Outcomes of cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent flutter ablation: randomized study comparing single vs. multiple catheter procedures-the SIMPLE study.
Catheter ablation
Cavotricuspid isthmus
PR interval
Typical atrial flutter
Journal
Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
ISSN: 1572-8595
Titre abrégé: J Interv Card Electrophysiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9708966
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
21
11
2022
accepted:
14
02
2023
medline:
5
12
2023
pubmed:
7
3
2023
entrez:
6
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Catheter ablation is recommended as first-line therapy for patients with symptomatic typical AFl. Although the conventional multi-catheter approach is the standard of care for cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation, a single-catheter approach was recently described as a feasible alternative. The present study sought to compare safety, efficacy, and efficiency of single vs. multi-catheter approach for atrial flutter (AFl) ablation. In this randomized multi-center study, consecutive patients referred for AFl ablation (n = 253) were enrolled and randomized to multiple vs. single-catheter approach for CTI ablation. In the single-catheter arm, PR interval (PRI) on the surface ECG was used to prove CTI block. Procedural and follow-up data were collected and compared between the two arms. 128 and 125 patients were assigned to the single-catheter and to the multi-catheter arms, respectively. In the single-catheter arm, procedure time was significantly shorter (37 ± 25 vs. 48 ± 27 minutes, p = 0.002) and required less fluoroscopy time (430 ± 461 vs. 712 ± 628 seconds, p < 0.001) and less radiofrequency time (428 ± 316 vs. 643 ± 519 seconds, p < 0.001), achieving a higher first-pass CTI block rate (55 (45%) vs. 37 (31%), p = 0.044), compared with the multi-catheter arm. After a median follow-up of 12 months, 11 (4%) patients experienced AFl recurrences (5 (4%) in the single-catheter arm and 6 (5%) in the multi-catheter arm, p = 0.99). No differences were found in arrhythmia-free survival between arms (log-rank = 0.71). The single-catheter approach for typical AFl ablation is not inferior to the conventional multiple-catheter approach, reducing procedure, fluoroscopy, and radiofrequency time.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Catheter ablation is recommended as first-line therapy for patients with symptomatic typical AFl. Although the conventional multi-catheter approach is the standard of care for cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation, a single-catheter approach was recently described as a feasible alternative. The present study sought to compare safety, efficacy, and efficiency of single vs. multi-catheter approach for atrial flutter (AFl) ablation.
METHODS
METHODS
In this randomized multi-center study, consecutive patients referred for AFl ablation (n = 253) were enrolled and randomized to multiple vs. single-catheter approach for CTI ablation. In the single-catheter arm, PR interval (PRI) on the surface ECG was used to prove CTI block. Procedural and follow-up data were collected and compared between the two arms.
RESULTS
RESULTS
128 and 125 patients were assigned to the single-catheter and to the multi-catheter arms, respectively. In the single-catheter arm, procedure time was significantly shorter (37 ± 25 vs. 48 ± 27 minutes, p = 0.002) and required less fluoroscopy time (430 ± 461 vs. 712 ± 628 seconds, p < 0.001) and less radiofrequency time (428 ± 316 vs. 643 ± 519 seconds, p < 0.001), achieving a higher first-pass CTI block rate (55 (45%) vs. 37 (31%), p = 0.044), compared with the multi-catheter arm. After a median follow-up of 12 months, 11 (4%) patients experienced AFl recurrences (5 (4%) in the single-catheter arm and 6 (5%) in the multi-catheter arm, p = 0.99). No differences were found in arrhythmia-free survival between arms (log-rank = 0.71).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The single-catheter approach for typical AFl ablation is not inferior to the conventional multiple-catheter approach, reducing procedure, fluoroscopy, and radiofrequency time.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36877415
doi: 10.1007/s10840-023-01511-1
pii: 10.1007/s10840-023-01511-1
doi:
Types de publication
Randomized Controlled Trial
Multicenter Study
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1979-1988Informations de copyright
© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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