ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2011
Left atrial reservoir function predicts atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: a two-dimensional speckle strain study.
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Assessment of Reconstruction and Inverse Reconstruction in Right Atrium by by Multimodal Echocardiographic Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation Patients Before and After Radiofrequency Ablation
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46 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 106 citations in OpenAlex.
- Usefulness of left atrial speckle tracking echocardiography in predicting recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2020Pooled it
- Left atrial function in elite athletes: A meta-analysis of two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiographic studies.Clinical cardiology · 2019Pooled it
- Effect of atrial fibrillation ablation on myocardial function: insights from cardiac magnetic resonance feature tracking analysis.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2013Pooled it
- Left atrial strain after paroxysmal atrial fibrillation linac-based cardiac radioablation in elderly population.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2024Trial
- Left atrial strain and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after thoracoscopic surgical ablation: a subanalysis of the AFACT study.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2022Trial
- Assessing the atrial electromechanical coupling during atrial focal tachycardia, flutter, and fibrillation using electromechanical wave imaging in humans.Computers in biology and medicine · 2015Trial
- Global left atrial strain in the prediction of sinus rhythm maintenance after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography · 2014Trial
- Outcome of pulmonary vein isolation ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: predictive role of left atrial mechanical dyssynchrony by speckle tracking echocardiography.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2014Trial
- Three-Dimensional Left Atrial Geometry in Atrial Fibrillation: Imaging Biomarkers, Substrate Phenotyping, and Ablation Outcome Prediction.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Optimum Patient's Selection for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using Echocardiography.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Left Atrial Mechanics and Remodeling in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Introducing the EASE Score for Pre-Ablation Risk Prediction.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Identification of atrial myopathy and atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation using 3D left atrial phasic strain from retrospective gated computed tomography.European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2025Article
- Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Myopathy, and Thromboembolism: The Additive Value of Echocardiography and Possible New Horizons for Risk Stratification.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Evaluation of left atrial strain imaging and integrated backscatter as predictors of recurrence in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2024Article
- Left Atrial Low-Voltage Areas Predict the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Radiofrequency Ablation.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- 3D Atrial Strain for Predicting Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Pulmonary Vein Isolation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Left atrial strain for predicting recurrence in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a single-center two-dimensional speckle tracking retrospective study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
- Detection of myocardial fibrosis by speckle-tracking echocardiography: from prediction to clinical applications.Heart failure reviews · 2022Review
- Clinical utility of left atrial strain in predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: An up-to-date review.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Risk Factors of Early Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Electrical Cardioversion When Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Is Preserved.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPredictors of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation (CA) are not fully defined. We hypothesized that 2D left atrial (LA) regional strain maps would help identify abnormal atrial substrate that increases susceptibility to AF recurrence post-CA. METHODS AND
resultsSixty-three patients (63 ± 10 years, 60% male) underwent CA for symptomatic paroxysmal (75%) or persistent (25%) AF. Baseline LA mechanical function determined using speckle tracking echocardiography was compared between those with AF recurrence (AFR) and no recurrence post-CA. Bi-dimensional global and regional maps of LA wall velocity, strain, and strain rate (SR) were obtained during end ejection and early diastole. After 18 ± 12 months of follow-up, 34 patients were free of AFR post-CA. There were no differences in clinical characteristics, LA and LV volumes, and Doppler estimates of LV diastolic function and filling pressures at baseline between patients with recurrent AF and those that maintained sinus rhythm. However, the LA emptying fraction (55 ± 17% vs. 64 ± 14%, p = 0.04), global and regional systolic and diastolic strains, SR, and velocities were reduced in patients with recurrent AF. There was marked attenuation of peak LA lateral wall longitudinal strain (LS; 11 ± 7% vs. 20 ± 14%, p = 0.007) and SR (0.9 ± 0.4 vs.1.3 ± 0.6 s(-1), p = 0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed lateral wall LS (odds ratio = 1.15, 95% CI = 1.02-1.28, p = 0.01) as an independent predictor of AFR.
conclusionsRegional LA lateral wall LS is a pre-procedural determinant of AFR in patients undergoing CA, independent of LA enlargement. Characterization of atrial myocardial tissue properties by speckle tracking echo may aid the appropriate selection of adjunctive strategies and prognostication of patients undergoing CA.
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