Abstract
This study sought to evaluate the spatial relationships of focal electrical sources (FSs) to complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) and continuous electrical activity (CEA). Fractionated atrial electrograms have been associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) drivers in computational studies and represent ablation targets in the management of persistent AF. We included a subset of 66 patients (age: 63 [56, 67] years, 69% persistent AF) with electroanatomic data from the SELECT AF (Selective complex fractionated atrial electrograms targeting for atrial fibrillation) randomized control trial that compared the efficacy of CFAE with CEA ablation in AF patients undergoing pulmonary vein antral ablation. Focal sources were identified based on bipolar electrogram periodicity and QS unipolar electrogram morphology. A total of 77 FSs (median: 1 [1st quartile, 3rd quartile: 1, 2] per patient) were identified most commonly in the pulmonary vein antrum and left atrial appendage. The proportions of FSs inside CFAE and CEA regions were similar (13% vs. 1.3%, respectively; p = 0.13). Focal sources were more likely to be on the border zone of CFAEs than in CEAs (49% vs. 7.8%, respectively; p = 0.012). Following ablation, 53% of patients...Continue Reading
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