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ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2024

Where is the gap after a 90 W/4 s very-high-power short-duration ablation of atrial fibrillation?: Association with the left atrial-pulmonary vein voltage and wall thickness.

Moyuru Hirata, Koichi Nagashima, Ryuta Watanabe, Yuji Wakamatsu, Shu Hirata, Sayaka Kurokawa, Yasuo Okumura

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  1. Revisiting low-voltage interpretation: Chamber-specific relationships between myocardial wall thickness and omnipolar voltage.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026
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Moyuru HirataDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2701-486X
Koichi NagashimaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2326-225X
Ryuta WatanabeDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2664-7139
Yuji WakamatsuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1540-8514
Shu HirataDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0226-466X
Sayaka KurokawaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yasuo OkumuraDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2960-4241

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Abstract

Background: Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF) utilizing radiofrequency (RF) applications with a very high-power and short-duration (vHPSD) has shortened the procedure time, the determinants of pulmonary vein (PV) gaps in the first-pass PVI and acute PV reconnections are unclear. Methods: An extensive encircling PVI was performed with the QDOT MICRO catheter with a vHPSD (90 W-4 s) in 30 patients with AF (19 men, 64 ± 10 years). The association of the PV gap sites (first-pass PVI failure, acute PV reconnections [spontaneous reconnections or dormant conduction provoked by adenosine triphosphate] or both) with the left atrial (LA) wall thickness and LA bipolar voltage on the PVI line and ablation-related parameters were assessed. Results: PV gaps were observed in 29 (6%) of 480 segments (16 segments per patient) in 17 patients (56%). The PV gaps were associated with the LA wall thickness, bipolar voltage, and the number of RF points (LA wall thickness, 2.5 ± 0.5 vs. 1.9 ± 0.4 mm, Conclusions: The LA voltage and wall thickness on the PV-encircling ablation line were highly associated with PV gaps using the 90 W/4 s-vHPSD ablation.

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atrial fibrillationvery high‐power short‐duration ablationvoltageswall thickness

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PMCPMC10995583

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