Uncontrolled blood pressure affects atrial remodeling and adverse clinical outcome in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Masashi KamiokaNaoko HijiokaYoshiyuki MatsumotoMinoru NoderaTakashi KaneshiroHitoshi SuzukiYasuchika TakeishiPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2018)
HTN induced heterogeneous LA hypertrophy regardless of whether HTN was controlled. Uncontrolled BP promoted atrial remodeling, and is therefore a strong predictor for recurrence of AF after PVI.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- blood pressure
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- high glucose
- heart failure
- diabetic rats
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- heart rate
- hypertensive patients
- free survival
- drug induced
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- endothelial cells
- oxidative stress
- acute coronary syndrome
- blood glucose
- left ventricular
- metabolic syndrome
- adverse drug
- insulin resistance