Red blood cell distribution width predicts outcome of cryoballoon-based atrial fibrillation ablation

GÜRSES, KADRİ; YALÇIN, MUHAMMED; KOÇYİĞİT, DUYGU; EVRANOS, BANU; Ates, Ahmet; YORGUN, HİKMET; ŞAHİNER, MEHMET; KAYA, ERGÜN; ÖZER, NECLA; OTO, MEHMET; AYTEMİR, KUDRET

doi:10.1007/s10840-014-9959-y

Red blood cell distribution width predicts outcome of cryoballoon-based atrial fibrillation ablation

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GÜRSES K. M., YALÇIN M. U., KOÇYİĞİT D., EVRANOS B., Ates A. H., YORGUN H., ...More

JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, vol.42, no.1, pp.51-58, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 42 Issue: 1
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1007/s10840-014-9959-y
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.51-58
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Elevated red blood cell distribution width (RDW) has been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) in cross-sectional and prospective studies. In this study, we aim to evaluate the relation of preablation RDW levels to late AF recurrence following cryoablation.