ArticleScientific reports2019
Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation.
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- Association Between Mean Left Atrial Voltage and Prior Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Circulatory Stasis in the Left Atrial Appendage Detected by Cardiac Computed Tomography Angiography With Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Initial Catheter Ablation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Observational
- A study on risk factors of acute ischemic stroke after radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Predictive Value of Residual Cholesterol Inflammatory Index for Left Atrial Thrombus or Spontaneous Echo Contrast in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation with Low CHAInternational journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Atypical atrial flutter ablation: follow-up and predictors of arrhythmia recurrence.Heart and vessels · 2024Article
- Left atrial enlargement and high uric acid level are risk factors for left atrial thrombus or dense spontaneous echo contrast in atrial fibrillation patients with low to moderate embolic risk assessed by CHAFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Electrical Remodeling of Left Atrium Is a Better Predictor for Recurrence Than Structural Remodeling in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation.Korean circulation journal · 2022Article
- Porphyromonas gingivalis and left atrial appendage spontaneous echo contrast in atrial fibrillation ablation candidates.Heart and vessels · 2021Article
- Secondary Stroke Prevention Following Embolic Stroke of Unknown Source in the Absence of Documented Atrial Fibrillation: A Clinical Review.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2021Review
- Stroke and left atrial thrombi after cryoballoon ablation of atrial fibrillation: incidence and predictors. Results from a long-term follow-up.Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2021Article
- Posterior circulation stroke: an easily overlooked complication of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.BMJ case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
Ischemic stroke after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients is a great challenge for electrophysiologists. We performed this retrospective study to evaluate clinical and echocardiographic characteristics associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke following RFCA. A total of 2,352 consecutive patients with AF who underwent first-time RFCA were analyzed. Among 10,023 patient*year follow up, ischemic stroke occurred in 49 patients (0.49% per year). Late recurrence after last RFCA was significantly associated with ischemic stroke (3.8% vs. 12.9%, p < 0.001). Old age (≥60 years old) (3.2% vs. 15.4%, p = 0.001), non-paroxysmal AF (hazard ratio = 1.91, p = 0.024), left atrium (LA) size ≥45.0 mm (6.6% vs. 11.7%, p < 0.001), E over E' ≥10 (4.3% vs. 20.1%, p < 0.001), dense spontaneous echo contrast (SEC) (5.2% vs. 19.0%, p = 0.006), and decreased left atrial appendage (LAA) flow velocity (≤40 cm/sec) (4.1% vs. 10.8%, p < 0.001) were also associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke. The REVEEAL score derived from the risk factors identified in this study was superior to CHA
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