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Association Between Left and Right Atrial Remodeling with Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Pulmonary Vein Catheter Ablation in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Pilot Study.
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PMID:  21778328     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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BACKGROUND: -Left atrial (LA) remodeling is a factor in atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after pulmonary vein catheter ablation (CA), but right atrium (RA) remodeling has not been investigated for possible associations to AF recurrence. METHODS AND RESULTS: -Using sixty-four slice multi-detector computed tomography, RA and LA volumes were measured three-dimensionally before CA in 65 patients with initially proven idiopathic paroxysmal AF (mean age: 60 ± 10 years, 81.5% male). The CA procedure was guided by CARTO Merge Atrial Electroanatomical Mapping. Sixteen patients (24.6%) had AF recurrence within the 6-month period following the CA. The recurrence was associated with a large RA volume [odds ratio 1.04, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.02-1.07, p<0.0001], a large LA volume with 1.04 [95%CI 1.01-1.06, p=0.002], and low LA mean voltage with 1.03 [95% CI 1.01-1.05, p=0.002]. After adjustment for potential confounding variables, RA and LA volume remained predictive of AF recurrence. Large atrial volumes (mL) (RA>87 or LA>99) predicted AF recurrence (sensitivity of RA volume: 81.3% in 13 of 16 patients with AF recurrence, specificity: 75.5% in 37 of 49 patients without AF recurrence; sensitivity of LA volume: 81.3% in 13 of 16 patients with AF recurrence, specificity: 69.4% in 34 of 49 patients without AF recurrence), and the combined estimate of both atrial volumes was incremental and additive prognostic power (sensitivity: 75% in 12 of 16 patients with AF recurrence, specificity: 93.9% in 46 of 49 patients without AF recurrence). CONCLUSIONS: -Both LA and RA remodeling are equally associated with post-CA AF recurrence.
Authors:
Yasushi Akutsu; Kyouichi Kaneko; Yusuke Kodama; Jumpei Suyama; Hui-Ling Li; Yuji Hamazaki; Kaoru Tanno; Takehiko Gokan; Youichi Kobayashi
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2011-7-21
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1942-0080     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2011 Jul 
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Created Date:  2011-7-22     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
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Nlm Unique ID:  101479935     Medline TA:  Circ Cardiovasc Imaging     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
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Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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