Frequency, Risk Factors, and Clinical Outcomes of Late-Onset Atrial Flutter in Patients after Heart Transplantation.
Ann-Kathrin RahmSusanne ReinhardtMatthias HelmschrottFabrice F DarcheTom BrucknerPatrick LugenbielDierk ThomasPhilipp EhlermannWiebke SommerGregor WarneckeNorbert FreyRasmus RiviniusPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2022)
Patients with late-onset post-transplant AFL were younger at HTX, received more biatrial anastomosis, and showed a higher rate of moderate or severe tricuspid regurgitation. Typical AFL was associated with graft rejection, whereas atypical AFL was associated with myocardial ischemia, graft failure, and mortality. Catheter ablation represents a viable option to avoid further episodes of late-onset AFL after HTX.
Keyphrases
- late onset
- early onset
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- risk factors
- left atrial
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve
- aortic stenosis
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- high intensity
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced