Relationship between the posterior atrial wall and the esophagus: Esophageal position during atrial fibrillation ablation.

Atrial fibrillation Atrial wall thickness Atrioesophageal fistula Catheter ablation Esophageal position

Journal

Heart rhythm O2
ISSN: 2666-5018
Titre abrégé: Heart Rhythm O2
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101768511

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2022
Historique:
entrez: 23 6 2022
pubmed: 24 6 2022
medline: 24 6 2022
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Atrial fibrillation ablation implies a risk of esophageal thermal injury. Esophageal position can be analyzed with imaging techniques, but evidence for esophageal mobility is inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to analyze esophageal position stability from one procedure to another and during a single procedure. Esophageal position was compared in 2 patient groups. First, preprocedural multidetector computerized tomography (MDCT) of first pulmonary vein isolation and redo intervention (redo group) was segmented with ADAS 3D™ to compare the stability of the atrioesophageal isodistance prints. Second, 3 imaging modalities were compared for the same procedure (multimodality group): (1) preprocedural MDCT; (2) intraprocedural fluoroscopy obtained with the transesophageal echocardiographic probe in place with CARTOUNIVU™; and (3) esophageal fast anatomic map (FAM) at the end of the procedure. Esophageal position correlation between different imaging techniques was computed in MATLAB using semiautomatic segmentation analysis. Thirty-five redo patients were analyzed and showed a mean atrioesophageal distance of 1.2 ± 0.6 mm and a correlation between first and redo procedure esophageal fingerprint of 91% ± 5%. Only 3 patients (8%) had a clearly different position. The multi-imaging group was composed of 100 patients. Esophageal position correlation between MDCT and CARTOUNIVU was 82% ± 10%; between MDCT and esophageal FAM was 80% ± 12%; and between esophageal FAM and CARTOUNIVU was 83% ± 15%. There is high stability of esophageal position between procedures and from the beginning to the end of a procedure. Further research is undergoing to test the clinical utility of the esophageal fingerprinted isodistance map to the posterior atrial wall.

Sections du résumé

Background UNASSIGNED
Atrial fibrillation ablation implies a risk of esophageal thermal injury. Esophageal position can be analyzed with imaging techniques, but evidence for esophageal mobility is inconsistent.
Objectives UNASSIGNED
The purpose of this study was to analyze esophageal position stability from one procedure to another and during a single procedure.
Methods UNASSIGNED
Esophageal position was compared in 2 patient groups. First, preprocedural multidetector computerized tomography (MDCT) of first pulmonary vein isolation and redo intervention (redo group) was segmented with ADAS 3D™ to compare the stability of the atrioesophageal isodistance prints. Second, 3 imaging modalities were compared for the same procedure (multimodality group): (1) preprocedural MDCT; (2) intraprocedural fluoroscopy obtained with the transesophageal echocardiographic probe in place with CARTOUNIVU™; and (3) esophageal fast anatomic map (FAM) at the end of the procedure. Esophageal position correlation between different imaging techniques was computed in MATLAB using semiautomatic segmentation analysis.
Results UNASSIGNED
Thirty-five redo patients were analyzed and showed a mean atrioesophageal distance of 1.2 ± 0.6 mm and a correlation between first and redo procedure esophageal fingerprint of 91% ± 5%. Only 3 patients (8%) had a clearly different position. The multi-imaging group was composed of 100 patients. Esophageal position correlation between MDCT and CARTOUNIVU was 82% ± 10%; between MDCT and esophageal FAM was 80% ± 12%; and between esophageal FAM and CARTOUNIVU was 83% ± 15%.
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
There is high stability of esophageal position between procedures and from the beginning to the end of a procedure. Further research is undergoing to test the clinical utility of the esophageal fingerprinted isodistance map to the posterior atrial wall.

Identifiants

pubmed: 35734293
doi: 10.1016/j.hroo.2022.02.007
pii: S2666-5018(22)00052-6
pmc: PMC9207737
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

252-260

Informations de copyright

© 2022 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Heart Rhythm Society.

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Auteurs

Cheryl Teres (C)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.
Cardiology Department, Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland.

David Soto-Iglesias (D)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Diego Penela (D)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Beatriz Jáuregui (B)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Augusto Ordoñez (A)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Alfredo Chauca (A)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Jose Miguel Carreño (JM)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Claudia Scherer (C)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Marina Huguet (M)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Carlos Ramírez (C)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

José Torres Mandujano (JT)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Giuliana Maldonado (G)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Alejandro Panaro (A)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Julio Carballo (J)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Óscar Cámara (Ó)

PhySense group, BCN-MedTech, Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain.

Jose-Tomás Ortiz-Pérez (JT)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

Antonio Berruezo (A)

Heart Institute, Teknon Medical Center, Barcelona, Spain.

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