ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2020
Predictors of recurrence of atrial fibrillation within the first 3 months after ablation.
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An Investigator-driven, Prospective, Parallel-group, Randomised, Open, Blinded Outcome Assessment (PROBE), Multi-centre Trial to Determine the Optimal Anticoagulation Therapy for Patients Untergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Disturbed atrial metabolism, shear stress, and cardiac load contribute to atrial fibrillation after ablation: AXAFA biomolecule study.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 · 2024Article
- Circulating circRNA expression profile and its potential role in late recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation post catheter ablation.Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC · 2023Article
- Development and Validation of a Predictive Model Based on LASSO Regression: Predicting the Risk of Early Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Predictive value of remnant-like particle cholesterol in the prediction of long-term AF recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Article
- Meta‑analysis of the efficacy and safety of nifekalant in the conversion of atrial fibrillation.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2023Article
- Advances of Liquid Biopsy for Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation and Its Recurrence After Ablation in Clinical Application.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2023Review
- P-Wave Beat-to-Beat Analysis to Predict Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Catheter Ablation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
aimsFreedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) at 1 year can be achieved in 50-70% of patients undergoing catheter ablation. Recurrent AF early after ablation most commonly terminates spontaneously without further interventional treatment but is associated with later recurrent AF. The aim of this investigation is to identify clinical and procedural factors associated with recurrence of AF early after ablation. METHODS AND
resultsWe retrospectively analysed data for recurrence of AF within the first 3 months after catheter ablation from the randomized controlled AXAFA-AFNET 5 trial, which demonstrated that continuous anticoagulation with apixaban is as safe and as effective compared to vitamin K antagonists in 678 patients undergoing first AF ablation. The primary outcome of first recurrent AF within 90 days was observed in 163 (28%) patients, in which 78 (48%) patients experienced an event within the first 14 days post-ablation. After multivariable adjustment, a history of stroke/transient ischaemic attack [hazard ratio (HR) 1.54, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.93-2.6; P = 0.11], coronary artery disease (HR 1.85, 95% CI 1.20-2.86; P = 0.005), cardioversion during ablation (HR 1.78, 95% CI 1.26-2.49; P = 0.001), and an age:sex interaction for older women (HR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.01; P = 0.04) were associated with recurrent AF. The P-wave duration at follow-up was significantly longer for patients with AF recurrence (129 ± 31 ms vs. 122 ± 22 ms in patients without AF, P = 0.03).
conclusionHalf of all early AF recurrences within the first 3 months post-ablation occurred within the first 14 days post-ablation. Vascular disease and cardioversion during the procedure are strong predictors of recurrent AF. P-wave duration at follow-up was longer in patients with recurrent AF.
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