Jia-Hui WU, Hung-Kei LI, Daniel M Couri, Philip A Araoz, Ying-Hsiang Lee, Chang-Sheng MA, Douglas L Packer, Yong-Mei CHA. Reversal of pulmonary vein remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Geriatr Cardiol 2016; 13(2): 163-168. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.02.015
Citation:
Jia-Hui WU, Hung-Kei LI, Daniel M Couri, Philip A Araoz, Ying-Hsiang Lee, Chang-Sheng MA, Douglas L Packer, Yong-Mei CHA. Reversal of pulmonary vein remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Geriatr Cardiol 2016; 13(2): 163-168. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.02.015
Jia-Hui WU, Hung-Kei LI, Daniel M Couri, Philip A Araoz, Ying-Hsiang Lee, Chang-Sheng MA, Douglas L Packer, Yong-Mei CHA. Reversal of pulmonary vein remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Geriatr Cardiol 2016; 13(2): 163-168. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.02.015
Citation:
Jia-Hui WU, Hung-Kei LI, Daniel M Couri, Philip A Araoz, Ying-Hsiang Lee, Chang-Sheng MA, Douglas L Packer, Yong-Mei CHA. Reversal of pulmonary vein remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Geriatr Cardiol 2016; 13(2): 163-168. doi: 10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.02.015
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Heart Rhythm Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Prairie Cardiovascular Consultants, Ltd., Springfield, Illinois, USA
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, China; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Reversal of pulmonary vein remodeling after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Background Pulmonary veins (PV) and the atria undergo electrical and structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aimed to determine PV and left atrial (LA) reverse remodeling after catheter ablation for AF assessed by chest computed tomography (CT). Methods PV electrophysiologic studies and catheter ablation were performed in 63 patients (68% male; mean ± SD age: 56 ± 10 years) with symptomatic AF (49% paroxysmal, 51% persistent). Chest CT was performed before and 3 months after catheter ablation. Results At baseline, patients with persistent AF had a greater LA volume (91 ± 29 cm3 vs. 66 ± 27 cm3; P = 0.003) and mean PV ostial area (241 ± 43 mm2 vs. 212 ± 47 mm2; P = 0.03) than patients with paroxysmal AF. There was no significant correlation between the effective refractory period and the area of the left superior PV ostium. At 3 months of follow-up after ablation, 48 patients (76%) were AF free on or off antiar?rhythmic drugs. There was a significant reduction in LA volume (77 ± 31 cm3 to 70 ± 28 cm3; P 2 to 182 ± 43 mm2; P 3 vs. 4.0 ± 11.2 cm3; P = 0.04) and PV ostial area (62 mm2 vs. 34 mm2; P = 0.04) than those who have paroxysmal AF. The reduction of the averaged PV ostial area was significantly correlated with the reduction of LA volume (r = 0.38, P = 0.03). Conclusions Catheter ablation of AF improves structural remodeling of PV ostia and left atrium. This finding is more apparent in patients with persistent AF treated by catheter ablation.