Optimized workflow for pulmonary vein isolation using 90-W radiofrequency applications: a comparative study
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology(2024)
Abstract
Background Ninety-watt applications are more sensitive to catheter instability and produce lesions that are shallower and smaller in diameter than 50-W applications. These characteristics were considered for the development of a combined (90–50 W) pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) strategy which was prospectively compared to a 50 W-only ablation index (AI)-guided PVI strategy. Methods One hundred fifty consecutive paroxysmal AF patients underwent PVI under general anesthesia using CARTO. In the first 75 patients, PVI was performed with a combined (90–50 W) strategy using the QDOT-MICRO catheter in a temperature-controlled mode. This strategy consisted of 90 W-4 s applications on the posterior LA wall (at sites of catheter stability and expectedly thin atrial tissue) with an interlesion distance (ILD) ≤ 4 mm and 50-W applications elsewhere (at sites of catheter instability or expectedly thick atrial tissue) with ILD < 6 mm. In the subsequent 75 patients, PVI was performed with a 50 W-only AI-guided strategy using the SmartTouch-SF catheter in a power-controlled mode. Results Both groups of patients had similar clinical characteristics and LA dimensions (123.1 ± 24.9 ml vs 119 ± 26.8 ml, P = 0.33). Total procedural times (61 [56–70] vs 65 [60–75] min, P = 0.12), first-pass PVI (82.6 vs 80%, P = 0.81), acute PV reconnection (0 vs 6.6%, P = 0.05), and 1-year SR maintenance (93.3 vs 90.6%, P = 0.57) rates were also similar in both groups of patients. There were no complications in the combined (90–50 W) group while only 2 groin hematomas were reported in the 50 W group. Conclusions In paroxysmal AF patients, a combined (90–50 W) strategy for PVI did not improve safety, efficiency, or effectiveness compared to a 50 W-only AI-guided strategy.
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Key words
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation,Pulmonary vein isolation,Ablation index,Very high-power short-duration,Radiofrequency,Combined strategy
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