ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2021
Improvement in quality of life and cardiac function after catheter ablation for asymptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation.
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- The Anxiety-AFib connection: a systematic review of mental health and arrhythmia interactions.Global cardiology science & practice · 2026Review
- Impaired Atrial Natriuretic Peptide Secretion as a Marker of Advanced Atrial Fibrillation.Circulation reports · 2026Article
- Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes After Radiofrequency Ablation and Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: The Effect of Additional Ablations.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Catheter ablation for non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. A review.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2024Review
- Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms, Frailty and Quality of Life in Atrial Fibrillation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Psycho-Cardiological Disease: A Bibliometric Review From 2001 to 2021.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- Improvement in quality of life and cardiac function after catheter ablation for asymptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2021Article
- Editorial to "Improvement in quality of life and cardiac function after catheter ablation for asymptomatic persistent atrial fibrillation".Journal of arrhythmia · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundCatheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) is widely performed. However, the indication for CA in patients with asymptomatic persistent AF is still controversial.
methodsAmong 259 consecutive patients who were hospitalized for initial CA of AF, a total of 45 patients who had asymptomatic persistent AF were retrospectively analyzed. Quality of life (QOL) before and 1 year after CA was evaluated, and changes in the cardiac function over 5 years after CA were also examined. QOL was assessed using the AF QOL questionnaire (AFQLQ) developed by the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society. In addition, cardiac function was assessed by measuring the plasma B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left atrial diameter (LAD) with transthoracic echocardiogram, and left atrial (LA) volume with computed tomography (CT).
resultsThe AFQLQ significantly improved after CA in terms of "symptom frequency" and "activity limits and mental anxiety." The plasma BNP level, LVEF, and LAD significantly improved in the first 3 months after the first CA, with no significant changes thereafter (from 149.0 pg/dL [95% confidence intervals {CI}, 114.5-183.5 pg/dL] to 49.8 pg/dL [95% CI, 26.5-70.1],
conclusionImprovement in the QOL and cardiac function after CA of asymptomatic persistent AF was revealed. Asymptomatic persistent AF should be appropriately treated by CA.
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