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Functional characterization of atrial electrograms in sinus rhythm delineates sites of parasympathetic innervation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

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OBJECTIVES:This study sought to characterize left atrial (LA) sinus rhythm electrogram (EGM) patterns and their relationship to parasympathetic responses during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. BACKGROUND:The mechanistic basis of fractionated LA EGMs in patients with paroxysmal AF is not well understood. METHODS:We analyzed 1,662 LA ablation sites from 30 patients who underwent catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF. Pre-ablation EGM characteristics (number of deflections, amplitude, and duration) were measured in sinus rhythm. Parasympathetic responses during radiofrequency application (increase of atrial-His interval by > or =10 ms or decrease of sinus rate by > or =20%) were assessed at all sites. We also prospectively studied the effect of adenosine, a pharmacological agent mimicking acetylcholine signaling in myocytes, on LA EGMs. Finally, we performed mathematical simulations of atrial tissue to delineate possible mechanisms of fractionated EGMs in sinus rhythm. RESULTS:A specific pattern of pre-ablation sinus rhythm EGM (deflections > or =4, amplitude > or =0.7 mV, and duration > or =40 ms) was strongly associated with parasympathetic responses (sensitivity 72%, specificity 91%). The sites associated with these responses were found to be located mainly in the posterior wall of the LA. Adenosine administration and mathematical simulation of the effect of acetylcholine were able to reproduce a similar EGM pattern. CONCLUSIONS:Parasympathetic activation during AF ablation is associated with the presence of pre-ablation high-amplitude fractionated EGMs in sinus rhythm. Local acetylcholine release could potentially explain this phenomenon.

journal_name

J Am Coll Cardiol

journal_title

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

authors

Lellouche N,Buch E,Celigoj A,Siegerman C,Cesario D,De Diego C,Mahajan A,Boyle NG,Wiener I,Garfinkel A,Shivkumar K

doi

10.1016/j.jacc.2007.03.069

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-10-02 00:00:00

pages

1324-31

issue

eissn

0735-1097

issn

1558-3597

pii

S0735-1097(07)02221-8

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Functional characterization of atrial electrograms in sinus rhythm delineates sites of parasympathetic innervation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.