ICE-Derived Left Atrial and Left Ventricular Endocardial and Myocardial Speckle Tracking Strain Patterns in Atrial Fibrillation at the Time of Radiofrequency Ablation.
Jian-Fang RenShiquan ChenDavid J CallansQiang LiuGregory SuppleDavid S FrankelPasquale SantangeliRuhong JiangDavid LinMatthew HymanLu YuMichael RileyYaxun SunZuwen ZhangChan YuRobert D SchallerSanjay DixitBei WangChenyang JiangFrancis E MarchlinskiPublished in: Journal of atrial fibrillation (2021)
LA longitudinal strain(%)/SR(1/s) parameters in AF patients are more abnormal than those with no AF, suggesting LA substrate/functional damage. AF ablation improved LA strains/SR but with values in paroxysmal > persistent AF suggesting background LA damage in persistent AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- radiofrequency ablation
- left ventricular
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ejection fraction
- escherichia coli
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- prognostic factors
- acute myocardial infarction
- aortic valve
- cross sectional
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy