作者
Gani Bajraktari, Ibadete Bytyci, Michael Y Henein
发表日期
2020/1
来源
Clinical physiology and functional imaging
卷号
40
期号
1
页码范围
1-13
简介
Background
Catheter ablation (CA) has become a conventional treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF), but remains with high recurrence rate. The aim of this meta‐analysis was to determine left atrial (LA) structure and function indices that predict recurrence of AF.
Methods
We systematically searched PubMed‐Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, Google Scholar and the Cochrane Central Registry, up to September 2017 in order to select clinical trials and observational studies which reported echocardiographic predictors of AF recurrence after CA. Eighty‐five articles with a total of 16 126 patients were finally included.
Results
The pooled analysis showed that after a follow‐up period of 21 ± 12 months, patients with AF recurrence had larger LA diameter with weighted mean difference (WMD: 2·99 ([95% CI 2·50–3·47], P<0·001), larger LA volume index (LAVI) maximal and LAVI minimal (P<0·0001 for both), larger LA area (P<0 …
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