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BACKGROUND:Previous reports on patients with radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of accessory pathway (AP) and atrial fibrillation (AF) include only short follow-up periods. The aim of this study was to analyze predictors of recurrence of AF in patients after successful RFCA of APs over long term follow-up periods. METHODS:Of the 1,007 patients who underwent non-pharmacological treatment of APs (between the years 1993-2008), data of 100 consecutive patients were retrospectively analyzed (75 men, mean age 43.6 ± 14.7), with the longest period of follow-up (mean 11.3 ± 3.5 years) after successful RFCA of AP. In Group 1, there were 72 patients (54 men, mean age 40.66 ± 13.85 years) without documented episodes of AF after RFCA of AP. Group 2 consisted of 28 patients (21 men, mean age 50.79 ± 14.49 years) with AF episodes despite successful elimination of AP. RESULTS:In univariate analysis, patients from Group 1 were significantly younger at the time of abla-tion than patients from Group 2 (40.66 ± 13.85 vs. 50.79 ± 14.49 years; p = 0.002), had shorter his¬tory of AF episodes (4.11 ± 4.07 vs. 8.25 ± 7.50 years; p = 0.024) and had less frequently documented atrial tachycardia (AT) prior to ablation (3.39 vs. 20.00% years; p = 0.022). In multivariate analysis, the history of AF in years (p = 0.043), was an independent risk factor for AF recurrences. CONCLUSIONS:Older patient age, longer history of AF and AT prior to RFCA of APs identified a sub-group of patients who required additional treatment. In the multivariate analysis, the history of AF in years (p = 0.043) was a risk factor for AF recurrence.
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Orczykowski M,Urbanek P,Bodalski R,Derejko P,Warmiński G,Łodyga M,Łasocha D,Mazurkiewicz Ł,Dąbrowski M,Tyczyński P,Zakrzewska-Koperska J,Baranowski R,Oręziak A,Sterliński M,Bilińska M,Szumowski Łdoi
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