Abstract

Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) in children are generally idiopathic and have a benign course. Catheter ablation (CA) is increasingly becoming a first-line treatment option in children with idiopathic VAs. Acute ablation success reaches 100% procedures and long-term – 87%. Predictors of outcomes of CA in pediatric patients with idiopathic VAs have not been fully investigated.Aim: To identify predictors of long-term unsuccessful outcomes of CA in pediatric idiopathic VAs.Material and Methods. This retrospective study included 164 children aged 7 to 17 years with idiopathic VAs, who underwent CA from 2011 until 2023 in Almazov National Medical Research Centre. Efficiency was assessed in acute period and 6 months after CA.Results. In this study the acute success was 92% and long-term success was 88,4%. In multivariable models, multifocal VAs (odds ratio: 8,814; 95% CI: 1,943–39,981; p = 0,005), effectiveness of antiarrhythmic therapy (odds ratio: 16,522; 95%CI: 1,959–139,374; p = 0,010) and noninducibility of VAs during procedure (odds ratio: 9,369; 95% CI: 1,400–62,684; 0,021), become predictors of long-term unsuccessful outcomes of CA in pediatric idiopathic VAs.Conclusion. In our study there were identified independent predictors of long-term noneffective CA in children with idiopathic VAs, such as multifocal VAs, effectiveness of antiarrhythmic therapy, and noninducibility of VAs CA. In patients with presence of two or more ventricular foci and the effectivness of antiarrhythmic therapy, prolongate drug therapy may be more preferable.

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