The Impact of Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness on Outcomes of Cryoballoon-Based Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

CANPOLAT U., AYTEMİR K., YORGUN H., Asil S., Dural M., ÖZER N.

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, cilt.33, sa.6, ss.821-829, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/echo.13193
  • Dergi Adı: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.821-829
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: atrial fibrillation, epicardial fat, inflammation, recurrence, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, EUROPEAN-SOCIETY, CATHETER ABLATION, CARDIOLOGY ESC, HEART-FAILURE, OF-CARDIOLOGY, TASK-FORCE, ASSOCIATION, SEVERITY, RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BackgroundEvidence from previous studies indicates increased epicardial fat volume, measured using computerized tomography, is significantly associated with recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after catheter ablation. This association is most frequently linked to pro-inflammatory cytokine release from epicardial fat tissue. However, there is little data regarding the role of echocardiographically measured epicardial fat thickness (EFT) on catheter ablation outcomes. We aimed to investigate the predictive value of echocardiographically measured EFT on AF recurrence after cryoballoon-based catheter ablation.