Abstract

The immediate impact of catheter ablation on left atrial mechanical function and the timeline for its recovery in patients undergoing ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) remain uncertain. The mechanical function response to catheter ablation in patients with different AF types is poorly understood. A total of 113 AF patients were included in this retrospective study. Each patient had three magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies in sinus rhythm: one pre-ablation, one immediate post-ablation (within 2days after ablation), and one post-ablation follow-up MRI (≤ 3months). We used feature tracking in the MRI cine images to determine peak longitudinal atrial strain (PLAS). We evaluated the change in strain from pre-ablation, immediately after ablation to post-ablation follow-up in a short-term study (< 50days) and a 3-month study (3months after ablation). The PLAS exhibited a notable reduction immediately after ablation, compared to both pre-ablation levels and those observed in follow-up studies conducted at short-term (11.1 ± 9.0days) and 3-month (69.6 ± 39.6days) intervals. However, there was no difference between follow-up and pre-ablation PLAS. The PLAS returned to 95% pre-ablation level within 10days. Paroxysmal AF patients had significantly higher pre-ablation PLAS than persistent AF patients in pre-ablation MRIs. Both type AF patients had significantly lower immediate post-ablation PLAS compared with pre-ablation and post-ablation PLAS. The present study suggested a significant drop in PLAS immediately after ablation. Left atrial mechanical function recovered within 10days after ablation. The drop in PLAS did not show a substantial difference between paroxysmal and persistent AF patients.

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