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Outcomes following persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using localized sources identified with Ripple map.

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Background

Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) remains challenging. Identification and ablation of localized AF drivers may offer the possibility for improved outcomes. Ripple map is a novel software algorithm that may allow improved localization of possible AF drivers through the whole chamber graphical display of continuously recorded bipolar electrograms. The objective of this study was to determine whether regions of high-frequency Ripple activation (HFRA) observed on Ripple map provide useful ablation targets in patients with persistent AF.

Methods and results

Consecutive patients underwent the first-time ablation of persistent AF (n?=?162) using a standard stepwise (n?=?105) or a Ripple map guided approach (n?=?57). Ripple map guided patients underwent pulmonary vein antral isolation followed by ablation of HFRA sites. Acute termination of AF was observed in 91.2% of the Ripple-guided patients vs 52.4% in the stepwise approach, P?ConclusionsAblation of HFRA sites identified with Ripple map resulted in a higher rate of acute termination and improved freedom from AF compared to a standard stepwise approach.

SUBMITTER: Melby DP

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6852153 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Outcomes following persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using localized sources identified with Ripple map.

Melby Daniel P DP Gornick Charles C Abdelhadi Raed R Sengupta Jay J Pai Manju M Zakaib John S JS Moore JoEllyn J Benditt David G DG

Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 20190807 10

<h4>Background</h4>Ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) remains challenging. Identification and ablation of localized AF drivers may offer the possibility for improved outcomes. Ripple map is a novel software algorithm that may allow improved localization of possible AF drivers through the whole chamber graphical display of continuously recorded bipolar electrograms. The objective of this study was to determine whether regions of high-frequency Ripple activation (HFRA) observed on Rip ...[more]

PMID: 31353679

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Project description:We hypothesized that human atrial fibrillation (AF) may be sustained by localized sources (electrical rotors and focal impulses), whose elimination (focal impulse and rotor modulation [FIRM]) may improve outcome from AF ablation.Catheter ablation for AF is a promising therapy, whose success is limited in part by uncertainty in the mechanisms that sustain AF. We developed a computational approach to map whether AF is sustained by several meandering waves (the prevailing hypothesis) or localized sources, then prospectively tested whether targeting patient-specific mechanisms revealed by mapping would improve AF ablation outcome.We recruited 92 subjects during 107 consecutive ablation procedures for paroxysmal or persistent (72%) AF. Cases were prospectively treated, in a 2-arm 1:2 design, by ablation at sources (FIRM-guided) followed by conventional ablation (n = 36), or conventional ablation alone (n = 71; FIRM-blinded).Localized rotors or focal impulses were detected in 98 (97%) of 101 cases with sustained AF, each exhibiting 2.1 ± 1.0 sources. The acute endpoint (AF termination or consistent slowing) was achieved in 86% of FIRM-guided cases versus 20% of FIRM-blinded cases (p < 0.001). FIRM ablation alone at the primary source terminated AF in a median 2.5 min (interquartile range: 1.0 to 3.1 min). Total ablation time did not differ between groups (57.8 ± 22.8 min vs. 52.1 ± 17.8 min, p = 0.16). During a median 273 days (interquartile range: 132 to 681 days) after a single procedure, FIRM-guided cases had higher freedom from AF (82.4% vs. 44.9%; p < 0.001) after a single procedure than FIRM-blinded cases with rigorous, often implanted, electrocardiography monitoring. Adverse events did not differ between groups.Localized electrical rotors and focal impulse sources are prevalent sustaining mechanisms for human AF. FIRM ablation at patient-specific sources acutely terminated or slowed AF, and improved outcome. These results offer a novel mechanistic framework and treatment paradigm for AF. (Conventional Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Focal Impulse and Rotor Modulation [CONFIRM]; NCT01008722).

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Outcomes following persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using localized sources identified with Ripple map.

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Outcomes following persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using localized sources identified with Ripple map.

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