Left atrial effective conducting size predicts atrial fibrillation vulnerability in persistent but not paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Steven E WilliamsLouisa O'NeillCaroline H RoneyJusto JuliáAndreas MetznerBruno ReißmannRahul K MukherjeeIain SimJohn WhitakerMatthew WrightSteven NiedererChristian SohnsMark O'NeillPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)
LAECS measured post ablation was associated with AF inducibility in patients with persistent, but not paroxysmal AF. These data support a role for this method in electrical substrate assessment in AF patients.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- newly diagnosed
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- ejection fraction
- climate change
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- venous thromboembolism
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease