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Table 3 Relationship between LA structure and function with recurrence of AF patients after catheter ablation, stratified by AF subtype

From: Left atrial strain for predicting recurrence in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: a single-center two-dimensional speckle tracking retrospective study

AF subtype

variables

Recurrence

No-Recurrence

P value

PAF

LAVmax

57.0 (49.5–72.5)

52.0 (44.0–61.0)

0.069

LAVmin

36.9 ± 15.3

27.4 ± 7.6

0.001

LAVI

30.6 (26.7–42.0)

28.9 (24.9–34.1)

0.159

LAEF

41.8 ± 12.3

48.4 ± 7.7

0.012

LASr

20.2 ± 6.3

24.0 (21.0–28.0)

0.016

LASct

7.3 ± 5.1

11.8 ± 4.9

0.002

perAF

LAVmax

71.5 ± 13.6

64.7 ± 14.5

0.243

LAVmin

55.7 ± 9.6

46.7 ± 12.2

0.064

LAVI

38.4 ± 6.8

35.9 ± 7.5

0.435

LAEF

21.8 ± 6.8

27.9 ± 7.8

0.055

LASr

9.9 ± 3.1

9.6 ± 2.7

0.789

LASct

0.0 (0.0–0.5)

1.0 (0.0–4.0)

0.188

  1. LAVmax Maximal left atrial volume, LAVmin Minimal left atrial volume, LAVI Left atrial volume index, LAEF Left atrial ejection fraction, LASr LA reservoir strain, LAScd LA conduit strain, LASct LA contract strain