TOTAL EPICARDIAL FAT VOLUME IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY RECURRENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER CATHETER ABLATION

In a multivariate logistic regression model, the association between total volume of EAT and ERAF was still significant (p<0.05) after adjustment for other confounders including age, body mass index, type of AF, and left atrial volume.

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 59; no. 13; p. E691
Main Authors Murakami, Chika, Nagai, Takayuki, Akira, Fujii, Chiharuko, lio, Kido, Teruhito, Nishimura, Kazuhisa, Inoue, Katsuji, Suzuki, Jun, Ogimoto, Akiyoshi, Mochizuki, Teruhito, Higaki, Jitsuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Elsevier Inc 27.03.2012
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Catheters
Internal Medicine
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Summary:In a multivariate logistic regression model, the association between total volume of EAT and ERAF was still significant (p<0.05) after adjustment for other confounders including age, body mass index, type of AF, and left atrial volume.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(12)60692-5