Structural Remodeling and Rotational Activity in Persistent/Long-Lasting Atrial Fibrillation: Gender-Effect Differences and Impact on Post-ablation Outcome.
Front Cardiovasc Med
; 9: 819429, 2022.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Structural and post-ablation gender differences are reported in atrial fibrillation (AF). We analyzed the gender differences in structural remodeling and AF mechanisms in patients with persistent/long-lasting AF who underwent wide area circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (WACPVI). Materials andMethods:
Ultra-high-density mapping was used to study atrial remodeling and AF drivers in 85 consecutive patients. Focal and rotational activity (RAc) were identified with the CartoFinder system and activation sequence analysis. The impact of RAc location on post-ablation outcomes was analyzed.Results:
This study included 64 men and 21 women. RAc was detected in 73.4% of men and 38.1% of women (p = 0.003). RAc patients had higher left atrium (LA) voltage (0.64 ± 0.3 vs. 0.50 ± 0.2 mV; p = 0.01), RAc sites had higher voltage than non-RAc sites 0.77 ± 0.46 vs. 0.53 ± 0.37 mV (p < 0.001). Women had lower LA voltage than men (0.42 vs. 0.64 mV; p < 0.001), including pulmonary vein (PV) antra (0.16 vs. 0.30 mV; p < 0.001) and posterior wall (0.34 vs. 0.51 mV; p < 0.001). RAc in the posterior atrium was recorded in few women (23.8 vs. 54.7% in men; p = 0.014). AF recurrence rate was higher in patients with RAc outside WACPVI than those with all RAc inside WACPVI or no RAc (63.4 vs. 11.1 and 31.0%; p = 0.008 and p = 0.01). Comparison of selected patients using propensity score matching confirmed lower atrial voltage (0.4 ± 0.2 vs. 0.7 ± 0.3 mV; p = 0.007) and less RAc (38 vs. 75%; p = 0.02) in women.Conclusion:
Women have shown more advanced structural remodeling at ablation, which is associated with a lower incidence of RAc (usually located outside the WACPVI). These findings could explain post-ablation gender differences.
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MEDLINE
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Prognostic_studies
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En
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Front Cardiovasc Med
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha