1. Excessive supraventricular ectopic activity is a simple cutoff for predicting late recurrence of atrial fibrillation after ablation.
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Fujisawa T, Kawakami H, Tamaki S, Miyazaki S, Akazawa Y, Miyoshi T, Higaki A, Seike F, Higashi H, Nishimura K, Inoue K, Ikeda S, and Yamaguchi O
- 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., Competing Interests: Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors have no conflicts to disclose. Ethical approval: The Research Ethics Committee of the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine approved this study (IRB2102014). Patient consent: We publicized the opt-out opportunity to participants through our website because this study is a retrospective cohort study., (© 2024. Springer Nature Japan KK, part of Springer Nature.)
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- 2024
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