Left atrial wall stress distribution and its relationship to electrophysiologic remodeling in persistent atrial fibrillation
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Authors | Hunter, R. J., Liu, Yankai, Lu, Yiling, Wang, Wen and Schilling, R. J. |
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Abstract | Background—Atrial stretch causes remodeling that predisposes to atrial fibrillation. We tested the hypothesis that peaks in left atrial (LA) wall stress are associated with focal remodeling. Methods and Results—Nineteen patients underwent LA mapping before catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Finite Element Analysis was used to predict wall stress distribution based on LA geometry from CT. The relationship was assessed between wall stress and (1) electrogram voltage and (2) complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE), using CFAE mean (the mean interval between deflections). Wall stress varied widely within atria and between subjects (median, 36 kPa; interquartile range, 26–51 kP). Peaks in wall stress (≥90th percentile) were common at the pulmonary vein (PV) ostia (93%), the appendage ridge (100%), the high posterior wall (84%), and the anterior wall and septal regions (42–84%). Electrogram voltage showed an inverse relationship across quartiles for wall stress (19% difference across quartiles, P=0.016). There was no effect on CFAE mean across quartiles of wall stress. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed high wall stress was associated with low voltage (ie, <0.5 mV) and electrical scar (ie, <0.05 mV; both P<0.0001) and with absence of CFAE (ie, CFAE mean <120 ms; P<0.0001). However, peaks in wall stress and CFAE were found at 88% of PV ostia. Conclusions—Peaks in wall stress were associated with areas of low voltage, suggestive of focal remodeling. Although peaks in wall stress were not associated with LA CFAE, the PV ostia may respond differently. |
Background—Atrial stretch causes remodeling that predisposes to atrial fibrillation. We tested the hypothesis that peaks in left atrial (LA) wall stress are associated with focal remodeling. Methods and Results—Nineteen patients underwent LA mapping before catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. Finite Element Analysis was used to predict wall stress distribution based on LA geometry from CT. The relationship was assessed between wall stress and (1) electrogram voltage and (2) complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE), using CFAE mean (the mean interval between deflections). Wall stress varied widely within atria and between subjects (median, 36 kPa; interquartile range, 26–51 kP). Peaks in wall stress (≥90th percentile) were common at the pulmonary vein (PV) ostia (93%), the appendage ridge (100%), the high posterior wall (84%), and the anterior wall and septal regions (42–84%). Electrogram voltage showed an inverse relationship across quartiles for wall stress (19% difference across quartiles, P=0.016). There was no effect on CFAE mean across quartiles of wall stress. Receiver operating characteristic analysis showed high wall stress was associated with low voltage (ie, <0.5 mV) and electrical scar (ie, <0.05 mV; both P<0.0001) and with absence of CFAE (ie, CFAE mean <120 ms; P<0.0001). However, peaks in wall stress and CFAE were found at 88% of PV ostia. Conclusions—Peaks in wall stress were associated with areas of low voltage, suggestive of focal remodeling. Although peaks in wall stress were not associated with LA CFAE, the PV ostia may respond differently. | |
Keywords | Atrial fibrillation; Computional modeling; Wall stresss; Complex fractionated atrial electrogram |
Year | 2012 |
Journal | Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology |
ISSN | 1941-3149 |
1941-3084 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.111.965541 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/313858 |
hdl:10545/313858 | |
Publication dates | Jan 2012 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 10 Mar 2014, 16:13 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/95001/left-atrial-wall-stress-distribution-and-its-relationship-to-electrophysiologic-remodeling-in-persistent-atrial-fibrillation
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