# Ablation in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Using a Dual-Energy, Lattice-Tip, Large-Footprint, Map-and-Ablate Catheter

## TL;DR

A new catheter enables efficient and safe ablation of heart rhythm disorders in patients with adult congenital heart disease.

## Contribution

A dual-energy, map-and-ablate catheter is introduced for ablation in complex adult congenital heart disease cases.

## Key findings

- The catheter enabled ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias in five ACHD patients.
- Combined pulsed-field and radiofrequency ablation was used in the same procedure for two patients.
- Procedures were efficient and safe with integrated mapping and dual-energy ablation capabilities.

## Abstract

Patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) often develop atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Ablation is challenging given complex anatomy and previous surgical repair. Pulsed-field ablation (PFA) offers improved efficacy and safety through myocardial selectivity. Novel catheters combining three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping with both PFA and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) streamline procedures in ACHD patients.

We present a case series of 5 ACHD patients with symptomatic atrial and/or ventricular arrhythmias who underwent ablation using a dual-energy “map-and-ablate” lattice-tip catheter.

Using the lattice-tip catheter, pulmonary vein isolation, cavotricuspid isthmus ablation, and ablation of scar-related intra-atrial re-entry with combined RFA and PFA were performed in 2 patients and ablation of re-entrant ventricular arrhythmias in 3 patients. In 2 patients, both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias were ablated in the same procedure.

Use of a large-area focal ablation catheter with mapping integration and dual-energy capabilities enables efficient and safe atrial and ventricular arrhythmia ablation in patients with ACHD.