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ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2025

Prognostic implications of baseline rhythm during catheter ablation for atrial tachycardia.

Ann-Kathrin Kahle, Fares-Alexander Alken, Katharina Scherschel, Christian Meyer

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Article in Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  1. [Basics in the EP lab-how and when to pace?]Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie · 2026
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Ann-Kathrin KahleDivision of Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9163-6693
Fares-Alexander AlkenDivision of Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5260-6352
Katharina ScherschelDivision of Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217, Düsseldorf, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3237-140X
Christian MeyerDivision of Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care Medicine, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217, Düsseldorf, Germany. c.mey@web.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0217-3960

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backgroundAtrial tachycardias (AT) occurring in patients after previous atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation are increasingly observed in clinical practice. Catheter ablation is the treatment of choice but an optimal workflow to improve patient outcome has not been defined. The purpose of this study was to assess procedural and clinical outcome depending on baseline rhythm at the beginning of AT ablation.

methodsA total of 380 patients (69 (61-75) years, 56.6% male) who underwent catheter ablation for consecutive AT after previous AF ablation were studied.

resultsAt the beginning of the procedure, 140 patients (36.8%) presented in sinus rhythm (SR), 208 (54.7%) with AT and 32 (8.4%) with AF. Patients in SR or with AT underwent shorter procedures (173 (132-213) minutes vs. 161 (120-203) minutes vs. 226 (154-249) minutes; p = 0.002) with more frequent termination to SR (87.9% vs. 81.3% vs. 56.3%; p < 0.001) than patients with AF. Acute procedural success did not differ between patients in SR or with AT but was higher compared to those with AF (96.4% vs. 97.1% vs. 87.5%; p = 0.033). During a follow-up of 290 (181-680) days, patients in baseline SR experienced arrhythmia recurrences less often (36.4% vs. 49.5% vs. 68.8%; p = 0.002) than patients with AT or AF.

conclusionBaseline rhythm during AT ablation predicts procedural and clinical outcome. Whereas acute procedural success does not differ between patients in SR or with AT, patients presenting in SR have a more favorable mid-term success rate.

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Atrial FibrillationCatheter AblationHeart RateTachycardia, SupraventricularAgedFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeAtrial fibrillationAtrial tachycardiaBaseline rhythmCatheter ablationElectrophysiological study

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