Assessment of autonomic nervous system modulation after novel catheter ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation using multiple short-term electrocardiogram recordings
Purpose The effect of novel catheter ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation (AF) on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is unclear. This study aimed to assess the ANS after three novel catheter ablation techniques for paroxysmal AF by evaluating heart rate variability (HRV) parameters using a 3-...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology 2018-01, Vol.51 (1), p.35-44 |
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The effect of novel catheter ablation techniques for atrial fibrillation (AF) on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is unclear. This study aimed to assess the ANS after three novel catheter ablation techniques for paroxysmal AF by evaluating heart rate variability (HRV) parameters using a 3-min electrocardiogram recording.
Methods
Two hundred and thirty-five patients who underwent catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF (119 in irrigated-tip, 51 in contact-force sensing-guided, and 65 patients in second-generation cryoballoon ablation) were included. HRV analysis was performed at baseline and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the ablation.
Results
The three ablation groups had similarly decreased HRV parameters after the ablation, and this change was maintained > 1 year. A reduction in parasympathetic nervous function was more apparent after the ablation, compared to changes in the sympathetic nervous function. Of the total population, 45 patients had recurrence. Ln high frequency (HF) 12 months after the ablation was significantly higher in the recurrence group than in the non-recurrence group (1.52 ± 0.47 vs. 1.26 ± 0.57 ms
2
,
p
= 0.007). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that AF duration (hazards ratio 1.09, 95% confidence interval 1.04–1.15,
p
= 0.001) and ln HF 12 months after ablation (hazards ratio 1.91, 95% confidence interval 1.12–3.25,
p
= 0.017) were independent predictors of AF recurrence after the ablation.
Conclusions
ANS modulation after the three catheter ablation methods was similar and maintained > 1 year after the procedure. Higher parasympathetic nervous function at 1 year after ablation was associated with AF recurrence after the ablation. |
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ISSN: | 1383-875X 1572-8595 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s10840-017-0295-x |