Selective angiography through radiofrequency catheter during ablation of premature ventricular contractions originating from aortic cusp: A single-centre experience

Abstract

Introduction: Intraprocedural coronary angiography is recommeded in patients undergoing ablation in aortic cusps to assess the relation of catheter tip and coronary ostia. In this report, we present our experience in selective coronary angiography through the radiofrequency catheter during premature ventricular contraction (PVC) ablation. Methods and results: We prospectively recruited 43 consecutive patients who underwent PVC ablation in the aortic cusps between March 2018 and April 2021. We performed coronary angiography through the contact force (CF)-sensing ablation catheter at the ablation site. Successful ablation was achieved in 38 (88%) of patients. No technical problems occurred after the contrast injection and ablation parameters were within the normal values, without any change of impedance and CF-sensing values and neither electrogram signal quality after contrast injection. No complications occurred during the procedure, hospital stay, and during one-year follow-up (15.3 ± 3.1 months). Conclusion: Selective coronary angiography through the CF-sensing ablation catheter to assess the relation between the ablation site and the coronary ostia is feasible and no minor or major complications occurred in our experience.

Keywords

• Premature ventricular contraction
• Aortic cusp
• Coronary angiography