Autor: |
Seigo Yamashita, Michifumi Tokuda, Saagar Mahida, Hidenori Sato, Hirotsugu Ikewaki, Hirotsuna Oseto, Masaaki Yokoyama, Ryota Isogai, Kenichi Tokutake, Kenichi Yokoyama, Ryohsuke Narui, Mika Kato, Shin-ichi Tanigawa, Ken-ichi Sugimoto, Michihiro Yoshimura, Teiichi Yamane |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Zdroj: |
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2045-2322 |
DOI: |
10.1038/s41598-021-02935-3 |
Popis: |
Abstract The optimal ablation strategy for persistent atrial fibrillation (PsAF) remains to be defined. We sought to compare very long-term outcomes between linear ablation and electrogram (EGM)-guided ablation for PsAF. In a retrospective analysis, long-term arrhythmia-free survival compared between two propensity-score matched cohorts, one with pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and linear ablation including roof/mitral isthmus line (LINE-group, n = 52) and one with PVI and EGM-guided ablation (EGM-group; n = 52). Overall, 99% of patients underwent successful PVI. Complete block following linear ablation was achieved for 94% of roof lines and 81% of mitral lines (both lines blocked in 75%). AF termination by EGM-guided ablation was accomplished in 40% of patients. Non-PV foci were targeted in 7 (13%) in the LINE-group and 5 (10%) patients in the EGM-group (p = 0.76). During 100 ± 28 months of follow-up, linear ablation was associated with superior arrhythmia-free survival after the initial and last procedure (1.8 ± 0.9 procedures) compared with EGM-group (Logrank test: p = 0.0001 and p = 0.045, respectively). In multivariable analysis, longer AF duration and EGM-guided ablation remained as independent predictors of atrial arrhythmia recurrence. Linear ablation might be a more effective complementary technique to PVI than EGM-guided ablation for PsAF ablation. |
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