Late Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Treatment of Post-Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Recurrent Arrhythmia.
Aged
Atrial Fibrillation
/ diagnosis
Atrial Remodeling
Catheter Ablation
/ methods
Contrast Media
/ pharmacology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Gadolinium
Heart Atria
/ diagnostic imaging
Heart Conduction System
/ physiopathology
Heart Rate
/ physiology
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
/ methods
Male
Meglumine
/ analogs & derivatives
Organometallic Compounds
/ pharmacology
Postoperative Period
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Surgery, Computer-Assisted
/ methods
Time Factors
arrhythmias, cardiac
fibrosis
heart atria
humans
magnetic resonance imaging
Journal
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology
ISSN: 1941-3084
Titre abrégé: Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101474365
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2019
08 2019
Historique:
entrez:
20
8
2019
pubmed:
20
8
2019
medline:
9
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Macroreentrant atrial tachycardia (AT) accounts for 40% to 60% of recurrent atrial arrhythmias after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. To describe late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-MRI)-detected scar-based dechanneling as new ablation strategy to treat ATs after AF ablation. Data from 102 patients who underwent initial AF ablation and repeat ablation for recurrent atrial arrhythmia within 1-year follow-up were analyzed. All patients underwent LGE-MRI before initial and repeat ablation. Depending on the recurrent rhythm, patients with AF and AT recurrence were assigned to group 1 or 2, respectively. Group 1 underwent fibrosis homogenization as second procedure. Group 2 underwent LGE-MRI-detected scar-based dechanneling. Both groups underwent reisolation of pulmonary veins if necessary. Forty-six patients (45%) presented with AF, and 56 patients (55%) presented with AT recurrence during follow-up after initial ablation. In the first 25 patients from group 2, the AT was electroanatomically mapped, and a critical isthmus was defined. It was found that those isthmi were located in the regions with nontransmural scarring detected by LGE-MRI. In the last 31 patients from group 2, an empirical LGE-MRI-based dechanneling was performed solely based on the LGE-MRI results. During 1-year follow-up after second ablation, 67% patients in group 1 and 64% patients in group 2 were free from recurrence (log-rank, P=1.000). In group 2, 64% in the electroanatomically guided and 65% in the LGE-MRI dechanneling group were free from recurrence (log-rank, P=0.900). Anatomic targeting of LGE-MRI-detected gaps and superficial atrial scar is feasible and effective to treat recurrent arrhythmias post-AF ablation. Homogenization of existing scar is the appropriate treatment for recurrent AF, whereas dechanneling of existing isthmi seems the right approach for patients recurring with AT.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Macroreentrant atrial tachycardia (AT) accounts for 40% to 60% of recurrent atrial arrhythmias after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. To describe late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-MRI)-detected scar-based dechanneling as new ablation strategy to treat ATs after AF ablation.
METHODS
Data from 102 patients who underwent initial AF ablation and repeat ablation for recurrent atrial arrhythmia within 1-year follow-up were analyzed. All patients underwent LGE-MRI before initial and repeat ablation. Depending on the recurrent rhythm, patients with AF and AT recurrence were assigned to group 1 or 2, respectively. Group 1 underwent fibrosis homogenization as second procedure. Group 2 underwent LGE-MRI-detected scar-based dechanneling. Both groups underwent reisolation of pulmonary veins if necessary.
RESULTS
Forty-six patients (45%) presented with AF, and 56 patients (55%) presented with AT recurrence during follow-up after initial ablation. In the first 25 patients from group 2, the AT was electroanatomically mapped, and a critical isthmus was defined. It was found that those isthmi were located in the regions with nontransmural scarring detected by LGE-MRI. In the last 31 patients from group 2, an empirical LGE-MRI-based dechanneling was performed solely based on the LGE-MRI results. During 1-year follow-up after second ablation, 67% patients in group 1 and 64% patients in group 2 were free from recurrence (log-rank, P=1.000). In group 2, 64% in the electroanatomically guided and 65% in the LGE-MRI dechanneling group were free from recurrence (log-rank, P=0.900).
CONCLUSIONS
Anatomic targeting of LGE-MRI-detected gaps and superficial atrial scar is feasible and effective to treat recurrent arrhythmias post-AF ablation. Homogenization of existing scar is the appropriate treatment for recurrent AF, whereas dechanneling of existing isthmi seems the right approach for patients recurring with AT.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31422685
doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.119.007174
doi:
Substances chimiques
Contrast Media
0
Organometallic Compounds
0
gadobenic acid
15G12L5X8K
Meglumine
6HG8UB2MUY
Gadolinium
AU0V1LM3JT
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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