Dr. Pavel Osmancik, MD- The Efficacy and Safety of Hybrid Ablations for Atrial Fibrillation @PavelOsmancik #Atrial...

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Dr. Pavel Osmanick works at the University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Third Faculty of Medicine, along with Charles University, in Prague, Czech Republic. In this video Dr. Osmanick discusses The Efficacy and Safety of Hybrid Ablations for Atrial Fibrillation.

Link to Abstract-
https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacep.2021.04.013

Abstract
Objectives
This study sought to comprehensively determine the procedural safety and midterm efficacy of hybrid ablations.
Background
Hybrid ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) (thoracoscopic ablation followed by catheter ablation) has been used for patients with nonparoxysmal AF; however, accurate data regarding efficacy and safety are still limited.
Methods
Patients with nonparoxysmal AF underwent thoracoscopic, off-pump ablation using the COBRA Fusion radiofrequency system (Estech) followed by a catheter ablation 3 months afterward. The safety of the procedure was assessed using sequential brain magnetic resonance and neuropsychological examinations at baseline (1 day before), postoperatively (2-4 days for brain magnetic resonance imaging or 1 month for neuropsychological examination), and at 9 months after the surgical procedure. Implantable loop recorders were used to detect arrhythmia recurrence. Arrhythmia-free survival (the primary efficacy endpoint) was defined as no episodes of AF or atrial tachycardia while off antiarrhythmic drugs, redo ablations or cardioversions.
Results
Fifty-nine patients (age: 62.5 ± 10.5 years) were enrolled, 37 (62.7%) were men, and the mean follow-up was 30.3 ± 10.8 months. Thoracoscopic ablation was successfully performed in 55 (93.2%) patients. On baseline magnetic resonance imaging, chronic ischemic brain lesions were present in 60.0% of patients. New ischemic lesions on postoperative magnetic resonance imaging were present in 44.4%. Major postoperative cognitive dysfunction was present in 27.0% and 17.6% at 1 and 9 months postoperatively, respectively. The probability of arrhythmia-free survival was 54.0% (95% CI: 41.3-66.8) at 1 year and 43.8% (95% CI: 30.7–57.0) at 2 years.
Conclusions
The thoracoscopic ablation is associated with a high risk of silent cerebral ischemia. The midterm efficacy of hybrid ablations is moderate.