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. 2023 Jul 25;25(9):euad221. doi: 10.1093/europace/euad221

Table 5.

Repeat ablation procedures during the 12-month follow-up perioda

Variable Received VS-guided ablation (N = 1002)
Freedom from repeat ablation 888/942 (94.3)
Patients who underwent repeat ablation procedures 54/942 (5.7)
No. repeat ablation proceduresb
 1 52/54 (96.3)
 2 2/54 (3.7)
 >2 0/54 (0)
Timing of repeat ablation proceduresb
 ≤90 1/54 (1.9)
 >90 53/54 (98.2)
Targeted location at repeat procedurec 56/56 (100)
 RSPV 26/56 (46.4)
 RIPV 15/56 (26.8)
 LSPV 17/56 (30.4)
 LIPV 8/56 (14.3)
 Other 36/56 (64.3)
PVs re-isolated amongst all targeted PVs at repeat procedured 66/66 (100)
Repeat ablation procedures for other location outside of first encirclement (Visit 1) amongst repeat ablation procedurese 39/56 (69.6)

AF, atrial fibrillation; LIPV, left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV, left superior pulmonary vein; PV, pulmonary vein; PVI, pulmonary vein isolation; RIPV, right inferior pulmonary vein; RSPV, right superior pulmonary vein.

a

Follow-up was performed by confirming available data obtained from routine practice at the 12-month (±30 days) post-operative visit. Mid-term data are from Day 91 after the procedure.

b

Denominator was the number of patients who underwent a repeat ablation procedure.

c

Denominator was the number of repeat ablation procedures.

d

Percentage was calculated as (number of PVs re-isolated amongst targeted PVs at repeat procedure/number of all targeted PVs at repeat procedure) × 100.

e

Percentage was calculated as (number of repeat ablation procedures identifying new foci outside of the initially isolated area amongst repeat ablation procedures/number of all repeat ablation procedures) × 100.