ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025
Prediction of Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Radiofrequency Ablation by Frailty.
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- Predictors of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation: a systematic review.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2026Review
- Application of fractal dimension combined with radiomics and clinical scores in recurrence prediction of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency ablation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Frailty Impact on Periprocedural Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients: A Whole New Ballgame?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have shown that frailty increases the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). However, little is known about the association between frailty and the recurrence of AF after radiofrequency ablation. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between frailty and the recurrence in patients with AF who had undergone radiofrequency ablation. METHODS AND
resultsA total of 450 patients >50 years of age with symptomatic drug-refractory AF who had undergone catheter ablation for the first time were retrospectively enrolled. Frailty status was evaluated by the 11-factor modified frailty index and 5-factor modified frailty index. Recurrence was defined as any documented atrial tachyarrhythmia lasting >30 seconds after a 3-month blanking period without any antiarrhythmic drugs during postablation follow-up. Patients in the frail group were older, and had a higher CHA
conclusionsIn patients with AF who had undergone catheter ablation, frail patients had around a 6-fold risk of recurrence as compared with the nonfrail patients. Frailty index may be a novel risk factor of recurrent AF.
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