Left atrium remodeling predicts late recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after second generation cryoballoon ablation.
Andreea Iulia MotocJuan-Pablo AbugattasBram RoosensEsther ScheirlynckBenedicte HeyndrickxCarlo de AsmundisGian-Battista ChierchiaSteven DroogmansBernard CosynsPublished in: Cardiovascular ultrasound (2018)
Longitudinal LA remodeling plays an additional role for predicting AF recurrence after CBA, in patients without LAD dilation. Moreover, LAmin had a high negative predictive value and was an independent predictor of AF recurrence. Therefore, a more complete LA anatomical assessment allows a better prediction of AF recurrences after CBA.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- newly diagnosed
- free survival
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- left ventricular
- inferior vena cava