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ArticleAnnals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc2022

Risk factors for late recurrence in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation.

Zhang Peng, Liu Wen-Heng, Zhao Qing, Sun Pin, Cai Shang-Lang, Wang Mao-Jing, Pan Ya-Qi

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Article in Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Zhang PengDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4682-4385
Liu Wen-HengDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Zhao QingDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Sun PinDepartment of Cardiac Ultrasound, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Cai Shang-LangDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Wang Mao-JingDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Pan Ya-QiDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Qingdao University · CN

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Abstract

objectiveTo identify the risk factors for postoperative atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence in nonvalvular AF patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation (CA).

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the data from 426 of 450 AF patients who underwent CA. Patients were divided into two groups according to recurrence after the operation; the risk factors for AF recurrence were analyzed. A stratification system for lesions was created based on the cutoff of the risk factors; the associations among the subgroups and the AF recurrence rate were analyzed.

resultsAF recurrence occurred in 98 (23.0%) patients. Univariate analysis demonstrated that AF type, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left atrial diameter (LAD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), serum albumin, and D-dimer concentrations were associated with AF recurrence. AF type (OR =2.907, p < .001), serum albumin concentration (OR =1.112, p < .05), and LAD (OR =1.115, p < .001) were independent risk factors for AF recurrence. The area under the ROC curve of LAD for the prediction of AF recurrence was 0.722 (95% CI: 0.664~0.779) and that of serum albumin for the prediction of AF recurrence was 0.608 (95% CI: 0.545~0.672). Further stratification revealed that patients with persistent or paroxysmal AF with LAD ≥43.5 mm and serum albumin concentration ≥42.2 g/L had a higher rate of AF recurrence than the reference group.

conclusionAtrial fibrillation type, LAD, and serum albumin concentration are risk factors for AF recurrence after CA in patients with nonvalvular AF. Patients with persistent AF with LAD ≥43.5 mm and serum albumin concentration ≥42.2 g/L have a higher risk of late AF recurrence after surgery.

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationElectrocardiographyHumansRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSerum AlbuminStroke VolumeTreatment OutcomeVentricular Function, LeftSerum Albuminalbuminatrial fibrillationleft atrial diameterrecurrencetypes of atrial fibrillation

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