ArticleArchives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases2019
Is the presence of left atrial diverticulum associated with recurrence in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?
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- Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics of Left Atrial Diverticulum.Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Association of a Left Atrial Diverticulum with Adverse Events During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Silent cerebral infarcts following pulmonary vein isolation with different atrial fibrillation ablation techniques - incidence and risk factors.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2022Article
- Is there an association between left atrial outpouching structures and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation?PloS one · 2022Article
- Cerebral microembolism during atrial fibrillation ablation can result from the technical aspects and mostly does not cause permanent neurological deficit.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionCatheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been a major cornerstone in the management of AF. Despite promising advances in CA techniques, long-term results reveal a high rate of recurrence after the procedure. Left atrial diverticulum (LAD), a common anatomic variant of the left atrium, was previously shown to be associated with increased risk of thrombus formation, cardiac perforation and arrhythmia. In this study we aimed to investigate the relationship between LAD and recurrence in patients undergoing CA for AF. MATERIAL AND
methodsA total of 100 consecutive patients with a mean age of 53 ±12.1 years (53% male) underwent radiofrequency (RF) (46, 46%) or cryoballoon (54, 54%) catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation preceded by cardiac computed tomography (CT) imaging. Clinical and procedural characteristics of the patients with and without AF recurrence were compared.
resultsTwenty-three (23%) patients had AF recurrence and 77 (77%) patients had no recurrence. The clinical parameters such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease and stroke did not differ between the groups. Left atrium diameter was significantly different between the two groups (4.1 ±0.5 vs. 3.9 ±0.5,
conclusionsThe presence of left atrial diverticulum is not associated with recurrence in patients undergoing RF and cryoballoon CA for atrial fibrillation.
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