Impact of the sinus node recovery time after termination of atrial fibrillation during catheter ablation on clinical outcomes in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Keita Watanabe, Yasutoshi Nagata, Giichi Nitta, Shinichiro Okata, Masashi Nagase, Ryoichi Miyazaki, Sho Nagamine, Masakazu Kaneko, Tetsumin Lee, Toshihiro Nozato, Takashi Ashikaga, Masahiko Goya and Tetsuo Sasano

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 11, 1-11

Abstract: Background: Although long sinus arrest is occasionally observed during atrial fibrillation (AF) catheter ablation when the fibrillation was terminated, its meaning and prognosis have not yet been clearly elucidated. We hypothesized that sinus node recovery time (SNRT) after termination of AF (time from termination of AF to the earliest sinus node activation) could reflect the extent of atrial remodeling, influencing the formation of non-pulmonary vein (non-PV) triggers and post-ablation outcomes. Method: The participants were 157 consecutive patients with persistent AF (male: 77.1%, age: 63.3±11.2 years) who underwent catheter ablation. We recorded SNRT after terminating AF by radiofrequency delivery or electrical cardioversion during the first ablation and evaluated the relationships between SNRT and atrial tachyarrhythmia recurrence and between SNRT and non-PV triggers after repeat ablation. Results: Forty-five patients (28.7%) experienced recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmias. Patients with recurrence had longer SNRTs (1738 ms vs. 1394 ms, p = 0.012). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, only SNRT ≥2128ms was a significant independent predictor of clinical AF recurrence (hazard ratio 7.48; 95% confidence interval 2.94–19.00; P

Date: 2021
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