Background: Performing a cardiac CT scan before ablation provides a better understanding of the anatomical variations of the left atrium and pulmonary veins, as well as an analysis of coronary anatomy and the calcium score. The aim of the present study was to determine whether the CT characteristics of patients with unknown CAD have an impact on recurrence of AF.
Methods: This monocentric retrospective study included patients with AF who had undergone cardiac CT prior to a single ablation.
Results: Among the 229 patients included in the study, 70 (30.5%) presented AF recurrence between 3 and 12 months after a single ablation. The prevalence of CAD confirmed by CT coronary angiogram and the coronary calcium score were similar in the two groups. Patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation had a significantly higher LAVI evaluated by CT scan than patients without recurrence. The ROC curve determined an optimal LAVI threshold of 49 mL/m. In multivariate analysis, the LAVI measured by CT scan was independently associated with the risk of AF recurrence.
Conclusions: Our study confirms that CAD is not a predictor of AF recurrence after a single ablation, unlike the LAVI. Further studies are necessary to re-evaluate the long-term conclusions of this work.
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