Ethanol Infusion in the Vein of Marshall Leads to Parasympathetic Denervation of the Human Left Atrium Implications for Atrial Fibrillation

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作者
Baez-Escudero, Jose L. [1 ,2 ]
Keida, Takehiko [3 ]
Dave, Amish S. [1 ,2 ]
Okishige, Kaoru [4 ]
Valderrabano, Miguel [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Methodist Hosp, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vasc Ctr, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Methodist Hosp, Res Inst, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] Edogawa Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Tokyo, Japan
[4] Yokohama City Bay Red Cross Hosp, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
atrial fibrillation; ethanol; intrinsic cardiac nerves; vein of Marshall; SUPERIOR PULMONARY VEIN; VENTRICULAR-TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; NEURAL-NETWORK; LIGAMENT; STIMULATION; ARRHYTHMIAS; CONNECTIONS; ANATOMY; SYSTEM;
D O I
10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.032
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Objectives This study sought to determine whether ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshall (VOM) can ablate intrinsic cardiac nerves (ICN). Background ICN cluster around the left atrial epicardium and are implicated in the genesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods Patients undergoing catheter AF ablation underwent adjunctive ethanol injection in the VOM. A multipolar catheter was introduced in the VOM and used for high-frequency stimulation (HFS), either as HFS with P-wave synchronized (SynchHFS), 30 pulses, 100 Hz (n = 8) or as HFS with 3 to 10 s bursts (BurstHFS), 33 Hz (n = 72) at 25 mA for 1-ms duration. Atrioventricular (AV) nodal conduction slowing (asystole >2 s or R-R interval prolongation >50%) and AF inducibility were assessed before and after VOM ethanol infusion. Up to 4 1-ml infusions of 98% ethanol were delivered via an angioplasty balloon in the VOM. Results SynchHFS induced AF in 8 of 8 patients. In 4 of 8 AF initiated spontaneously without VOM capture. No parasympathetic responses were elicited by SynchHFS. BurstHFS was performed in 32 patients undergoing de novo AF ablation (Group 1) and 40 patients undergoing repeat ablation (Group 2). Parasympathetic responses were found in all 32 Group 1 patients and in 75% of Group 2 patients. After VOM ethanol infusion, parasympathetic responses were abolished in all patients (both groups). There were no acute complications related to VOM ethanol infusion. Conclusions The VOM contains ICN that connect with the AV node and can trigger AF. Retrograde ethanol infusion in the VOM reliably eliminates local ICN responses. The VOM is a vascular route for ICN-targeting therapies. (C) 2014 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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