High parasympathetic activity as reflected by deceleration capacity predicts atrial fibrillation recurrence after repeated catheter ablation procedure.

Paul-Adrian CălbureanThiago Guimarães OsórioJuan SieiraErwin StrökerRiccardo MajMuryo TerasawaAlessandro RizzoGianluca BorioOriana ScalaAlessio GalliPedro BrugadaGian-Battista ChierchiaCarlos De Asmundis

Published in: Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing (2020)

DC is a novel predictor of AF recurrence and AF recurrence type after repeated catheter ablation procedure. DC may reflect the need of more intensive treatment strategies in patients with high PNS activity.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
dendritic cells
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
minimally invasive
free survival
heart rate variability
left ventricular