Is epicardial fat tissue associated with atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction: Although an undoubted association between epicardial fat tissue (EFT) and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been recently approved, the association between EFT and post-ablation AF recurrence is not evident yet. This study aimed to assess the association between EFT and AF recurrence after...

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Main Authors: Alireza Sepehri Shamloo, Nikolaos Dagres, Boris Dinov, Philipp Sommer, Daniella Husser-Bollmann, Andreas Bollmann, Gerhard Hindricks, Arash Arya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906718301921