BACKGROUND: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation. Whether LVH can predict the recurrence of arrhythmia after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) remains unclear. HYPOTHESIS: PAF patients with baseline-electrocardiographic LVH has a higher recurrence rate after RFCA procedure compared with those without LVH. METHODS: A total of 436 patients with PAF undergoing first RFCA were consecutively enrolled and clustered into 2 groups based on electrocardiogram (ECG) findings: non-ECG LVH (218 patients) and ECG LVH (218 patients). LVH was characterized by the Romhilt-Estes point score system; the score ≥5points were defined as LVH. RESULTS: At 42 months' (interquartile range, 18.0-60.0 months) follow-up after RFCA, 151 (69.3%) patients in the non-ECG LVH group and 108 (49.5%) patients in the ECG LVH group maintained sinus rhythm without using antiarrhythmic drugs (P < 0.001). Patients with ECG LVH tended to experience a much higher prevalence of stroke and recurrence of atrial arrhythmia episodes compared with those without ECG LVH (log-rank P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis found the presence of ECG LVH and left atrial diameter to be independent risk factors for recurrence after adjusting for confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of ECG LVH was a strong and independent predictor of recurrence in patients with PAF following RFCA.
BACKGROUND:Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is an independent predictor of new-onset atrial fibrillation. Whether LVH can predict the recurrence of arrhythmia after radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) remains unclear. HYPOTHESIS: PAF patients with baseline-electrocardiographic LVH has a higher recurrence rate after RFCA procedure compared with those without LVH. METHODS: A total of 436 patients with PAF undergoing first RFCA were consecutively enrolled and clustered into 2 groups based on electrocardiogram (ECG) findings: non-ECG LVH (218 patients) and ECG LVH (218 patients). LVH was characterized by the Romhilt-Estes point score system; the score ≥5points were defined as LVH. RESULTS: At 42 months' (interquartile range, 18.0-60.0 months) follow-up after RFCA, 151 (69.3%) patients in the non-ECG LVH group and 108 (49.5%) patients in the ECG LVH group maintained sinus rhythm without using antiarrhythmic drugs (P < 0.001). Patients with ECG LVH tended to experience a much higher prevalence of stroke and recurrence of atrial arrhythmia episodes compared with those without ECG LVH (log-rank P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis found the presence of ECG LVH and left atrial diameter to be independent risk factors for recurrence after adjusting for confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS: The presence of ECG LVH was a strong and independent predictor of recurrence in patients with PAF following RFCA.
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