CARTO-guided vs. NavX-guided pulmonary vein antrum isolation and pulmonary vein antrum isolation performed without 3-D mapping: effect of the 3-D mapping system on procedure duration and fluoroscopy time.
OBJECTIVE
Pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) guided by intracardiac echocardiography and a roaming circular mapping catheter is an effective treatment modality for atrial fibrillation. Unfortunately, the complexity of this technique leads to long procedure times and high fluoroscopy exposure. This study examined the effect of two different mapping systems on the procedural characteristics and clinical outcomes of PVAI for atrial fibrillation.


METHODS
Referred patients underwent PVAI using a magnetic-based 3-dimensional (3-D) mapping (CARTO® System; group 1), a current-based system (EnSite NavX™; group 2), or fluoroscopy without 3-D mapping (group 3) between February 2004 and November 2009.


RESULTS
Data were analyzed from 71 patients in group 1, 165 patients in group 2, and 197 patients in group 3. Baseline characteristics and measured long-term outcomes did not differ between the groups. Although patients in group 1 were more likely to undergo a concurrent flutter ablation (P = 0.01), they had significantly shorter procedure time, fluoroscopy time, and radiofrequency energy delivery time compared with group 2 and 3 patients. No difference was detected among the groups with respect to recurrence, mean time to recurrence, or number of PVAI procedures.


CONCLUSIONS
Use of a magnetic-based 3-D mapping system, which allows precise spatial localization of the ablation catheter, was associated with significantly lower procedure time, fluoroscopy duration, and radiofrequency energy delivery time during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation compared with a current-based system and ablation performed without 3-D mapping, although measured short- and long-term clinical outcomes were similar.
Heart Rhythm Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. y.khaykin@utoronto.ca
Yaariv
Y
Khaykin
Richard
R
Oosthuizen
Lauren
L
Zarnett
Zaev A
ZA
Wulffhart
Bonnie
B
Whaley
Carol
C
Hill
David
D
Giewercer
Atul
A
Verma
D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
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