ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2024
Catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and dilated cardiomyopathy.
Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Individualized dynamic ablation strategy for persistent atrial fibrillation based on ibutilide response.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026Article
- Discovery ofDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Indispensable Role of Imaging in Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation.Acta Cardiologica Sinica · 2025Article
- Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Low CHA2DS2VASc Score in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.Cureus · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Catheter ablation is an effective and safe strategy for treating atrial fibrillation patients. Nevertheless, studies on the long-term outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy are limited. This study aimed to assess the electrophysiological characteristics of atrial fibrillation patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and compare the long-term clinical outcomes between patients undergoing catheter ablation and medical therapy. Method: Patient baseline characteristics and electrophysiological parameters were examined to identify the predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence following catheter ablation. The clinical outcomes of catheter ablation and medical therapy were compared using the propensity score matched method. Results: A total of 343 patients were enrolled, with 46 in the catheter ablation group and 297 in the medical therapy group. Among the catheter ablation group, 58.7% ( Conclusions: Therefore, catheter ablation proves to be effective in providing long-term control of atrial fibrillation in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. In addition to standard heart failure care, catheter ablation significantly enhanced both morbidity and mortality outcomes and reversed structural remodeling when compared to heart failure medication alone.
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