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Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Success Defined by Duration of Recurrence on Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
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  • Graham Lohrmann,
  • Rachel Kaplan,
  • Paul Ziegler,
  • João Monteiro,
  • Rod Passman
Graham Lohrmann
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Corresponding Author:graham.lohrmann@northwestern.edu

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Rachel Kaplan
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
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Paul Ziegler
Medtronic, Inc.
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João Monteiro
Medtronic Inc
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Rod Passman
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Abstract

Background: Ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged as an effective method of rhythm control. This exploratory analysis aimed to determine how various measures of recurrence would influence the definition of treatment success. Methods: Using an EHR dataset from 01/2007-06/2019 linked with Medtronic cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) data, patients who underwent a first AF ablation procedure following CIED implantation were identified. Data were analyzed for recurrence of AF stratified by varying definitions of successful ablation. Performance of various simulated external AF monitoring strategies was assessed. Results: A total of 665 patients were analyzed including 248 with paroxysmal AF (mean age 66.2±9.3 years, 73.0% male) and 417 patients with persistent AF (mean age 67.3±9.0 years, 73.6% male). Patients with paroxysmal AF, survival free from recurrence at 1 year ranged from 28.2% to 72.1% (>6 min and >23 hours thresholds, respectively) with an overall median percentage of time in AF reduction of 99.6%. Patients with persistent AF, survival free from recurrence at 1 year ranged from 24.9% to 60.0% (>6 min and 7 consecutive days >23 hours thresholds, respectively) with an overall median percentage of time in AF reduction of 99.3%. A single 7-day monitoring strategy had a sensitivity of < 50% for detecting AF > 6 min in patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF. Conclusion: In this real-world dataset of AF patients with CIEDs undergoing catheter ablation, treatment success varied substantially with different definitions of minimally required AF duration and is significantly impacted by the method of recurrence detection.
19 Aug 2020Submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
19 Aug 2020Submission Checks Completed
19 Aug 2020Assigned to Editor
19 Aug 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
07 Sep 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
08 Sep 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
17 Sep 20201st Revision Received
18 Sep 2020Submission Checks Completed
18 Sep 2020Assigned to Editor
18 Sep 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
01 Oct 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
02 Oct 2020Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
07 Oct 20202nd Revision Received
09 Oct 2020Submission Checks Completed
09 Oct 2020Assigned to Editor
13 Oct 2020Reviewer(s) Assigned
13 Oct 2020Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
14 Oct 2020Editorial Decision: Accept