Rapid Mapping of Right Atrial Tachycardia Using a New Multielectrode Basket Catheter

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Kenji OkuboAtsushi Takahashi

Abstract

The mapping of atrial tachycardia (AT) can often be challenging and time-consuming, especially in patients with ATs that develop following cardiac surgery or are concomitant with atrial fibrillation. Recently, a new multielectrode basket catheter (MBC) has become available; we hypothesized that the MBC could be utilized to diagnose AT circuits. This study included 51 consecutive patients undergoing catheter ablation of clinically documented right-sided ATs (including 17 cases following cardiac surgery). Using a NavX system, 2 activation maps of the ATs were created, one using the new MBC (32 mm, 31 poles) and the other using a circular catheter. The time needed to complete the activation maps and the points acquired with both mapping catheters were compared. In all 64 ATs, including 34 non-cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent ATs, the AT activation maps created by both catheters were essentially identical. The number of points acquired to complete the activation maps did not differ significantly between the MBC and the circular catheter (387 [285-511] vs. 374 [269-533], P = 0.19), but the mapping time was significantly shorter using the MBC (4.0 [3.0-6.0] minutes vs. 8.0 [6.5-10.0] minutes, P < 0.0001). Inadvertent mechanical AT ter...Continue Reading

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