Zero-fluoroscopy catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions: comparative outcomes from the right ventricular outflow tract and other ventricular sites
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Abstract
Background: The three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping (EAM) system allows performing catheter ablation (CA) without fluoroscopy in patients with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). The right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT) location is favorable for performing zero-fluoroscopy CA. Non-RVOT zero-fluoroscopy CA is a challenging procedure. The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zero-fluoroscopy CA using the EAM in patients with PVCs from RVOT and non-RVOT.
Methods: Completely zero-fluoroscopy CA of PVCs guided by EAM was performed in 107 patients with PVCs. 54 patients underwent zero-fluoroscopy RVOT CA. The remaining 53 patients underwent zero-fluoroscopy non-RVOT CA. Demographic and clinical baseline characteristics, procedure parameters, and follow-up were obtained from medical records. Primary outcomes were the acute and the permanent success rate (12-month follow-up), complications, and procedure time.
Results: There were no significant differences between groups regarding baseline characteristics. Acute procedural success was achieved in 52 patients (94,44%) in the RVOT zero-fluoroscopy CA group and in 45 patients (86,54%) in the non-RVOT zero-fluoroscopy CA group (ns). A long-term success rate was achieved in 50 patients (90,74%) in the RVOT zero-fluoroscopy CA group and in 44 patients (84,62%) in the non-RVOT zero-fluoroscopy CA group (ns). The median procedure time was 80.5 minutes in the RVOT group and 90 minutes in the non-RVOT group (ns). There were two complications in the non-RVOT group (ns).
Conclusions: There were no differences in procedure time efficacy and safety zero-fluoroscopy ablation between RVOT and non-RVOT locations. Non-fluoroscopy CA of PVCs is a feasible, safe, and efficient procedure.
Keywords: zero-fluoroscopy catheter ablationfluoroscopy eliminationventricular arrhythmiaright ventricular outflow tractpremature ventricular contractions
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