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The Activation of Platelet Function, Coagulation, and Fibrinolysis during Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation in Heparinized Patients
Author(s) -
ANFINSEN OLEGUNNAR,
GJESDAL KNUT,
BROSSTAD FRANK,
ORNING OTTO M.,
AASS HALFDAN,
KONGSGAARD ERIK,
AMLIE JAN P.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00706.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrinolysis , heparin , activated clotting time , bolus (digestion) , ablation , cardiology , platelet , anesthesia , catheter ablation , coagulation , platelet activation , surgery
Hemostatic Activation during RF Ablation. Introduction : Catheter ablation may be complicated by clinical thromboembolism in about 1% of patients. Methods and Results : We studied the activation of coagulation (prothrombin fragment 1+2 [PFl+2]). platelets (β‐thromboglobulin [β‐TG])) and fibrinolysis (plasmin‐antiplasmin complexes [PAP) and D‐dimer) during radiofrequency (RF) ablation in 13 patients. They received heparin 100 U/kg intravenously alter the initial electrophysiologic study, prior to the delivery of RF current; thereafter 1,000 U/hour throughout the procedure. PF1+2 increased fourfold (P < 0.001) during the diagnostic study, but gradually declined to upper reference value during heparin administration. There was a strong correlation between procedure duration prior to heparin bolus (range 39 to 173 min); and (a) the maximal rise of PFl+2 (r = 0.83, P < 0.001) and (b) the increase of PFI+2 from baseline to end of the procedure (r = 0.74, P = 0.004). There was no correlation between postheparin changes of PFl+2 and (a) postheparin procedure duration (range 40 to 317 min), (b) number of RF pulses (range 1 to 16). or (c) RF current duration (range 46 to 687 sec). Plasma β‐TG concentration showed similar trends. Fibrinolytic activity increased moderately from baseline until heparin administration; then remained around the upper reference values. PAP at the end of procedure and D‐dimer at the time of heparin administration both correlated with preheparin procedure duration (r = 0.70, P = 0.007 and r = 0.69, P = 0.01. respectively). All parameters were normal the next morning. Conclusion : Procedure duration prior to heparin administration, and not the delivery of RF current per se, determines activation of hemostasis and fibrinolysis during RF ablation.