Efficacy and Safety of Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tachycardia Through a Direct Approach from Noncoronary Sinus of Valsalva

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• 作者：Mauro Toniolo ; MD^a ; ^{toniolomauro0@gmail.com} ; Luca Rebellato ; MD^a ; Stefano Poli ; MD^a ; Elisabetta Daleffe ; MD^a ; Alessandro Proclemer ; MD^a ; ^b
• 刊名：The American Journal of Cardiology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：15 December 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：118
• 期：12
• 页码：1847-1854
• 全文大小：1994 K
• 卷排序：118

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Noncoronary aortic cusp (NCAC) in the aorta represents a challenging location for catheter ablation of focal atrial tachycardias (ATs) arising near the His-bundle region. The purpose of this study was to provide an updated report on the methods, efficacy, and safety of catheter ablation of ATs originating from NCAC. The study population includes 23 patients (18 women [78%], mean age 65 ± 12 years) with highly symptomatic AT. The atrial mapping was performed during tachycardia to define the earliest atrial activation site. Electrophysiological mapping of the right atrium was initially performed, followed by aortic root mapping when earliest activation was recorded in the proximal electrode of the His-bundle catheter. A direct ablation approach from NCAC was used in every patient independently by the local activation time. Ablations were performed using a steerable 4-mm tip nonirrigated catheter in all patients. Radiofrequency energy resulted in the disappearance of arrhythmias in 22 of the 23 patients (95%). In all procedures, there were no complications. During a mean follow-up of 41 ± 25 months, no patient presented with a recurrence, except the 1 patient where the ablation was not effective. In conclusion, catheter ablation of para-hisian ATs through a direct approach from NCAC shows to be safe and effective after 1 procedure per patient.