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- Title
Zero fluoroscopy catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions: a multicenter experience.
- Authors
Mugnai, Giacomo; Velagic, Vedran; Malagù, Michele; de Asmundis, Carlo; Tomasi, Luca; Bolzan, Bruna; Chierchia, Gian-Battista; Ribichini, Flavio Luciano; Ströker, Erwin; Bertini, Matteo
- Abstract
Background: Catheter ablation has become an established treatment option for premature ventricular complexes (PVCs). The use of fluoroscopy exposes patients and medical staff to potentially harmful stochastic and deterministic effects of ionizing radiations. We sought to analyze procedural outcomes in terms of safety and efficacy using a "zero fluoroscopy" approach for catheter ablation of PVCs. Methods: The present retrospective, multicenter, observational study included 131 patients having undergone catheter ablation of PVCs using "zero fluoroscopy" between 2019 and 2020 in four centers compared with another group who underwent the procedure with fluoroscopy. Results: Median age was 51.0 ± 15.9 years old; males were 77 (58.8%). Among the study population, 26 (19.8%) had a cardiomyopathy. The most frequent PVC origin was right ventricular outflow tract (55%) followed by the left ventricle (16%), LVOT and cusps (13.7%), and aortomitral continuity (5.3%). Acute suppression of PVC was achieved in 127 patients (96.9%). At 12 months, a complete success was documented in 109 patients (83.2%), a reduction in PVC burden in 18 patients (13.7%), and a failure was recorded in four patients (3.1%). Only two minor complications occurred (femoral hematoma and arteriovenous fistula conservatively treated). Conclusions: The PVC ablation with a "zero" fluoroscopy approach appears to be a safe procedure with no major complications and good rates of success and recurrence in our multicenter experience.
- Subjects
ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ablation; FLUOROSCOPY; MEDICAL personnel; ARTERIOVENOUS fistula; ARTERIAL catheters
- Publication
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2024, Vol 67, Issue 4, p827
- ISSN
1383-875X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10840-023-01723-5