Prevention of postsurgical atrial tachycardia with a modified right atrial free wall incision.
Prevention of postsurgical atrial tachycardia with a modified right atrial free wall incision.
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10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.026
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2015-07
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5.5
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Gang Yang;X. Du;Buqing Ni;Hongwu Chen;Rundi Qi;Cheng Cai;Yin Fang;Bing Yang;Weizhu Ju;Fengxiang Zhang;Mingfang Li;K. Gu;Y. Shao;Minglong Chen
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作者:
Gang Yang;X. Du;Buqing Ni;Hongwu Chen;Rundi Qi;Cheng Cai;Yin Fang;Bing Yang;Weizhu Ju;Fengxiang Zhang;Mingfang Li;K. Gu;Y. Shao;Minglong Chen
BackgroundMost postsurgical macroreentry atrial tachycardias (PS-MATs) are atriotomy related; however, underlying mechanisms and prevention remain undefined.ObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to investigate the electrophysiological and histologic bases of right atriotomy incision arrhythmogenicity and whether a modified atriotomy that extends the incisional line to the tricuspid annulus (TA) and inferior vena cava (IVC) prevents PS-MAT.MethodsAtrial arrhythmia induction and electrophysiological and histologic characteristics were studied 8 weeks after right atriotomy in 30 adult swine according to incision distance to TA or IVC (groups A, B, and C: broad, narrow, and closed corridors, respectively; group D, no-incision sham; n = 6 per group, except n = 12 for group B).ResultsSustained PS-MATs were induced and mapped in the broad- and narrow-corridor groups (A, 1 of 6 [16.7%] vs B, 5 of 12 [41.7%]) but not in the closed-corridor (C) or sham (D) groups (P= .087). With 20-ms pacing cycle–length decrements (from 350 to 270 ms), mean conduction time over 20 mm at the atriotomy-to-TA corridor was 29.2 ± 2.2, 31.0 ± 4.2, 26.0 ± 1.9, and 17.0 ± 1.4 ms for 5 and 10 mm (both group B), 15 mm (group A), and sham incision (P= .017), respectively. Conduction properties correlated with histologic findings: the wider the corridor, the healthier its tissue. In group C (modified atriotomy), both corridors were replaced by dense scar with complete conduction block.ConclusionAtriotomy corridor width determines conduction properties and contributes to arrhythmogenicity. A modified right atriotomy that extends to the TA and IVC prevents PS-MAT.