A high BNP level predicts an improvement in exercise tolerance after a successful catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.

Yoshinori KatsumataYuichi TamuraTakehiro KimuraShun KohsakaTaketaro SadahiroTakahiko NishiyamaYoshiyasu AizawaKoichiro AzumaKeiichi FukudaSeiji Takatsuki

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2019)

Elimination of persistent AF by CA was associated with an improvement in exercise tolerance. This was particularly true in patients with high BNP values at baseline.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage

high intensity
oral anticoagulants
direct oral anticoagulants

heart failure
physical activity
percutaneous coronary intervention

resistance training
coronary artery disease
venous thromboembolism