Functional improvement after successful catheter ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

• Authors: FIALA Martin; BULKOVÁ Veronika; ŠKŇOUŘIL Libor; NEVŘALOVÁ Renata; TOMAN Ondřej; JANUŠKA Jaroslav; ŠPINAR Jindřich; WICHTERLE Dan
• Year of publication: 2017
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Europace
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Medicine
• web: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw282
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw282
• Field: Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery
• Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Long-standing persistent; Catheter ablation; Outcome
• Description: Identifying patients who benefit from restored sinus rhythm (SR) would optimize the selection of candidates for ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF). This prospective study sought to identify the hitherto unknown factors associated with global functional improvement after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of LSPAF.