Left atrial flutter following pulmonary vein antrum isolation with radiofrequency energy: Linear lesions or repeat isolation

被引:56
作者
Cummings, JE
Schweikert, R
Saliba, W
Hao, S
Martin, DO
Marrouche, NF
Burkhardt, JD
Kilicaslan, F
Verma, A
Beheiry, S
Belden, W
Natale, A
机构
[1] Cleveland Clin Fdn, Med Director Ctr, Dept Cardiovasc Med, Sect Pacing & Electrophysiol,Electrophysiol Lab, Cleveland, OH 44195 USA
[2] Sutter Pacific Heart Ctr, San Francisco, CA USA
关键词
atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation of arrhythmias; left atrial flutter; pulmonary vein isolation;
D O I
10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40585.x
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Introduction: Left atrial flutter (LAFL) is a known complication of pulmonary vein isolation. Treatment of this arrhythmia currently involves both linear lesions as well as re-isolation. However, it is unknown if re-isolation alone is sufficient to prevent recurrence. This study reviews the incidence of LAFL following segmental PV antrum isolation (PVAI) in a large patient population and evaluates if re-isolation alone is sufficient to prevent recurrence. Methods and Results: Seven hundred thirty-seven patients underwent PVAI. Twenty-three patients (3.1%) developed post-PVAI LAFL. All patients underwent a second procedure in which only repeat PVAI was done. During the second procedure, all flutter circuits were electroanatomically mapped. All patients were followed at 3, 6, and 12 months. All 23 patients demonstrated recovery in one or more PV. After repeat isolation of the PVs, 61% of patients were arrhythmia free off all antiarrhythmic drugs. A relationship between the presence/absence of pre-existing left atrial (LA) scar was observed. Of the 11 patients with pre-existing LA scar, 36% remained arrhythmia free off antiarrhythmic drugs. In contrast, of the 12 patients without pre-existing LA scar, 83% remained arrhythmia free off antiarrhythmic drugs (P = 0.03). Conclusion: Among patients with LAFL following PVAI, re-isolation alone is sufficient in preventing recurrence in patients without pre-existing LA scar. Patients with pre-existing LA scar tend to have recurrence requiring further ablation including linear lesions, and continue to need antiarrhythmic medications.
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