BACKGROUND: Catheter-based or surgical procedures in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) remain a challenge. As a result, different approaches including hybrid (surgical and endocardial) ablation have been developed. Bachmann's bundle (BB) is a mainly epicardial structure capable of sustaining arrhythmic reentry that could be involved in the development and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. We investigated the efficacy and safety of an adjunctive BB ablation in LSPAF patients undergoing hybrid ablation. METHODS: In a two-arm non-randomized study, consecutive LSPAF patients undergoing epicardial isolation of pulmonary veins with left atrial posterior wall (box lesion) with (n = 30, BB group) and without additional BB ablation (n = 30, CONV group) were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent an endocardial procedure within 6 weeks post-surgery to assess for potential lesion gaps and additional atrial substrate modification. The primary endpoint was freedom from AF through 12 months of follow-up. RESULTS: The two-staged hybrid ablation was successfully completed in all patients. One-year freedom from atrial arrhythmias recurrence rates was 96.6% in the BB group vs 76.6% in the CONV group (p = 0.025). At procedure completion, 30 (100%) and 17 (56%) patients had a spontaneous cardioversion in BB and CONV group, respectively (p < 0.001). No significant differences in quality of life or complication rates were observed. CONCLUSIONS: This initial experience shows, for the first time, that adjunctive BB ablation in the setting of hybrid ablation for LSPAF is a feasible and effective approach in increasing maintenance of sinus rhythm without increasing complication rates.
BACKGROUND: Catheter-based or surgical procedures in patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (LSPAF) remain a challenge. As a result, different approaches including hybrid (surgical and endocardial) ablation have been developed. Bachmann's bundle (BB) is a mainly epicardial structure capable of sustaining arrhythmic reentry that could be involved in the development and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. We investigated the efficacy and safety of an adjunctive BB ablation in LSPAF patients undergoing hybrid ablation. METHODS: In a two-arm non-randomized study, consecutive LSPAF patients undergoing epicardial isolation of pulmonary veins with left atrial posterior wall (box lesion) with (n = 30, BB group) and without additional BB ablation (n = 30, CONV group) were enrolled in the study. All patients underwent an endocardial procedure within 6 weeks post-surgery to assess for potential lesion gaps and additional atrial substrate modification. The primary endpoint was freedom from AF through 12 months of follow-up. RESULTS: The two-staged hybrid ablation was successfully completed in all patients. One-year freedom from atrial arrhythmias recurrence rates was 96.6% in the BB group vs 76.6% in the CONV group (p = 0.025). At procedure completion, 30 (100%) and 17 (56%) patients had a spontaneous cardioversion in BB and CONV group, respectively (p < 0.001). No significant differences in quality of life or complication rates were observed. CONCLUSIONS: This initial experience shows, for the first time, that adjunctive BB ablation in the setting of hybrid ablation for LSPAF is a feasible and effective approach in increasing maintenance of sinus rhythm without increasing complication rates.
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