Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of catheter ablation (CA) in preventing arrhythmic events among patients with symptomatic Brugada syndrome (BrS) who declined implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation. A total of 40 patients with symptomatic BrS were included in the study, of which 18 refused ICD implantation and underwent CA, while 22 patients received ICD implantation. The study employed substrate modification (including endocardial and epicardial approaches) and ventricular fibrillation (VF)-triggering pre-mature ventricular contraction (PVC) ablation strategies. The primary outcomes were a composite endpoint consisting of episodes of VF and sudden cardiac death during the follow-up period. The study population had a mean age of 43.8 ± 9.6 years, with 36 (90.0%) of them being male. All patients exhibited the typical Type 1 BrS electrocardiogram pattern, and 16 (40.0%) were carriers of an SCN5A mutation. The Shanghai risk scores were comparable between the CA and the ICD groups (7.05 ± 0.80 vs. 6.71 ± 0.86, P = 0.351). Ventricular fibrillation-triggering PVCs were ablated in 3 patients (16.7%), while VF substrates were ablated in 15 patients (83.3%). Epicardial ablation was performed in 12 patients (66.7%). During a median follow-up of 46.2 (17.5-73.7) months, the primary outcomes occurred more frequently in the ICD group than in the CA group (5.6 vs. 54.5%, Log-rank P = 0.012). Catheter ablation is an effective alternative therapy for improving arrhythmic outcomes in patients with symptomatic BrS who decline ICD implantation. Our findings support the consideration of CA as an alternative treatment option in this population.
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