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Incidence of asymptomatic cerebral microthromboembolism after atrial fibrillation ablation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrogram.

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BACKGROUND:The incidence of cerebral thromboembolism after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) ranges from 2% to 14%. This study investigated the incidence of cerebral thromboembolism after complex fractionated atrial electrogram (CFAE) ablation with or without PVI. METHODS:One hundred consecutive atrial fibrillation (AF) patients (50 paroxysmal and 50 persistent, including 10 longstanding) who underwent CFAE ablation combined with (n = 41, PVI+CFAE group) or without (n = 59, CFAE group) PVI were studied. Coronary angiography (CAG) was conducted with AF ablation in 5 cases in which coronary artery stenosis was suspected on 3D-computed tomography. PVI was performed before CFAE ablation without circular catheter during AF. After termination of AF, additional ablation was performed to complete PVI with a circular catheter. All patients underwent cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including diffusion-weighted MRI and T2-weighted MRI the day after ablation. RESULTS:New thromboembolism was detected in 7.0%, and there was no significant difference between the 2 strategies (7.3% in PVI+CFAE group, 6.8% in CFAE group). CHADS2 score (1.6 ± 1.0 vs 0.8 ± 0.9, P < 0.05), left atrial volume (LAV; 83.8 ± 27.1 vs 67.8 ± 21.8, P < 0.05), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF, 53.1 ± 9.2 vs 65.1 ± 9.7, P < 0.01) were significantly different when comparing patients with or without thromboembolism. In multivariate analysis, LVEF (odds ratio [OR], 0.92; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.84-0.99; P < 0.05) and concomitant CAG (OR 18.82; 95% CI, 1.77-200.00; P < 0.05) were important predictors of new cerebral thromboembolism. CONCLUSIONS:The incidence of cerebral microthromboembolism after CFAE ablation was not greater than previous reports in PVI. Cautious management is required during AF ablation, especially in the patients with low LVEF.

journal_name

J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol

journal_title

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors

Ichiki H,Oketani N,Ishida S,Iriki Y,Okui H,Maenosono R,Ninomiya Y,Matsushita T,Miyata M,Hamasaki S,Tei C

doi

10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02259.x

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-06-01 00:00:00

pages

567-73

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eissn

1045-3873

issn

1540-8167

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Incidence of asymptomatic cerebral microthromboembolism after atrial fibrillation ablation guided by complex fractionated atrial electrogram.