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JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Volume 45, Issue 2, Pages 179-187Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-015-0092-3
Keywords
AF ablation; Randomized controlled trial; Cryoballoon; Circular mapping catheter; Cryoablation
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- Medtronic AF Solutions
- Medtronic Limited
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to establish the role of Achieve Mapping Catheter in cryoablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) in a randomized trial. Methods A total of 102 patients undergoing their first ablation for PAF were randomized at 2: 1 to an Achieve-or Lasso-guided procedure. Study patients were systematically followed up for 12 months with Holter monitoring. Primary study endpoint was acute procedure success. Secondary endpoint was clinical outcomes assessed by AF free at 6 and 12 months after the procedure. Results Of 102 participants, 99 % of acute procedure success was achieved. Significantly shorter procedure duration with the Achieve-guided group than with the Lasso-guided group (118 +/- 18 vs. 129 +/- 21 min, p<0.05) was observed as was the duration of fluoroscopy (17 +/- 5 vs. 20 +/- 7 min, p<0.05) by subgroup analysis focused on procedures performed by experienced operators. In the whole study patients, procedure and fluoroscopic durations were similar in the Achieve- (n=68) and Lasso-guided groups (n=34). Transient phrenic nerve weakening was equally prevalent with the Achieve and Lasso. No association was found between clinical outcomes and the mapping catheter used. The use of second-generation cryoballoon (n=68) reduced procedure time significantly compared to the first-generation balloon (n=34); more patients were free of AF in the former than the latter group during follow-up. Conclusions The use of the Achieve Mapping Catheter can reduce procedure and fluoroscopic durations compared with Lasso catheters in cryoablation for PAF after operators gained sufficient experience. The type of mapping catheter used does not affect procedure efficiency and safety by models of cryoballoon.
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