ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
New Score for Predicting Results after Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: VAT-DHF.
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- Prediction of AF Ablation Results by Advanced Left Atrial Function Assessment Using Strain Analysis and Left Atrial Appendage Emptying Velocity.Journal of the Saudi Heart Association · 2025Article
- Comparative Evaluation of 11 Prognostic Scores for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Non-Paroxysmal AF: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
- Beyond Clinical Factors: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Multimodal Cardiac Imaging to Predict Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Post-Catheter Ablation.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
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Abstract
introductionCatheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been proven to have the highest efficacy in maintaining sinus rhythm. Several studies have proposed different scores for predicting post-procedural success, but most have not been validated in prospective cohorts. Further research is required to determine the optimal formulae. PURPOSE: This study aimed to identify independent predictors of AF recurrence after CA and develop a composite score.
methodsConsecutive patients with persistent and paroxysmal AF who underwent CA were retrospectively analyzed. The independent predictors of recurrence were used to create a new predictive score.
resultsThe cohort included 263 patients with a follow-up of 37.6 ± 23.4 months. Persistent AF, f-waves < 0.1 mV, indexed left atrium volume, the presence of type 2 diabetes, and smaller height were independent predictors of recurrence and were used to create a new scoring model, VAT-DHF (V = Volume, AT = AF Type, D = Diabetes, H = Height, F = f waves). The ROC curve for this new score showed an AUC of 0.869,
conclusionsThe novel VAT-DHF score is easy to calculate and may be a useful clinical tool for identifying patients with a low, intermediate, or high risk of AF recurrence after CA.
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