Role of empirical isolation of the superior vena cava in patients with recurrence of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation-a multi-center analysis.

J Interv Card Electrophysiol · 2023 · PMC9977848 · PMID 35980512

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Since, in our study, the patients with AF recurrence also had non-paroxysmal AF more often and showed a trend towards being more women (33% with vs. 25% without recurrence, p = 0.073), the AF recurrence in our cohort might be partially explained by triggers outside the PV and the SVC.

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