EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf007
Luigi Di Biase, Vivek Y Reddy, Marwan Bahu, David Newton, Christopher F Liu, William H Sauer, Sandeep Goyal, Vivek Iyer, Devi Nair, Jose Osorio, Moussa Mansour, Hugh Calkins, Oussama Wazni, Andrea Natale
{"title":"Early versus late atrial fibrillation recurrence after pulsed field ablation: insights from the admIRE trial.","authors":"Luigi Di Biase, Vivek Y Reddy, Marwan Bahu, David Newton, Christopher F Liu, William H Sauer, Sandeep Goyal, Vivek Iyer, Devi Nair, Jose Osorio, Moussa Mansour, Hugh Calkins, Oussama Wazni, Andrea Natale","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf007","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Studies have shown correlations between early recurrence (ER) and late recurrence (LR) of atrial arrhythmia after ablation with thermal technologies. This admIRE trial (NCT05293639) subanalysis aims to analyse ER vs. LR in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) undergoing pulsed field ablation (PFA).</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and ≥1 transtelephonic monitoring transmission during the blanking period were included (n = 169). ER was defined as documented recurrence in the blanking period (days 1-90), and LR as recurrence in the evaluation period (days 91-365). Freedom from 12-month recurrence was estimated using Kaplan-Meier method. A Cox proportional-hazards regression model, with ER as the primary factor, and adjusted for age, sex, and body mass index, was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% CI. ER was observed in 20.1% (31/169) of patients (66.1 ± 7.1 years, 35.5% female, 46.6 ± 48.4-month PAF history). Time to first documented ER was 49 (37-61) days. Occurrence of LR was 16.7% (23/138) in patients without ER, 71.0% (22/31) in those with ER, and 87.0% (20/23) in patients whose ER onset occurred within the first 2 months. Twelve-month freedom from documented recurrence was significantly lower in patients with ER at 29.0% (95% CI, 13.1-45.0%) vs. 82.5% (95% CI, 75.9-89.1%) in those without ER (adjusted HR, 7.9; 95% CI, 4.1-15.1; P < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This admIRE subanalysis demonstrated that PAF patients who experience ER after PFA are at a substantially higher risk for LR. The optimal duration of the blanking period post-PFA needs further assessments.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: </strong>NCT05293639.</p>","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879039/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae261
{"title":"Correction to: Acute and mid-term outcomes of ablation for atrial fibrillation with VISITAG SURPOINT: the Japan MIYABI registry.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/europace/euae261","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euae261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11816270/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143398724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf023
{"title":"Correction to: Cardioneuroablation for the treatment of reflex syncope and functional bradyarrhythmias: A Scientific Statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS) and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS).","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf023","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11812606/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143398726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf022
{"title":"Correction to: Multipoint pacing is associated with improved prognosis and cardiac resynchronization therapy response: MORE-CRT MPP randomized study secondary analyses.","authors":"","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf022","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11833702/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143440394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf013
Marcos Clavero-Adell, Daniel Palanca-Arias, Vicent Modesto I Alapont
{"title":"Letter to the editor: exercise stress test as a screening tool for pre-excitation.","authors":"Marcos Clavero-Adell, Daniel Palanca-Arias, Vicent Modesto I Alapont","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf013","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11795669/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf010
Marco Schiavone, Luigi Di Biase
{"title":"Freeze the clock: earlier catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation delivers better outcomes.","authors":"Marco Schiavone, Luigi Di Biase","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf010","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11795656/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf011
Matteo Ziacchi, Luca Ottaviano, Luca Checchi, Stefano Viani, Gerardo Nigro, Valter Bianchi, Silvana De Bonis, Paolo De Filippo, Pietro Francia, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Gennaro Vitulano, Giovanni Battista Perego, Vincenzo Schillaci, Carlo Lavalle, Federico Migliore, Ennio C L Pisanò, Paolo Compagnucci, Pietro Palmisano, Gianluca Botto, Roberto Rordorf, Mariolina Lovecchio, Sergio Valsecchi, Mauro Biffi
{"title":"The risk of failure of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy: from PRAETORIAN score to clinical practice.","authors":"Matteo Ziacchi, Luca Ottaviano, Luca Checchi, Stefano Viani, Gerardo Nigro, Valter Bianchi, Silvana De Bonis, Paolo De Filippo, Pietro Francia, Antonio Rapacciuolo, Gennaro Vitulano, Giovanni Battista Perego, Vincenzo Schillaci, Carlo Lavalle, Federico Migliore, Ennio C L Pisanò, Paolo Compagnucci, Pietro Palmisano, Gianluca Botto, Roberto Rordorf, Mariolina Lovecchio, Sergio Valsecchi, Mauro Biffi","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) is an alternative to traditional ICDs. The PRAETORIAN score, based on chest radiographs, has been validated to predict the probability of successful S-ICD defibrillation testing by assessing factors like fat thickness between the coil and sternum and generator placement. This study evaluated the correlation between the PRAETORIAN score and clinical characteristics, as well as implantation variables.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>We retrospectively analysed data from 1253 patients who had undergone implantation of an S-ICD across 33 centres. The intermuscular positioning of the pulse generator was adopted in all patients. Post-implantation posterior-anterior and lateral chest radiographs were analysed to calculate the PRAETORIAN score. A total of 95.7% of patients had a PRAETORIAN score < 90, indicative of a low risk of conversion failure. Body mass index (BMI) was the only independent predictor of a score ≥ 90, and all patients with BMI < 25 kg/m2 (normal weight or underweight) had a score < 90. The intermuscular positioning technique resulted in optimal posterior placement of the device in all patients and significant sub-generator fat in only 3% of cases. A shock impedance value > 88 Ohm enabled to detect a PRAETORIAN score ≥ 90 with 98% (95% CI 97-99%) negative predictive value.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In contemporary practice, the PRAETORIAN score can be simplified. By adopting an intermuscular approach, two of the three steps of the score-evaluating the adequate posterior positioning of the generator and measuring the sub-generator fat-become superfluous, and impedance may serve as a reliable surrogate of sub-coil fat thickness. Furthermore, our data suggest that for non-obese patients, a favourable PRAETORIAN score is assured, making the score evaluation potentially unnecessary.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial registration: </strong>URL: http://clinicaltrials.gov/ Identifier: NCT02275637.</p>","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11822678/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143002612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf025
Ina Michel-Behnke, Matthias Müller, Brigitte Stiller, Thomas Kriebel, Majed Kanaan, László Környei, Matthias Mai, Roman Gebauer, Jens Meier, Ferran Roses-Noguer, Martin Unger, Stefanie Schlager, Charu Charu, Christoph Klade, Kurt Krejcy, Jakob Ackerl, Günther Krumpl
{"title":"Landiolol is effective and safe in paediatric supraventricular tachycardia: evidence from a European prospective multicentre open-label phase III study (LANDI-PED).","authors":"Ina Michel-Behnke, Matthias Müller, Brigitte Stiller, Thomas Kriebel, Majed Kanaan, László Környei, Matthias Mai, Roman Gebauer, Jens Meier, Ferran Roses-Noguer, Martin Unger, Stefanie Schlager, Charu Charu, Christoph Klade, Kurt Krejcy, Jakob Ackerl, Günther Krumpl","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf025","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf025","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Landiolol, an ultra-fast acting super-selective beta-blocker, was investigated for the first time in Europe in a prospective clinical study for the management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) among paediatric patients.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>The LANDI-PED study was a prospective, multicentre, open-label, uncontrolled phase III study aiming to investigate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of landiolol in paediatric patients. Sixty patients in surgical and non-surgical settings aged ≥1 day to <18 years with SVTs of various aetiologies received landiolol as a continuous intravenous infusion starting with 5 μg/kg/min titrated up to 40 μg/kg/min depending on heart rate (HR) reduction for up to a maximum of 24 h. The primary endpoint was restoration of normal sinus rhythm (NSR) within 210 min of infusion start. The primary endpoint was achieved in 15 (25.0%) patients. A total of 24 (40.0%) patients achieved a HR reduction of at least 20% within 210 min of landiolol infusion. A significant HR reduction was observed within minutes post-infusion, with a mean (±SD) reduction after 210 min of -13.2 (±11.5)% (P < 0.0001) in the overall population. By infusion end, 51.7% of patients achieved HR reduction of at least 20% from baseline and/or NSR conversion. The PK characteristics were consistent with the known profile of landiolol among adults. The most common adverse drug reaction was hypotension (10%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Landiolol is effective and safe in the treatment of SVTs in the paediatric population as demonstrated by reduction of HR and/or restoring NSR. Landiolol was well tolerated with no novel safety concerns reported.</p><p><strong>Clinical trial registration: </strong>EU Clinical Trial Register; EudraCT Number: 2015-001129-17.</p>","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11879349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143413806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
EuropacePub Date : 2025-02-05DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaf020
Mengting Liu, Xiaohui Guo, Jun Qiao
{"title":"Global inequalities of atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter from 1990 to 2021: study based on Global Burden of Disease 2021.","authors":"Mengting Liu, Xiaohui Guo, Jun Qiao","doi":"10.1093/europace/euaf020","DOIUrl":"10.1093/europace/euaf020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11981,"journal":{"name":"Europace","volume":"27 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.9,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11799736/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143255226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}