Characterization of patients with extensive left atrial myopathy referred for atrial fibrillation ablation: incidence, predictors, and outcomes.
Teba Gonzalez FerreroMarco BergontiLorenzo MarconCarlos Minguito-CarazoCarlos Tilves BellasJuan Carlos Pesquera LorenzoJosé Luis Martínez-SandeLaila González-MelchorFrancisco Javier García-SearaJesús Alberto Fernández-LópezJosé Ramón González-JuanateyHein HeidbuchelAndrea SarkozyMoisés Rodríguez-MañeroPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2024)
This study reveals the incidence and clinical factors associated with ELAM in AF, highlighting age, female, persistent AF, first-degree AV block, and E/e'. Importantly, the presence of ELAM is associated with poorer outcomes in terms of recurrence and HF admission.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- risk factors
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- emergency department
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- type diabetes
- late onset
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- muscular dystrophy
- glycemic control
- venous thromboembolism
- weight loss