Low-voltage areas detected by high-density electroanatomical mapping predict recurrence after ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Konstantinos VlachosMichael EfremidisKonstantinos P LetsasGeorge BazoukisRuairidh MartinMaria KalafateliLouiza LioniStamatis GeorgopoulosAthanasios SaplaourasTheodore EfremidisTong LiuKosmas ValkanasNikolaos KaramichalakisDimitrios AsvestasAntonios Sideris

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2017)

These data demonstrate that the existence of LA voltage areas < 0.4 mV more than 10% of the total LA surface area predicts arrhythmia recurrence following PVAI for paroxysmal AF.

Keyphrases

high density
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
electronic health record
big data
free survival
high resolution
data analysis
acute coronary syndrome