Heart rate increase after pulmonary vein isolation predicts freedom from atrial fibrillation at 1 year.

Zackary D GoffBalint LaczayGayane YenokyanBhradeev SivasambuSunil K SinhaJoseph E Marine Hiroshi AshikagaRon D BergerTauseef Akhtar David D Spragg Hugh Calkins

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)

Resting HR was found to increase after PVI. Increase in HR more than 15 bpm has a positive association with remaining free from atrial fibrillation at 1 year.

Keyphrases

heart rate
atrial fibrillation
heart rate variability
blood pressure
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
heart failure
direct oral anticoagulants
left ventricular
acute coronary syndrome