Mikhaylov Evgeny, Szili-Torok Tamas, Abramov Mikhail, Lebedev Dmitry
Department of Electrophysiology and Cardiac Pacing, Almazov Federal Heart, Blood and Endocrinology Centre, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
J Electrocardiol. 2011 Mar-Apr;44(2):164-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.11.002. Epub 2010 Dec 18.
Atrial tachycardia (AT) with cycle length alternans occurring after atrial fibrillation ablation has not been previously described.
Among 66 patients with left AT, stable AT with 2 alternating cycles was registered in 5 cases. Activation mapping of both alternating cycles was performed in all 5 patients. Entrainment and fractionated electrogram mappings were also carried out.
Among 10 AT cycles, activation maps suggested underlying mechanism of 5 cycles (50%) in 3 patients. Entrainment pacing was helpful in 2 patients (confirmed mechanism of 2 AT cycles). Catheter ablation successfully terminated AT in all 5 patients: ablation of sites with fractionated potentials in 4 patients and mitral isthmus ablation in 1 patient.
Consecutive activation mapping of both AT cycles is feasible for mechanism determination in some patients. The results of our small study suggest that fractionated electrogram-guided ablation might be a reasonable approach for termination of this type of AT.
心房颤动消融术后出现的伴有周期长度交替的房性心动过速(AT)此前尚未见报道。
在66例左房AT患者中,5例记录到稳定的伴有2种交替周期的AT。对所有5例患者的2种交替周期均进行了激动标测。还进行了拖带和碎裂电图标测。
在10个AT周期中,激动标测提示3例患者中5个周期(50%)的潜在机制。拖带起搏对2例患者有帮助(证实了2个AT周期的机制)。导管消融成功终止了所有5例患者的AT:4例患者消融了具有碎裂电位的部位,1例患者进行了二尖瓣峡部消融。
对部分患者进行连续的2个AT周期激动标测以确定机制是可行的。我们的小型研究结果表明,碎裂电图引导下的消融可能是终止此类AT的合理方法。