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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 184, Issue -, Pages 56-61Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.01.060
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Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein isolation; Catheter ablation; Left atrium; Cardiac computed tomography; Prognosis
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Background: The type of atrial fibrillation (AL) is the sole prognostic factor that affects the level of recommendation for catheter ablation in the current guidelines. Despite being recognized as a predictor of recurrence, relatively little emphasis is given to left atrium (LA) size. The aim of this study was to assess the relative importance of LA volume and type of AF as predictors of outcome after PVC Methods: We assessed 809 consecutive patients with symptomatic drug-refractory AF (584 male, mean age 57 +/- 11 years) undergoing 905 percutaneous PVI procedures in two centers. LA volume was assessed by cardiac CT and/or electroanatomical mapping prior to AF ablation. The study endpoint was symptomatic anti or documented AF recurrence. Results: The majority of patients (73.2%, n = 592) had paroxysmal AF. The mean indexed LA volume was 55 20 ml/m(2). During a follow-up of 2.4 +/- 1.7 years, there were 280 recurrences. The relapse rate of patients with paroxysmal AF in the highest tertile of LA volume was higher than the relapse rate of patients with non-paroxysmal AF in the lowest tertile (20.0% vs. 10.9% per person-year, respectively, p = 0.041). LA volume (HR 1.16 for each 10 ml/m(2), 95% (1 1.09-1.23, p < 0.001), female gender (HR 1.55, 95% (CI 1.19-2.03, p 0.001), and non-paroxysmal AF (HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.01-1.69, p = 0.039) were the only independent predictors of AF recurrence. Split-sample cross-validation resampling confirmed LA volume as the strongest predictor of relapse after PVI Conclusion: Left atrial volume seems to be more important than the type of atrial fibrillation in predicting the long-term success of pulmonary vein isolation. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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