BACKGROUND: Right free wall (RFW) accessory pathways (AP) typically present anatomical challenges to ablation leading to high rates of procedural failure and recovery of AP conduction. METHODS: Patients with a diagnosis of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) and a manifest RFW AP undergoing an electrophysiology study (EPS) or an ablation at our center between 01/01/2008 and 08/01/2019 were identified from our databases using diagnosis codes and manual chart review. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients with manifest RFW AP underwent EPS, all of which were targeted for ablation. Single procedure success rate was 19 / 21 (90.5%). Of the 19 successful cases, 4 (17.4%) patients were found to have recurrent right free wall pathway conduction at follow-up and each underwent a successful 2nd procedure (9.5%). Fluoroscopic and 3D electroanatomic mapping software was used in all cases to guide ablation. A 4 mm or 8 mm non-irrigated radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter was used in 76% of cases while an 8 mm cryo-catheter was used in one case. More than one type of ablation catheter was used in four cases (16%). A steerable sheath was used in 68% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: In a tertiary center, RFW AP ablation has high acute success (>90%) but approximately 21% of patients with initially successful ablation required a 2nd procedure for recurrence of pathway conduction. A combination of a large tip ablation catheter and a steerable sheath were used in most cases.
BACKGROUND: Right free wall (RFW) accessory pathways (AP) typically present anatomical challenges to ablation leading to high rates of procedural failure and recovery of AP conduction. METHODS: Patients with a diagnosis of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) and a manifest RFW AP undergoing an electrophysiology study (EPS) or an ablation at our center between 01/01/2008 and 08/01/2019 were identified from our databases using diagnosis codes and manual chart review. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients with manifest RFW AP underwent EPS, all of which were targeted for ablation. Single procedure success rate was 19 / 21 (90.5%). Of the 19 successful cases, 4 (17.4%) patients were found to have recurrent right free wall pathway conduction at follow-up and each underwent a successful 2nd procedure (9.5%). Fluoroscopic and 3D electroanatomic mapping software was used in all cases to guide ablation. A 4 mm or 8 mm non-irrigated radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter was used in 76% of cases while an 8 mm cryo-catheter was used in one case. More than one type of ablation catheter was used in four cases (16%). A steerable sheath was used in 68% of cases. CONCLUSIONS: In a tertiary center, RFW AP ablation has high acute success (>90%) but approximately 21% of patients with initially successful ablation required a 2nd procedure for recurrence of pathway conduction. A combination of a large tip ablation catheter and a steerable sheath were used in most cases.
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Accessory Pathways; Cryoablation; Radiofrequency ablation; Right free wall pathways; Wolf Parkinson White
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