Abstract
Radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation has become standard therapy for many types of arrhythmias. RF energy may cause deterioration in left ventricular function by damaging the myocardium. The aim of the present study was to assess the changes in left ventricular function after catheter ablation using various echocardiographic parameters. Forty patients (22 women), aged 37 +/- 14 years (range, 15-76 years), underwent catheter ablation for various tachycardias. Routine echocardiogaphic examination was done in all patients. Left ventricular systolic function was evaluated by the modified Simpson method and tissue Doppler. With regard to left ventricular diastolic function parameters, diastolic early (E) and late (A) transmitral filling velocities, deceleration time (DT), isovolumetric relaxation time (IVRT), and tissue Doppler parameters were assessed. All ventricular function parameters were assessed before, and 1 hour, 1 day, and 1 month after the catheter ablation procedure. To avoid any influence of heart rate on diastolic function parameters, the E/A ratio, DT, and IVRT were adjusted to heart rate (cE/A, cDT, cIVRT). No changes in left ventricular systolic function after the ablation were observed. After the ablation procedur...Continue Reading
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