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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Improvements in Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Results in Atrial Fibrillation Patients After Radiofrequency Ablation in Kazakhstan.

Akmaral Beisenbayeva, Makhabbat Bekbossynova, Abay Bakytzhanuly, Uldana Aleushinova, Feruza Bekmetova, Assel Chinybayeva, Ayan Abdrakhmanov, Altynay Beyembetova

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Akmaral BeisenbayevaCorporate Fund "University Medical Center", Heart Center, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0009-0008-9182-2734
Makhabbat BekbossynovaCorporate Fund "University Medical Center", Heart Center, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
Abay BakytzhanulyCorporate Fund "University Medical Center", Heart Center, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0001-7816-7327
Uldana AleushinovaCorporate Fund "University Medical Center", Heart Center, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0009-0006-4302-2084
Feruza BekmetovaRepublican Specialized Scientific Practical-Medical Center of Cardiology, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-0619-4729
Assel ChinybayevaDepartment of Cardiology, Non-Profit Joint Stock Company "Medical University Astana", Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-2018-6186
Ayan AbdrakhmanovDepartment of Cardiology, Non-Profit Joint Stock Company "Medical University Astana", Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.
Altynay BeyembetovaDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0009-0007-0192-7982

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This prospective study evaluates the impact of radiofrequency ablation (RFA) on cardiorespiratory indicators in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation admitted to the Heart Center UMC between January 2022 and April 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan. The study aims to assess the functional cardiac benefits of RFA. Out of 717 registered atrial fibrillation patients, 104 were examined before and 3 months after ablation, focusing on cardiorespiratory parameters. A before-and-after analysis using linear mixed models was applied to evaluate changes in cardiorespiratory parameters post-RFA. Significant improvements were noted across various measures. VO

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6-min walking testarrythmiaatrial fibrillationcardiorespiratory exercise testingCPETheart failureMETsNt-proBNPradiofrequency ablationVO2 max

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