Evaluation of left atrial strain imaging and integrated backscatter as predictors of recurrence in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation.
Pedro Garcia BrásPedro Silva CunhaAna Teresa TimóteoGuilherme PortugalAna GalrinhoSérgio LaranjoMadalena Coutinho CruzBruno ValentePedro RioAna Sofia DelgadoMargarida PauloManuel BrásRui Cruz FerreiraMário Martins OliveiraLuísa Moura BrancoPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2023)
LA phasic strain parameters were predictors of AF recurrence after CA, independently of LAVI and AF subtype. LASr < 18% showed a higher predictive power compared to LAVI. Further studies are needed to investigate the role of IBS as a predictor of AF recurrence.