LEFT ATRIAL STRAIN IS A POWERFUL PREDICTOR OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE AFTER CATHETER ABLATION: STUDY OF THE HETEROGENEOUS POPULATION WITH SINUS RHYTHM OR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Accumulating data shows the efficacy of catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF); however, postoperative recurrence is not uncommon. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of AF recurrence in patients undergoing CA. We studied 100 patients with symptomatic 68 paroxysmal and 32