PURPOSE: We evaluated the correlation between pulmonary venous (PV) anatomy and acute and long-term success of PV isolation (PVI) with two balloon-based ablation catheter techniques. METHODS: One hundred consecutive patients were analyzed in two equal groups treated with either the second-generation cryoballoon (CRYO) catheter or the visually guided laser ablation (VGLA) catheter. All patients underwent multi-detector computed tomography (CT) imaging. The primary and secondary efficacy endpoints were the procedural achievement of proven electrical isolation of all veins and freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) within a 1-year follow-up period, respectively. RESULTS: Variant PV anatomy was observed in 32% of patients in the CRYO group and in 40% of patients in the VGLA group. All PVs were targeted with either the CRYO catheter (n = 199) or the VGLA catheter (n = 206). One hundred ninety-three of 199 PVs (97%) were successfully isolated in the CRYO group and 194 of 206 PVs (94%) in the VGLA group (p = 0.83). Over a 12-month follow-up, AF recurrence was documented in 11/45 (24%) and 7/43 (16%) patients in the CRYO and the VGLA groups, respectively (p = 0.21). In the CRYO group, a larger left inferior PV size was associated with worse long-term outcome (p = 0.001). In the VGLA group, a larger left superior PV size (p = 0.003) and more oval right inferior PV were associated with worse acute success (p = 0.038). There was no absolute cutoff between PV anatomy and clinical success. CONCLUSIONS: The variability of PV anatomy did not significantly compromise acute success of PVI or patient outcomes.
PURPOSE: We evaluated the correlation between pulmonary venous (PV) anatomy and acute and long-term success of PV isolation (PVI) with two balloon-based ablation catheter techniques. METHODS: One hundred consecutive patients were analyzed in two equal groups treated with either the second-generation cryoballoon (CRYO) catheter or the visually guided laser ablation (VGLA) catheter. All patients underwent multi-detector computed tomography (CT) imaging. The primary and secondary efficacy endpoints were the procedural achievement of proven electrical isolation of all veins and freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) within a 1-year follow-up period, respectively. RESULTS: Variant PV anatomy was observed in 32% of patients in the CRYO group and in 40% of patients in the VGLA group. All PVs were targeted with either the CRYO catheter (n = 199) or the VGLA catheter (n = 206). One hundred ninety-three of 199 PVs (97%) were successfully isolated in the CRYO group and 194 of 206 PVs (94%) in the VGLA group (p = 0.83). Over a 12-month follow-up, AF recurrence was documented in 11/45 (24%) and 7/43 (16%) patients in the CRYO and the VGLA groups, respectively (p = 0.21). In the CRYO group, a larger left inferior PV size was associated with worse long-term outcome (p = 0.001). In the VGLA group, a larger left superior PV size (p = 0.003) and more oval right inferior PV were associated with worse acute success (p = 0.038). There was no absolute cutoff between PV anatomy and clinical success. CONCLUSIONS: The variability of PV anatomy did not significantly compromise acute success of PVI or patient outcomes.
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