Recurrences of Atrial Fibrillation Despite Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation : The PARTY-PVI Study

BACKGROUND: Recurrences of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are mainly due to pulmonary vein reconnection. However, a growing number of patients have AF recurrences despite durable PVI. The optimal ablative strategy for these patients is unknown. We analyzed the impact of current ablation strategies in a large multicenter study.

METHODS: Patients undergoing a redo ablation for AF and presenting durable PVI were included. The freedom from atrial arrhythmia after pulmonary vein-based, linear-based, electrogram-based, and trigger-based ablation strategies were compared.

RESULTS: Between 2010 and 2020, 367 patients (67% men, 63±10 years, 44% paroxysmal) underwent a redo ablation for AF recurrences despite durable PVI at 39 centers. After durable PVI was confirmed, linear-based ablation was performed in 219 (60%) patients, electrogram-based ablation in 168 (45%) patients, trigger-based ablation in 101 (27%) patients, and pulmonary vein-based ablation in 56 (15%) patients. Seven patients (2%) did not undergo any additional ablation during the redo procedure. After 22±19 months of follow-up, 122 (33%) and 159 (43%) patients had a recurrence of atrial arrhythmia at 12 and 24 months, respectively. No significant difference in arrhythmia-free survival was observed between the different ablation strategies. Left atrial dilatation was the only independent factor associated with arrhythmia-free survival (HR, 1.59 [95% CI, 1.13-2.23]; P=0.006).

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with recurrent AF despite durable PVI, no ablation strategy used alone or in combination during the redo procedure appears to be superior in improving arrhythmia-free survival. Left atrial size is a significant predictor of ablation outcome in this population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology - 16(2023), 3 vom: 18. März, Seite e011354

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Benali, Karim [VerfasserIn]
Barré, Valentin [VerfasserIn]
Hermida, Alexis [VerfasserIn]
Galand, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Milhem, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Philibert, Séverine [VerfasserIn]
Boveda, Serge [VerfasserIn]
Bars, Clément [VerfasserIn]
Anselme, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Maille, Baptiste [VerfasserIn]
André, Clémentine [VerfasserIn]
Behaghel, Albin [VerfasserIn]
Moubarak, Ghassan [VerfasserIn]
Clémenty, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Da Costa, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Arnaud, Marine [VerfasserIn]
Venier, Sandrine [VerfasserIn]
Sebag, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Jésel-Morel, Laurence [VerfasserIn]
Sagnard, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Champ-Rigot, Laure [VerfasserIn]
Dang, Duc [VerfasserIn]
Guy-Moyat, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Abbey, Selim [VerfasserIn]
Garcia, Rodrigue [VerfasserIn]
Césari, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Badenco, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Lepillier, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Ninni, Sandro [VerfasserIn]
Boulé, Stéphane [VerfasserIn]
Maury, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Algalarrondo, Vincent [VerfasserIn]
Bakouboula, Babé [VerfasserIn]
Mansourati, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Lesaffre, François [VerfasserIn]
Lagrange, Philippe [VerfasserIn]
Bouzeman, Abdeslam [VerfasserIn]
Muresan, Lucian [VerfasserIn]
Bacquelin, Raoul [VerfasserIn]
Bortone, Agustin [VerfasserIn]
Bun, Sok-Sithikun [VerfasserIn]
Pavin, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Macle, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Martins, Raphaël P [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Ablation
Atrial fibrillation
Dilatation
Freedom
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Pulmonary vein
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 23.03.2023

Date Revised 10.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1161/CIRCEP.122.011354

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM353093289