Catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: Who is the best candidate?
Lu YuRu-Hong JiangYaxun SunYang YePei ZhangQiang LiuXia ShengZuwen ZhangShiquan ChenGuosheng FuChen-Yang JiangPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2022)
Catheter ablation is effective independent of LV dilation, rate control or HFrEF. Patients with normal to moderate LV dilation, resting HR ≥80 bpm and HFmrEF may be candidates for early PerAF ablation to achieve LVEF normalization.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- left ventricular
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- blood pressure
- heart rate
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- oral anticoagulants
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic stenosis
- direct oral anticoagulants
- high intensity
- mitral valve
- oxidative stress
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery disease
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve
- venous thromboembolism