Background: Catheter ablation for AF is an effective treatment for patients with AF and systolic LV dysfunction; however, the clinical outcome is variable. We evaluated the impact of cardiomyopathy etiology on long-term outcomes post-catheter ablation.
Methods: Patients undergoing AF ablation across 3 centers (2 Australian, 1 UK) from 2002 to 2014, with LVEF<45% were evaluated. Patients were stratified into those with known heart disease as a cause of cardiomyopathy (KHD), and those with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDCM).
Results: One hundred and one patients (IDCM = 77, KHD = 24) with AF and LVEF <45% underwent AF ablation. The KHD group (ischemic HD in 67%) were older (61 ± 7 vs. 55 ± 11 years, P = 0.005), with a higher CHADS2 score (2.0 ± 0.8 vs. 1.6 ± 0.7, P = 0.016), but otherwise well matched. After mean follow-up of 36 ± 23 months, AF control was greater in the IDCM group (82% vs. 50% in KHD, P < 0.001). On multivariate analysis IDCM was associated with long-term AF control (P = 0.033). The IDCM group had less functional impairment at follow-up (NYHA class 1.5 ± 0.7 vs. 2.0 ± 0.8, P = 0.005) and improved LVEF (50 ± 11% vs. 38 ± 10%, P < 0.001). Super responders (EF improvement >15%) were overwhelmingly in the IDCM group (94% vs. 6%, P < 0.001) with greater AF control (89% vs. 61%, P < 0.001). All-cause mortality was significantly higher in the KHD group (17% vs. 1.3%, P = 0.002).
Conclusion: IDCM was associated with greater AF control, and improvement in symptoms and LVEF compared to patients with KHD post-AF ablation. AF is an important reversible cause of HF in patients with an unexplained CM and catheter ablation an effective treatment option.
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