Atrial premature depolarisations five days post electrical cardioversion are related to atrial fibrillation recurrence risk in horses.

Ingrid Vernemmen Dominique De Clercq Annelies Decloedt Lisse Vera Glenn Van Steenkiste Gunther van Loon

Published in: Equine veterinary journal (2019)

The APD burden 5 days post cardioversion could be a useful predictive value for AF recurrence within 1 year in horses. However, other factors such as mitral regurgitation and atrial contractile function must also be taken into account.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
heart failure
free survival
percutaneous coronary intervention
skeletal muscle
risk factors
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
mitral valve