ArticleScientific reports2022
Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation on left atrial structure and function in patients with different types of atrial fibrillation.
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- The Role of Multimodality Imaging in Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: From Patient Selection to Procedural Ablation Guidance.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
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- Left Ventricular Mechanics Are Associated with Short-Term Sinus Rhythm Maintenance After Electrical Cardioversion in Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Left Atrial Size Modification After Catheter Ablation Predicts Late Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A multi-parameter predictive model incorporating VEGF for asymptomatic cerebral infarction after RFCA in atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Systematic computational assessment of atrial function impairment due to fibrotic remodeling in electromechanical properties.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation on cardiac function and quality of life in atrial fibrillation patients.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- 2D speckle-tracking echocardiography assessment of left atrial and left ventricular mechanics: outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with hybrid ablation and left atrial appendage surgical closure.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Left Atrial Cardiomyopathy: A Puzzling Disease Process Short of an Easy Answer.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2024Article
- Predicting reduced left atrial appendage velocity from echocardiographic left atrial function parameters in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing catheter ablation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Left atrial appendage closure in conjunction with radiofrequency ablation: Effects on left atrial functioning in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) is widely used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), but its effect on left atrial (LA) remodeling in patients with AF is not completely clarified. Few studies have reported the changes in structure and function of the left atrium in patients with different types of AF after RFCA. To analyze the effect of RFCA on the LA structure and function in patients with nonvalvular paroxysmal AF, persistent AF and long-standing persistent AF (LSPAF). RFCA was performed in 180 patients with paroxysmal AF, persistent AF and LSPAF. The changes of LA structure and function in echocardiogram and speckle-tracking echocardiography findings were compared before the procedure, and at 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks, and 2, 3, 6, and 9-12 months after the procedure. There were 60 patients in the paroxysmal AF group, 60 in the persistent AF group and 60 patients in LSPAF group. The pre-procedure LA diameter and volume were smaller in the paroxysmal AF group than persistent AF and LSPAF group. There was no significant change of in the LA structure and function in the paroxysmal AF group within 1 year. In the persistent AF and LSPAF groups, LA structure (anteroposterior diameter, LA volume) significantly decreased, but remained larger than that in paroxysmal AF group. In persistent and LSPAF, function (LA ejection fraction, strain, strain rate) increased significantly within 1 week, then gradually increased. RFCA improved the LA structure and function and resulted in heart reverse remodeling, especially for persistent AF and LSPAF.
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