Risks and benefits of an open irrigation tip catheter in intensive radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
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BACKGROUND Although open irrigation tip catheters (OITC) are effective in producing transmural radiofrequency (RF) lesions, they have the potential for fluid overload or excessive tissue damage. METHODS AND RESULTS The 203 patients with non-paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (NPAF; 85.2% males, 55.2+/-10.6 years old) who underwent RF catheter ablation (RFCA) were analyzed retrospectively. Clinical outcomes and complications were compared between RFCA using OITC (n=92) and that using conventional catheters (CONC; n=111). Both the total procedure time (P<0.01) and fluoroscopic time (P<0.001) were shorter in the OITC group than in the CONC group. Total fluid loading during RFCA with OITC was 3.2+/-0.9L, and the average body weight increase was 1.8+/-1.2 kg. Symptomatic pulmonary edema and/or pleural effusion occurred in 3.3% of patients who had a bigger left atrium (P=0.005), longer duration of ablation procedure (P=0.002), higher post-RFCA serum pro-ANP level (P<0.001), and longer hospitalization (P<0.01). CONCLUSIONS RFCA for NPAF using OITC results in a shorter procedure time compared with CONC. However, patients with a large left atrium and a large amount of fluid (>4L) infused via the OITC need to be carefully monitored to prevent pulmonary edema or pleural effusion because of fluid overload.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society
دوره 74 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010