Left atrial intramyocardial fat at pulmonary vein reconnection sites during atrial fibrillation redo ablation
Intramyocardial fat is co-localized with two-thirds of PV-LA reconnection points in patients undergoing AF redo ablation. Reconnection segments exhibit significantly higher inFAT volumes compared to non-reconnection segments. This proof-of-concept study suggests that inFAT may play a role in PV-LA electrical reconnections following PVI.
Authors
- A Bellido
- Fátima Záraket (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0706-1987)
- Pietro Francia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0306-7764)
- Andrea Saglietto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9475-1507)
- Emanuele Curti
- Claudio Capobianco
- Darío Turturiello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9579-5413)
- Giulio Falasconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-9911)
- Lucio Teresi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5626-0336)
- David Soto‐Iglesias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-6260)
- Diego Penela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7221-4829)
- Julio Martí‐Almor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9927-1190)
- Carlo Gigante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2266-0344)
- Chiara Valeriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-6218)
- José Alderete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0318-5349)
- Paula Franco-Ocaña (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6157-058X)
- Daniel Viveros (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8317-561X)
- Federico Landra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2106-0884)
- Matteo Cameli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3872-8964)
- Antonio Berruezo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5418-383X)
- Bruno Tonello
Institutions
- University of Siena (IT)
- University of Messina (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Citta' della Salute e della Scienza di Torino (IT)
- Hospital Quirón Teknon (ES)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea (IT)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- University of Turin (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EP Europace
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euaf038
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55