Left atrial appendage morphofunctional indices could be predictive of arrhythmia recurrence post-atrial fibrillation ablation: a meta-analysis.

Konstantinos A PapathanasiouDimitrios A VrachatisDimitrios KazantzisCharalampos KossyvakisSotiria G GiotakiGerasimos DeftereosKonstantinos RaisakisAndreas KaoukisDimitrios AvramidesVaia LambadiariGerasimos SiasosSpyridon Deftereos

Published in: The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (2023)

Our findings suggest that LAA ejection fraction, LAA emptying velocity, LAA orifice area and LAA volume differ between patients suffering from arrhythmia recurrence post-ablation and arrhythmia free counterparts, while LAA morphology is not predictive of AF recurrence.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
atrial fibrillation
ejection fraction
left atrial appendage
left atrial
aortic stenosis
free survival
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism