TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term outcomes of catheter ablation in patients with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation lasting less than 2 years
AU - Della Rocca, Domenico G.
AU - Mohanty, Sanghamitra
AU - Mohanty, Prasant
AU - Trivedi, Chintan
AU - Gianni, Carola
AU - Al-Ahmad, Amin
AU - Burkhardt, J. David
AU - Gallinghouse, G. Joseph
AU - Hranitzky, Patrick
AU - Sanchez, Javier E.
AU - Horton, Rodney P.
AU - Di Biase, Luigi
AU - Natale, Andrea
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Introduction: Outcome data after catheter ablation (CA) for longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) lasting less than 2 years are limited and highly variable with different ablation approaches. We aimed to assess the long-term outcomes in patients with LSPAF lasting less than 2 years undergoing extended pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) versus those with additional non-pulmonary vein (PV) trigger ablation. Methods and Results: In this prospective analysis, 381 consecutive patients with LSPAF lasting less than 2 years (age: 64 ± 9 years, 76% male, atrial fibrillation duration: 19 ± 5 months) undergoing their first CA were classified into two groups: Group 1 (n = 104) received PVAI extended to PW plus isolation of superior vena cava (SVC) and Group 2 (n = 277) received PVAI + PW + SVC + non-PV–trigger ablation. All patients were followed-up for at least 2 years. In case of recurrence, repeat procedure was offered and non-PV triggers were targeted for ablation in all. After a single procedure, 26 (25%) patients in Group 1 and 172 (62.1%) in Group 2 remained arrhythmia-free (P < 0.001). A second procedure was performed in 58 of 78 (74.4%) patients in Group 1 and 77 of 105 (73.3%) patients in Group 2. Non-PV triggers were identified in 52 (89.6%) and 54 (70.1%) patients in Groups 1 and 2, respectively, and targeted for ablation. Overall, 72 (69.2%) patients in Group 1 and 238 (86%) in Group 2 remained arrhythmia-free (P < 0.001). Conclusion: In patients with LSPAF lasting less than 2 years, extended PVAI plus SVC isolation was less likely to achieve long-term sinus rhythm. In the majority of patients, recurrence was due to non-PV triggers and ablation of those resulted in better outcome.
AB - Introduction: Outcome data after catheter ablation (CA) for longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) lasting less than 2 years are limited and highly variable with different ablation approaches. We aimed to assess the long-term outcomes in patients with LSPAF lasting less than 2 years undergoing extended pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) versus those with additional non-pulmonary vein (PV) trigger ablation. Methods and Results: In this prospective analysis, 381 consecutive patients with LSPAF lasting less than 2 years (age: 64 ± 9 years, 76% male, atrial fibrillation duration: 19 ± 5 months) undergoing their first CA were classified into two groups: Group 1 (n = 104) received PVAI extended to PW plus isolation of superior vena cava (SVC) and Group 2 (n = 277) received PVAI + PW + SVC + non-PV–trigger ablation. All patients were followed-up for at least 2 years. In case of recurrence, repeat procedure was offered and non-PV triggers were targeted for ablation in all. After a single procedure, 26 (25%) patients in Group 1 and 172 (62.1%) in Group 2 remained arrhythmia-free (P < 0.001). A second procedure was performed in 58 of 78 (74.4%) patients in Group 1 and 77 of 105 (73.3%) patients in Group 2. Non-PV triggers were identified in 52 (89.6%) and 54 (70.1%) patients in Groups 1 and 2, respectively, and targeted for ablation. Overall, 72 (69.2%) patients in Group 1 and 238 (86%) in Group 2 remained arrhythmia-free (P < 0.001). Conclusion: In patients with LSPAF lasting less than 2 years, extended PVAI plus SVC isolation was less likely to achieve long-term sinus rhythm. In the majority of patients, recurrence was due to non-PV triggers and ablation of those resulted in better outcome.
KW - atrial fibrillation
KW - catheter ablation
KW - empirical isolation
KW - longstanding persistent
KW - non-pulmonary vein triggers
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U2 - 10.1111/jce.13721
DO - 10.1111/jce.13721
M3 - Article
C2 - 30168219
AN - SCOPUS:85053733562
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
SN - 1045-3873
ER -