Multielectrode Unipolar Voltage Mapping and Electrogram Morphology to Identify Post-Infarct Scar Geometry: Validation by Histology.

Autor: Glashan CA; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., Tofig BJ; Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., Beukers H; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., Tao Q; Laboratorium voor Klinische en Experimentele Beeldverwerking-Division of Image Processing, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., Blom SA; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., Villadsen PR; Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., Lassen TR; Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., de Riva M; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands., Kristiansen SB; Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark., Zeppenfeld K; Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands. Electronic address: K.Zeppenfeld@lumc.nl.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JACC. Clinical electrophysiology [JACC Clin Electrophysiol] 2022 Apr; Vol. 8 (4), pp. 437-449. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 31.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.11.012
Abstrakt: Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the ability of uni- and bipolar electrograms collected with a multielectrode catheter with smaller electrodes to: 1) delineate scar; and 2) determine local scar complexity.
Background: Early reperfusion results in variable endocardial scar, often overlaid with surviving viable myocardium. Although bipolar voltage (BV) mapping is considered the pillar of substrate-based ablation, the role of unipolar voltage (UV) mapping has not been sufficiently explored. It has been suggested that bipolar electrograms collected with small electrode catheters can better identify complex scar geometries.
Methods: Twelve swine with early reperfusion infarctions were mapped with the 48-electrode OctaRay catheter and a conventional catheter during sinus rhythm. BV electrograms with double components were identified. Transmural (n = 933) biopsy specimens corresponding to mapping points were obtained, histologically assessed, and classified by scar geometry.
Results: OctaRay UV (UV Octa ) and BV (BV Octa ) amplitude were associated with the amount of viable myocardium at a given location, with a stronger association for UV Octa (R 2  = 0.767 vs 0.473). Cutoff values of 3.7 mV and 1.0 mV could delineate scar (area under the curve: 0.803 and 0.728 for UV Octa and BV Octa , respectively). The morphology of bipolar electrograms collected with the OctaRay catheter more frequently identified areas with 2 layers of surviving myocardium than electrograms collected with the conventional catheter (84% vs 71%).
Conclusions: UV mapping can generate a map to delineate the area of interest when using a multielectrode catheter. Within this area of interest, the morphology of bipolar electrograms can identify areas in which a surviving epicardial layer may overlay a poorly coupled, potentially arrhythmogenic, endocardium.
Competing Interests: Funding Support and Author Disclosures This study was partially supported by a research grant from Biosense Webster Inc (a Johnson & Johnson company). Dr Tofig was supported by the Arvid Nilssons Foundation. The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
(Copyright © 2022 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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