Periodontitis and the outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation: Porphyromonas gingivalis is related to atrial fibrillation recurrence.

Shunsuke MiyauchiTakehito TokuyamaTomoaki ShintaniHiromi NishiYuta HamamotoKazuhisa OuharaHisako FurushoMutsumi MiyauchiHitoshi KomatsuzawaYukiko Nakano

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)

Periodontitis was related to the late recurrence of AF after RFCA. P. gingivalis type IV may be pathogenic for AF recurrence after RFCA.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
free survival
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
venous thromboembolism