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ArticleJournal of atrial fibrillation2016

Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation.

Waseem Y Barham, William H Sauer, Blake Fleeman, Michael Brunnquell, Wendy Tzou, Ryan Aleong, Joseph Schuller, Matthew Zipse, Christine Tompkins, Duy T Nguyen

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Article in Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Waseem Y BarhamUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
William H SauerUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Blake FleemanUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Michael BrunnquellUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Wendy TzouUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Ryan AleongUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Joseph SchullerUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Matthew ZipseUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Christine TompkinsUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.
Duy T NguyenUniversity of Colorado, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Aurora, Colorado.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundModerate to heavy alcohol use has been shown to be associated with increased atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence. However, the relationship between alcohol use and AF recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is not well known.

objectiveWe sought to study the impact of different alcohol consumption levels on outcomes after AF ablation.

methodsA retrospective analysis was performed of 226 consecutive patients undergoing first time PVI for AF. Clinical data were collected including alcohol intake classified into 3 groups: none-rare (< 1 drink/ week), moderate (1-7 drinks/ week), and heavy (> 7 drinks/ week). Patients were followed for recurrences within the first 3 months (blanking period; early recurrence) and after 3 months up to 1 year (late recurrence) after the ablation.

resultsParoxysmal and persistent AF had early recurrence rates of 29.1% and 32.2%, and late recurrence rates of 30.2% and 44.1%, respectively. The none-rare alcohol group had a higher frequency of diabetes mellitus (p=0.007). Neither moderate or heavy alcohol consumption, in reference to the none-rare group, was significantly predictive of early or late AF recurrence on adjusted multivariate logistic regression analysis (p>0.05).

conclusionDespite known associations between alcohol and incidence of AF, alcohol consumption is not associated with early or late AF recurrence after PVI in this cohort.

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alcoholarrhythmiaatrial fibrillationcatheter ablationpulmonary vein isolationrecurrence

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PMID29250261
PMCPMC5673320
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