Functional improvement after successful catheter ablation for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors	FIALA Martin BULKOVÁ Veronika ŠKŇOUŘIL Libor NEVŘALOVÁ Renata TOMAN Ondřej JANUŠKA Jaroslav ŠPINAR Jindřich WICHTERLE Dan
Year of publication	2017
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	Europace
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Medicine
Citation
Web	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw282
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euw282
Field	Cardiovascular diseases incl. cardiosurgery
Keywords	Atrial fibrillation; Long-standing persistent; Catheter ablation; Outcome
Description	Identifying patients who benefit from restored sinus rhythm (SR) would optimize the selection of candidates for ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF). This prospective study sought to identify the hitherto unknown factors associated with global functional improvement after successful radiofrequency catheter ablation of LSPAF.