Artificial intelligence software standardizes electrogram-based ablation outcome for persistent atrial fibrillation

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INTRODUCTION: Multiple groups have reported on the usefulness of ablating in atrial regions exhibiting abnormal electrograms during atrial fibrillation (AF). Still, previous studies have suggested that ablation outcomes are highly operator- and center-dependent. This study sought to evaluate a novel machine learning software algorithm named VX1 (Volta Medical), trained to adjudicate multipolar electrogram dispersion.

METHODS: This study was a prospective, multicentric, nonrandomized study conducted to assess the feasibility of generating VX1 dispersion maps. In 85 patients, 8 centers, and 17 operators, we compared the acute and long-term outcomes after ablation in regions exhibiting dispersion between primary and satellite centers. We also compared outcomes to a control group in which dispersion-guided ablation was performed visually by trained operators.

RESULTS: The study population included 29% of long-standing persistent AF. AF termination occurred in 92% and 83% of the patients in primary and satellite centers, respectively, p = 0.31. The average rate of freedom from documented AF, with or without antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs), was 86% after a single procedure, and 89% after an average of 1.3 procedures per patient (p = 0.4). The rate of freedom from any documented atrial arrhythmia, with or without AADs, was 54% and 73% after a single or an average of 1.3 procedures per patient, respectively (p < 0.001). No statistically significant differences between outcomes of the primary versus satellite centers were observed for one (p = 0.8) or multiple procedures (p = 0.4), or between outcomes of the entire study population versus the control group (p > 0.2). Interestingly, intraprocedural AF termination and type of recurrent arrhythmia (i.e., AF vs. AT) appear to be predictors of the subsequent clinical course.

CONCLUSION: VX1, an expertise-based artificial intelligence software solution, allowed for robust center-to-center standardization of acute and long-term ablation outcomes after electrogram-based ablation.

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CommentIn: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Nov;33(11):2261-2262. - PMID 35989539

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:33

Enthalten in:

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology - 33(2022), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 2250-2260

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Seitz, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Durdez, Théophile Mohr [VerfasserIn]
Albenque, Jean P [VerfasserIn]
Pisapia, André [VerfasserIn]
Gitenay, Edouard [VerfasserIn]
Durand, Cyril [VerfasserIn]
Monteau, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Moubarak, Ghassan [VerfasserIn]
Théodore, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Lepillier, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Bremondy, Michel [VerfasserIn]
Maluski, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Cauchemez, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Combes, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
Guyomar, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Heuls, Sébastien [VerfasserIn]
Thomas, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Penaranda, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Siame, Sabrina [VerfasserIn]
Appetiti, Anthony [VerfasserIn]
Milpied, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Bars, Clément [VerfasserIn]
Kalifa, Jérôme [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Artificial intelligence
Atrial fibrillation
Catheter ablation
Dispersion
Driver
Journal Article
Mapping
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sinus rhythm

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Date Completed 11.11.2022

Date Revised 10.01.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Nov;33(11):2261-2262. - PMID 35989539

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jce.15657

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM34508070X