期刊
JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
卷 8, 期 8, 页码 983-993出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.05.007
关键词
atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; inferior vena cava
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [81970273]
- Clinical Research Plan of Shenkang Hospital Development Center of Shanghai [SHDC2020CR4009, SHDC2020CR6012]
- Shanghai Pujiang Program [21PJD057]
- Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine [19MC1910300]
- Clinical Research Plan of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission [202040461]
Inferior vena cava (IVC) triggers of atrial fibrillation (AF) are rare but can be safely eliminated by focal radiofrequency ablation. Ectopic beats originating from the IVC have narrow P'-wave duration and negative P' wave morphology in all inferior leads.
BACKGROUND Identifying nonpulmonary vein triggers during atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is of great importance. Currently, there are limited data on AF triggered by the inferior vena cava (IVC). OBJECTIVES This study was performed to investigate the incidence, characteristics, and implications of IVC triggers for AF. METHODS A total of 661 patients who underwent initial paroxysmal AF ablation were included. After pulmonary vein isolation, ectopic beats that triggered AF were further studied. Activation mapping and angiography were performed to confirm the location of ectopic origin. Electrocardiographic analysis of the ectopic P-wave (P'-wave) was performed. RESULTS Six patients (0.91%) with AF triggered by the IVC were confirmed. The mean distance from the earliest activation site to the IVC ostium was 6.8 +/- 2.5 mm (5.2 to 11.2 mm). Furthermore, the arrhythmogenic foci within the IVC were all located at the apical hemisphere of the IVC (3 at the septal side and 3 at the anterior side). A total of 2.3 +/- 0.5 applications of radiofrequency energy were delivered to eliminate IVC triggers. The mean duration of the P' wave was 91.2 +/- 11.2 milliseconds (81 to 108 milliseconds), which was narrower than that of the sinus P-wave (115.2 +/- 19.3 milliseconds [87 to 139 milliseconds]; P = 0.002). Moreover, the configuration of all P' waves in the inferior leads was negative. During a mean follow-up period of 25.5 +/- 7.3 months, all 6 patients remained arrhythmia free without antiarrhythmic drugs. CONCLUSIONS IVC trigger, a rare but latent source of paroxysmal AF, could be identified and safely eliminated by focal radiofrequency ablation. Ectopic beats originating from the IVC presented with narrow P'-wave duration and negative P' waves in all inferior leads. (C) 2022 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation.
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