scholarly journals Comparison of ablation outcomes of the second ablation procedure for recurrent atrial fibrillation using an ultra‐high‐resolution mapping system and conventional mappings system

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 966-973
Author(s):  
Masaharu Masuda ◽  
Mitsutoshi Asai ◽  
Osamu Iida ◽  
Shin Okamoto ◽  
Takayuki Ishihara ◽  
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EP Europace ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 1039-1047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seigo Yamashita ◽  
Masateru Takigawa ◽  
Arnaud Denis ◽  
Nicolas Derval ◽  
Yuichiro Sakamoto ◽  
...  

Aims The circuit of pulmonary vein-gap re-entrant atrial tachycardia (PV-gap RAT) after atrial fibrillation ablation is sometimes difficult to identify by conventional mapping. We analysed the detailed circuit and electrophysiological features of PV-gap RATs using a novel high-resolution mapping system. Methods and results This multicentre study investigated 27 (7%) PV-gap RATs in 26 patients among 378 atrial tachycardias (ATs) mapped with Rhythmia™ system in 281 patients. The tachycardia cycle length (TCL) was 258 ± 52 ms with P-wave duration of 116 ± 28 ms. Three types of PV-gap RAT circuits were identified: (A) two gaps in one pulmonary vein (PV) (unilateral circuit) (n = 17); (B) two gaps in the ipsilateral superior and inferior PVs (unilateral circuit) (n = 6); and (C) two gaps in one PV with a large circuit around contralateral PVs (bilateral circuit) (n = 4). Rhythmia™ mapping demonstrated two distinctive entrance and exit gaps of 7.6 ± 2.5 and 7.9 ± 4.1 mm in width, respectively, the local signals of which showed slow conduction (0.14 ± 0.18 and 0.11 ± 0.10m/s) with fragmentation (duration 86 ± 27 and 78 ± 23 ms) and low-voltage (0.17 ± 0.13 and 0.17 ± 0.21 mV). Twenty-two ATs were terminated (mechanical bump in one) and five were changed by the first radiofrequency application at the entrance or exit gap. Moreover, the conduction time inside the PVs (entrance-to-exit) was 138 ± 60 ms (54 ± 22% of TCL); in all cases, this resulted in demonstrating P-wave with an isoelectric line in all leads. Conclusion This is the first report to demonstrate the detailed mechanisms of PV-gap re-entry that showed evident entrance and exit gaps using a high-resolution mapping system. The circuits were variable and Rhythmia™-guided ablation targeting the PV-gap can be curative.


EP Europace ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. iii29-iii30
Author(s):  
S. Honarbakhsh ◽  
W. Ullah ◽  
E. Keating ◽  
G. Dhillon ◽  
M. Finlay ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-295
Author(s):  
Arian Sultan ◽  
Barbara Bellmann ◽  
Jakob Lüker ◽  
Tobias Plenge ◽  
Jan-Hendrik van den Bruck ◽  
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EP Europace ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (suppl_3) ◽  
pp. iii297-iii297
Author(s):  
R. Shi ◽  
K. Viswanathan ◽  
L. Mantziari ◽  
C. Butcher ◽  
E. Lim ◽  
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Circulation ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 736-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Kirchhof ◽  
F Chorro ◽  
G J Scheffer ◽  
J Brugada ◽  
K Konings ◽  
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Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisette van der Does ◽  
Ameetha Yaksh ◽  
Charles Kik ◽  
Paul Knops ◽  
Frans Oei ◽  
...  

Introduction: Multi-site, high-resolution mapping can be used to identify either the trigger or substrate perpetuating atrial fibrillation (AF). The goal of this study was to assess the feasibility and safety of a new high-resolution epicardial mapping approach. Hypothesis: Epicardial atrial mapping of the entire atria can be safely performed as a routine procedure during cardiac surgery. Methods: Epicardial mapping of the entire right atrium, left atrium and Bachmann’s Bundle was performed in 291 patients (218 male, age:66±11yrs) undergoing elective surgery during sinus rhythm (SR) and (induced) AF using high-resolution mapping arrays with inter-electrode distances of 1-2mm. Electrophysiological parameters were quantified and designated to anatomical quadrants of 1cm2. Results: AF was non-inducible in 36 patients. Hemodynamic parameters (mean arterial pressure, right atrial pressure, BIS score, ST-T segment alterations) before and during SR mapping were comparable (P<0.22). During AF, only mean arterial pressure (71±11 versus 67±10mmHg (P<0.004)) and right atrial pressure (10±4 versus 11±4mmHg (P<0.0001)) decreased. Total mapping time during SR or AF was respectively 3±1min. and 4±2min. Beat-to-beat variation of SR cycle length and peak-to-peak amplitude of unipolar potentials were respectively 0.04±14.42ms and -0.01±0.53mV, reflecting stability of the mapping array. Complications were not observed. Conclusions: Our novel intra-operative epicardial atrial mapping approach can be safely applied during both SR and AF. This mapping approach is the first technique allowing quantification of the arrhythmogenic substrate in the individual patient thereby taking the first step towards personalizing treatment of AF.


Author(s):  
Robbert Ramak ◽  
Gian-Battista Chierchia ◽  
Gaetano Paparella ◽  
Cinzia Monaco ◽  
Vincenzo Miraglia ◽  
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Abstract Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the new high-resolution mapping algorithm SuperMap (Acutus Medical, CA, USA) in identifying and guiding ablation in the setting of regular atrial tachycardias following index atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation. Methods Seven consecutive patients who underwent a radiofrequency catheter ablation guided by the novel noncontact charge density (CD) SuperMap for atrial tachycardia were prospectively enrolled in our study. Results Arrhythmogenic substrate was identified in all seven patients. Mean number of EGM per map was 5859.7 ± 4348.5 points. Three patients (43%) exhibited focal tachycardia mechanisms in the left atrium, alternating from anteroseptal right superior pulmonary vein (RSPV), posterior in proximity of left inferior pulmonary vein (LIPV), and interarial septum in proximity of fossa ovalis, respectively. Four patients exhibited macroreentrant mechanism. In 3 of these patients, SuperMap detected mitral isthmus-dependent flutters with tachycardia cycle lengths of 240, 270 and 420 ms, respectively. In one patient, the mechanism was a macroreentrant tachycardia with the critical isthmus located between the crista terminalis and atriotomy. The mean ablation time (min) was 18.2 ± 12.5 and the mean procedural duration time was 56.4 ± 12.1 min. No minor or major complications occurred. Conclusion The novel high-resolution mapping algorithm SuperMap proved to be safe, fast, and feasible in identifying and guiding ablation in the setting of regular atrial tachycardias following index AF ablation.


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