharu Matsunaga-LeeMasamichi YanoMasami NishinoJun TanouchiPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2023)
Relatively young age and absence of LR were good predictors of improvement of TR after the RFCA for persistent AF. In addition, the improvement of TR was related to better clinical outcomes.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- aortic valve
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- aortic stenosis
- middle aged
- metabolic syndrome
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- ejection fraction