Midterm outcomes of two-staged hybrid ablation of persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation using the versapolar epicardial surgical device and subsequent catheter ablation

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11120%2F17%3A43915501" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11120/17:43915501 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00064173:_____/17:N0000002

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10840-017-0286-y" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10840-017-0286-y</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10840-017-0286-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10840-017-0286-y</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Midterm outcomes of two-staged hybrid ablation of persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation using the versapolar epicardial surgical device and subsequent catheter ablation

Original language description

PURPOSE: Hybrid ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a promising treatment strategy for patients with non-paroxysmal AF, although, data regarding mid-term outcomes are limited. METHODS: Patients with persistent or long-standing persistent AF were enrolled. Initially, a thoracoscopic, right-sided, epicardial ablation was performed, with a goal of creating a box lesion on the posterior wall of the left atrium; a novel versapolar radiofrequency (RF) catheter was used. In patients enrolled later, occlusion of the left atrial appendage was also performed. An endocardial procedure was performed 2-4 months later, with the goal of confirming/completing the box lesion and ablating the ganglionated plexi and cavotricuspid isthmus. Efficacy was assessed using multiple 24-h and 1-week Holter monitoring. Analysis was performed to search for variables associated with procedure&apos;s failure. RESULTS: Forty-one patients (14 persistent and 27 long-standing persistent AF) were enrolled with a mean AF duration of 33.5 +- 33.1 months. Mean follow-up was 507.2 +- 201.1 days (180-731). At the last follow-up visit, 27(65%) patients were arrhythmia-free, without anti-arrhythmics or need for re-ablation. Additional 4 patients (9.8%) were in sinus rhythm (SR) following re-ablation of postprocedural peri-mitral flutter and 4 (9.8%) were in SR on anti-arrhythmics. Longer periods of preoperative AF were independently associated with worse arrhythmia-free survival (p = 0.015). Serious postoperative complications occurred in 3 (7.3%) patients; only 1 (2.4%) patient had clinical consequences after 6 months. CONCLUSIONS: Hybrid ablation of non-paroxysmal AF using a novel, versapolar RF device yields promising mid-term results. Better arrhythmia-free survival rates were found in AF patients with shorter AF duration.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30201 - Cardiac and Cardiovascular systems

Project

<a href="/en/project/NV16-32478A" target="_blank" >NV16-32478A: EndoMaze HYBRID project-a detailed assessment of efficacy and safety of hybrid ablation of persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation</a><br>

Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

ISSN

1383-875X

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

50

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS

Number of pages

8

Pages from-to

187-194

UT code for WoS article

000416448400006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85029582987