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Background: Intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) is a frequent and severe complication in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-related IART is the most frequent mechanism. However, due to fibrosis and surgical scars, non-CTI-related IART is also frequent. Objective: The main objective of this study was to describe the types of IART and circuit locations and to define a cut-off value for unhealthy tissue in the atria. Methods and results: This observational study included all consecutive patients with CHD who underwent a first ablation procedure for IART from January 2009 to December 2015 (94 patients, 39.4% female, age: 36.55 ± 14.9 years, 40.4% with highly complex cardiac disease). During the study, 114 IARTs were ablated (1.21 ± 0.41 IARTs per patient). Cavotricuspid isthmus-related IART was the only arrhythmia in 51% (n = 48) of patients, non-CTI-related IART was the only mechanism in 27.7% (n = 26), and 21.3% of patients (n = 20) presented both types of IART. In cases of non-CTI-related IART, the most frequent location of IART isthmus was the lateral or posterolateral wall of the venous atria, and a voltage cut-off value for unhealthy tissue in the atria of 0.5 mV identified 95.4% of IART isthmus locations. Conclusion: In our population with a high proportion of complex CHD, CTI-related IART was the most frequent mechanism, although non-CTI-related IART was present in 49% of patients (alone or with concomitant CTI-related IART). A cut-off voltage of 0.5 mV could identify 95.4% of the substrates in non-CTI-related IART.
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Función Atrial , Atrios Cardíacos/fisiopatología , Sistema de Conducción Cardíaco/fisiopatología , Cardiopatías Congénitas/complicaciones , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Atrioventricular/etiología , Potenciales de Acción , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Ablación por Catéter , Niño , Preescolar , Técnicas Electrofisiológicas Cardíacas , Femenino , Atrios Cardíacos/cirugía , Sistema de Conducción Cardíaco/cirugía , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico , Cardiopatías Congénitas/fisiopatología , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Atrioventricular/diagnóstico , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Atrioventricular/fisiopatología , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Atrioventricular/cirugía , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Aim: Intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) is a common complication in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) and is related to increased morbidity and mortality. Few reports have been published about factors associated to IART severity. The aim of this study is to analyse factors associated to severe clinical presentation of IART. Methods and Results: Observational study of all consecutive CHD patients who underwent a first IART ablation from January 2009 to December 2015 (94 patients, 39.4% female, and age: 36.55 ± 14.9 years). Severe clinical presentation was defined as heart failure, syncope, shock, electromechanical dissociation (EMD), or aborted sudden death. The majority of patients had moderately or highly complex cardiac defect (90.4%). Types of IART included cavotricuspid isthmus(CTI) dependent in 51% (48), non-CTI-related in 22.3% (20), and both types in 27.7% (26). In 38 patients (40.4%), a severe event occurred and in 16 (17%), the symptoms included shock, syncope, sudden death, or EMD. In 21 (22.3%), severe symptoms were the first manifestation of IART. In multivariate analysis, transposition of the great arteries (TGA) with right systemic ventricle (OR 5.32, 95% C.I. 1.6-7.02, P = 0.0005) and severe dilation of the venous atrium (VsA) (OR 4.17; 95% CI 1.4-8.12, P = 0.0009) were factors independently associated with severity. Conclusion: In our series of 94 CHD patients with a high proportion of moderately to highly complex cardiac defects, severe consequences of IART were frequent. Transposition of the great arteries with systemic right ventricle and severe dilation of VsA were independently associated to severity. Early invasive procedures should be considered for these high-risk patients.
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Cardiopatías Congénitas/complicaciones , Taquicardia Supraventricular/etiología , Potenciales de Acción , Adulto , Ablación por Catéter , Ecocardiografía , Electrocardiografía , Técnicas Electrofisiológicas Cardíacas , Femenino , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico , Frecuencia Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Medición de Riesgo , Factores de Riesgo , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Taquicardia Supraventricular/diagnóstico , Taquicardia Supraventricular/fisiopatología , Taquicardia Supraventricular/cirugía , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD) increases morbidity and mortality. Radiofrequency catheter ablation has evolved as the first-line treatment. The aim of this study was to analyze the acute success and to identify predictors of failed IART radiofrequency catheter ablation in CHD. METHODS AND RESULTS: The observational study included all consecutive patients with CHD who underwent a first ablation procedure for IART at a single center from January 2009 to December 2015 (94 patients, 39.4% female, age: 36.55±14.9 years). In the first procedure, 114 IART were ablated (acute success: 74.6%; 1.21±0.41 IART per patient) with an acute success of 74.5%. Cavotricuspid isthmus-related IART was the only arrhythmia in 51%; non-cavotricuspid isthmus-related IART was the only mechanism in 27.7% and 21.3% of the patients had both types of IART. Predictors of acute radiofrequency catheter ablation failure were as follows: nonrelated cavotricuspid isthmus IART (odds ratio 7.3; confidence interval [CI], 1.9-17.9; P=0.04), previous atrial fibrillation (odds ratio 6.1; CI, 1.3-18.4; P=0.02), transposition of great arteries (odds ratio, 4.9; CI, 1.4-17.2; P=0.01) and systemic ventricle dilation (odds ratio 4.8; CI, 1.1-21.7; P=0.04) with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve of 0.83±0.056 (CI, 0.74-0.93, P=0.001). After a mean follow-up longer than 3.5 years, 78.3% of the patients were in sinus rhythm (33.1% of the patients required more than 1 radiofrequency catheter ablation procedure). CONCLUSIONS: Although ablation in CHD is a challenging procedure, acute success of 75% can be achieved in moderate-highly complex CHD patients in a referral center. Predictors of failed ablation are IART different from cavotricuspid isthmus, previous atrial fibrillation, and markers of complex CHD (transposition of great arteries, systemic ventricle dilation).
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Fibrilación Atrial/complicaciones , Aleteo Atrial/complicaciones , Cardiopatías Congénitas/complicaciones , Ablación por Radiofrecuencia/efectos adversos , Taquicardia Supraventricular/cirugía , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Fibrilación Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilación Atrial/fisiopatología , Aleteo Atrial/diagnóstico , Aleteo Atrial/fisiopatología , Niño , Preescolar , Ecocardiografía , Electrocardiografía , Técnicas Electrofisiológicas Cardíacas , Femenino , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico , Cardiopatías Congénitas/fisiopatología , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Estudios Retrospectivos , Factores de Riesgo , Taquicardia Supraventricular/diagnóstico , Taquicardia Supraventricular/etiología , Taquicardia Supraventricular/fisiopatología , Factores de Tiempo , Insuficiencia del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
Intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) is a severe complication in patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). Cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-related IART is the most frequent mechanism. However, due to fibrosis and surgical scars, non-CTI-related IART is frequent. The main objective of this study was to describe the types of IART, circuit locations, and to analyze predictors of CTI versus non-CTI-related IART. This is an observational study that includes all consecutive patients with CHD who underwent a first IART ablation in a single referral tertiary hospital from January 2009 to December 2015 (94 patients; 39.4% women; age: 36.55 ± 14.9 years, 40.4% with highly complex cardiac disease). During the study, 114 IARTs were ablated (1.21 ± 0.41 IARTs per patient). CTI-related IART was the only arrhythmia in 51% (nâ¯=â¯48) of patients; non-CTI-related IART was the only mechanism in 27.7% (nâ¯=â¯26), and 21.3% of patients (nâ¯=â¯20) presented the two types of IART. Severe dilation of the systemic ventricle, absence of severe dilation of the venous atrium, highly complex cardiac defects, and nontypical electrocardiography (ECG) were related to non-CTI-related IART in univariate analysis. In multivariate analysis, nontypical ECG (odds ratio 3.64; 1.01 to 4.9; pâ¯=â¯0.049) and grade III CHD complexity (odds ratio 9.43; 1.44 to 11.7; pâ¯=â¯0.001) were predictors of non-CTI-related IART. In conclusion, in our population with a high proportion of complex CHD, CTI-related IART was the most frequent mechanism, although non-CTI-related IART was present in 49% (alone or with concomitant CTI-related IART). High-grade CHD complexity and nontypical ECG were strongly related to non-CTI IART.
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Electrocardiografía/métodos , Atrios Cardíacos/fisiopatología , Sistema de Conducción Cardíaco/fisiopatología , Cardiopatías Congénitas/complicaciones , Frecuencia Cardíaca/fisiología , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Sinoatrial/etiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Ablación por Catéter/métodos , Niño , Preescolar , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Atrios Cardíacos/diagnóstico por imagen , Cardiopatías Congénitas/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Pronóstico , Estudios Retrospectivos , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Sinoatrial/diagnóstico , Taquicardia por Reentrada en el Nodo Sinoatrial/cirugía , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyze the long-term outcomes after intra-atrial re-entrant tachycardia (IART) ablation in congenital heart disease (CHD). BACKGROUND: IART increases morbidity and mortality in CHD patients. Radiofrequency catheter ablation has evolved into the first-line treatment of this complication. METHODS: This was a prospective, single-center study of all consecutive CHD patients who underwent first ablation for IART from January 2009 to December 2015 (n = 94, 39.4% female, age 36.55 ± 14.9 years, follow-up 44.45 ± 22.7 months). RESULTS: During the study period, 130 procedures were performed (n = 94, 1.21 ± 0.41 IART/patient). In the first procedure, 114 IART were ablated (short-term success 74.66%). Forty-nine percent of the patients whose IART was ablated had non-cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-related IART (alone or with concomitant CTI IART). After the first ablation, 54.3% maintained sinus rhythm (SR), 23.9% presented with recurrence of the ablated IART, 14.2% developed new IART, and 7.6% presented with atrial fibrillation (AF). After the second radiofrequency catheter ablation, 78.3% were in SR, 8.7% presented with AF, and 23.0% presented with IART (50% new IART). Multivariate predictors of recurrences were non-CTI IART (hazard ratio [HR]: 5.06; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.6 to 15.9; p = 0.006), PR interval >200 ms (HR: 4.02; 95% CI: 1.9 to 11.3; p = 0.009), AF induction (HR: 3.11; 95% CI: 1.1 to 9.1; p = 0.04). and previous AF (HR: 3.08; 95% CI: 1.1 to 9.3; p = 0.04). A risk score according multivariate model identified 3 levels of recurrence risk: 5.8%, 20%, and 58.5% (area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve 0.8 ± 0.03; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Ablation of IART in CHD is a challenging procedure, but after ablation in experienced centers, SR can be maintained in 78.3%. Predictors of recurrences are non-CTI-related IART, long PR interval, and previous or induced AF. A risk score based on these factors can be useful for recurrence prediction.
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Aleteo Atrial , Ablación por Catéter , Cardiopatías Congénitas , Adulto , Aleteo Atrial/epidemiología , Aleteo Atrial/cirugía , Ablación por Catéter/efectos adversos , Ablación por Catéter/estadística & datos numéricos , Femenino , Cardiopatías Congénitas/complicaciones , Cardiopatías Congénitas/epidemiología , Humanos , Estimación de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Recurrencia , Adulto JovenAsunto(s)
Insuficiencia de la Válvula Aórtica/terapia , Contrapulsador Intraaórtico , Choque Cardiogénico/terapia , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Bradicardia/tratamiento farmacológico , Cardiotónicos/uso terapéutico , Angiografía Coronaria , Estenosis Coronaria/diagnóstico , Estenosis Coronaria/terapia , Dobutamina/uso terapéutico , Ecocardiografía Transesofágica , Humanos , Masculino , Norepinefrina/uso terapéuticoRESUMEN
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