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Impact of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and left ventricular systolic dysfunction

Authors :
Joana Maria Ribeiro
Pedro A. Sousa
Natália António
Rui Baptista
Luís Elvas
Sérgio Barra
Lino Gonçalves
Source :
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Vol 40, Iss 6, Pp 437-444 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2021.

Abstract

Introduction and Aims: Catheter ablation has been shown to improve left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). Our aim was to assess the impact of AF ablation on the outcome of patients with HF and LV systolic dysfunction. Methods: We performed a retrospective observational cohort study of all patients with HF and LVEF

Details

Language :
English, Portuguese
ISSN :
08702551
Volume :
40
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7418d7254c8241c690e56137db5f28f3
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.repc.2020.08.014