Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Mechanical Mitral Valve: Long-Term Outcome of Single Procedure of Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation with or without Nonpulmonary Vein Trigger Ablation
Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Mechanical Mitral Valve: Long-Term Outcome of Single Procedure of Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation with or without Nonpulmonary Vein Trigger Ablation
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机械二尖瓣患者心房颤动的导管消融:肺静脉窦隔离单次手术联合或不联合非肺静脉触发消融的长期结果。
DOI:
10.1111/jce.12433
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发表时间:
2014-08-01
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2.7
通讯作者:
Natale, Andrea
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作者:
Bai, Rong;Di Biase, Luigi;Natale, Andrea
Long-Term Outcome of AF Ablation in MMV Patients. Introduction: It is unclear whether extended pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) plus nonpulmonary vein (non-PV) trigger elimination prevents more arrhythmia recurrence than PVAI alone in patients with mechanical mitral valve (MMV) undergoing AF ablation. This study compared the efficacy and long-term outcome of 2 ablation strategies-PVAI alone versus extended PVAI plus non-PV trigger elimination-for the treatment of AF in patients with MMV.Methods and Results: One hundred and nine consecutive AF patients with MMV were divided into 2 groups: standard PVAI was performed in group 1 (N = 45); in group 2 (N = 64) PVAI was extended to the LA posterior wall, LA septum, and CS; and all non-PV triggers were eliminated. Patients were followed up for 3 years. At the 12th month, 7 (15.6%) patients in group 1, and 39 (60.9%) patients in group 2 were arrhythmia free (log-rank P < 0.001). Four patients (8.9%; 3 cases of AT and 1 case of AF) from group 1, and 12 patients (18.8%; 9 cases of AT, and 3 cases of AFL) from group 2 experienced very late recurrence. At 36 +/- 7 months follow-up, the cumulative recurrence after a single procedure was 42/45 (93.3%) in group 1, and 37/64 (57.8%) in group 2 (log-rank P < 0.001).Conclusion: Compared with the standard PVAI alone, a strategy including extended PVAI and non-PV trigger elimination is associated with a higher 12-month and long-term arrhythmia-free survival in patients with MMV undergoing AF ablation. Very late recurrence may occur years after the initial procedure with focal AT as the most common type of recurrent arrhythmia.