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ArticleHeart rhythm O22021

Effect of ganglionated plexi ablation by high-density mapping on long-term suppression of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation - The first clinical survey on ablation of the dorsal right plexusus.

Norishige Morita, Takayuki Iida, Tomihisa Nanao, Akiko Ushijima, Akira Ueno, Yuji Ikari, Yoshinori Kobayashi

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Article in Heart rhythm O2, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Cardioneuroablation for the treatment of reflex syncope and functional bradyarrhythmias: A Scientific Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS).Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2024
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  2. Ganglionated plexi ablation impact on atrial fibrillation mechanisms and outcomes in patients with low scar burden.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Norishige MoritaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Takayuki IidaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomihisa NanaoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Akiko UshijimaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Akira UenoDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Yuji IkariDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Yoshinori KobayashiDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokai University Hachioji Hospital · JPTokai University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLong-term outcomes of suppressing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) with additive ganglionated plexus (GP) ablation (GPA) remains unknown.

objectivesThe aim of the study is to assess potential role of additional GPA for PAF suppression.

methodsThis study consisted of 225 patients; 68 (group A: 58 male, aged 60 ± 11 years) underwent pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone and 157 (group B: 137 male, aged 61 ± 11 years) GPA followed by PVI. GPA was performed based on the high-density mapping with high-frequency stimulation (HFS) delivered to left atrial (LA) major GP. The latter 85 group B patients (54%) underwent ablation to a posteromedial area within superior vena cava as a part of dorsal right atrial GP (SVC-Ao GP).

resultsIn group B, HFS was applied to 126 ± 32 sites, with a median of 47 GP sites (40.0%) being ablated. In patients undergoing an SVC-Ao GPA, HFS and the SVC-Ao GPA were applied at a median of 15 and 4 sites (29.4%), respectively. The PVI with a GPA provided higher PAF suppression than a PVI alone during more than 4 years of follow-up (56.7% vs 38.2%, odds ratio: 0.42, 95% confidence interval: 0.23-0.76,

conclusionGPA to LA major GP by high-density mapping provides long-term benefits for PAF suppression over 4 years of follow-up, but the effect of an empiric SVC-Ao GPA could not be appreciated, suggesting little effect on suppressing non-PV foci.

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AblationAtrial fibrillationGanglionated plexusLong-term follow-upNon–pulmonary vein fociSuperior vena cava

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PMCPMC8505203
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