Houngbeom Ahn, Hong Euy Lim, Young Keun On, Jada M Selma, Fred J Kueffer, Kelly Anna van Bragt, Valentine Obidigbo, Il-Young Oh
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Abstract
Background and objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common atrial arrhythmia (AA), is an increasing healthcare burden in Korea. The objective of this sub-analysis of the Cryo Global Registry was to evaluate long-term efficacy, symptom burden, quality of life (QoL), and healthcare utilization outcomes and factors associated with AA recurrence in Korean patients treated with cryoballoon ablation (CBA).
Methods: Patients were treated and followed up according to local standard-of-care in 3 Korean hospitals. Kaplan-Meier estimates were used in analyzing (1) efficacy defined as freedom from ≥30 second recurrence of AA at 24 months, (2) healthcare utilization, and (3) predictors of 24-month AA recurrence. Patient-reported QoL (using European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions-3 Levels) and predefined AF-related symptoms were assessed at baseline and 24-month follow-up.
Results: Efficacy was 71.9% in paroxysmal AF (PAF) and 49.3% in persistent AF (PsAF) patients (p<0.01). A larger left atrial diameter (LAD), an increased time from AF diagnosis to CBA, and PsAF were independent predictors of AA recurrence. The percentage of patients with no AF symptoms significantly increased from baseline (24.5%) to 24-month (89.5%) follow-up (p<0.01). Improvement in QoL from baseline to 24 months was not statistically different between AF cohorts. PAF patients experienced greater freedom from repeat ablations (93.9% vs. 81.4%) and cardiovascular hospitalizations (91.3% vs. 72.5%, p<0.001 for both).
Conclusions: In alignment with global outcomes, CBA is an effective treatment for AF in the Korean population, with patients possessing a large LAD and not receiving ablation soon after diagnosis being the most at risk for AA recurrence.
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Korean Circulation Journal is the official journal of the Korean Society of Cardiology, the Korean Pediatric Heart Society, the Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology, and the Korean Society of Heart Failure. Abbreviated title is ''Korean Circ J''.
Korean Circulation Journal, established in 1971, is a professional, peer-reviewed journal covering all aspects of cardiovascular medicine, including original articles of basic research and clinical findings, review articles, editorials, images in cardiovascular medicine, and letters to the editor. Korean Circulation Journal is published monthly in English and publishes scientific and state-of-the-art clinical articles aimed at improving human health in general and contributing to the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases in particular.
The journal is published on the official website (https://e-kcj.org). It is indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, Web of Science), Scopus, EMBASE, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Google Scholar, KoreaMed, KoreaMed Synapse and KoMCI, and easily available to wide international researchers
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