Does the HFA-PEFF score predict worsening heart failure after first-time catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with preclinical heart failure and preserved ejection fraction?
The HFA-PEFF score may serve as a useful tool to predict the risk of worsening heart failure following catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and preclinical HFpEF.
Background: FPEF and HFA-PEFF scores are validated tools for HFpEF risk stratification, but their predictive value for WHF after CA in patients with preclinical heart failure (HF) remains unclear. Method: FPEF score ≥6 or HFA-PEFF score ≥5. The primary endpoint was WHF: HF hospitalization, initiation of oral diuretics, or intravenous administration of diuretics. Results: = 0.005) appeared to be potential independent predictors of WHF. Conclusions: In this exploratory analysis, the HFA-PEFF score potentially represent an independent predictor of WHF after CA in AF patients with preclinical HF and preserved LVEF.
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