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, vol.33, no.6, pp.821-829, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.13193
  • Journal Name: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.821-829
  • Keywords: atrial fibrillation, epicardial fat, inflammation, recurrence, ADIPOSE-TISSUE, EUROPEAN-SOCIETY, CATHETER ABLATION, CARDIOLOGY ESC, HEART-FAILURE, OF-CARDIOLOGY, TASK-FORCE, ASSOCIATION, SEVERITY, RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.