Association of pericardial effusion after pulmonary vein isolation and outcomes in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Ungjeong DoJun KimMinsoo KimMin Soo ChoGi-Byoung NamKee-Joon ChoiYou-Ho KimPublished in: Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE (2020)
Minimal or mild PE after PVI for paroxysmal AF is a frequent echocardiographic finding, and it had no significant association with AF recurrence. Routine TTE after AF ablation has no clinical implication.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pulmonary hypertension
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- clinical practice
- acute coronary syndrome
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue