Effect of Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Combination With Catheter Ablation on Left Atrial Function for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Effect of Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Combination With Catheter Ablation on Left Atrial Function for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Background: A single procedure combining left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) plus catheter ablation (CA) has been proven to be safe and feasible for treating atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the influence of treatment modality on left atrial (LA) function is not thoroughly explained.Objective: We...

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Main Authors: Jing Yang, Yue Liu, Liang Feng, Mingqing Liu, Ling You, Yu Liu, Jinglan Wu, Guangming Zhang, Xue Geng, Ruiqin Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
left atrial appendage closure
catheter ablation
left atrial function
left atrial volumes
speckle tracking echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2021.666465/full

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