Abstract
Background Arrhythmia recurrence following acutely successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with recovery of conduction across previously complete circumferential or left atrial (LA) linear lesions. Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be able to provide a non-invasive means to identify gaps in ablation lesions. This study assessed this prospectively in patients undergoing repeat LA catheter ablation. Methods Eleven patients who had previously undergone one or more LA catheter ablation procedures for AF, and who represented with either paroxysmal AF (n=4) or atrial tachycardia (AT) (n=7) underwent LGE MRI (Figure) 2-3 weeks prior to repeat catheter ablation. The scans were not analysed before repeat ablation and the procedure was performed without using any of the anatomical or scar information from the LGE MRI. After ablation, three expert blinded reviewers (who were not operators in the repeat procedure) independently scored 3D left atrial (LA) LGE MRI reconstructions (Figure 1) for the presence or absence of gaps at the pulmonary vein-LA junction and across the roof line and mitral line (making a total of 66 lesion sets). Electrical integrity of these lesion sets had been assessed at the time of repeat catheter ablation. Results From the LGE MRI scans, interobserver agreement for detection of any gap was 95%. The positive predictive value of LGE MRI for gap detection was 35%, whilst the negative predictive value was 43%. Specificity and sensitivity were 50% and 28% respectively.
Highlights
Arrhythmia recurrence following acutely successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with recovery of conduction across previously complete circumferential or left atrial (LA) linear lesions
The scans were not analysed before repeat ablation and the procedure was performed without using any of the anatomical or scar information from the Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Three expert blinded reviewers independently scored 3D left atrial (LA) LGE MRI reconstructions (Figure 1) for the presence or absence of gaps at the pulmonary vein-LA junction and across the roof line and mitral line. Electrical integrity of these lesion sets had been assessed at the time of repeat catheter ablation
Summary
Arrhythmia recurrence following acutely successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with recovery of conduction across previously complete circumferential or left atrial (LA) linear lesions. Prediction of gaps in atrial ablation lesion sets by late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging James Harrison1,2*, Nick Linton1,2, Steven Williams1,2, Rashed Karim1, Kawal Rhode1, Matthew Wright1,2, Tobias Schaeffter1, Reza Razavi1, Mark O’Neill1,2 Background Arrhythmia recurrence following acutely successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with recovery of conduction across previously complete circumferential or left atrial (LA) linear lesions.
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