ArticleHeart and vessels2020
Association between left atrial reverse remodeling and maintenance of sinus rhythm after catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation.
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- A prediction model based on functional mitral regurgitation for the recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) after post-circular pulmonary vein radiofrequency ablation (CPVA).Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) · 2022Trial
- Treatment-Related Changes in Left Atrial Structure in Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the CABANA Imaging Substudy.Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology · 2021Trial
- Computed Tomography-Derived Left Ventricular Extracellular Volume Predicts Reverse Remodeling After Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Predictors of Sinus Rhythm Maintenance After Catheter Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Significant Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation.Circulation reports · 2025Article
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- Transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of atrial secondary mitral regurgitation positively influences atrial remodelling.ESC heart failure · 2025Article
- Plasma corin levels provide minimal prognostic utility in left atrial reverse remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: an observational study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Observational
- Renal denervation for hypertensive heart disease and atrial fibrillation.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024Review
- Outcomes of Concomitant Maze Procedure in Tricuspid Repair for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation.Journal of Korean medical science · 2024Article
- The Atrial Natriuretic Peptide-to-brain Natriuretic Peptide Ratio Predicts Left Atrial Reverse Remodeling after Rhythm Control Therapy in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- Catheter Ablation for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: An Update of the Literature.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- 'Icosa-' instead of 'duodeca-': the meaning of words matters.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2023Article
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- Cardiac resynchronization therapy in the presence of total atrioventricular block reduces long-lasting atrial fibrillation episodes.Journal of arrhythmia · 2022Article
- Clinical utility of left atrial strain in predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: An up-to-date review.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Review
- Effect of pulmonary vein isolation on the relationship between left atrial reverse remodeling and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with atrial fibrillation.Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society · 2022Article
- Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation on left atrial structure and function in patients with different types of atrial fibrillation.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- From Left Atrial Dimension to Curved M-Mode Speckle-Tracking Images: Role of Echocardiography in Evaluating Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Left atrial reverse remodeling improves risk stratification in patients with heart failure with recovered ejection fraction.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Post-ablation left atrial function impacts long-term recurrence of atrial fibrillation after ablation.Heart and vessels · 2022Article
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Abstract
The success rate of catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is not satisfactory, for reasons that are unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between left atrial reverse remodeling after ablation and recurrence of AF in patients with persistent AF. One hundred and thirty-two patients with persistent AF were enrolled. Extensive encircling pulmonary vein isolation plus ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms was performed. Bepridil or amiodarone was prescribed for 3 months after ablation. All patients were studied by serial echocardiography and 24-h ambulatory electrocardiogram at baseline, for the day after ablation, and at 1-, 3-, and 6-month intervals after ablation. Recurrence of AF was observed in 42 patients at 2-year follow-up. The duration of AF (median 12 (IQR 6-37) vs 8 (IQR 5-17) months, p < 0.05), and early recurrence of AF (69 vs 26%, p < 0.05) after ablation were significantly different between the patients with AF recurrence and those without. The left atrial dimensions at 3 months (40 ± 6 vs 44 ± 6 mm, p < 0.001) and 6 months (40 ± 6 vs 44 ± 6 mm, p < 0.001) were significantly smaller than those just after ablation in the patients without AF recurrence. A 5% reduction from baseline in the left atrial dimension at 6 months after ablation was associated with freedom from late AF recurrence (p < 0.05). Left atrial reverse remodeling after ablation of persistent AF was associated with freedom from late recurrence of AF.
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