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Secular trends in success rate of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: The SMASH-AF cohort.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Approaches, tools, and technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation have evolved significantly since its inception. We sought to characterize secular trends in AF ablation success rates. METHODS:We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of AF ablation from January 1, 1990, to August 1, 2016, searching PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases. Major exclusion criteria were insufficient outcome reporting and ablation strategies that were not prespecified and uniform. We stratified treatment arms by AF type (paroxysmal AF; nonparoxysmal AF) and analyzed single-procedure outcomes. Multivariate meta-regressions analyzed effects of study, patient, and procedure characteristics on success rate trends. Registered in PROSPERO (CRD42016036549). RESULTS:A total of 180 trials and observational studies with 28,118 patients met inclusion. For paroxysmal AF ablation studies, unadjusted success rate summary estimates ranged from 73.1% in 2003 to 77.1% in 2016, increasing by 0.9%/year (95% CI 0.4%-1.4%; P = .001; I2 = 90%). After controlling for study design and patient demographics, rate of improvement in success rate summary estimate increased (1.6%/year; 95% CI 0.9%-2.2%; P = .001; I2 = 87%). For nonparoxysmal AF ablation studies, unadjusted success rate summary estimates ranged from 70.0% in 2010 to 64.3% in 2016 (1.1%/year; 95% CI -1.3% to 3.5%; P = .37; I2 = 85%), with no improvement in multivariate analyses. CONCLUSIONS:Despite substantial research investment and health care expenditure, improvements in AF ablation success rates have been incremental. Meaningful improvements may require major paradigm or technology changes, and evaluation of clinical outcomes such as mortality and quality of life may prove to be important going forward.

SUBMITTER: Perino AC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6485258 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Secular trends in success rate of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: The SMASH-AF cohort.

Perino Alexander C AC Leef George C GC Cluckey Andrew A Yunus Fahd N FN Askari Mariam M Heidenreich Paul A PA Narayan Sanjiv M SM Wang Paul J PJ Turakhia Mintu P MP

American heart journal 20181029

<h4>Background</h4>Approaches, tools, and technologies for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation have evolved significantly since its inception. We sought to characterize secular trends in AF ablation success rates.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of AF ablation from January 1, 1990, to August 1, 2016, searching PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane databases. Major exclusion criteria were insufficient outcome reporting and ablation strategies that were not prespecified and ...[more]

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Project description:Importance:Renal denervation can reduce cardiac sympathetic activity that may result in an antiarrhythmic effect on atrial fibrillation. Objective:To determine whether renal denervation when added to pulmonary vein isolation enhances long-term antiarrhythmic efficacy. Design, Setting, and Participants:The Evaluate Renal Denervation in Addition to Catheter Ablation to Eliminate Atrial Fibrillation (ERADICATE-AF) trial was an investigator-initiated, multicenter, single-blind, randomized clinical trial conducted at 5 referral centers for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the Russian Federation, Poland, and Germany. A total of 302 patients with hypertension despite taking at least 1 antihypertensive medication, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and plans for ablation were enrolled from April 2013 to March 2018. Follow-up concluded in March 2019. Interventions:Patients were randomized to either pulmonary vein isolation alone (n?=?148) or pulmonary vein isolation plus renal denervation (n?=?154). Complete pulmonary vein isolation to v an end point of elimination of all pulmonary vein potentials; renal denervation using an irrigated-tip ablation catheter delivering radiofrequency energy to discrete sites in a spiral pattern from distal to proximal in both renal arteries. Main Outcomes and Measures:The primary end point was freedom from atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or atrial tachycardia at 12 months. Secondary end points included procedural complications within 30 days and blood pressure control at 6 and 12 months. Results:Of the 302 randomized patients (median age, 60 years [interquartile range, 55-65 years]; 182 men [60.3%]), 283 (93.7%) completed the trial. All successfully underwent their assigned procedures. Freedom from atrial fibrillation, flutter, or tachycardia at 12 months was observed in 84 of 148 (56.5%) of those undergoing pulmonary vein isolation alone and in 111 of 154 (72.1%) of those undergoing pulmonary vein isolation plus renal denervation (hazard ratio, 0.57; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.85; P?=?.006). Of 5 prespecified secondary end points, 4 are reported and 3 differed between groups. Mean systolic blood pressure from baseline to 12 months decreased from 151 mm Hg to 147 mm Hg in the isolation-only group and from 150 mm Hg to 135 mm Hg in the renal denervation group (between-group difference, -13 mm Hg; 95% CI, -15 to -11 mm Hg; P?<?.001). Procedural complications occurred in 7 patients (4.7%) in the isolation-only group and 7 (4.5%) of the renal denervation group. Conclusions and Relevance:Among patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and hypertension, renal denervation added to catheter ablation, compared with catheter ablation alone, significantly increased the likelihood of freedom from atrial fibrillation at 12 months. The lack of a formal sham-control renal denervation procedure should be considered in interpreting the results of this trial. Trial Registration:ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01873352.

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