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ArticleJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2022

Koch's triangle voltage mapping for cryoablation of slow pathway in children: preliminary data of a novel high-density technique.

Fabrizio Drago, Pietro Paolo Tamborrino, Luigina Porco, Marta Campisi, Veronica Fanti, Roberta Annibali, Massimo Stefano Silvetti

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Article in Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Fabrizio DragoPaediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias Complex Unit, Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (European Reference Network for Rare and Low Prevalence Complex Disease of the Heart - ERN-Guard Heart), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy. fabrizio.drago@opbg.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1888-373X
Pietro Paolo TamborrinoPaediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias Complex Unit, Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (European Reference Network for Rare and Low Prevalence Complex Disease of the Heart - ERN-Guard Heart), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
Luigina PorcoPaediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias Complex Unit, Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (European Reference Network for Rare and Low Prevalence Complex Disease of the Heart - ERN-Guard Heart), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
Marta CampisiPaediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias Complex Unit, Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (European Reference Network for Rare and Low Prevalence Complex Disease of the Heart - ERN-Guard Heart), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
Veronica FantiAbbott, St Jude Abbott Medical Italia, Milan, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy.
Roberta AnnibaliAbbott, St Jude Abbott Medical Italia, Milan, Sesto San Giovanni, Italy.
Massimo Stefano SilvettiPaediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Arrhythmias Complex Unit, Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (European Reference Network for Rare and Low Prevalence Complex Disease of the Heart - ERN-Guard Heart), Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital IRCCS, Piazza Sant'Onofrio 4, 00165, Rome, Italy.
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purposeDifferent authors have described three-dimensional (3D) voltage mapping of the Koch's triangle (KT) in order to find low-voltage bridges (LVB) as targets for a successful transcatheter ablation (TCA) of the slow pathway (SP) in children. Recently, the Advisor High Density (HD) Grid™ mapping catheter was introduced as new multipolar catheter for HD mapping. The aim of the study was to describe our preliminary experience with the use of HD Grid™ catheter in LVB and electrophysiologically guided cryoablation of SP in children.

methodsTwenty-one children (mean age 13±3 years) with atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) underwent cryoablation of SP guided by voltage HD mapping of the KT using HD Grid™ catheter. In order to better highlight the differences with conventional mapping, point collection was performed in each patient with this new multipolar catheter and with a quadripolar catheter.

resultsThe conventional mapping collected 871±262 points and used 211±80 points in 887±275 s, whereas HD mapping collected 7468±2947 points, using 604±165 points in 513±181 s (p<0.001). Moreover, the LVB area mapped with HD Grid™ was about one-half smaller and clearly delineated. Cryoablation acute success rate was 100%. Overall median fluoroscopy exposure was 0.08 (0.01-5.42) μGy/m2, with a median fluoroscopy time of 0.1 (0.0-0.6) min. During the follow-up (4.8 ± 3.7 months), there were no recurrences. No complications occurred.

conclusionsOur preliminary experience shows that HD mapping is faster and offers higher spatial resolution and definition. Procedural time can be reduced maintaining the TCA safe, with reduced fluoroscopy use and success.

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Catheter AblationCryosurgeryTachycardia, Atrioventricular Nodal ReentryAdolescentChildHumansPreliminary DataTreatment Outcome3D high-density mappingAtrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardiaChildrenCryoablation

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