Abstract:
INTRODUCTION:Previous studies have underscored the importance of the interpulmonary isthmus in the initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). The efficacy of additional radiofrequency energy delivery in the interpulmonary isthmus following pulmonary vein antral isolation (PVAI) was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 76 patients (49 males, mean age 56.8 ± 10.3) with drug-resistant paroxysmal (n = 64) and short-lasting persistent AF (n = 12) underwent PVAI. Patients were then randomly assigned to receive either "no further ablation" (group I, n = 38) or additional lesions in the interpulmonary isthmus of both ipsilateral pulmonary veins (group II, n = 38). There were no significant differences between study groups regarding the clinical and echocardiographic data. A trend towards a longer fluoroscopy time was observed in group II (P = 0.076). After a mean follow-up period of 11.1 ± 2.6 months, 22 patients in group I (57.9%) and 25 patients in group II (65.8%) were free from arrhythmia recurrence without any antiarrhythmic drug treatment after a single ablation procedure. The Kaplan-Meier arrhythmia-free survival curves showed no significant differences between study groups (P = 0.460). CONCLUSIONS:Additional lesions in the interpulmonary isthmus following PVAI do not have incremental value in preventing AF recurrence.
journal_name
J Cardiovasc Electrophysioljournal_title
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiologyauthors
Letsas KP,Efremidis M,Vlachos K,Karlis D,Lioni L,Asvestas D,Valkanas K,Mihas CC,Sideris Adoi
10.1111/jce.12399subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-07-01 00:00:00pages
709-13issue
7eissn
1045-3873issn
1540-8167journal_volume
25pub_type
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