Improvement in Quality of Life via Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD); AF lowers quality of life (QoL) and increases the risk of dialysis-related complications. The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of AF ablation on the QoL in patients undergoing HD.

Methods

Nineteen patients undergoing HD (14 men, age 68 ± 8 years; 15 with paroxysmal AF) who underwent catheter ablation (CA) of AF were enrolled in the study. The Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) was assessed to evaluate the QoL of the HD patients at baseline and 6 months after the ablation. Ablation outcomes and procedural complications were evaluated and compared to those of 1053 consecutive non-HD patients who underwent AF ablation.

Results

The

SUBMITTER: Hachisuka M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486863 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature