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Delayed Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Detected Anatomic Gap Length in Wide Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Ablation Lesions Is Associated With Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation.
Linhart, Markus; Alarcon, Francisco; Borràs, Roger; Benito, Eva M; Chipa, Fredy; Cozzari, Jennifer; Caixal, Gala; Enomoto, Norihiro; Carlosena, Alicia; Guasch, Eduard; Arbelo, Elena; Tolosana, Jose Maria; Prat-Gonzalez, Susana; Perea, Rosario J; Doltra, Adelina; Sitges, Marta; Brugada, Josep; Berruezo, Antonio; Mont, Lluís.
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  • Linhart M; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Alarcon F; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Borràs R; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Benito EM; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Chipa F; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Cozzari J; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Caixal G; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Enomoto N; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Carlosena A; Unitat de Fibril.lació Auricular (UFA), Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (E.M.B., G.C., E.G., E.A., S.P.-G., M.S., L.M.).
  • Guasch E; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Arbelo E; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Tolosana JM; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Prat-Gonzalez S; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Perea RJ; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Doltra A; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Sitges M; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Brugada J; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Berruezo A; Institut Clínic de Malalties Cardiovasculars, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.Z., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
  • Mont L; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (M.L., F.A., R.B., E.M.B., F.C., J.C., G.C., N.E., A.C., E.G., E.A., J.M.T., S.P.-G., R.J.P., A.D., M.S., J.B., A.B., L.M.).
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol ; 11(12): e006659, 2018 12.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30562102
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

There is limited knowledge about the impact of anatomic gaps as assessed by delayed gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance on atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after first pulmonary vein (PV) isolation.

METHODS:

Consecutive patients underwent delayed gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance 3 months after radiofrequency circumferential PV isolation. Delayed gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance images were assessed from 360 PV resulting in 2880 segments in the 2×8-segment model from 94 patients (52±11 years, 62% paroxysmal AF). Left atria were segmented using dedicated software. Anatomic gap was defined as discontinuation of the ablation line by ≥3 mm. Relative gap length was calculated as absolute gap length divided by the total length of the ablation line. AF recurrence was assessed after a mean follow-up duration of 15±10 months

Results:

Mean number of anatomic gaps was 5.4 per patient. Recurrence within the first year of ablation was observed in 21 patients with paroxysmal AF (36%) and 19 patients with persistent AF (53%). In the univariate analysis, CHA2DS2-VASc score, AF type, and relative gap length were predictive of recurrence. In the multivariate analysis, only relative gap length was significantly associated with recurrence (hazard ratio, 1.16 [1.02-1.31] per each 10% of gap).

CONCLUSIONS:

The total relative gap length but not the number of anatomic gaps in the PV ablation line as assessed by delayed gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance was associated with AF recurrence 1 year after first PV isolation. An increase of 10% relative gap length increased the likelihood of AF recurrence by 16%.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Venas Pulmonares / Fibrilación Atrial / Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por Computador / Ablación por Catéter / Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética / Gadolinio Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol Asunto de la revista: ANGIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Venas Pulmonares / Fibrilación Atrial / Interpretación de Imagen Asistida por Computador / Ablación por Catéter / Imagen por Resonancia Cinemagnética / Gadolinio Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol Asunto de la revista: ANGIOLOGIA / CARDIOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article