Body mass index as a determinant of scar formation post‐AF ablation: Insights from DECAAF II
Obese patients have lower ablation scar formation, covered fibrosis, and more residual fibrosis postablation compared to nonobese patients, regardless of ablation parameters including impedance drop.
Authors
- Amitabh C. Pandey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1541-7023)
- Nassir F. Marrouche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0454-0541)
- Hadi Younes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7202-1164)
- Nadia Chamoun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6623-8260)
- Charbel Noujaim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-4398)
- Mario Mekhael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8809-5419)
- Eoin Donnellan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2878-9061)
- Francisco Tirado Polo
- Omar Kreidieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6189-2821)
- Ala Assaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-798X)
- Y. Liu
- Ghassan Bidaoui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-7386)
- Han Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3163-8931)
- Nour Chouman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6624-1590)
- Chanho Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-5601)
- Eli Tsakiris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2542-941X)
- Mayana Bsoul
- Swati Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8460-8408)
- Yishi Jia
Institutions
- Tulane University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Published
- 2024-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.16448
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Boston Scientific Corporation