Surface ECG and intracardiac spectral measures predict atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation.
Judit SzilágyiTomos E WaltersGregory M MarcusVasanth VedanthamJoshua D MossNitish BadhwarByron LeeRandall LeeZian H TsengEdward P GerstenfeldPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
Higher RA DF, lower CSd to RA DF gradient predicted recurrence after AF ablation. These spectral measures suggest a more remodeled atrial substrate and may provide simple tools for risk stratification or predict the need for additional substrate modification in patients referred for AF ablation.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial appendage
- left atrial
- oral anticoagulants
- direct oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- optical coherence tomography
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- disease activity
- magnetic resonance
- heart rate
- heart rate variability
- amino acid
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- radiofrequency ablation
- blood pressure
- left ventricular