No impact of sub-clinical coronary artery disease identified by cardiac CT scan on the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after a single ablation procedure.
Saliman SakhyRomain DidierMargaux BlainThibault LeclercqMaud MazaAdrien ArtusRanny IssaMarianne ZellerAlexandre CochetYves CottinGabriel LaurentPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2021)
Our study confirms that CAD is not a predictor of AF recurrence after a single ablation, unlike the LAVI. Further studies are necessary to re-evaluate the long-term conclusions of this work.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- computed tomography
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left atrial
- dual energy
- cardiovascular events
- left ventricular
- left atrial appendage
- heart failure
- oral anticoagulants
- radiofrequency ablation
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- direct oral anticoagulants
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- free survival
- magnetic resonance
- mitral valve
- aortic stenosis
- pet ct
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement