BACKGROUND: Although hypertension is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), the impact of hypertension on the electromechanical properties and outcome of catheter ablation in AF patients is unclear. METHODS: AF patients [n=213, 136 paroxysmal AF (PAF) patients and 77 persistent AF patients] undergoing circumferential pulmonary vein (PV) isolation guided by CARTO mapping were enrolled, and then were divided into normotension group and hypertension group. Several left atrial (LA) electroanatomical parameters determined by the CARTO system were compared between groups. RESULTS: The LA bipolar voltage was lower in PAF patients with than without hypertension (1.44±1.09 vs. 1.92±0.76 mV, P=0.048); a significant difference was also observed in persistent AF patients. Hypertension significantly increased the size of the LA scar and low-voltage zones (LVZs) in both PAF and persistent AF patients. However, hypertension did not significantly affect recurrence in either PAF or persistent AF patients. The LA bipolar voltage was higher in PAF patients without recurrence than in those with recurrence (1.77±1.01 vs. 1.29±0.93 mV, P=0.048); a significant difference was also observed in persistent AF patients. PAF and persistent AF patients with AF recurrence had significantly larger LA scar and LVZs than patients without recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: Hypertension has a significant impact on the LA electromechanical properties in AF patients, and the LA substrate has an important influence on the outcome of catheter ablation.
BACKGROUND: Although hypertension is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), the impact of hypertension on the electromechanical properties and outcome of catheter ablation in AFpatients is unclear. METHODS:AFpatients [n=213, 136 paroxysmal AF (PAF) patients and 77 persistent AFpatients] undergoing circumferential pulmonary vein (PV) isolation guided by CARTO mapping were enrolled, and then were divided into normotension group and hypertension group. Several left atrial (LA) electroanatomical parameters determined by the CARTO system were compared between groups. RESULTS: The LA bipolar voltage was lower in PAF patients with than without hypertension (1.44±1.09 vs. 1.92±0.76 mV, P=0.048); a significant difference was also observed in persistent AFpatients. Hypertension significantly increased the size of the LA scar and low-voltage zones (LVZs) in both PAF and persistent AFpatients. However, hypertension did not significantly affect recurrence in either PAF or persistent AFpatients. The LA bipolar voltage was higher in PAF patients without recurrence than in those with recurrence (1.77±1.01 vs. 1.29±0.93 mV, P=0.048); a significant difference was also observed in persistent AFpatients. PAF and persistent AFpatients with AF recurrence had significantly larger LA scar and LVZs than patients without recurrence. CONCLUSIONS:Hypertension has a significant impact on the LA electromechanical properties in AFpatients, and the LA substrate has an important influence on the outcome of catheter ablation.
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