Shinya Yamada
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Shinya Yamada has a total of 17 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Abigail Louise D. Te
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Chin-Yu Lin
Heart Rhythm Center, Cardiovascular Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
1 shared publication Fa‐Po Chung
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
1 shared publication- Jo-Nan Liao
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
1 shared publication - Li-Wei Lo
Heart Rhythm Center, Cardiovascular Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
1 shared publication - Shih-Ann Chen
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 9 February 2018
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Vol. 29 (5) , 699-706
Cigarette smoking causes a worse long‐term outcome in persistent atrial fibrillation following catheter ablation
Introduction: Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of atrial fibrosis via nicotine. The impact of smoking on ablation results in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We aimed to investigate the triggers and long‐term outcome between smokers and nonsmokers in the patients with persistent AF after catheter ablation.Methods: This study included 201 (177 males, 53 ± 10 years old) patients who received index catheter ablation, including pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) ablation for persistent AF, retrospectively. Electrophysiological characteristics at the index procedure and long‐term outcome were investigated to determine the differences between smokers and nonsmokers.Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between two groups. Pulmonary vein (PV) triggers were found in all patients in the two groups. There was a higher incidence of nonpulmonary vein (NPV) triggers in smokers than in nonsmokers (61% vs. 31%, P < 0.05). There were no differences of the long‐term ablation outcomes between smokers and nonsmokers in Kaplan–Meier analysis. Smokers with PV plus right atrial NPV (RA‐NPV) triggers had a higher incidence of recurrence (log‐rank P < 0.05) than those without RA‐NPV triggers, but not in nonsmokers, after a mean follow‐up of 31 ± 25 months.Conclusions: Smoking increases the incidence of NPV triggers in patients with persistent AF. Smokers who have RA‐NPV triggers during index procedure do have a worse outcome after catheter ablation, indicating the harmful effects of nicotine to right atrium.
- 9 February 2018
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
- Vol. 29 (5) , 699-706
Cigarette smoking causes a worse long‐term outcome in persistent atrial fibrillation following catheter ablation
Introduction: Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of atrial fibrosis via nicotine. The impact of smoking on ablation results in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We aimed to investigate the triggers and long‐term outcome between smokers and nonsmokers in the patients with persistent AF after catheter ablation.Methods: This study included 201 (177 males, 53 ± 10 years old) patients who received index catheter ablation, including pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) ablation for persistent AF, retrospectively. Electrophysiological characteristics at the index procedure and long‐term outcome were investigated to determine the differences between smokers and nonsmokers.Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between two groups. Pulmonary vein (PV) triggers were found in all patients in the two groups. There was a higher incidence of nonpulmonary vein (NPV) triggers in smokers than in nonsmokers (61% vs. 31%, P < 0.05). There were no differences of the long‐term ablation outcomes between smokers and nonsmokers in Kaplan–Meier analysis. Smokers with PV plus right atrial NPV (RA‐NPV) triggers had a higher incidence of recurrence (log‐rank P < 0.05) than those without RA‐NPV triggers, but not in nonsmokers, after a mean follow‐up of 31 ± 25 months.Conclusions: Smoking increases the incidence of NPV triggers in patients with persistent AF. Smokers who have RA‐NPV triggers during index procedure do have a worse outcome after catheter ablation, indicating the harmful effects of nicotine to right atrium.