Impedance-guided modified CLOSE protocol ablation can reduce ablation index necessary for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with atrial fibrillation.
J Cardiol
; 83(5): 291-297, 2024 May.
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| ID: mdl-37684006
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Real-time monitoring of generator impedance drop is not considered in CLOSE protocol pulmonary vein (PV) isolation (PVI) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). We verified whether additional information of impedance drop could minimize ablation index required for PVI using modified CLOSE protocol (target ablation indexâ¯≥â¯500 on anterior wall and ≥400 on posterior wall along with inter-lesion distance of 3-6â¯mm and maximum power of 35â¯W) without any adverse effect of procedural data and efficacy.METHODS:
Sixty consecutive Japanese AF patients [paroxysmal AF 43 (72â¯%) patients] underwent first-time PVI with modified CLOSE protocol with real-time monitoring of impedance drop (impedance-guided modified CLOSE protocol). Ablation tags were colored according to impedance drop and ablation was immediately terminated before reaching target ablation index if impedance drop of ≥10â¯Ω was confirmed. Ablation index needed for PVI, first-pass PVI rate, other procedural data, and atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence were evaluated.RESULTS:
Mean ablation index and impedance drop on anterior and posterior walls were 437.6⯱â¯43.5â¯Ω and 10.2⯱â¯2.6â¯Ω and 393.3⯱â¯27.4â¯Ω and 9.3⯱â¯2.2â¯Ω, respectively. First-pass PVI per PV pair was accomplished in 90/120 (75â¯%). No complications occurred. PV gaps after first-pass ablation were locationally most often found on right posterior wall than on the other parts (pâ¯<â¯0.001). There were no differences in mean contact force, impedance drop, and ablation index between walls with and without PV gaps after first-pass PV ablation. During a mean follow-up of 24⯱â¯9â¯months, survival from atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence was 51/60 (85â¯%) patients.CONCLUSIONS:
Using additional generator impedance drop information may be useful to minimize radiofrequency current application to accomplish PVI with modified CLOSE protocol while maintaining efficacy and safety in Japanese AF population.Key words
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01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Veins
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Catheter Ablation
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Cardiol
Journal subject:
CARDIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article