Geertruida Petronella Bijvoet MD, PhD , Ben J.M. Hermans PhD , Dominik Linz MD, PhD , Justin G.L.M. Luermans MD, PhD , Bart Maesen MD, PhD , Robin Nijveldt MD, PhD , Casper Mihl MD, PhD , Kevin Vernooy MD, PhD , Joachim E. Wildberger MD, PhD , Rob J. Holtackers PhD , Ulrich Schotten MD, PhD , Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi MD, PhD
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Optimal Threshold and Interpatient Variability in Left Atrial Ablation Scar Assessment by Dark-Blood LGE CMR
Background
Dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has better correlation with bipolar voltage (BiV) to define ablation scar in the left atrium (LA) compared to conventional bright-blood LGE CMR.
Objectives
This study sought to determine the optimal signal intensity threshold of dark-blood LGE CMR to identify LA ablation scar.
Methods
In 54 patients scheduled for atrial fibrillation ablation, image intensity ratios (IIRs) were derived from preprocedural dark-blood LGE CMR. In 26 patients without previous ablation, the upper limit of normal was derived from the 95th and 98th percentiles of pooled IIR values. In 28 patients with previous atrial fibrillation ablation, BiV was compared with the corresponding IIR. Receiver-operating characteristics analyses were employed to determine the optimal IIR threshold (ie, the point with the smallest distance to the upper left corner of the receiver-operating characteristics) for LA ablation scar (BiV ≤0.15 mV).
Results
Upper limit of normal corresponded to IIR values 1.16 and 1.21, yielding low sensitivities of 0.32 and 0.09 to detect LA ablation scar. Receiver-operating characteristics analysis of IIR and BiV comparison achieved a median area under the curve of 0.77. Median optimal IIR threshold for LA ablation scar was 1.09, with an average sensitivity of 0.73, specificity of 0.75, and accuracy of 0.71. Median IIR thresholds of 1.00 and 1.10 corresponded to 80% sensitivity and 80% specificity, respectively. There was considerable interpatient variability: optimal IIR thresholds per patient ranged from 1.01 to 1.22.
Conclusions
The optimal IIR threshold to identify LA ablation scar by dark-blood LGE CMR is 1.09. Because of interpatient variability, the investigators recommend using a lower (1.00) and upper (1.10) threshold to prevent over- or underestimation of ablation scar.
期刊介绍:
JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology is one of a family of specialist journals launched by the renowned Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). It encompasses all aspects of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Submissions of original research and state-of-the-art reviews from cardiology, cardiovascular surgery, neurology, outcomes research, and related fields are encouraged. Experimental and preclinical work that directly relates to diagnostic or therapeutic interventions are also encouraged. In general, case reports will not be considered for publication.