Heart Failure score and outcomes in patients with preserved ejection fraction after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is frequently associated with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), but the diagnosis and prediction of the outcomes of HFpEF are difficult. Notably, the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology proposed the use of the HFA-PEFF score in the diagnosis of HFpEF. This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of the pre- and post-procedural HFA-PEFF scores in patients with preserved ejection fraction (EF) after catheter ablation (CA) for AF. The primary endpoint was a composite of cardiac hospitalization for cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality. The secondary endpoint was AF recurrence.

Methods and results

Overall, 354 patients with AF and preserved EF who underwent CA as well as blood tests and tr

SUBMITTER: Sumiyoshi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11424312 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature