High incidence of (ultra)low oesophageal temperatures during cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Autor: D.E. Bouman, Y. J. Stevenhagen, B. ten Haken, Tim Hesselink, P. F. H. M. van Dessel, Marleen M. D. Molenaar, Marcoen F. Scholten, Marjolein Brusse-Keizer, Karin Kraaier, Jan G. Grandjean, J. M. van Opstal
Přispěvatelé: Magnetic Detection and Imaging
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Netherlands Heart Journal
Netherlands heart journal, 28(12), 662-669. Bohn Stafleu Van Loghum
ISSN: 1568-5888
Popis: Background Low oesophageal temperatures (OTs) during cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) have been associated with complications. This study assessed the incidence of low OT in clinical practice during cryoballoon PVI and verified possible predictive values for low OT. Methods Consecutive patients who underwent PVI using the second-generation cryoballoon were retrospectively included. The distance from the oesophagus to the different pulmonary veins (PVs) (OP distance), body mass index (BMI), sex, age, balloon temperature and application time were studied as potential predictors of low OTs. Computed tomography was performed before the procedure to determine the OP distance. OT was measured using an oesophageal temperature probe. Applications were ended prematurely if the OT reached Results Two hundred and four patients were included. Low OT was observed in 54 patients (26%) and 27 patients (13%) reached ultralow OTs. OP distance was the only predictor of low OTs after multivariate analysis. A cut-off value of 19 mm showed 96.2% sensitivity and 37.8% specificity in predicting low OTs. No clinically relevant relation was found between low OTs and BMI, age, sex, balloon temperature or application duration. Conclusions The incidence of low OT was 26% for cryoballoon PVI. OP distance was the only predictor of low OTs. Since an OP distance
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