Background: Persistent atrial fibrillation (PerAF) is often associated with right atrial (RA) enlargement. We investigated the efficacy of RA intervention in patients with PerAF and RA enlargement.
Methods: Patients with PerAF and RA enlargement were randomised (1:1) to receive adjunctive RA ablation (left atrial [LA] + RA group; n = 60) or to receive LA ablation alone (LA-only group; n = 60). In the LA + RA group, RA ablation was performed if LA ablation failed to terminate AF. The primary end point was freedom from AF/atrial tachycardia (AT) recurrence at 12 months after a single ablation procedure without antiarrhythmic drug therapy.
Results: In the LA + RA group, 40 patients (67%) required RA ablation. The LA + RA group had a higher rate of acute AF termination than the LA-only group (63.3% vs 36.7%; P = 0.003). At the end of 12-month follow-up, 42 patients (70%) in the LA + RA group were free of AF/AT recurrence, compared with 31 (51.7%) in the LA-only group (log rank P = 0.034; hazard ratio 0.549, 95% confidence interval 0.310-0.974). The rate of freedom from AF recurrence was also higher in the LA + RA group than in the LA-only group (81.7% vs 63.3%; log rank P = 0.019). The 2 groups had similar rates of adverse events (5% vs 3.3%; P = 0.648).
Conclusions: Adjunctive RA ablation increased the success rate of a single ablation in patients with PerAF and RA enlargement.
Chinese Clinical Trial Registration: ChiCTR220056844.
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