Very long term outcome after linear versus electrogram guided ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation.
Sci Rep
; 11(1): 23591, 2021 12 08.
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| ID: mdl-34880293
ABSTRACT
The optimal ablation strategy for persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF) remains to be defined. We sought to compare very long-term outcomes between linear ablation and electrogram (EGM)-guided ablation for PsAF. In a retrospective analysis, long-term arrhythmia-free survival compared between two propensity-score matched cohorts, one with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and linear ablation including roof/mitral isthmus line (LINE-group, n = 52) and one with PVI and EGM-guided ablation (EGM-group; n = 52). Overall, 99% of patients underwent successful PVI. Complete block following linear ablation was achieved for 94% of roof lines and 81% of mitral lines (both lines blocked in 75%). AF termination by EGM-guided ablation was accomplished in 40% of patients. Non-PV foci were targeted in 7 (13%) in the LINE-group and 5 (10%) patients in the EGM-group (p = 0.76). During 100 ± 28 months of follow-up, linear ablation was associated with superior arrhythmia-free survival after the initial and last procedure (1.8 ± 0.9 procedures) compared with EGM-group (Logrank test p = 0.0001 and p = 0.045, respectively). In multivariable analysis, longer AF duration and EGM-guided ablation remained as independent predictors of atrial arrhythmia recurrence. Linear ablation might be a more effective complementary technique to PVI than EGM-guided ablation for PsAF ablation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Fibrillation auriculaire
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Langue:
En
Journal:
Sci Rep
Année:
2021
Type de document:
Article
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Japon