Prolonged PR Interval and Risk of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation

Prolonged PR Interval Predicts Clinical Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation

BACKGROUND A prolonged PR interval is known to be a poor prognostic factor in cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between PR interval and clinical outcome in patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS We prospectively included 576 patients with AF (75.5% male, 57.8±11.6 years old, 68...

Predictors of late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.

BACKGROUND To predict the recurrence of atrial fibrillation is important for selecting patients who will be undergoing catheter ablation, several studies respectively evaluated the risk factor of the recurrence of atrial fibrillation post-ablation. OBJECTIVE To investigate the factors predicting the recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after catheter ablation. METHODS 186 patients (55.12 ...

Predictors of Recurrence After Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been increasingly used to treat symptomatic patients.Within the last years a growing interest in ablation of persistent AF forms has evolved.Factors that may influence outcome of these procedures to treat persistent AF may be patient-specific (pre-procedural),procedure-related or may involve different post-ablation followup strategies. In this r...

Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Predicting Recurrence

Metabolic syndrome and risk of recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS), as well as several risk factors of cardiovascular diseases, is known to be associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), but its impact on the recurrence of AF after catheter ablation has not been explored. METHODS AND RESULTS The data for 654 consecutive AF patients who underwent an index circumferential pulmonary vein ablation were retrospectively analyzed....