ArticlePloS one2018
Pulmonary vein volume predicts the outcome of radiofrequency catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
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- Cardiac computed tomography angiography-derived pulmonary vein volumetry as a predictor for atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Evaluating the consistency in different methods for measuring left atrium diameters.BMC medical imaging · 2024Article
- Relationship between anatomical characteristics of pulmonary veins and atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
- Lower pulmonary vein-to-left atrium volume ratio predicts poor rhythm outcome after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Mechanoelectrical feedback in pulmonary vein arrhythmogenesis: Clinical challenges and therapeutic opportunities.Journal of arrhythmia · 2020Article
- Predictors of Recurrence of AF in Patients After Radiofrequency Ablation.European cardiology · 2019Review
- Pulmonary vein parameters are similar or better predictors than left atrial diameter for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after cryoablation.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2019Observational
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Abstract
purposeCatheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is an effective therapy for selected groups of patients. We evaluated whether quantification of left atrium (LA) or pulmonary vein (PV) by using multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) may predict the success rate of PV isolation procedure.
methodsWe included 118 patients younger than 65 years with symptomatic AF (73 paroxysmal, PAF; 45 non-paroxysmal, non-PAF). All patients underwent 256-slice MDCT prior to circumferential PV isolation to evaluate anatomy, volume and dimensions of LA and PV.
resultsAfter a mean follow-up of 14 months, complete success was achieved in 50 patients (68.5%) of PAF and in 26 patients (57.8%) of non-PAF. In the PAF group, total PV volume was found to be an independent predictor of AF recurrence, whereas LA volume was not. Logistic regression analysis showed that the probability of AF recurrence was higher in patients with total PV volume greater than 12.0 cm3/BSA (m2) (AUC 0.682, 95%CI 0.541-0.822). In the non-PAF group, no independent risk factor of LA or PV size was observed for the postoperative recurrence.
conclusionsThe PV volume quantification may predict the success of AF ablation in PAF patients.
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