Prognostic Impact of Diagnosis-to-Ablation Time on Outcomes Following Catheter Ablation in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
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2025
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Segan, L.
Kistler, P.M.
Chieng, D.
Crowley, R.
William, J.
Cho, K.
Sugumar, H.
Ling, L.-H.
Voskoboinik, A.
Hawson, J.
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Heart Rhythm, 2025; 22(6):1429-1436
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Louise Segan, Peter M. Kistler, David Chieng, Rose Crowley, Jeremy William, Kenneth Cho, Hariharan Sugumar, Liang-Han Ling, Aleksandr Voskoboinik, Joshua Hawson, Joseph B. Morton, Geoffrey Lee, Prashanthan Sanders, Jonathan M. Kalman, and Sandeep Prabhu
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Background: The optimal timing of catheter ablation in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) remains uncertain. Objective: We examined whether AF diagnosis to ablation time (DAT) influences outcomes following catheter ablation(CA) in patients with persistent AF (PsAF) and LVSD from the CAMERA MRI and CAPLA randomized studies. Methods: We evaluated clinical outcomes according to DAT <1 year (“shorter DAT”) and >1 year (“longer DAT”), comparing AF recurrence, AF burden, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and LV recovery (LVEF>50%) at 12 months. DAT was also compared according to the median (24 months). Results: 210 individuals with AF and LVSD were identified, with a median DAT of 24 months. Shorter DAT was associated with lower LA global and posterior wall scar (<0.05mV; both p<0.05). At 12 months, 69.4% with shorter DAT (<1year) were free from recurrent atrial arrhythmias vs 53.6% in longer DAT (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.01-2.65 p=0.040). Median AF burden was 0% in both groups (shorter DAT:IQR 0.0-2.0% vs longer DAT:IQR 0.0-7.3%,p=0.017). At 12 months, shorter DAT was associated with higher LVEF (55.3% vs 51.0%, p=0.009), greater LVEF improvement (+20.8±13.0% vs +13.9±13.2% longer DAT, p<0.001) and LV recovery (75.0% vs longer DAT: 57.2%, p=0.011). Shorter DAT was associated with fewer hospitalisations and electrical cardioversions at 12 months. Conclusions: In individuals with AF and LVSD, shorter DAT was associated with greater LVEF improvement and arrhythmia-free survival with lower AF burden and rehospitalization at 12 months, highlighting the prognostic benefit of early CA in AF and LVSD.
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Available online 27 September 2024
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