Provocation and localization of atrial ectopy in patients with atrial septal defects

Autor: Louisa, O'Neill, Iain, Sim, Daniel, O'Hare, John, Whitaker, Rahul K, Mukherjee, Steven, Niederer, Matthew, Wright, Vivienne, Ezzat, Eric, Rosenthal, Matthew I, Jones, Alessandra, Frigiola, Mark D, O'Neill, Steven E, Williams
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 65:227-237
ISSN: 1572-8595
1383-875X
Popis: Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with atrial septal defects (ASDs), but the mechanism of arrhythmia in these patients is poorly understood. We hypothesised that right-sided atrial ectopy may predominate in this cohort. Here, we aimed to localise the origin of spontaneous and provoked atrial ectopy in ASD patients. Methods Following invasive calibration of P-wave axes, 24-h Holter monitoring was used to determine the chamber of origin of spontaneous atrial ectopy. Simultaneous electrogram recording from multiple intra-cardiac catheters was used to determine the chamber of origin of isoprenaline-provoked ectopy. Comparison was made to a group of non-congenital heart disease AF patients. Results Amongst ASD patients, a right-sided origin for spontaneous atrial ectopy was significantly more prevalent than a left-sided origin (24/30 patients with right-sided ectopy vs. 14/30 with left-sided ectopy, P = 0.015). Amongst AF patients, there was no difference in the prevalence of spontaneous right vs. left-sided ectopy. For isoprenaline-provoked ectopy, there was no significant difference in the proportions of patients with right-sided or left-sided ectopy in either group. Conclusions When spontaneous atrial ectopy occurs in ASD patients, it is significantly more prevalent from a right-sided than left-sided origin. Isoprenaline infusion did not reveal the predilection for right-sided ectopy during electrophysiology study.
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