Predictors of improvement in arrhythmia-specific symptoms and health-related quality of life after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Neshro BarmanoEmmanouil CharitakisJan-Erik KarlssonFredrik H NystromHåkan WalfridssonUlla WalfridssonPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2018)
Left atrial volume, gender, diabetes, heart failure, the frequency of AF attacks prior to RFA, and recurrence of AF after RFA were significant factors affecting improvement in symptoms and HRQoL after RFA of AF. Future studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- radiofrequency ablation
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- sleep quality
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- mental health
- left ventricular
- glycemic control
- adipose tissue
- venous thromboembolism
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- insulin resistance