Predictors of non-pulmonary vein foci in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

Keita WatanabeJunichi NittaOsamu InabaAkira SatoYukihiro InamuraNobutaka KatoMasahito SuzukiMasahiko GoyaKenzo HiraoTetsuo Sasano

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

Female sex, lower BMI, absence of hypertension, and higher E/e' were significant indicators of non-PV foci in patients with paroxysmal AF. Reviewing these factors in advance may be useful for selecting a device to perform pulmonary vein isolation.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
oral anticoagulants
left atrial
blood pressure
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
body mass index
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
weight gain
acute coronary syndrome
venous thromboembolism
mitral valve