期刊
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
卷 29, 期 5, 页码 699-706出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jce.13451
关键词
catheter ablation; nonpulmonary vein focus; persistent atrial fibrillation; right atrial substrate; smoking
资金
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital [VGHUST103-G1-3-1, V104C-131, V104E7-003, VA105C-60, V107A-003, V107C-054, V107C-099, VGHUST107-G1-8-1]
- Ministry of Science and Technology [MOST103-2314-B-075-062-MY3, MOST104-2314-B-075-089-MY3, MOST 104-2314-B-075-065-MY2, MOST106-2314-B-010-054, MOST106-2314-B-075-073-MY3]
- Research Foundation of Cardiovascular Medicine [RFCM100-02-011, 101-01-001, 104-01-009-01]
Introduction: Cigarette smoking contributes to the development of atrial fibrosis via nicotine. The impact of smoking on ablation results in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. We aimed to investigate the triggers and long-term outcome between smokers and nonsmokers in the patients with persistent AF after catheter ablation. Methods: This study included 201 (177 males, 53 +/- 10 years old) patients who received index catheter ablation, including pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) ablation for persistent AF, retrospectively. Electrophysiological characteristics at the index procedure and long-term outcome were investigated to determine the differences between smokers and nonsmokers. Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between two groups. Pulmonary vein (PV) triggers were found in all patients in the two groups. There was a higher incidence of nonpulrnonary vein (NPV) triggers in smokers than in nonsmokers (61% vs. 31%, P < 0.05). There were no differences of the long-term ablation outcomes between smokers and nonsmokers in Kaplan-Meier analysis. Smokers with PV plus right atrial NPV (RA-NPV) triggers had a higher incidence of recurrence (logrank P < 0.05) than those without RA NPV triggers, but not in nonsmokers, after a mean follow up of 31 +/- 25 months. Conclusions: Smoking increases the incidence of NPV triggers in patients with persistent AF. Smokers who have RA-NPV triggers during index procedure do have a worse outcome after catheter ablation, indicating the harmful effects of nicotine to right atrium.
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