Philipp Hoffmann1, Ivan Diaz Ramirez1, Gerd Baldenhofer1, Karl Stangl1,2, Lluís Mont3,4,5, Till F Althoff1,2,3,4. 1. Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Charité Campus Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. 2. DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 3. Hospital Clínic Atrial Fibrillation Unit (UFA), Arrhythmia Section, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, C/Villarroel N° 170, 08036 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 4. Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. 5. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cardiovascular (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
AIMS: While the CLOSE protocol proposes a maximally tolerable interlesion distance (ILD) of 6 mm for ablation index ablation index-guided atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, a target ILD has never been defined. This randomized study sought to establish a target ILD for ablation index-guided AF ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Consecutive patients scheduled for first-time pulmonary vein (PV) isolation (PVI) were randomly assigned to ablation protocols with a target ILD of 5.0-6.0 mm or 3.0-4.0 mm, with the primary endpoint of first-pass PVI. In compliance with the CLOSE protocol, the maximum tolerated ILD was 6.0 mm in both study protocols. A target ablation index of ≥550 (anterior) or ≥400 (posterior) was defined for the '5-6 mm' protocol and ≥500 (anterior) or ≥350 (posterior) for the '3-4 mm' protocol. The study was terminated early for superiority of the '3-4 mm' protocol. Forty-two consecutive patients were randomized and 84 ipsilateral PV pairs encircled according to the study protocol. First-pass PVI was accomplished in 35.0% of the '5-6 mm' group and 90.9% of the '3-4 mm' group (P < 0.0001). Median ILD was 5.2 mm in the '5-6 mm' group and 3.6 mm in the '3-4 mm' group (P < 0.0001). In line with the distinct ablation index targets, median ablation index was lower in the '3-4 mm' group (416 vs. 452, P < 0.0001). While mean procedure time was shorter in the '3-4 mm' group (149 ± 27vs. 167 ± 33min, P = 0.004), fluoroscopy times did not differ significantly (4.7 ± 2.2 vs. 5.1 ± 1.8 min, P = 0.565). CONCLUSION: In ablation index-guided AF ablation, an ILD of 3.0-4.0 mm should be targeted rather than 5.0-6.0 mm. Moreover, the lower target ILD may allow for less extensive ablation at each given point. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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AIMS: While the CLOSE protocol proposes a maximally tolerable interlesion distance (ILD) of 6 mm for ablation index ablation index-guided atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, a target ILD has never been defined. This randomized study sought to establish a target ILD for ablation index-guided AF ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Consecutive patients scheduled for first-time pulmonary vein (PV) isolation (PVI) were randomly assigned to ablation protocols with a target ILD of 5.0-6.0 mm or 3.0-4.0 mm, with the primary endpoint of first-pass PVI. In compliance with the CLOSE protocol, the maximum tolerated ILD was 6.0 mm in both study protocols. A target ablation index of ≥550 (anterior) or ≥400 (posterior) was defined for the '5-6 mm' protocol and ≥500 (anterior) or ≥350 (posterior) for the '3-4 mm' protocol. The study was terminated early for superiority of the '3-4 mm' protocol. Forty-two consecutive patients were randomized and 84 ipsilateral PV pairs encircled according to the study protocol. First-pass PVI was accomplished in 35.0% of the '5-6 mm' group and 90.9% of the '3-4 mm' group (P < 0.0001). Median ILD was 5.2 mm in the '5-6 mm' group and 3.6 mm in the '3-4 mm' group (P < 0.0001). In line with the distinct ablation index targets, median ablation index was lower in the '3-4 mm' group (416 vs. 452, P < 0.0001). While mean procedure time was shorter in the '3-4 mm' group (149 ± 27 vs. 167 ± 33min, P = 0.004), fluoroscopy times did not differ significantly (4.7 ± 2.2 vs. 5.1 ± 1.8 min, P = 0.565). CONCLUSION: In ablation index-guided AF ablation, an ILD of 3.0-4.0 mm should be targeted rather than 5.0-6.0 mm. Moreover, the lower target ILD may allow for less extensive ablation at each given point. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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