The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation

This article describes the first in Ukraine clinical experience of alcohol ablation of Marshall’s vein in the complex interventional treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Current scientific data suggest that when drug therapy is ineffective, ablation of AF substrate is a most important s...

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Main Authors: V.V. Boiko, S.V. Rybchynskyi, D.O. Lopin, A.S. Vnukova, D.Ye. Volkov
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Published: TOV Chetverta Khvylia 2021-03-01
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author V.V. Boiko
S.V. Rybchynskyi
D.O. Lopin
A.S. Vnukova
D.Ye. Volkov
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description This article describes the first in Ukraine clinical experience of alcohol ablation of Marshall’s vein in the complex interventional treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Current scientific data suggest that when drug therapy is ineffective, ablation of AF substrate is a most important stage in the treatment of arrhythmia, as well as optimal method of control and prevention of further cardiovascular events. The standard treatment for paroxysmal AF is radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVI). However, due to the involvement of other pathogenetic mechanisms, a sole PVI is less effective in persistent forms of arrhythmia. For example, in persistent AF forms pathological electrical activity often occurs beyond the pulmonary veins. In particular, it can be observed in the area of ​​the posterior wall of the left atrium and mitral isthmus resulting in perimitral atrial flutter. RFA in this area can reduce the rate of arrhythmia recurrence. However, achieving a stable bidirectional conduction block in the area of ​​lateral mitral isthmus with endocardial RFA is technically challenging. An option to improve the effectiveness of RFA in this case, apart from epicardial RFA in the distal coronary sinus, is an alternative method, i.e. alcoholic ablation of Marshall’s vein by introducing ethanol into its lumen, occluded by a balloon. The presented clinical case shows combined variant of persistent AF minimally invasive treatment using alcoholic Marshall’s vein ablation and RFA with PVI target.
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spelling doaj-art-604505c6e1ed49f19d1a125579186bc02025-02-02T21:03:50ZengTOV Chetverta KhvyliaКардіохірургія та інтервенційна кардіологія2305-31272021-03-011293510.31928/2305-3127-2021.1.2935The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillationV.V. Boiko0S.V. Rybchynskyi1D.O. Lopin2A.S. Vnukova3D.Ye. Volkov4V.T. Zaitsev Institute of General and Emergency Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine, Kharkiv, UkraineV.T. Zaitsev Institute of General and Emergency Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine, Kharkiv, UkraineV.T. Zaitsev Institute of General and Emergency Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine, Kharkiv, UkraineCity Clinical Hospital # 8, Kharkiv, UkraineV.T. Zaitsev Institute of General and Emergency Surgery of NAMS of Ukraine, Kharkiv, UkraineThis article describes the first in Ukraine clinical experience of alcohol ablation of Marshall’s vein in the complex interventional treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Current scientific data suggest that when drug therapy is ineffective, ablation of AF substrate is a most important stage in the treatment of arrhythmia, as well as optimal method of control and prevention of further cardiovascular events. The standard treatment for paroxysmal AF is radiofrequency ablation (RFA) with electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins (PVI). However, due to the involvement of other pathogenetic mechanisms, a sole PVI is less effective in persistent forms of arrhythmia. For example, in persistent AF forms pathological electrical activity often occurs beyond the pulmonary veins. In particular, it can be observed in the area of ​​the posterior wall of the left atrium and mitral isthmus resulting in perimitral atrial flutter. RFA in this area can reduce the rate of arrhythmia recurrence. However, achieving a stable bidirectional conduction block in the area of ​​lateral mitral isthmus with endocardial RFA is technically challenging. An option to improve the effectiveness of RFA in this case, apart from epicardial RFA in the distal coronary sinus, is an alternative method, i.e. alcoholic ablation of Marshall’s vein by introducing ethanol into its lumen, occluded by a balloon. The presented clinical case shows combined variant of persistent AF minimally invasive treatment using alcoholic Marshall’s vein ablation and RFA with PVI target.http://www.csic.com.ua/images/pdf/2021/1-2021/first-clinical-experience-marshall-vein-alcohol-ablation-complex-treatment-persistent-atrial-fibrillation.pdfatrial fibrillationradiofrequency ablationalcoholic ablationmarshall veinclinical case
spellingShingle V.V. Boiko
S.V. Rybchynskyi
D.O. Lopin
A.S. Vnukova
D.Ye. Volkov
The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
Кардіохірургія та інтервенційна кардіологія
atrial fibrillation
radiofrequency ablation
alcoholic ablation
marshall vein
clinical case
title The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
title_full The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
title_fullStr The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
title_full_unstemmed The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
title_short The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
title_sort first clinical experience of marshall s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation
topic atrial fibrillation
radiofrequency ablation
alcoholic ablation
marshall vein
clinical case
url http://www.csic.com.ua/images/pdf/2021/1-2021/first-clinical-experience-marshall-vein-alcohol-ablation-complex-treatment-persistent-atrial-fibrillation.pdf
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