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Published on: May 26, 2015
Excessive supraventricular ectopic activity is a simple cutoff for predicting late recurrence of atrial fibrillation
Tomoki Fujisawa1, Hiroshi Kawakami2, Shunsuke Tamaki1
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension, and Nephrology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Shitsukawa, Toon, Ehime, 791-0295, Japan.
Abstract:
The relationship between post-ablation excessive supraventricular ectopic activity (ESVEA), a new marker for new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF), and late AF recurrence is uncertain. We enrolled 469 patients with AF who underwent initial radiofrequency catheter ablation and 24-h Holter monitoring the day after. Early AF recurrence (n = 57; 12%) and ESVEA (n = 242; 52%) were noted. During a median follow-up of 25 months, 152 (32%) patients experienced late AF recurrence. Patients with early AF recurrence or ESVEA were significantly more likely to experience late recurrence (p = 0.02). Even without AF, ESVEA was associated with late recurrence following AF ablation.
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