Ri-Bo Tang, Wen-He Lv, De-Yong Long, Jian-Zeng Dong, Xin Du, Cai-Hua Sang, Rong-Hui Yu, Liu He, Chen-Xi Jiang, Song-Nan Wen, Nian Liu, Song-Nan Li, Wei Wang, Xue-Yuan Guo, Xin Zhao, Xiao-Ying Liu, Ze-Yang Wu, Yu-Kun Li, Xue-Si Wang, Zhuo-Hang Du, Chang-Sheng Ma
BACKGROUND: Left bundle branch block (LBBB) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are commonly coexisting conditions. The impact of LBBB on catheter ablation of AF has not been well determined. This study aims to explore the long-term outcomes of patients with AF and LBBB after catheter ablation. METHODS: Forty-two patients with LBBB of 11,752 patients who underwent catheter ablation of AF from 2011 to 2020 were enrolled as LBBB group. After propensity score matching in a 1:4 ratio, 168 AF patients without LBBB were enrolled as non-LBBB group...
February 26, 2024: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology: PACE