Short- and long-term clinical predictors of pharmacological cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation by dofetilide: A retrospective cohort study of 160 patients.
Hafeez Ul Hassan VirkWaqas T QureshiNayani MakkarJoseph BastawroseNektarios SouvaliotisJoshua AzizEmad AzizPublished in: Clinical cardiology (2017)
Dyslipidemia and LVEF <40% were associated with failure to cardiovert after first dose, and female sex and LVEF 40% were related to failure to convert at all on dofetilide in persistent AF patients. After 1-year follow-up, female sex, known CAD, and age <63 years were associated with increased AF readmissions.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- patient reported
- mitral valve