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Are left ventricular ejection fraction and left atrial diameter related to atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation?: A meta-analysis.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Post-Ablational Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Asian Population.Clinical cardiology · 2026Pooled it
- Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart failure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2022Pooled it
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- Pre-procedural TMAO as a predictor for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Observational
- The predictive value of monocyte count to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio combined with left atrial diameter for post-radiofrequency ablation recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Factors predicting the recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: A review.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Deep learning of left atrial structure and function provides link to atrial fibrillation risk.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Left Atrium Volume Measured with Multislice Computed Tomography as a Prognostic Predictor for Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- An effective prediction model based on XGBoost for the 12-month recurrence of AF patients after RFA.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Article
- Prediction model of atrial fibrillation recurrence after Cox-Maze IV procedure in patients with chronic valvular disease and atrial fibrillation based on machine learning algorithm.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2023Article
- Machine learning-based analysis of risk factors for atrial fibrillation recurrence after Cox-Maze IV procedure in patients with atrial fibrillation and chronic valvular disease: A retrospective cohort study with a control group.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- hsa-miR-4443 inhibits myocardial fibroblast proliferation by targeting THBS1 to regulate TGF-β1/α-SMA/collagen signaling in atrial fibrillation.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021Article
- Elevated β1-Adrenergic Receptor Autoantibody Levels Increase Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility by Promoting Atrial Fibrosis.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
- A Model Incorporating Left Ventricular Impedance Index may be Explanatory for Late Pulmonary Vein Isolation Failure.Austin journal of clinical cardiology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common form of arrhythmia, is associated with the prevalence of many common cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Catheter ablation is considered the first-line therapy for AF; however, AF recurrence is very common after catheter ablation. Studies have been performed to analyze the factors associated with AF recurrence, but none have reached a consistent conclusion on whether left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and left atrial diameter (LA diameter) affect AF recurrence after catheter ablation.The databases PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library were used to search for relevant studies up to September 2017. RevMan 5.3.5 software provided by the Cochrane Collaboration Network was used to conduct this meta-analysis.Thirteen studies involving 2825 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Overall, the results revealed that elevated LA diameter values were significantly associated with AF recurrence in patients after catheter ablation (MD = 2.19, 95% CI: 1.63-2.75, P < .001), while baseline LVEF levels were not significantly positively associated with AF recurrence in patients after catheter ablation (MD = -0.91, 95% CI: -1.18 to 1.67, P = .14).Overall, elevated LA diameter may be associated with AF recurrence after catheter ablation; however, there was no direct relationship between LVEF values and AF recurrence after catheter ablation when baseline LVEF values are normal or mildly decreased. Besides, because of publication bias, further studies should be performed to explore the mechanisms underlying AF recurrence.
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