Successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation improves but not reverses the abnormalities of left atrial mechanics and energy loss.
Mingjie LinLi HaoYuan CaoYachao ZhaoBing RongWenqiang HanFei XieJing-Quan ZhongPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2019)
Vector flow mapping and 2DTT revealed impaired intra-atrial flow and mechanics. Successful catheter ablation for AF slightly improves but not reverses the aforementioned impairment, indicating the continuous LA dysfunction.