Symptoms and health-related quality of life 5 years after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the effect of catheter ablation (CA) on symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after 5 years, and analyze predictors of recurrence of symptoms.

Background

The primary indication for CA of atrial fibrillation (AF) is to reduce symptoms and improve HRQoL where long-term follow-up are sparse.

Methods

In this observational, long-term, single-center study, patients were recruited from Linköping University Hospital, Sweden. They were aged ≥18 years and had been referred for CA from November 2011 until June 2019. Arrhythmia-specific symptoms and HRQoL were assessed by patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) with the Arrhythmia-Specific questionnaire in Tachycardia and Arrhythmia (ASTA).

Results

In the study were 1521 patients,

SUBMITTER: Walfridsson U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8799058 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature