Periatrial epicardial adipose tissue thickness is an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence after cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation

KOÇYİĞİT, DUYGU; Gurses, KADRİ; Yalcin, MUHAMMED; TÜRK, GAMZE; EVRANOS, BANU; YORGUN, HİKMET; ŞAHİNER, MEHMET; KAYA, ERGÜN; HAZIROLAN, TUNCAY; Tokgozoglu, SADBERK; OTO, MEHMET; ÖZER, NECLA; AYTEMİR, KUDRET

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2015.03.011

Periatrial epicardial adipose tissue thickness is an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation recurrence after cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation

KOÇYİĞİT D., Gurses K. M., Yalcin M. U., TÜRK G., EVRANOS B., YORGUN H., ...More

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, vol.9, no.4, pp.295-302, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 9 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jcct.2015.03.011
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.295-302
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a metabolically active fat depot. Studies have investigated the effect of EAT thickness on outcomes of radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, data on the relationship between EAT thickness and outcome of cryoballoon-based pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are lacking.