Affiliation:
1. Department of Cardiology, Xinhua Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , 1665 Kongjiang Road, 200092 Shanghai , China
Abstract
Abstract
Aims
Activation mapping of premature atrial complexes (PACs) proves challenging due to interference by mechanical bumping and non-targeted ectopies. This study aims to compare the mapping efficacy, instant success, and long-term recurrence of catheter ablation for PACs with non-pulmonary vein (PV) and non-superior vena cava (SVC) origins between the novel dual-reference approach (DRA) and the routine single-reference approach (SRA) of mapping.
Methods and results
Patients with symptomatic, drug-refractory PACs, or frequent residual PACs after atrial tachyarrhythmia ablation were enrolled. During activation mapping, the coronary sinus (CS) catheter was used as the only timing reference in the SRA group. In the DRA group, another catheter, which was spatially separated from the CS catheter, was used as the second reference. The timing difference between the two references was used to discriminate the targeted PACs from the uninterested rhythms. Procedural parameters and long-term recurrence were compared. A total of 188 patients (109 in SRA and 79 in DRA) were enrolled. The baseline characteristics were similar. Compared with the SRA group, the DRA group had less repeated mapping (1.2 ± 0.4 vs. 1.4 ± 0.5, P = 0.004), shorter mapping (15 ± 6 vs. 23 ± 7 min, P < 0.001) and procedural time (119 ± 28 vs. 132 ± 22 min, P = 0.001), similar procedural complication rates (3.6 vs. 3.8%, P > 0.999), higher instant success (96.2 vs. 87.2%, P = 0.039), and lower recurrence rate (15.2 vs. 29.3%, hazard ratio 1.943, P = 0.033) during a 24-month follow-up.
Conclusion
As a novel strategy, the DRA shortens the procedural time and improves both instant and long-term success of PAC ablation, serving as a promising approach in mapping PACs with non-PV and non-SVC origins.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Clinical Trial of Xinhua Hospital
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Physiology (medical),Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
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