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Purpose: Left ventricular (LV) filling pressure affects atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence. We investigated the relationship betweendiastolic dysfunction and AF recurrence after cardioversion, and whether LV filling pressure was predictive of AF recurrence. Materials and Methods: Sixty-six patients (mean 58±12 years) with newly diagnosed persistent AF were retrospectively enrolled. We excluded patients with left atrial (LA) diameters larger than 50 mm, thereby isolating the effect of LV filling pressure. We evaluatedthe differences between the patients with (group 1) and without AF recurrence (group 2). Results: Group 1 showed increased LA volume index (LAVI) and E/e’ compared to group 2 (p<0.05). During a mean follow-upperiod of 25±19 months, AF recurrence after cardioversion was 60.6% (40/66). The area under the receiver operating characteristicscurve of E/e’ for AF recurrence was 0.780 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.657–0.903], and the optimal cut-off value of the E/e’was 9.15 with 75.0% of sensitivity and 73.1% of specificity. A Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that the cumulative recurrencefreesurvival rate was significantly lower in patients with higher LV filling pressure (E/e’>9.15) compared with patients with lowerLV filling pressure (E/e’≤9.15) (log rank p=0.008). Cox regression analysis revealed that E/e’ [hazards ratio (HR): 1.100, 95% CI:1.017–1.190] and LAVI (HR: 1.042, 95% CI: 1.002–1.084) were independent predictors for AF recurrence after cardioversion. Conclusion: LV filling pressure predicts the risk of AF recurrence in persistent AF patients after cardioversion.
