Clinical Significance of Additional Ablation of Atrial Premature Beats after Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
| Autor: | Boyoung Joung, Hui Nam Pak, Tae Hoon Kim, Jin-Kyu Park, In Soo Kim, Pil Sung Yang, Moon Hyoung Lee, Junbeum Park, Jae Sun Uhm |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Cardiac Complexes Premature Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems recurrence medicine.medical_treatment Provocation test Electric Countershock Catheter ablation 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology atrial premature beats 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine catheter ablation Medicine Humans Clinical significance 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Paroxysmal AF business.industry Atrial fibrillation General Medicine Premature Beats Middle Aged medicine.disease Ablation Treatment Outcome Clinical recurrence Cardiology Female Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Yonsei Medical Journal |
| ISSN: | 1976-2437 |
| Popis: | PURPOSE The clinical significance of post-procedural atrial premature beats immediately after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has not been clearly determined. We hypothesized that the provocation of immediate recurrence of atrial premature beats (IRAPB) and additional ablation improves the clinical outcome of AF ablation. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 200 patients with AF (76.5% males; 57.4±11.1 years old; 64.3% paroxysmal AF) who underwent catheter ablation. Post-procedure IRAPB was defined as frequent atrial premature beats (≥6/min) under isoproterenol infusion (5 μg/min), monitored for 10 min after internal cardioversion, and we ablated mappable IRAPBs. Post-procedural IRAPB provocations were conducted in 100 patients. We compared the patients who showed IRAPB with those who did not. We also compared the IRAPB provocation group with 100 age-, sex-, and AF-type-matched patients who completed ablation without provocation (No-Test group). RESULTS 1) Among the post-procedural IRAPB provocation group, 33% showed IRAPB and required additional ablation with a longer procedure time (p=0.001) than those without IRAPB, without increasing the complication rate. 2) During 18.0±6.6 months of follow-up, the patients who showed IRAPB had a worse clinical recurrence rate than those who did not (27.3% vs. 9.0%; p=0.016), in spite of additional IRAPB ablation. 3) However, the clinical recurrence rate was significantly lower in the IRAPB provocation group (15.0%) than in the No-Test group (28.0%; p=0.025) without lengthening of the procedure time or raising complication rate. CONCLUSION The presence of post-procedural IRAPB was associated with a higher recurrence rate after AF ablation. However, IRAPB provocation and additional ablation might facilitate a better clinical outcome. A further prospective randomized study is warranted. |
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