1. Albumin as a Prognostic Marker for Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence following Cryoballoon Ablation of Pulmonary Venous
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Nili Schamroth Pravda, Gregory Golovchiner, Gustavo Goldenberg, Ygal Plakht, Maya Wiessman, Shir Tal, Alon Barsheshet, Ehud Kadmon, Aharon Erez, Keren Skalsky, Tzlil Grinberg, Inbar Nardi Agmon, Yaron Aviv, Ran Kornowski, Arthur Shiyovich, and Ashraf Hamdan
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atrial fibrillation ,pulmonary vein isolation ,recurrence ,albumin ,General Medicine - Abstract
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence following pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ablation has clinical significance. Identifying risk factors for AF recurrence is important. We investigated serum albumin (SA) levels (g/dL) as a prognostic factor for the recurrence of AF following cryoballoon PVI ablation. Methods: We included patients who underwent cryoballoon PVI ablation at our institution between the years 2013 and 2018. The primary outcome was recurrence of AF during follow up. Results: Our cohort consisted of 126 patients (67% males, mean age 61.8 ± 10.0 years). The pattern of AF amongst the cohort was paroxysmal in 62.5%, persistent in 25.4%, and longstanding persistent in 6.3%. Those with lower SA levels had a mean AF duration significantly less than those with higher SA levels (2.81 years, 7.34 years, and 6.37 years for SA levels of
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- 2022
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