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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 34(1): 82-89, 2023 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36321661

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INTRODUCTION: Aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of ablation-induced endoscopically detected esophageal lesions (EDEL) and gastroparesis in patients undergoing high-power short-duration (HPSD) atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation using different target ablation index (AI) values. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients undergoing AF ablation were included. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation was performed using HPSD ablation (50 W, target AI of 320 and 350 (group 1) and 380 (group 2) at posterior wall). Postablation endoscopy was performed in all patients. In total, 233 patients (66.8 ± 10 years; 52% male) were included consecutively (n = 137 patients in group 1 and n = 96 patients in group 2). Mean AI values und RF time at posterior wall was significantly higher and longer in group 2 compared to group 1 patients (413 ± 9 vs. 392 ± 19 AI, p < 0.01; 9.0 ± 0.8 s vs. 7.8 ± 0.7 s, p < 0.01). Esophageal endoscopy revealed esophageal lesions or gastroparesis in 43 of 233 patients (18.5%) in the total cohort (13.1% in group 1 and 26.0% in group 2; p = 0.02). Incidence of EDEL was 8.0% and 13.5% in group 1 and group 2, respectively. According to logistic analysis incidence of EDEL and/or gastroparesis was significantly lower in patients with a higher body mass index and higher in group 2 patients compared to group 1 patients. CONCLUSION: The incidence of EDEL or gastroparesis in patients undergoing HPSD AF ablation was 18.5% in the total cohort. The risk of EDEL and gastroparesis was associated with a higher AI target value of 380 compared to 320 and 350 at posterior wall and was reversely associated with body mass index.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Gastroparesia , Veias Pulmonares , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/epidemiologia , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Incidência , Gastroparesia/diagnóstico , Gastroparesia/epidemiologia , Gastroparesia/etiologia , Esôfago/diagnóstico por imagem , Esôfago/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento
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Europace ; 25(4): 1379-1391, 2023 04 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36881791

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AIMS: Pulmonary vein isolation using radiofrequency ablation is an effective treatment option for patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). Application of high power over a short period of time (HPSD) is reported to create more efficient lesions and may prevent collateral thermal oesophageal injury. This study aims to compare efficacy and safety of two different HPSD ablation approaches using different ablation index settings. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients undergoing AF ablation with HPSD (50 W; ablation index-guided) using the ThermoCool SmartTouch SF catheter were included. Patients were grouped by ablation protocol: ablation with target ablation index (AI) of 400 on the anterior left atrial wall vs. 300 at the posterior left atrial wall (AI 400/300) or AI 450/350 was performed upon the operator's preference and compared. Peri-procedural parameters and complications were recorded, and incidences of endoscopically detected thermal oesophageal lesions (EDEL) analysed. Recurrence rates after a mean follow-up of 25 ± 7 months and reconnection patterns in patients undergoing redo procedures were investigated. A total of 795 patients (67 ± 10 years; 58% male; 48% paroxysmal AF) underwent a first AF ablation with HPSD (211 in group AI 400/300 and 584 in group 450/350). Median procedure time was 82.9 ± 24.6 min with longer ablation times in patients with target AI 400/300 due to higher intraprocedural reconnection rates, increased box lesions, and additional right atrial isthmus ablations. EDEL rates among target AI 400/300 procedures were significantly lower (3% vs. 7%; P = 0.019). Correspondingly, AI 450/350 was the strongest independent predictor of post-ablation EDEL (OR 4.799, CI 1.427-16.138, P = 0.011). Twelve-month (76% vs. 76%; P = 0.892) and long-term ablation single procedure success (68% vs. 71%; log-rank P = 0.452) after a mean of 25 ± 7 months were comparable among both target AI groups; however, long-term success was significantly higher for paroxysmal AF compared to persistent AF (12 months: 80% vs. 72%; P = 0.010; end of follow-up: 76% vs. 65%; log-rank P = 0.001). One hundred three patients (16%) underwent a redo procedure during follow-up documented comparable pulmonary vein (PV) reconnection among groups. Multivariate predictors of AF recurrence were age, left atrium (LA) size, persistent AF, and extra-PV ablation targets. CONCLUSION: High-power short-duration AF ablation with target AI of 400 for non-posterior wall and 300 for posterior wall lesions resulted in comparable long-term results compared to higher AI (450/350) ablations with significantly lower risk for thermal oesophageal lesions. Older age, larger LA size, persistent AF, and extra-PV ablation targets were identified in a multivariate analysis as independent risk factors for recurrences of atrial arrhythmias.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Veias Pulmonares , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Fibrilação Atrial/etiologia , Seguimentos , Resultado do Tratamento , Esôfago/cirurgia , Inteligência Artificial , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Recidiva
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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 33(7): 1425-1434, 2022 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35441414

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INTRODUCTION: Data about atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation using high-power short duration (HPSD) radiofrequency ablation in the elderly population is still scarce. The aim of our study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of HPSD ablation in patients over 75 years compared to younger patients. METHODS: Consecutive patients older than 75 years with paroxysmal or persistent AF undergoing a first-time AF ablation using 50 W HPSD ablation approach were analyzed in this retrospective observational analysis and compared to a control group <75 years. Short-term endpoints included intraprocedural reconnection of at least one pulmonary vein (PV) and intrahospital and AF recurrence during 3 months blanking period, as well as a long-term endpoint of freedom from atrial arrhythmias of antiarrhythmic drugs after 12 months. RESULTS: A total of 540 patients underwent a first AF ablation with HPSD (66 ± 10 years; 58% male; 47% paroxysmal AF). Mean age was 78 ± 2.4 and 63 ± 6.3 years (p < .001), respectively. Elderly patients were significantly more often women (p < .001). The procedure, fluoroscopy, and ablation were comparable. Elderly patients revealed significantly more often extra-PV low-voltage areas requiring additional left atrial ablations (p < .001). Overall complication rates were low; however, elderly patients revealed higher major complication rates mainly due to unmasking sick sinus syndrome (p = .003). Freedom from arrhythmia recurrences was comparable (68% vs. 76%, log-rank p = .087). Only in the subgroup of paroxysmal AF, AF recurrences were more common after 12 months (69% vs. 82%; log-rank p = .040; hazard ratio: 1.462, p = .044) in the elderly patients. In multivariable Cox regression analysis of the whole cohort persistent AF, female gender, diabetes mellitus and presence of left atrium low-voltage areas, but not age >75 years were associated with AF recurrences. CONCLUSION: HPSD AF ablation of patients >75 years in experienced centers is safe and effective. Therefore, age alone should not be the reason to withhold AF ablation from vital elderly patients due to only a slightly worse outcome and safety profile. In paroxysmal AF, elderly patients have more recurrences compared to the younger control group.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Veias Pulmonares , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/etiologia , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Recidiva , Estudos Retrospectivos , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 33(5): 920-927, 2022 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35233883

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INTRODUCTION: High power short duration (HPSD) ablation proved to be an effective and safe ablation technique for atrial fibrillation (AF). In former case series, a significant amount of postablation coagulation at the catheter tip as well as silent cerebral lesions (SCL) in postprocedural cerebral magnetic resonance (cMRI) have been identified in patients undergoing de-novo AF ablations with very high power 90 W short duration (vHPvSD) ablations using the QDot ablation catheter in combination with a novel RF generator (nGEN, Biosense Webster). Therefore, the RF generator software has been recently modified. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients undergoing a first AF ablation including pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with vHPvSD (90 W, with a predefined ablation time of 3 s at posterior left atrium (LA) wall sites and 4 s at other ablation sites) using the QDOT Micro ablation catheter (Biosense Webster) in conjunction with the technically modified nGEN RF generator (software V1c; Biosense Webster) were included. Procedural characteristics including first-pass isolation per pulmonary vein (PV) pair and early reconnection location within the 30-min waiting period were recorded. In all patients postablation endoscopy to document any thermal esophageal injury (EDEL) and in eligible patients a cMRI to detect silent cerebral events (SCEs)/lesions were performed. All acute procedure-related complications were recorded during the time until hospital discharge. Furthermore, short-term and midterm success after 3 and 6-12 months of follow-up was investigated. In total, 34 consecutive patients (67 ± 9 years; 62% male; 68% paroxysmal AF) were included. First-pass isolation of all PVs was achieved in 6/34 (18%) patients. First-pass isolation was seen in 37/68 (54%) of PV pairs. Early reconnection occurred in 11 (32%) patients (including reconnections at posterior LA wall sites n = 6 and at nonposterior sites n = 5). No patient had an EDEL (0%). In 6/23 (26%) patients undergoing postablation cerebral MRI SCEs were identified. In six patients, coagulation on the catheter tip was detected at the end of the procedure. No further peri- or postprocedural complications were detected. Early AF recurrence before discharge was seen in 1/34 (3%) of the patients included in this study. Within 3 months 10/34 (29%) revealed AF recurrence during blanking period. After a mean follow-up of 7 months, 31/34 (88%) patients revealed sinus rhythm. CONCLUSION: AF ablation using 90 W vHPvSD with a specialized ablation catheter in conjunction with a recently modified RF generator was associated with no EDEL in the whole study cohort and 26% SCEs in a subgroup of patients undergoing acute postablation cerebral MRI. Accordingly, to our previously published results, a relevant number of catheter tip coagulations was identified in this patient cohort even after modifications of the RF generator. The vHPvSD ablation technique using the present and the previous generator seems to be associated with a very low rate of esophageal injury. However, the recently revised generator software also produced a relevant number of catheter tip coagulum formation and SCEs.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Veias Pulmonares , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Esôfago , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Veias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 33(12): 2504-2513, 2022 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36124396

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BACKGROUND: This study sought to evaluate the short and midterm efficacy and safety of the novel very high power very short duration (vHPvSD) 90 W approach compared to HPSD 50 W for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation as well as reconnection patterns of 90 W ablations. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients undergoing first AF ablation with vHPvSD (90 W; predefined ablation time of 3 s for posterior wall ablation and 4 s for anterior wall ablation) were compared to patients using HPSD (50 W; ablation index-guided; AI 350 for posterior wall ablation, AI 450 for anterior wall ablation) retrospectively. A total of 84 patients (67.1 ± 9.8 years; 58% male; 47% paroxysmal AF) were included (42 with 90 W, 42 with 50 W) out of a propensity score-matched cohort. 90 W ablations revealed shorter ablation times (10.5 ± 6.7 min vs. 17.4 ± 9.9 min; p = .001). No major complication occurred. 90 W ablations revealed lower first pass PVI rates (40% vs. 62%; p = .049) and higher AF recurrences during blanking period (38% vs. 12%; p = .007). After 12 months, both ablation approaches revealed comparable midterm outcomes (62% vs. 70%; log-rank p = .452). In a multivariable Cox regression model, persistent AF (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.442, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.035-2.010, p = .031) and increased procedural duration (HR: 1.011, 95% CI: 1.005-1.017, p = .001) were identified as independent predictors of AF recurrence during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: AF ablation using 90 W vHPvSD reveals a similar safety profile compared to 50 W ablation with shorter ablation times. However, vHPvSD ablation was associated with lower rates of first-pass isolations and increased AF recurrences during the blanking period. After 12 months, 90 W revealed comparable efficacy results to 50 W ablations in a nonrandomized, propensity-matched comparison.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Veias Pulmonares , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Recidiva , Resultado do Tratamento , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Ablação por Cateter/métodos
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Europace ; 24(6): 928-937, 2022 07 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35134155

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AIMS: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an effective treatment option for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This study aims to investigate the safety of high-power short duration (HPSD) with emphasis on oesophageal lesions after PVI. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients undergoing AF ablation with HPSD (50 W; ablation index (AI)-guided; target AI 350 for posterior wall ablation, AI 450 for anterior wall ablation) using the ThermoCool SmartTouch SF catheter were included. Patients underwent post-ablation oesophageal endoscopy to detect and categorize thermal oesophageal injury (EDEL). Occurrence and risk factors of oesophageal lesions and perforating complications were analysed. A total of 1033 patients underwent AF ablation with HPSD. Of them, 953 patients (67.6 ± 9.6 years; 58% male; 43% paroxysmal AF; 68% first PVI) underwent post-procedural oesophageal endoscopy and were included in further analyses. Median procedure time was 82.8 ± 24.4 min with ablation times of 16.1 ± 9.2 min. Thermal oesophageal injury was detected in 58 patients (6%) (n = 29 Category 1 erosion, n = 29 Category 2 ulcerous). One patient developed oesophageal perforation (redo, 4th AF ablation). No patient died. Using multivariable regression models, increased total ablation time [odds ratio (OR) 1.029, P = 0.010] and history of stroke (OR 2.619, P = 0.033) were associated with increased incidence of EDEL after AF ablation, whereas increased body mass index was protective (OR 0.980, P = 0.022). CONCLUSION: Thermal oesophageal lesions occur in 6% of HPSD AF ablations. The risk for development of perforating complications seems to be low. Incidence of atrio-oesophageal fistula (0.1%) is comparable to other reported series about RF ablation approaches.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Queimaduras , Ablação por Cateter , Veias Pulmonares , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Queimaduras/epidemiologia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Esofagoscopia/efeitos adversos , Esôfago/lesões , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Recidiva , Resultado do Tratamento
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34655759

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INTRODUCTION: Aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy and safety of ventricular tachycardia (VT) catheter ablation in patients with structural heart disease (SHD) in relation to the presence of an intramural septal substrate. METHODS: Consecutive patients undergoing VT ablation between January 2019 and October 2020 were included. All patients were stratified based on the presence of relevant septal substrate and freedom from VT recurrences were analyzed. RESULTS: In total, 199 consecutive patients (64.2 ± 13.0 years; 89% male; 55% ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM)) undergoing VT ablation were included. 129/199 patients (65%) showed significant septal substrate (55/90 patients (61%) with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) compared to 74/109 patients (68%) with ICM; p = 0.37). Acute procedural success with elimination of all inducible VTs was achieved in 66/70 patients (94%) without and in 103/129 patients (80%) with a septal substrate (p = 0.007). In the cohort including patients with a clinical FU, 15/60 patients (25%) without a septal substrate and 48/123 patients (39%) with a septal substrate experienced VT recurrence during a FU of 8.1 ± 5.9 months (p = 0.069). CONCLUSION: Presence of septal VT substrate in patients with a structural heart disease or coronary artery disease is common. Acute success of VT catheter ablation was significantly higher and mid-term success tended to be higher in patients without a septal substrate.

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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 32(3): 695-703, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33442930

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INTRODUCTION: To evaluate short-term efficacy and incidence of ablation-induced endoscopically detected esophageal injury in patients undergoing high-power, short-duration (HPSD) pulmonary vein isolation using a novel irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter and ablation generator setup. METHODS AND RESULTS: Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients, who underwent AF ablation using an irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter specifically designed for a HPSD ablation approach (50 W, with a target Ablation Index of 350 at posterior wall), received postablation esophageal endoscopy after ablation. In total 45 consecutive patients (67 ± 10 years; 58% male; 42% paroxysmal AF) undergoing AF ablation using a specialized ablation catheter (QDOT) were included in the study. Thirty-one of 45 patients (69%) underwent a first-time pulmonary vein isolation (Group 1, 67 ± 11 years; 55% male; 48% paroxysmal AF). Fourteen patients (31%) underwent a redo AF procedure (Group 2, 66 ± 8 years; 64% male; 29% paroxysmal AF). Patients undergoing first-time pulmonary vein isolation were included in the final analysis. In these patients an endoscopically detected esophageal lesion (EDEL) was detected in 5 of 31 (16%) patients (erosion n = 2, ulcer n = 3). Mean contact force at posterior wall ablation sites was significantly lower in patients with postprocedural EDEL compared with patients without EDEL (11.9 ± 0.8 g vs. 15.6 ± 4.7 g). CONCLUSION: PVI using a specialized high-power ablation catheter in conjunction with a HPSD ablation approach results in a 16% incidence of EDEL in first AF ablation candidates. Future studies evaluating high-power short duration ablation strategies should include esophageal endoscopy to estimate the risk of clinically relevant esophageal complications.


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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Veias Pulmonares , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/epidemiologia , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Catéteres/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Veias Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagem , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Temperatura , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Interv Cardiol ; 2020: 6542028, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32934608

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BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent comorbidity in patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR). Recent studies show a deleterious outcome of patients with concomitant AF after transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVR). This underlines the essential need for additional strategies that ameliorate the prognosis of these patients. Fundamental data on AF characteristics and treatment regimes in this special cohort of patients are lacking. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 542 consecutive patients with severe MR undergoing TMVR in three tertiary heart centers with special focus on AF type and underlying treatment strategies. RESULTS: The prevalence of concomitant AF was 73.3%, and AF did not affect the procedural success or the incidence of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events. The patients with AF were more frequently >75 years, had more tricuspid regurgitation, and less coronary artery disease than non-AF patients. The distribution of AF types was 32% paroxysmal AF, 27% persistent AF, and 41% permanent AF. Except for a higher degree in severe tricuspid regurgitation and a higher likelihood of male sex, no substantial differences were observed while comparing permanent and nonpermanent AF patients. The predominant treatment regime was rate control (57%), with only beta blockers (BB) in the majority of persistent and permanent AF patients, while additional digitalis or a pacemaker was used infrequently. Rhythm control was mainly achieved with BB alone in paroxysmal AF patients and with additional antiarrhythmic drugs in the majority of persistent AF patients. Interventional rhythm control therapy was performed in 2.5% and 30.9% of paroxysmal and persistent AF patients, respectively. The guideline-adherent use of oral anticoagulants was comparable and high in both groups (91.9% in nonpermanent vs. 90.1% in permanent AF). CONCLUSION: This is the first study to provide necessary information for the understanding of the current clinical practice in dealing with TMVR patients. Since evidence suggests that AF is not a benign concomitant disease, further investigations are needed to assess the prognostic impact of these different AF treatment strategies.


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Antiarrítmicos , Anticoagulantes , Fibrilação Atrial , Anuloplastia da Valva Mitral , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral , Idoso , Antiarrítmicos/uso terapêutico , Anticoagulantes/uso terapêutico , Fibrilação Atrial/tratamento farmacológico , Fibrilação Atrial/epidemiologia , Cateterismo Cardíaco/métodos , Comorbidade , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Conduta do Tratamento Medicamentoso , Anuloplastia da Valva Mitral/métodos , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/epidemiologia , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Prognóstico , Fatores de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 30(11): 2256-2261, 2019 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31559655

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INTRODUCTION: Ablation index (AI), a novel parameter defining energy application at single ablation lesions, calculated by integration of ablation time, energy, catheter stability, and contact force, has been documented to be associated with effective lesions and higher ablation efficacy. Using a prespecified target AI in addition to acute lesion efficacy may affect local collateral damage like esophageal thermal injury when used for guiding radiofrequency (RF) ablation at the posterior left atrial (LA) wall. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients undergoing first AF ablations using AI were included. Ablation energy was reduced to 25 W when ablating at posterior LA wall. Two different individually defined AI target values were used (300 and 350 for posterior wall ablation). Esophageal endoscopy (EE) was performed 1 to 3 days after ablation procedure to document and categorize endoscopically detected esophageal thermal lesion (EDEL). Two-hundred and eleven consecutive patients with postprocedural EE were included. Incidence of EDEL was 14% (29 of 211 patients; mild category 1 lesions in 22 of 29 patients (76%) and severe category 2 lesions (ulcers > 5 mm) in 7 of 29 patients (24% of EDEL group, 3% of total group). Ablation time at posterior LA wall (9.5 vs 9.0 minutes [P = .67]) was comparable in patients with and without EDEL. CONCLUSION: LA posterior wall RF ablation adopting AI ≤350 was associated with 14% esophageal thermal injury including 3% of severe esophageal thermal ulcers. This incidence is comparable to historic control groups with non AI-guided AF ablation.


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Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Queimaduras/epidemiologia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Esôfago/lesões , Temperatura Alta/efeitos adversos , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/epidemiologia , Queimaduras/diagnóstico , Queimaduras/tratamento farmacológico , Esofagoscopia , Esôfago/efeitos dos fármacos , Esôfago/patologia , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inibidores da Bomba de Prótons/administração & dosagem , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento , Cicatrização
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Eur Radiol ; 28(8): 3432-3440, 2018 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29426987

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OBJECTIVE: To compare image quality, observer confidence, radiation exposure in the standard-dose (SD-CCTA) and low-dose (LD-CCTA) protocols of coronary CT angiography (CCTA) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). MATERIAL AND METHODS: CCTA was performed in 303 patients using a CT scanner with 16-cm coverage (111 scans during sinus rhythm (SR); 192 during AF). LD-CCTA was used in 218 patients; SD-CCTA in 85 patients suspected of having coronary artery disease (CAD). Image quality and observer confidence were evaluated on 5-point scales. Radiation doses were recorded. RESULTS: Image quality was superior in the SD-CCTA compared to the LD-CCTA (SR 1.45±0.40; AF 1.72±0.46; vs. SR 1.83±0.48; AF 1.92±0.50; p < 0.001). Observers were more confident with SD-CCTA than with LD-CCTA (SR 1.38±0.33; AF 1.61±0.43; vs. SR 1.70±0.45; AF 1.82±0.50; p < 0.001). Radiation doses in AF were significantly higher than in the SR (LD-CCTA, 1.68±0.71 mSv; SD-CCTA, 3.72±1.95 mSv; vs. LD-CCTA, 1.3 ±0.52 mSv; SD-CCTA, 2.67±1.47 mSv; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Using a low-dose protocol in AF, radiation exposure can be decreased by 50 % at the expense of 20 % impaired image quality. A low-dose CCTA protocol can be considered in young patients, whereas the standard-dose protocol is recommended for older patients and those suspected of having CAD. KEY POINTS: • Whole-heart CT allows visualization of the coronary arteries in atrial fibrillation. • Low-dose CT decreases radiation exposure by 50%, image quality by 20%. • Standard-dose CT seems advantageous when concomitant coronary artery disease is suspected.


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Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico por imagem , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/instrumentação , Angiografia por Tomografia Computadorizada/métodos , Angiografia Coronária/instrumentação , Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Doses de Radiação , Feminino , Coração/diagnóstico por imagem , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Exposição à Radiação
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv ; 90(2): 313-320, 2017 Aug 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27649934

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OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine the effects of experience on the Mitraclip® procedure steps as well as procedure safety and functional results. BACKGROUND: MR has proven deleterious in heart failure. Mitraclip® therapy evolved an important option in patients with severely reduced left ventricular function (LVEF). METHODS: Between 2011 and 2016, 126 consecutive patients were grouped in three groups and investigated in a prospective observational study. We evaluated the duration of procedural steps, safety endpoints, and functional results. RESULTS: The median logistic EuroScore was 32% (7-40%). Ninety-five percent of patients were in NYHA-stage ≥III and 51% had a LVEF <30%. Groups were homogeneous as to their baseline NYHA status and right heart catheterization data. Echocardiography data are comparable, albeit with a decreasing effective regurgitant orifice area (0.44 ± 0.21 group I vs. 0.34 ± 0.22 group III, P = 0.02). Frailty was less frequent and baseline 6 min walking test results improved from group I to group III. Duration of a first clip placement decreased from 106 ± 50 to 50 ± 21 min (P < 0.001). Total procedure time decreased from 221 ± 70 to 144 ± 68 (P < 0.001). The number of clips implanted increased from 66 to 79 (P = 0.02). MitraClip® implantation was effective in either group but the combined safety endpoint was reached less frequent in group III (P = 0.01). There was no difference in MACCE rate, 30 day- or intrahospital-mortality between groups. CONCLUSION: Safety and duration of procedure steps improved substantially with experience. MR reduction was sustained from the beginning without further improvement. Patient selection is a key factor for success. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.


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Cateterismo Cardíaco/instrumentação , Competência Clínica , Insuficiência Cardíaca/terapia , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/terapia , Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Cateterismo Cardíaco/efeitos adversos , Cateterismo Cardíaco/mortalidade , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Ecocardiografia , Tolerância ao Exercício , Feminino , Alemanha , Insuficiência Cardíaca/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência Cardíaca/mortalidade , Insuficiência Cardíaca/fisiopatologia , Humanos , Curva de Aprendizado , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/mortalidade , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Estudos Prospectivos , Recuperação de Função Fisiológica , Fatores de Risco , Volume Sistólico , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento , Função Ventricular Esquerda , Teste de Caminhada
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv ; 90(6): 1038-1045, 2017 Nov 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28568427

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OBJECTIVES: This study sought to investigate whether the percutaneous mitral regurgitation (MR) reduction with the MitraClip® system in end-stage heart failure patients with a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of <20% also effects beneficial outcome or whether the underlying myogenic problem is leading and therefore of prognostic relevance. BACKROUND: The interventional treatment of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) with the MitraClip® system could improve the clinical and hemodynamic outcome in patients with severely impaired left ventricular function. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 2011 and 2016, a total of 147 patients with FMR were treated with MitraClip® at our institution. The cohort was divided into two groups: LVEF ≥ 20% (N = 126) and <20% (N = 21). Follow-up assessments included exercise capacity, 6-min walk test, probrain natriuretic peptide-measurement (ProBNP), echocardiography and right heart catheterization. Only three patients with an LVEF ≥ 20% and one patient with an LVEF < 20% were lost for follow-up. RESULTS: In the vast majority of patients, a reduction from severe to mild MR was demonstrated with no difference between both groups (P = 0.422). At follow-up, both subgroups experienced similar improvements in exercise capacity and hemodynamics. Patients with an LVEF < 20% were on average 5.8 years younger, while mortality rates were comparable in both groups (P = 0.760). CONCLUSION: By careful selection, even patients in the end stage of advanced LV dysfunction as the result of the underlying myogenic problem and the additional harmful effects of the high volume loading due to the FMR can exhibit significant clinical and hemodynamic improvement after MitraClip© therapy.


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Cateterismo Cardíaco/métodos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Cardíacos/instrumentação , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Valva Mitral/cirurgia , Volume Sistólico/fisiologia , Instrumentos Cirúrgicos , Função Ventricular Esquerda/fisiologia , Idoso , Angiografia , Ecocardiografia , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Valva Mitral/diagnóstico por imagem , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Prognóstico , Estudos Retrospectivos , Índice de Gravidade de Doença
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J Interv Cardiol ; 30(3): 217-225, 2017 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28439917

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BACKGROUND: Aim of the study was to determine the impact of right- and left-ventricular systolic dysfunction on perioperative outcome and long-term survival after TAVR. METHODS: Study population consisted of 702 TAVRs between 2009 and 2014, 345 by TF, 357 by TA route. RV and LV function were determined by TAPSE and LVEF measurement during baseline echocardiography. Patients were divided according to TAPSE (>18 mm/14-18 mm/<14 mm) and LVEF (>50%/30-50%/<30%) tertiles. Outcome at day-30 and Kaplan-Meier 4-year survival were analyzed. RESULTS: Impaired RV and LV-function did not adversely affect mortality, stroke, bleeding, and vascular-complications at 30 days. Patients with TAPSE < 14 mm displayed elevated rate of renal failure requiring dialysis (11%; P < 0.01). Kaplan-Meier survival was adversely affected by RV-systolic dysfunction RVSD (P < 0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed that impaired RVSD but not LVSD was an independent determinant for late mortality (hazard ratio TAPSE 14-18 mm: 1.53; P = 0.02; TAPSE <14 mm: 2.12; P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Peri-operative mortality and risk of stroke after TAVR are not adversely affected by preexisting RV or LV dysfunction. Long-term survival is impaired in patients with RVSD. RVSD but not LVSD is an independent risk factor for late mortality. TAVR should be the preferred therapy for patients with RVSD and LVSD, especially when patient is suitable for TF.


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Estenose da Valva Aórtica , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter , Disfunção Ventricular , Idoso , Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/diagnóstico , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/mortalidade , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/fisiopatologia , Estenose da Valva Aórtica/cirurgia , Ecocardiografia/métodos , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Efeitos Adversos de Longa Duração/mortalidade , Masculino , Modelos de Riscos Proporcionais , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Estatística como Assunto , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/efeitos adversos , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/métodos , Substituição da Valva Aórtica Transcateter/mortalidade , Resultado do Tratamento , Disfunção Ventricular/diagnóstico , Disfunção Ventricular/fisiopatologia
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Europace ; 19(7): 1116-1122, 2017 Jul 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27353324

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AIMS: Aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a recently introduced contact force ablation catheter with modified irrigation technology compared with a conventionally irrigated ablation catheter on the incidence of endoscopically detected oesophageal lesions (EDEL). METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) who underwent left atrial radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation were prospectively enrolled. Patients were ablated using a single-tip RF contact force ablation catheter with conventional irrigation (Group 1; n = 50) or with a recently introduced intensified 'surround flow' irrigation technology (Group 2; n = 50). Assessment of EDEL was performed by oesophagogastroduodenoscopy in all patients after ablation. A total of 100 patients (mean age 63.6 ± 12.1 years; men 58%) with paroxysmal (n = 41; 41%) or persistent AF were included. Groups 1 and 2 patients were comparable in regard to baseline characteristics and procedural parameters, especially ablation time at posterior left atrial wall. Overall, 13 patients (13%) developed EDEL after AF ablation (8 oesophageal ulcerations, 5 erythema). The incidence of EDEL including oesophageal ulcerations was higher in Group 2 compared with Group 1 patients without statistical significance (18 vs. 8%, P = 0.23). One pericardial tamponade and one access site bleeding occurred in Group 2. No further adverse events were reported in both groups. CONCLUSION: According to these preliminary results, the use of an improved ablation catheter irrigation technology (surround flow) in conjunction with contact force measurement was associated with a higher but not statistically significant probability of oesophageal thermal lesions. Further studies including larger patient cohorts are needed.


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Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Cateteres Cardíacos , Ablação por Cateter/instrumentação , Esôfago/lesões , Irrigação Terapêutica/instrumentação , Úlcera/epidemiologia , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Distribuição de Qui-Quadrado , Endoscopia do Sistema Digestório , Esôfago/diagnóstico por imagem , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Análise Multivariada , Razão de Chances , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Irrigação Terapêutica/efeitos adversos , Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X , Resultado do Tratamento , Úlcera/diagnóstico , Ferimentos e Lesões/diagnóstico
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Europace ; 19(3): 385-391, 2017 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27540039

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AIMS: Oesophageal probes to monitor luminal oesophageal temperature (LET) during atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation have been proposed, but their effects remain unclear. Aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of an oesophageal temperature probe with insulated thermocouples. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory paroxysmal or persistent AF who underwent left atrial radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation were prospectively enrolled. Patients were ablated using a single-tip RF contact force ablation catheter. An intraluminal oesophageal temperature probe was used in Group 1. In Group 2, patients were ablated without LET monitoring. Assessment of asymptomatic endoscopically detected oesophageal lesions (EDEL) was performed by oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in all patients. Eighty patients (mean age 63.7 ± 10.7 years; men 56%) with symptomatic, drug-refractory paroxysmal (n = 28; 35%) or persistent AF were included. Group 1 and Group 2 patients (n = 40 in each group) were comparable in regard to baseline characteristics, but RF duration on the posterior wall was significantly shorter in Group 1 patients. Overall, seven patients (8.8%) developed EDEL (four ulcerations, three erythema). The incidence of EDEL in Group 1 and Group 2 patients was comparable (7.5 vs. 10%, P = 1.0). No major adverse events were reported in both groups. CONCLUSION: According to these preliminary results, the use of oesophageal temperature probes with insulated thermocouples seems to be feasible in patients undergoing AF RF catheter ablation. The incidence of post-procedural EDEL when using a cut-off of 39°C is comparable to the incidence of EDEL without using a temperature probe.


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Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/efeitos adversos , Eritema/prevenção & controle , Esôfago/lesões , Monitorização Intraoperatória/instrumentação , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Termômetros , Úlcera/prevenção & controle , Ferimentos e Lesões/prevenção & controle , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Protocolos Clínicos , Técnicas Eletrofisiológicas Cardíacas , Desenho de Equipamento , Eritema/diagnóstico , Eritema/epidemiologia , Esofagoscopia , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Veias Pulmonares/fisiopatologia , Úlcera/diagnóstico , Úlcera/epidemiologia , Ferimentos e Lesões/diagnóstico , Ferimentos e Lesões/epidemiologia
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J Heart Valve Dis ; 26(2): 175-184, 2017 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28820547

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BACKGROUND: Clinically silent brain injury detected with cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is well known after various cardiovascular interventions. Thus far, only one study has examined the periprocedural risk of cerebral ischemic events in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve reconstruction. The study aim was to examine the incidence and clinical impact of cerebral embolic events in patients undergoing percutaneous mitral valve reconstruction using the MitraClip® system. METHODS: Thirteen eligible high-risk patients without contraindications for MRI underwent MitraClip treatment at the authors' institution. Neurological testing with the assessment of global cognitive function was performed three days before and two days after the procedure. All patients underwent cerebral diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) two days after the procedure. RESULTS: In nine patients, post-interventional MRI revealed newly acquired microembolic cerebral lesions. At follow up MRI scans recorded at 307 ± 270 days after the procedure, ischemic scars were not detectable in any patient. Two patients with five or more new cerebral lesions in DW-MRI showed a significant decline in their test scores. CONCLUSIONS: The MitraClip procedure results in acute cerebral lesions in the vast majority of patients. All lesions seen on DWI post-procedure resolved completely, but the number of lesions may have had an impact on cognitive function.


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Cateterismo Cardíaco/efeitos adversos , Cateterismo Cardíaco/instrumentação , Embolia Intracraniana/epidemiologia , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/terapia , Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Cognição , Imagem de Difusão por Ressonância Magnética , Desenho de Equipamento , Feminino , Alemanha/epidemiologia , Humanos , Incidência , Embolia Intracraniana/diagnóstico por imagem , Embolia Intracraniana/psicologia , Masculino , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/diagnóstico , Insuficiência da Valva Mitral/fisiopatologia , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol ; 27(5): 507-14, 2016 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26732468

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INTRODUCTION: Focal impulses (FI) and rotors are sources associated with the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). Their ablation results in a lower recurrence rate. The aim of this study was to characterize for the first time the spatial relationship between such sources and atrial low voltage zones (LVZ) representing fibrosis. METHODS: Twenty-five consecutive patients undergoing their first ablation for persistent AF were included. Voltage mapping of both atria was done during AF. Endocardial mapping of FI and rotors (sources) was performed using a basket catheter and displayed using RhythmView(TM) (Topera Inc.) before ablation. Spatial relationship of LVZ and sources was analyzed. RESULTS: LVZs covered 13 ± 12% of right atrial (RA) endocardial surface and 33 ± 25% of left atrial (LA) endocardial surface. The median number of sources was 1 [1-3] in RA and 3 [1-4] in LA. Of LA sources, 18 (30%) were definitely not associated with LVZs or pulmonary vein (PV) antra. Of RA sources, 32 (84%) were remote from LVZ. During ablation of such sources substantial cycle length (CL) prolongation or AF conversion occurred in 11/23 patients (48%). Altogether, 8/11 (73%) of these pertinent sources were located remotely from LVZ and PV antra. CONCLUSIONS: There is a wide discrepancy in distribution of LVZ areas and sites of identified rotors. Site and incidence of FIRM sources appear to be unpredictable with atrial substrate mapping. Further prospective, randomized studies are necessary to elucidate the impact of additional ablation of such sources in patients with persistent or longstanding persistent AF.


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Potenciais de Ação , Fibrilação Atrial/fisiopatologia , Átrios do Coração/fisiopatologia , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/fisiopatologia , Idoso , Fibrilação Atrial/diagnóstico , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter , Técnicas Eletrofisiológicas Cardíacas , Feminino , Fibrose , Átrios do Coração/patologia , Átrios do Coração/cirurgia , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/patologia , Sistema de Condução Cardíaco/cirurgia , Frequência Cardíaca , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do Tratamento
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Cardiology ; 134(2): 75-83, 2016.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26910053

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OBJECTIVES: To analyze the current usage of transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) as a rapid, noninvasive tool in the early stratification of acute chest pain in certified German chest pain units (CPUs). METHODS: A total of 23,997 patients were enrolled. Analyses comprised TTE evaluation rates in relation to clinical presentation, risk profile, left ventricular impairment, final diagnosis and invasive management. Critical times were assessed. Multivariable analyses for independent determinants for the use of TTE were performed. RESULTS: TTE evaluation was available in CPUs in 70.1% of cases. It was associated with lower rates of invasive management in unstable angina pectoris (UAP) and with higher rates in patients with initially suspected non-cardiac origin of symptoms and/or reduced systolic function (p < 0.05). Non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) was an independent determinant favoring TTE evaluation [NSTE-myocardial infarction: odds ratio (OR) 1.62; UAP: OR 1.34; p < 0.001 for both]. Clinical signs of heart failure (OR 1.31; p < 0.001), referral by emergency medical service (OR 1.18; p < 0.001) and kidney failure (OR 1.16; p < 0.05) were independently associated with higher TTE rates. TTE did not delay door-to-balloon times. CONCLUSIONS: About two thirds of the patients admitted to certified CPUs received TTE evaluation, with the highest rates being in ACS patients, and thereby providing diagnostic information supporting or refuting further invasive management.


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Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico por imagem , Dor no Peito/diagnóstico por imagem , Ecocardiografia/estatística & dados numéricos , Serviços Médicos de Emergência/estatística & dados numéricos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Feminino , Alemanha , Hospitalização , Humanos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Análise Multivariada , Razão de Chances , Sistema de Registros , Fatores de Risco
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