A Thin Left Atrial Antral Wall Around the Pulmonary Vein Reflects Structural Remodeling by Atrial Fibrillation and is Associated with Stroke
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 282-289, 2017.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Circumferential pulmonary (PV) vein isolation (CPVI) is the most important treatment strategy for atrial fibrillation (AF). While understanding left atrial wall thickness around PVs (PVWT) prior to catheter ablation is important, its clinical implications are not known. This study aimed to evaluate PVWT characteristics according to underlying disease and to identify associations between PVWT and reconnections of PV potentials (PVPs) in redo ablation. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
In 28 patients who underwent redo-AF ablation, PVWT and reconnected PVPs were evaluated at 12 sites (1–12 o'clock) around each PV. Clinical characteristics including stroke and CHA₂DS₂-VASc scores were analyzed according to the PVWT.RESULTS:
The PVWT was thicker in males than females (p0.6 mm predicted PV reconnections with a sensitivity of 76.7% and specificity of 52.2% with an area under the curve of 0.695.CONCLUSION:
Thick PVWs were associated with diabetes and heart failure, and also showed significant inverse correlations with stroke and the CHA₂DS₂-VASc score. Thick PVWs were associated with reconnected PVPs after the CPVI, which were related to AF recurrence.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pulmonary Veins
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Recurrence
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Veins
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Catheter Ablation
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Stroke
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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