Rationale and design of the NO-PARTY trial: Near-zero fluoroscopic exposure during catheter ablation of supraventricular arrhythmias in young patients

Michela Casella, Antonio Dello Russo, Gemma Pelargonio, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, Maurizio Del Greco, Marcello Piacenti, Maria Grazia Andreassi, Pasquale Santangeli, Stefano Bartoletti, Massimo Moltrasio, Gaetano Fassini, Massimiliano Marini, Andrea Di Cori, Luigi Di Biase, Cesare Fiorentini, Paolo Zecchi, Andrea Natale, Eugenio Picano, Claudio Tondo

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Abstract

Introduction Radiofrequency catheter ablation is the mainstay of therapy for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias. Conventional radiofrequency catheter ablation requires the use of fluoroscopy, thus exposing patients to ionising radiation. The feasibility and safety of non-fluoroscopic radiofrequency catheter ablation has been recently reported in a wide range of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias using the EnSite NavX™ mapping system. The NO-PARTY is a multi-centre, randomised controlled trial designed to test the hypothesis that catheter ablation of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias guided by the EnSite NavX™ mapping system results in a clinically significant reduction in exposure to ionising radiation compared with conventional catheter ablation. Methods The study will randomise 210 patients undergoing catheter ablation of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias to either a conventional ablation technique or one guided by the EnSite NavX™ mapping system. The primary end-point is the reduction of the radiation dose to the patient. Secondary end-points include procedural success, reduction of the radiation dose to the operator, and a cost-effectiveness analysis. In a subgroup of patients, we will also evaluate the radiobiological effectiveness of dose reduction by assessing acute chromosomal DNA damage in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Conclusions NO-PARTY will determine whether radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias guided by the EnSite NavX™ mapping system is a suitable and cost-effective approach to achieve a clinically significant reduction in ionising radiation exposure for both patient and operator.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)539-546
Number of pages8
JournalCardiology in the Young
Volume22
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
  • accessory pathway
  • electroanatomical mapping
  • radiation exposure
  • radiofrequency catheter ablation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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