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Observational study on the identification of left atrial tachycardia circuits using Local Activation Time Histogram
Background Mapping of atypical atrial arrythmias arising in the left atrium is often challenging. The Local Activation Time (LAT) Histogram, a new function of the 3D color mapping system CARTO version 7, may help improve identification of atrial tachycardia circuits. We aimed to assess the effective...
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Published in: | Pacing and clinical electrophysiology 2024-09, Vol.47 (9), p.1266-1275 |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | Background
Mapping of atypical atrial arrythmias arising in the left atrium is often challenging. The Local Activation Time (LAT) Histogram, a new function of the 3D color mapping system CARTO version 7, may help improve identification of atrial tachycardia circuits. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of the LAT Histogram for identification of left atrial tachycardia circuits.
Methods
This retrospective study compared 25 consecutive cases of left atrial tachycardia that were treated before use of LAT Histogram (unused group) and 25 consecutive cases that were treated after introduction of LAT Histogram (used group) at Nagano Chuo Hospital. We evaluated whether we could identify the circuit of left atrial tachycardia from the electrophysiology lab data during ablation and the CARTO system data and whether we could perform effective ablation.
Results
Door‐to‐door time, skin‐to‐skin time, and fluoroscopy time (p ≤ .011) were all shorter in the LAT Histogram used group versus unused group, while mapping analysis times were longer in the used group (p ≤ .019). A significantly greater number of cases in the LAT Histogram used compared with the unused group had ablation for entrance or exit points (19 vs. 10 cases; p = .001 for first map). Ablation resulted in a return to sinus rhythm and changed cycle length at the first mapping in 20 cases (80%) in the LAT Histogram unused group and in 24 cases (96%) in the used group.
Conclusions
LAT Histogram may provide a simple and effective method to identify entrance and exit locations in left atrial tachycardia. |
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ISSN: | 0147-8389 1540-8159 1540-8159 |
DOI: | 10.1111/pace.15040 |