Baptiste Maille1, Moloy Das2, Ahmed Hussein1, Matthew Shaw1, Vivek Chaturvedi1, Emmanuel Williams1, Maureen Morgan1, Christina Ronayne1, Richard L Snowdon1, Dhiraj Gupta3. 1. Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3PE, UK. 2. Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. 3. Institute of Cardiovascular Medicine and Science, Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Thomas Drive, Liverpool, L14 3PE, UK. dhiraj.gupta@lhch.nhs.uk.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Adverse left atrial (LA) remodeling is known to be associated with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF). The time course and pattern of reversal of LA remodeling following catheter ablation is poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate LA chamber volumes and dimensions, LA conduction velocities, and LA bipolar voltages at baseline and at 2 months after catheter ablation for PeAF. METHODS: Twenty-three patients with PeAF underwent detailed LA mapping during fixed rate atrial pacing using the CARTO3 navigation system prior to undergoing pulmonary vein isolation. All patients returned for protocol-mandated repeat electrophysiology study at 2 months, irrespective of symptoms or arrhythmia recurrence, during which all measurements were repeated using an identical mapping protocol. Patients then underwent daily ECG monitoring for 12 months. RESULTS: Nineteen out of twenty-three (83.6%) patients had durable PVI of all veins at repeat electrophysiology study, while 4 (17.4%) patients had late reconnection of a single vein each. In the blinded offline analysis, LA volume at follow-up was significantly lower as compared with baseline (55 ± 14 mL/m2 vs. 65 ± 15 mL/m2, P < 0.001). LA conduction velocities were significantly greater at 2 months (0.90 ± 0.13 m/s vs. 0.78 ± 0.13 m/s, P = 0.01). There was non-uniform regional LA voltage evolution, with a significant increase in bipolar voltages observed on the LA posterior wall (2.18 ± 0.85 mV vs. 1.83 ± 0.49 mV, P = 0.04), but not elsewhere. Individual variables of remodeling were not associated with AF recurrence. CONCLUSION: Significant structural and electrical reverse remodeling of the LA can be seen as early as 2 months following successful catheter ablation for PeAF.
PURPOSE: Adverse left atrial (LA) remodeling is known to be associated with persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF). The time course and pattern of reversal of LA remodeling following catheter ablation is poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate LA chamber volumes and dimensions, LA conduction velocities, and LA bipolar voltages at baseline and at 2 months after catheter ablation for PeAF. METHODS: Twenty-three patients with PeAF underwent detailed LA mapping during fixed rate atrial pacing using the CARTO3 navigation system prior to undergoing pulmonary vein isolation. All patients returned for protocol-mandated repeat electrophysiology study at 2 months, irrespective of symptoms or arrhythmia recurrence, during which all measurements were repeated using an identical mapping protocol. Patients then underwent daily ECG monitoring for 12 months. RESULTS: Nineteen out of twenty-three (83.6%) patients had durable PVI of all veins at repeat electrophysiology study, while 4 (17.4%) patients had late reconnection of a single vein each. In the blinded offline analysis, LA volume at follow-up was significantly lower as compared with baseline (55 ± 14 mL/m2 vs. 65 ± 15 mL/m2, P < 0.001). LA conduction velocities were significantly greater at 2 months (0.90 ± 0.13 m/s vs. 0.78 ± 0.13 m/s, P = 0.01). There was non-uniform regional LA voltage evolution, with a significant increase in bipolar voltages observed on the LA posterior wall (2.18 ± 0.85 mV vs. 1.83 ± 0.49 mV, P = 0.04), but not elsewhere. Individual variables of remodeling were not associated with AF recurrence. CONCLUSION: Significant structural and electrical reverse remodeling of the LA can be seen as early as 2 months following successful catheter ablation for PeAF.
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