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- Title
Adjunctive percutaneous ablation targeting epicardial arrhythmogenic structures in patients of atrial fibrillation with recurrence after multiple procedures.
- Authors
Yu, Lu; Liu, Qiang; Jiang, Ru‐Hong; Zhang, Pei; Sun, Ya‐Xun; Sheng, Xia; Chen, Shi‐Quan; Zhang, Zu‐Wen; Fu, Guo‐Sheng; Jiang, Chen‐Yang
- Abstract
Introduction: Repeat ablation strategy for atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after multiple ablation procedures is known to be challenging. This study evaluated the insights of adjunctive ablation for epicardial arrhythmogenic substrates in those patients via a percutaneous epicardial approach. Methods and Results: Thirty‐five consecutive patients with AF/atrial tachycardia (AT) recurrence, who had two or more prior ablation procedures, were enrolled from September 2016 to December 2018. In addition to a standard endocardial approach, epicardial mapping and ablation were performed via a percutaneous subxiphoid access in the electrophysiology lab. Adjunctive epicardial ablations for left lateral ridge (LLR) were performed in 31 of 35 patients (88.6%) for efficient transmural lesions with pacing capture loss. Marshall Bundle (MB) potentials were documented on epicardial LLR in three patients and abolished by direct epicardial ablation. Bachmann's bundle (BB) was ablated as an epicardial conduction gap in four patients with a refractory anterior wall line. Two epicardial AT/AF triggers were detected followed by successful termination with epicardial ablation. No periprocedural complications occurred. About 23 of 35 patients (65.7%) remained free from AF/AT after 23.2 ± 9 months of the procedure. Conclusions: Patients with multiple failed prior AF procedures refractory to antiarrhythmic therapy might warrant a percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation strategy, with adjunctive therapy for targeting LLR/MB, BB, and underlying epicardial triggers in addition to a standard endocardial approach.
- Subjects
ATRIAL fibrillation diagnosis; PERICARDIUM surgery; TACHYCARDIA diagnosis; ATRIAL fibrillation; BIOLOGICAL laboratories; BODY surface mapping; CARDIAC pacing; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART atrium; MYOCARDIAL depressants; REOPERATION; TACHYCARDIA; DISEASE relapse; TREATMENT effectiveness; ABLATION techniques; LEFT heart atrium
- Publication
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 2020, Vol 31, Issue 2, p401
- ISSN
1045-3873
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jce.14316