Changes in heart rate after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
- VernacularTitle:心房颤动导管消融术后心率的变化
- Author:
Yumin SUN
;
Xu LIU
;
Xinhua WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Atrial fibrillation;
Catheter ablation;
Pulmonary veins;
Heart rate
- From:
Chinese Journal of Interventional Cardiology
1996;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the changes in heart rate(HR) after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation(AF).Methods A total of 52 consecutive patients(mean age 64.65?10.18 years old) with symptomatic AF and no atrial tachycardia or AF recurrence during post-ablation follow-up were icluded in the study.Holter was performed to evaluate the changes in HR before the ablation,at one week and at one,three,six,and twelve months after the procedure.Results All the 52 patients received catheter ablation of AF successfully.The mean HR of all patients increased from 68.92?7.53 bpm at baseline to 75.58?6.48 bpm at one week after the procedure(P
