Table 3.
Type of recurrence | Time to recurrence? (months) | PV reconnection? | PW reconnection? | Comment | Energy source | Additional ablation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | AF | 6 months | RIPV: posterior/inferior | n/a | RF | PWI | |
Case 2 | AF and AFL | 6 months | LSPV: posterior, ridge LIPV: posterior | n/a | RF | Roof, mitral isthmus, and CTI lines | |
Case 3 | AF and AFL | 6 months | LSPV: superior, anterior, and posterior LIPV: anterior, inferior, and posterior RSPV: superior and anterior | n/a | RF | Roof and mitral isthmus lines | |
Case 4 | AF | 3-6 months | RIPV: inferior and posterior | n/a | RF | PWI | |
Case 5 | AF | 3 months | No | n/a | PFA and RF | PWI (PFA) and CTI line (RF) | |
Case 6 | AF | 2 weeks | LSPV: anterior to carina LIPV: inferior-anterior RIPV: inferior | n/a | RF | No | |
Case 7 | AF and AFL | 5 months | LSPV: ridge and posterior-superior RIPV: posterior-inferior RSPV: anterior-superior | n/a | RF | CTI line | |
Case 8 | AF and AFL | 3 months | No. Right carina showed potentials | n/a | Atypical AFL right carina and roof dependent; touch up PW without PWI | RF | PWI |
Case 9 | AF | 6 months | RIPV: anterior inferior | Yes | RF | PWI | |
Case 10 | AT | 7 months | No | No | PVs and post Box isolated | RF | Mitral isthmus line |
Case 11 | AFL | 3 months | No | Yes, gap inferior line | RF | PWI and CTI line | |
Case 12 | AF and AFL | 7 months | LIPV: posterior-inferior RSPV: anterior-carina RIPV: carina-anterior | n/a | RF | CTI line | |
Case 13 | AF | 6 months | LCO: roof LIPV RIPV: posterior | n/a | RF | No | |
Case 14 | AF | 6 months | No | n/a | PFA | PWI |
LSPV left superior pulmonary vein, LIPV left inferior pulmonary vein, RIPV right inferior pulmonary vein, RSPV right superior pulmonary vein, CTI cavotricuspid isthmus, PFA pulsed field ablation, PWI posterior wall isolatio