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ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2024

Real-world assessment of multipolar and point-by-point mapping for premature ventricular contraction ablation.

Pedro A Sousa, Johanna Tonko, Dagmara Dilling-Boer, Sérgio Barra, Anna-Sophie Eberl, Borka Pezo, Nuno Cortez-Dias, Ziad Khoueiry, Paulo Medeiros, Moisés Rodríguez-Mañero and 14 more

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Pedro A SousaPacing & Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Coimbra's Hospital and University Center, Morada: Praceta Prof Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9791-767X
Johanna TonkoCardiology Department, Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4689-8384
Dagmara Dilling-BoerCardiology Department, Hartcentrum Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6427-5877
Sérgio BarraCardiology Department, Hospital da Luz Arrábida, V. N. Gaia, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4064-3767
Anna-Sophie EberlDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1991-9899
Borka PezoCardiology Department, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-5238
Nuno Cortez-DiasArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9244-4631
Ziad KhoueiryCardiology Department, Clinique Saint Pierre, Perpignan, France.
Paulo MedeirosCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6429-9780
Moisés Rodríguez-MañeroCardiology Department, University Center Hospital of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7566-9321
Ana LebreiroCardiology Department, University Hospital Center of São João, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7827-4042
Mariana PereiraBiosense Webster, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9206-8026
Luís PugaCardiology Department, Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6173-3449
Daniel ScherrDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5868-5493
Natália AntónioPacing & Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Coimbra's Hospital and University Center, Morada: Praceta Prof Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3103-4353
Afonso FerreiraArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2836-9497
Carolina SaleiroPacing & Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Coimbra's Hospital and University Center, Morada: Praceta Prof Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-3716-0257
Philippe LagrangeCardiology Department, Clinique Saint Pierre, Perpignan, France.ORCID 0009-0000-2650-0036
Luis AdãoCardiology Department, University Hospital Center of São João, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0004-3852-3314
Joao de SousaArrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon Academic Medical Center, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2782-8214
Luís ElvasPacing & Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Coimbra's Hospital and University Center, Morada: Praceta Prof Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.
Mário OliveiraCardiology Department, Santa Marta Hospital, Lisboa, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-8371-8354
Lino GonçalvesPacing & Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiology Department, Coimbra's Hospital and University Center, Morada: Praceta Prof Mota Pinto, 3000-075 Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9255-3064
John SilberbauerCardiology Department, Sussex Cardiac Centre, Brighton, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2245-7285

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimsWe aimed to assess the acute and midterm efficacy of premature ventricular contraction (PVC) ablation guided by multielectrode and point-by-point (PbP) mapping. METHODS AND

resultsThis is a retrospective, international multicentre study of consecutive patients referred for PVC ablation in 10 hospital centres from January 2017 to December 2021. Based on the mapping approach, two cohorts were identified: the 'Multipolar group', where a dedicated high-density mapping catheter was employed, and the 'PbP group', where mapping was performed with the ablation catheter. Procedural endpoints, safety, and acute (procedural) and midterm efficacies were assessed. Of the 698 patients included in this study, 592 received activation mapping [46% males, median age of 55 (41-65) years]-248 patients in the Multipolar group and 344 patients in the PbP group. A higher number of activation points [432 (217-843) vs. 95 (42-185), P < 0.001], reduced mapping time (40 ± 38 vs. 61 ± 50 min, P < 0.001), and shorter procedure time (124 ± 60 vs. 143 ± 63 min, P < 0.001) were reported in the Multipolar group. Both groups had high acute success rates (84.7% with Multipolar mapping vs. 81.3% with PbP mapping, P = 0.63), as well as midterm efficacy (83.4% vs. 77.4%, P = 0.08), with no significant differences in the risk of adverse events (6.0% vs. 3.5%, P = 0.24). However, for left-sided PVC ablation specifically, there was a higher midterm efficacy in the Multipolar group (80.7% vs. 69.5%, P = 0.04), with multipolar mapping being an independent predictor of success [adjusted OR = 2.231 (95% CI, 1.476-5.108), P = 0.02].

conclusionThe acute and midterm efficacies of PVC ablation are high with both multipolar and PbP mapping, although the former allows for quicker procedures and may potentially improve the outcomes of left-sided PVC ablation.

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Catheter AblationVentricular Premature ComplexesAdultAgedElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeCatheter ablationLeft-sided premature ventricular contractionMultielectrode mapping catheterPoint-by-point mappingPremature ventricular contraction

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PMID38818846
PMCPMC11179105

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