How to do a Roof Line and Prove Block Dhiraj Gupta Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Schema Why? Where? How?
Why? Critical in substrate modification in Persistent AF Haissaguerre et al JCE 2005;16: Improved results in Paroxysmal AF Hocini et al Circ 2005; 112: A more individualized strategy?
Where? Transverse line between septal & lateral veins Roof is the shortest distance
LA-Esophagus relationship
How? Need anchors on either side Both upper PVs need to be isolated first! Aims Immediate: get contiguous transmural lesions Final: Conduction detour In Sinus/ AF
Roof Line in Sinus Rhythm
How to prove block? LAA pacing: Hocini et al Circ 2005; 112: Sinus Rhythm: Sang et al, JCE 2010; 21: 741-6
Roof Line in AF
Our experience Oral presentation at Cardiostim, Nice June 2010
‘Sustained PAF’ Patients with PAF, with ≥2 of Any individual AF episodes>24 hours Mod/ Severe LA enlargement (>4.5 cm) Age >65 years Long History of AF (> 5 years) Documented flutter True PAF
Sustained PAF
Persistent AFLong-standing PsAF
194 patients 138 Roof Lines Average Procedure time: minutes No acute complication 2 roof dependent flutters on follow-up Sep 2008-Sep 2010
Conclusions LA roof line often the first step in substrate modification ‘Easiest’ linear lesion to create Caudocranial activation of the posterior wall confirms block