Left atrial appendage closure in conjunction with radiofrequency ablation: Effects on left atrial functioning in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors :: Lv Jing
Wang Rui
Yang Jing
You Ling
Yang Chao
Zhang Yan
Liu Qian
Yin Lei
Liu Jin-ting
Xie Rui-qin
Source :: Open Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1770-13 (2024)
Publication Year :: 2024
Publisher :: De Gruyter, 2024.
Abstract: In the present study, we investigated the impact of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) following catheter ablation (CA) on the left atrial structure and functioning of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

Subjects :: catheter ablation
left atrial appendage closure
left atrial function
paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
speckle tracking echocardiography
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