Naoko Yamaguchi, Yasuo Okumura, Ichiro Watanabe, Koichi Nagashima, Keiko Takahashi, Kazuki Iso, Ryuta Watanabe, Masaru Arai, Hiroaki Mano, Rikitake Kogawa, Sayaka Kurokawa, Kimie Ohkubo, Toshiko Nakai, Atsushi Hirayama, Kazumasa Sonoda, Toshimasa Tosaka
Atrial electrical and structural remodeling is related to the perpetuation of atrial fibrillation (AF) subsequent to sinus node dysfunction. We investigated the relationship between AF recurrence after catheter ablation and sinus node dysfunction in long-standing persistent AF patients using the sinus node recovery time (SNRT) after defibrillation.Fifty-one consecutive patients who underwent a first ablation for long-standing persistent AF were enrolled. Intracardiac cardioversion was applied before ablation in the absence of any antiarrhythmic drugs, and the power required to defibrillate, number, and SNRT after defibrillation were measured...
May 30, 2018: International Heart Journal