@article{Yin_Ma_Zhou_Wu_You_Xie_2020, title={Inflammatory Response after Different Ablation Strategies for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation}, volume={23}, url={https://journal.hsforum.com/index.php/HSF/article/view/3149}, DOI={10.1532/hsf.3149}, abstractNote={<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Background:</strong> Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been gaining popularity; however, the trend of inflammatory response markers in patients treated with different catheter ablation strategies over time and their predictability of AF recurrence remain unknown.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Methods:</strong> A total of 210 patients with AF were enrolled and grouped according to surgical mode as follows: freeze group, RF group, and freeze3D group. The subjects were tested for related indexes before and after surgery. To determine AF recurrence during follow up, 24-h ambulatory electrocardiography was performed at two, three, six, and 12 months after surgery.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Results:</strong> The inflammation indexes of the three groups peaked between one and three days after surgery but fell at different time points (<em>P</em> &lt; .05). The recurrence rate of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) was positively correlated with the increase in the percentage of white blood cells and neutrophils after surgery (<em>P</em> &lt; .05).</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The postoperative inflammation indices peaked and fell at different time points after different catheter ablation methods. In addition, the recurrence rate of AF in patients treated with freeze3D is lower.</span></p>}, number={5}, journal={The Heart Surgery Forum}, author={Yin, Guangli and Ma, Bofei and Zhou, Bolun and Wu, Jinglan and You, Ling and Xie, Ruiqin}, year={2020}, month={Sep.}, pages={E703-E711} }