Impact of low-voltage zones on the left atrial anterior wall on the reduction in the left atrial appendage flow velocity in persistent atrial fibrillation patients.

Yuichi HoriShiro NakaharaNaoki NishiyamaReiko FukudaTomoaki UkajiHirotsugu SatoYuri KoshikawaShu InamiTetsuya IshikawaSayuki KobayashiYoshihiko SakaiIsao Taguchi

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2019)

In persistent AF patients, an LVZ on the LA anterior wall was associated with a low LAAFV. In addition, an anterior-LVZ located near the LAA orifice was further related to a reduction in the LAAFV.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
catheter ablation
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
heart failure
direct oral anticoagulants
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism