Left atrial appendage size is a marker of atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
Judit SimonMohammed El MahdiuiJeff M SmitLili SzárazAlexander R van RosendaelSzilvia HerczegEmese ZsarnóczayAnikó Ilona NagyMárton KolossváryBálint SzilveszterNándor SzegediKlaudia Vivien NagyTamás TahinLászló GellérRob J van der GeestJeroen J BaxPál Maurovich HorvatBéla MerkelyPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2021)
The current study demonstrates that beyond left ventricular systolic dysfunction, LAA enlargement is associated with higher rate of AF recurrence after catheter ablation in persistent AF, but not in patients with paroxysmal AF.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- blood pressure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute myocardial infarction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement