Dilated left atrium as a predictor of late outcome after pulmonary vein isolation concomitant with aortic valve replacement and/or coronary artery bypass grafting

Abstract

In patients with paroxysmal AF related to aortic valve disease and/or coronary artery disease, a dilated left atrium (≥45 mm) was associated with inferior AF- and event-free survival after PVI, accompanied by persistent abnormalities in cardiac and haemodynamic function. These findings may assist patient selection for PVI during AVR and/or CABG.