Left atrial appendage closure in conjunction with radiofrequency ablation: Effects on left atrial functioning in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Abstract

In the present study, we investigated the impact of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) following catheter ablation (CA) on the left atrial structure and functioning of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

Keywords

• catheter ablation
• left atrial appendage closure
• left atrial function
• paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
• speckle tracking echocardiography