Stable Secondary Arrhythmias Late After Intraoperative Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Autor:	Gerhard Hindricks, Christopher Piorkowski, Anja Dorszewski, Richard Kobza, Jin-Hong Gerds-Li, Hildegard Tanner, Hans Kottkamp, Petra Schirdewahn
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Percutaneous Radiofrequency ablation medicine.medical_treatment law.invention Left atrial law Physiology (medical) Internal medicine Atrial Fibrillation medicine Humans Prospective Studies cardiovascular diseases Intraoperative Care business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) P wave Atrial fibrillation Middle Aged Ablation medicine.disease Atrial Flutter Catheter Ablation cardiovascular system Cardiology Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Atrial flutter
Zdroj:	Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 15:1246-1249
ISSN:	1540-8167 1045-3873
DOI:	10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.04356.x
Popis:	INTRODUCTION Intraoperative radiofrequency (RF) ablation is an effective treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, secondary arrhythmias late after ablation may complicate the patient's course. We report on the incidence, mechanisms, and treatment of gap-related atrial flutter and other secondary arrhythmias during long-term follow-up. METHODS AND RESULTS In 129 patients who underwent intraoperative RF ablation with placement of left atrial linear lesions using minimally invasive surgical techniques, secondary arrhythmias were analyzed during long-term follow-up (20 +/- 6 months). Transient atrial arrhythmias during the first 3 postoperative months were excluded. In 8 (6.2%) of 129 patients, sustained stable secondary arrhythmias were documented. Left atrial, gap-related atrial flutter was observed in 4 patients (3.1%). The flutter was treated by percutaneous RF ablation in 3 patients (2.3%) and with drugs in 1 patient (0.8%). In 2 patients (1.6%), right atrial isthmus-dependent atrial flutter occurred and was treated successfully by percutaneous RF ablation. In 2 patients (1.6%), ectopic right atrial tachycardias occurred and were treated with percutaneous RF ablation. CONCLUSION Late after intraoperative RF ablation of atrial fibrillation, three types of stable secondary arrhythmias were observed in 6% of patients: left atrial gap-related atrial flutter, right atrial isthmus-dependent atrial flutter, and ectopic atrial tachycardia. Gaps after intraoperative RF ablation due to noncontinuous or nontransmural linear lesions may lead to stable left atrial macroreentrant tachycardias, requiring new interventional therapy.
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