PURPOSE: Cryoballoon isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVI) is an effective and safe method in the treatment of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The circular mapping catheter Achieve® (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, USA) can be introduced into the pulmonary vein (PV) through the inner lumen of the balloon catheter, allowing online mapping of the PV electrograms during ablation. We prospectively compared the accuracy of this catheter in both available sizes to a standard circular mapping catheter (SCMC) in order to determine bidirectional PV block. METHODS:Patients with symptomatic PAF underwentcryoballoon ablation using either the Achieve® 15-mm catheter (group 1, 15 patients) or the Achieve® 20 mm (group 2, 15 patients). PV potentials were recorded using Achieve® before, during, and after ablation, and exit block was obtained by pacing from inside the PV. Accuracy of PV potential detection was controlled by a SCMC before and after ablation. RESULTS:Rate of PV which could be isolated exclusively using the Achieve® as guidewire was 98 % (59/60) in group 1 and 93 % (57/60) in group 2. Online signal recording during ablation was possible in 40 and 60 % of PV (p = 0.037), respectively. Final Achieve® diagnosis was accurate in 55/60 (92 %) of the PVs and 12/15 (80 %) of patients in group 1 and 60/60 (100 %) of PV and 15/15 (100 %) of patients in group 2. CONCLUSION: Stand-alone mapping using Achieve® 15 mm resulted in a significant lack of diagnostic accuracy. Achieve® 20 mm provided excellent diagnostic accuracy comparable to a SCMC and should be preferentially used.
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PURPOSE: Cryoballoon isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVI) is an effective and safe method in the treatment of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). The circular mapping catheter Achieve® (Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, USA) can be introduced into the pulmonary vein (PV) through the inner lumen of the balloon catheter, allowing online mapping of the PV electrograms during ablation. We prospectively compared the accuracy of this catheter in both available sizes to a standard circular mapping catheter (SCMC) in order to determine bidirectional PV block. METHODS:Patients with symptomatic PAF underwent cryoballoon ablation using either the Achieve® 15-mm catheter (group 1, 15 patients) or the Achieve® 20 mm (group 2, 15 patients). PV potentials were recorded using Achieve® before, during, and after ablation, and exit block was obtained by pacing from inside the PV. Accuracy of PV potential detection was controlled by a SCMC before and after ablation. RESULTS: Rate of PV which could be isolated exclusively using the Achieve® as guidewire was 98 % (59/60) in group 1 and 93 % (57/60) in group 2. Online signal recording during ablation was possible in 40 and 60 % of PV (p = 0.037), respectively. Final Achieve® diagnosis was accurate in 55/60 (92 %) of the PVs and 12/15 (80 %) of patients in group 1 and 60/60 (100 %) of PV and 15/15 (100 %) of patients in group 2. CONCLUSION: Stand-alone mapping using Achieve® 15 mm resulted in a significant lack of diagnostic accuracy. Achieve® 20 mm provided excellent diagnostic accuracy comparable to a SCMC and should be preferentially used.
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