Atrial Tachycardias After Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Clinical Characteristics, Electrophysiological Mechanisms, and Ablation Outcomes From a Large, Multicenter Study

JACC. Clinical Electrophysiology
Rakesh GopinathannairDhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Abstract

The clinical characteristics, electrophysiological mechanisms, and ablation outcomes of post-surgical atrial fibrillation ablation (SAFA) atrial tachycardias (ATs) have not been studied in a large, multicenter cohort. ATs are often seen following SAFA. Analysis was performed on 137 patients (age, 62 ± 10 years; 74% male) who underwent catheter ablation for symptomatic post-SAFA AT from 2004 to 2013 at 3 high-volume institutions in the United States. A total of 137 patients had 149 ATs that were mapped; 103 (69%) had a left atrial (LA) origin and 46 (31%) had a right atrial origin. Of the 149, a total of 44 (30%) had a focal mechanism, with 29 (66%) having an LA origin, with 53% localized to LA posterior wall. Of the 105 re-entrant ATs, 74 (71%) were of LA origin. The predominant circuits were cavotricuspid isthmus (n = 25), perimitral (n = 19), LA roof (n = 17), left pulmonary veins (n = 13), right pulmonary vein/LA septum (n = 12), and LA appendage (n = 7). A total of 93% of patients had ≥1 pulmonary vein reconnection requiring reisolation. Catheter ablation resulted in termination and noninducibility of 97% of right atrial and 93% of LA ATs. Over a 12-month follow-up, 80% of patients were free of any AT or AF. In this large m...Continue Reading

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