Autor: |
Rui Providência, Pedro Adragão, Carlo de Asmundis, Julian Chun, Gianbattista Chierchia, Pascal Defaye, Frédéric Anselme, Antonio Creta, Pier D. Lambiase, Boris Schmidt, Shaojie Chen, Diogo Cavaco, Ross J. Hunter, João Carmo, Stephane Combes, Shohreh Honarbakhsh, Nicolas Combes, Maria João Sousa, Zeynab Jebberi, Jean‐Paul Albenque, Serge Boveda |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2019 |
Předmět: |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 8, Iss 20 (2019) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2047-9980 |
DOI: |
10.1161/JAHA.119.012253 |
Popis: |
Background Outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) are variable and the predictors of success require further elucidation since the identification of correctable risk factors could help to optimize therapy. We aimed to assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) in the overall safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of AF, with emphasis on the use of cryoballoon ablation and novel oral anticoagulants. Methods and Results There were 2497 consecutive patients undergoing catheter ablation of AF in 7 European high volume centers were stratified according to BMI (normal weight |
Databáze: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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