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. 2023 Jun;34(6):1395-1404.
doi: 10.1111/jce.15940. Epub 2023 May 26.

Electrophysiological study prior to planned pulmonary valve replacement in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

Benjamin Bouyer  1   2 , Zakaria Jalal  2   3 , F Daniel Ramirez  4 , Nicolas Derval  1   2 , Xavier Iriart  2   3 , Josselin Duchateau  1   2 , François Roubertie  2   3 , Nadir Tafer  2   3 , Romain Tixier  1   2 , Thomas Pambrun  1   2 , Ghassen Cheniti  1   2 , Ciro Ascione  1   2 , Masaaki Yokoyama  1   2 , Christopher Kowalewski  1   2 , Samuel Buliard  1   2 , Rémi Chauvel  1   2 , Marine Arnaud  1   2 , Mélèze Hocini  1   2 , Michel Haïssaguerre  1   2 , Pierre Jaïs  1   2 , Hubert Cochet  2   5 , Jean-Benoit Thambo  2   3 , Frederic Sacher  1   2
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Electrophysiological study prior to planned pulmonary valve replacement in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot

Benjamin Bouyer et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun.

Abstract

Aim: Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are the most common cause of death in patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF). However, risk stratifying remains challenging. We examined outcomes following programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) with or without subsequent ablation in patients with rTOF planned for pulmonary valve replacement (PVR).

Methods: We included all consecutive patients with rTOF referred to our institution from 2010 to 2018 aged ≥18 years for PVR. Right ventricular (RV) voltage maps were acquired and PVS was performed from two different sites at baseline, and if non-inducible under isoproterenol. Catheter and/or surgical ablation was performed when patients were inducible or when slow conduction was present in anatomical isthmuses (AIs). Postablation PVS was undertaken to guide implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation.

Results: Seventy-seven patients (36.2 ± 14.3 years old, 71% male) were included. Eighteen were inducible. In 28 patients (17 inducible, 11 non-inducible but with slow conduction) ablation was performed. Five had catheter ablation, surgical cryoablation in 9, both techniques in 14. ICDs were implanted in five patients. During a follow-up of 74 ± 40 months, no sudden cardiac death occurred. Three patients experienced sustained VAs, all were inducible during the initial EP study. Two of them had an ICD (low ejection fraction for one and important risk factor for arrhythmia for the second). No VAs were reported in the non-inducible group (p < .001).

Conclusion: Preoperative EPS can help identifying patients with rTOF at risk for VAs, providing an opportunity for targeted ablation and may improve decision-making regarding ICD implantation.

Keywords: Fallot; catheter ablation; electrophysiological study; pulmonary valve replacement; ventricular tachycardia.

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