Assessment of autonomic nervous system modulation after novel catheter ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation using multiple short-term electrocardiogram recordings.

Satoshi YanagisawaYasuya IndenAya FujiiYosuke KamikuboYasunori KanzakiMonami AndoJunya FunabikiYosuke MuraseMasaki TakenakaNoriaki OtakeYoshihiro IkaiYusuke SakamotoRei ShibataToyoaki Murohara

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2017)

ANS modulation after the three catheter ablation methods was similar and maintained > 1 year after the procedure. Higher parasympathetic nervous function at 1 year after ablation was associated with AF recurrence after the ablation.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
heart rate variability
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
minimally invasive
coronary artery disease
left ventricular