Tomoo Nagai1, Junko Arakawa2, Akira Hamabe3, Hirotsugu Tabata3. 1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University, School of Medicine, Shimokasuya 143, Isehara-shi, Kanagawa, 259-1193, Japan. nagait@tokai.ac.jp. 2. Division of Neurology, Anti-aging, and Vascular Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan. 3. Department of Cardiology, Japan Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A limited number of studies have investigated the effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on left ventricular (LV) function and the left atrial (LA) size in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of LV function in patients with AF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before and after RFCA. METHOD: A total of 30 consecutive patients with no recurrences after RFCA for persistent AF (age, 57.7 ± 8.4 years) were enrolled. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed at the baseline and 6 months after the final RFCA using speckle tracking derived LV strain analysis. RESULTS: After RFCA, we measured decreases in the LA volume index (33.7 ± 10.4 ml/m2 vs. 24.6 ± 8.6 ml/m2, p < 0.0001), while we observed improvements in systolic indices such as LVEF (56.8 ± 9.8% vs. 65.1 ± 9.1%, p < 0.0001), global longitudinal strain (- 16.8 ± 4.4% vs. - 18.8 ± 3.4%, p = 0.0055) and twist (8.12 ± 3.66° vs. 12.33 ± 6.75°, p = 0.0050), and also in diastolic indices such as strain rate during early diastole (SRE) (0.73 ± 0.10 s-1 vs. 1.32 ± 0.29 s-1, p < 0.0001) and early transmitral inflow velocity (E)/SRE (1.11 ± 0.36 m vs. 0.61 ± 0.19 m, p < 0.0001). Logistic regression analysis showed that ΔE/SRE was a contributing factor for improvement in LVEF (odds ratio 126.9; p = 0.021). CONCLUSION: In persistent AF with preserved LVEF, further improvement in LVEF and reverse remodeling of the LA are achieved after RFCA. LV filling pressure may play significant roles in the mechanisms.
BACKGROUND: A limited number of studies have investigated the effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) on left ventricular (LV) function and the left atrial (LA) size in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The purpose of this study was to conduct a comprehensive assessment of LV function in patients with AF with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) before and after RFCA. METHOD: A total of 30 consecutive patients with no recurrences after RFCA for persistent AF (age, 57.7 ± 8.4 years) were enrolled. Transthoracic echocardiography was performed at the baseline and 6 months after the final RFCA using speckle tracking derived LV strain analysis. RESULTS: After RFCA, we measured decreases in the LA volume index (33.7 ± 10.4 ml/m2 vs. 24.6 ± 8.6 ml/m2, p < 0.0001), while we observed improvements in systolic indices such as LVEF (56.8 ± 9.8% vs. 65.1 ± 9.1%, p < 0.0001), global longitudinal strain (- 16.8 ± 4.4% vs. - 18.8 ± 3.4%, p = 0.0055) and twist (8.12 ± 3.66° vs. 12.33 ± 6.75°, p = 0.0050), and also in diastolic indices such as strain rate during early diastole (SRE) (0.73 ± 0.10 s-1 vs. 1.32 ± 0.29 s-1, p < 0.0001) and early transmitral inflow velocity (E)/SRE (1.11 ± 0.36 m vs. 0.61 ± 0.19 m, p < 0.0001). Logistic regression analysis showed that ΔE/SRE was a contributing factor for improvement in LVEF (odds ratio 126.9; p = 0.021). CONCLUSION: In persistent AF with preserved LVEF, further improvement in LVEF and reverse remodeling of the LA are achieved after RFCA. LV filling pressure may play significant roles in the mechanisms.
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