{"id":"02963f01b5da","type":"article","url":"https://hartvaat.nl/2022/10/13/low-voltage-substraatmodificatie-bij-af-ablatie-meta-analyse/","title":"Low-voltage substraatmodificatie bij AF-ablatie: meta-analyse","title_en":"Low-voltage area substrate modification for atrial fibrillation ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.","category":"atriumfibrilleren","category_label":"Atriumfibrilleren","professions":["cardioloog"],"tags":[],"journal":"Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology","doi":"10.1093/europace/euac089","source_url":"https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euac089","authors":["Joey Junarta","Muhammad U Siddiqui","Joshua M Riley","Sean J Dikdan","Akash Patel","Daniel R Frisch"],"significance":6,"published":"2022-10-13","source_date":"2022-10-13","image":"","kennis":[],"congress":"","summary_en":"This meta-analysis evaluated the additional value of low-voltage area substrate modification beyond pulmonary vein isolation for AF ablation, finding mixed results for this targeted approach to substrate-based ablation.","created":"2026-07-03T10:30:00Z","updated":"2026-07-03T13:29:07Z","licence":"Citeer vrij, met bronvermelding en een link naar hartvaat.nl (de url van het record). Samenvattingen zijn redactioneel werk van HartVaat; de oorspronkelijke publicaties blijven van hun uitgevers (doi). Geen medisch advies.","body_markdown":"Meta-analyse onderzocht de waarde van aanvullende ablatie van low-voltage gebieden bovenop PVI bij AF. De resultaten waren gemengd: bij persisterend AF was er een trend naar voordeel, bij paroxysmaal AF niet. Meer gerandomiseerde data zijn nodig voor definitieve conclusies.","abstract_original":"AIMS: The value of additional ablation beyond pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is unclear, especially for persistent AF. The optimal target for substrate modification to improve outcomes is uncertain. We investigate the utility of low-voltage area (LVA) substrate modification in patients undergoing catheter ablation for AF. METHODS AND RESULTS: This meta-analysis was reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Medline, Scopus and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were systematically searched to identify relevant studies. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool. Only randomized studies were included. AF patients who underwent catheter ablation with voltage-guided substrate modification targeting LVA (LVA group) vs. conventional ablation approaches not targeting LVA (non-LVA group) were compared. Four studies comprising 539 patients were included (36% female). Freedom from arrhythmia (FFA) in patients with persistent AF was greater in the LVA group [risk ratio (RR) 1.30; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.03-1.64]. There was no difference in FFA in patients with paroxysmal AF between groups (RR 1.30; 95% CI 0.89-1.91). There was no difference in total procedural time (mean difference -17.54 min; 95% CI -64.37 to 29.28 min) or total ablation time (mean difference -36.17 min; 95% CI -93.69 to 21.35 min) in all included patients regardless of AF type between groups. There was no difference in periprocedural complications between groups in all included patients regardless of AF type (RR 0.93; 95% CI 0.22-3.82). CONCLUSION: This meta-analysis demonstrates improved FFA in persistent AF patients who underwent voltage-guided substrate modification targeting LVA."}