BACKGROUND: No previous study has assessed the role of @entity8 in predicting the long-term risk of @entity955 recurrence after cardioversion. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-nine consecutive @entity1 with persistent @entity955 undergoing successful cardioversion were enrolled. Renal function was assessed based on the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at baseline and during follow-up. @entity1 were prospectively followed up for eGFR and recurrence of @entity955 up to 1 year. RESULTS: @entity1 were divided into 4 groups based upon their eGFR (group 1 >90 mL/min: 33 @entity1 , group 2: 60-90 mL/min: 55 @entity1 , group 3: 30-59 mL/min: 53 @entity1 , group 4: <30 mL/min: 18 @entity1 ). Overall, 101 out of 159 (64%) @entity1 experienced @entity955 recurrence within 1 year follow-up. @entity955 recurrence was independently associated with the level of reduction of eGFR at baseline (eGFR < 30 mL/min: hazard ratio [HR] 6.82, P < 0.001; eGFR 30-59 mL/min: HR 3.31, P = 0.01; eGFR 60-90 mL/min: HR 2.10, P = 0.13; eGFR > 90 mL/min reference group). In @entity1 with maintained sinus rhythm after 12-month follow-up eGFR was increased (8.46    9.49 mL/min [range -7 to 43]), whereas @entity1 with @entity955 recurrence showed a decrease in eGFR over time (-5.75    9.4 [range -32 to 25], P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Among a group of @entity1 with persistent @entity955 undergoing successful cardioversion, @entity8 (based on estimated GFR) was associated with an increased risk of @entity955 recurrence. Maintenance of sinus rhythm was associated with improvement in eGFR in @entity1 with mild or moderate @entity177 .

XXXX and @entity955 recurrence following cardioversion.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity8 :: ('MESH:D007674', 'Disease') :: ['renal impairment', 'impaired renal function'] @entity177 :: ('MESH:D051437', 'Disease') :: ['renal insufficiency'] @entity955 :: ('MESH:D001281', 'Disease') :: ['atrial fibrillation', 'Atrial fibrillation']
@entity8 :: (MESH:D007674,Disease) :: ['Renal dysfunction']
