Association between body mass index and results of cryoballoon ablation in Korean patients with atrial fibrillation: an analysis from the Korean Heart Rhythm Society Cryoablation registry
- Authors
- Ahn, Hyun Jin; Oh, Il-Young; Choi, JungMin; Lee, Kyung-Yeon; Ahn, Hyo-Jeong; Kwon, Soonil; Choi, Eue-Keun; Oh, Seil; Kim, Ju Youn; Cha, Myung-Jin; Kwon, Chang Hee; Lee, Sung Ho; Park, Junbeom; Kim, Ki-Hun; Yang, Pil-Sung; Kim, Jun-Hyung; Shim, Jaemin; Lim, Hong Euy; Lee, So-Ryoung
- Issue Date
- May-2024
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Keywords
- Atrial fibrillation; Body mass index; Cryoablation; Underweight
- Citation
- Europace, v.26, no.5
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Europace
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2021.sw.kumedicine/66693
- DOI
- 10.1093/europace/euae095
- ISSN
- 1099-5129
1532-2092
- Abstract
- Aims Pulmonary vein isolation using cryoablation is effective and safe in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Although both obesity and underweight are associated with a higher risk for incident AF, there is limited data on the efficacy and safety following cryoablation according to body mass index (BMI) especially in Asians. Methods and results Using the Korean Heart Rhythm Society Cryoablation registry, a multicentre registry of 12 tertiary hospitals, we analysed AF recurrence and procedure-related complications after cryoablation by BMI (kg/m2) groups (BMI < 18.5, underweight, UW; 18.5-23, normal, NW; 23-25, overweight, OW; 25-30, obese , O; =30, obese , O ). A total of 2648 patients were included (median age 62.0 years; 76.7% men; 55.6% non-paroxysmal AF). Patients were categorized by BMI groups: 0.9% UW, 18.7% NW, 24.8% OW, 46.1% OI, and 9.4% OII. Underweight patients were the oldest and had least percentage of non-paroxysmal AF (33.3%). During a median follow-up of 1.7 years, atrial arrhythmia recurred in 874 (33.0%) patients (incidence rate, 18.9 per 100 person-years). After multivariable adjustment, the risk of AF recurrence was higher in UW group compared with NW group (adjusted hazard ratio, 95% confidence interval; 2.55, 1.18-5.50, P = 0.02). Procedurerelated complications occurred in 123 (4.7%) patients, and the risk was higher for UW patients (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval; 2.90, 0.94-8.99, P = 0.07), mainly due to transient phrenic nerve palsy.Conclusion Underweight patients showed a higher risk of AF recurrence after cryoablation compared with NW patients. Also, careful attention is needed on the occurrence of phrenic nerve palsy in UW patients © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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