Local impedance drop–guided versus lesion size index–guided pulmonary vein isolation
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Published:2024-07-12
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ISSN:1572-8595
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Container-title:Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
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language:en
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Short-container-title:J Interv Card Electrophysiol
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Lian EvgenyORCID, Pantlik Robert, Maslova VeraORCID, Willert Sven, Moser FabianORCID, Remppis AndrewORCID, Frank DerkORCID, Demming ThomasORCID
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Local tissue impedance drop (LID) and lesion size index (LSI) technologies are valuable for predicting effective lesion formation. This study compares the acute and long-term efficacy of LID-guided versus LSI-guided pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for atrial fibrillation treatment.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed two patient groups undergoing radiofrequency PVI. In the LID-guided group (n = 35), ablation was performed without contact force monitoring, stopping at the LID plateau (target LID 12 Ohm posterior, 16 Ohm anterior). In the LSI-guided group (n = 31), ablation used contact force information with target LSI (5 anterior, 4 posterior). Both groups utilized a power of 40 W anterior and 30 W posterior, with < 6 mm inter-lesion distance. Gap mapping and touch-up ablation were done if necessary.
Results
PVI was achieved with a significantly shorter ablation time in the LSI-guided group (25 min [21;31] vs 30 [27;35], p = 0.035). PV gaps were more frequent in the LID-guided group (74% vs 42%, p = 0.016). Over 11.5 ± 2.9 months follow-up, arrhythmia recurrence was higher in the LID-guided group (34.3% vs 16.1%, p = 0.037). A redo procedure performed in 10 (28.6%) patients in the LID-guided group and 3 (9.7%) in the LSI-guided group showed chronic PV reconnections in 7 out of 10 (70%) and 2 out of 3 (67%) patients, respectively.
Conclusions
LSI-guided ablation results in shorter ablation time and fewer PV gaps compared to LID-guided ablation. Despite initial success, LID-guided ablation had higher arrhythmia recurrence and PV reconnections during long-term follow-up compared to LSI-guided ablation.
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Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein - Campus Kiel
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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