Effects of Iatrogenic Myocardial Injury on Coronary Microvascular Function in Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
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Background—Iatrogenic myocardial injury by radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) releases pro-inflammatory substances from damaged myocardium, and these may contribute to endothelial dysfunction in systemic vascular structure. The aim of this study is to evaluate effect of non-ischemic myocardial damage on coronary microvascular function in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.
Methods and Results—We included 49 patients who underwent AF ablation (paroxysmal AF[PAF] = 25, persistent AF[PeAF] = 24) and 34 controls. Read more
