Epicardial fat thickness: A new predictor of successful electrical cardioversion and atrial fibrillation recurrence.
Seçkin DereliAdil BayramogluOsman Can YontarSinan CerşitMustafa Ozan GürsoyPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2018)
Epicardial fat tissue thickness can be effectively used for the prediction of successful ECV and AF recurrence during follow-up in AF patients.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- adipose tissue
- catheter ablation
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- left atrial appendage
- optical coherence tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- free survival
- peritoneal dialysis
- fatty acid
- prognostic factors
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patient reported outcomes
- venous thromboembolism
- patient reported