Approach to catheter ablation of left atrial flutters.

abstract：:Characterization of the substrate and mechanism of epicardial ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with idiopathic nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy is limited. We report a case of successful mapping and ablation of an epicardial VT by a percutaneous transthoracic approach in a patient with idiopathic dilated card...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Swarup V,Morton JB,Arruda M,Wilber DJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three patients in whom Class IC sodium channel blockers induced ST segment elevation in leads V1 through V3 are described. The underlying electrophysiologic mechanism, implications for drug-induced proarrhythmia, and the relationship of the finding to the Brugada syndrome type of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation ar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Krishnan SC,Josephson ME

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Epicardial Cryoablation in Swine. INTRODUCTION:Cryoablation is an alternative to radiofrequency (RF) energy used in some ablation procedures. Its role and effectiveness compared to irrigated RF in epicardial tissue and epicardial substrates is not yet fully established. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using a swine ch...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Jauregui-Abularach ME,Campos B,Betensky BP,Michele J,Gerstenfeld EP

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The incidence of spontaneous transition of 2:1 AV block to 1:1 AV conduction during AV nodal reentrant tachycardia has not been well reported. Among previous studies, controversy also existed about the site of the 2:1 AV block during AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. METHODS AND RESULTS:In patients with 2:1...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Lee SH,Tai CT,Chiang CE,Yu WC,Cheng JJ,Ding YA,Chang MS,Chen SA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Termination of Persistent AF During Mapping. Complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) may represent critical areas for the maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). While AF organization and termination have been reported with CFAE ablation, no reports of arrhythmia termination during left atrial mapping exist....

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Tzou WS,Sághy L,Lin D

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Noninducibility of sustained atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) has been shown to be associated with a better clinical outcome. We evaluated the role of clinical variables that could predict noninducibility of sustained AF after PVI. METHODS AND RESULTS:Data were collected prospec...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Rotter M,Jaïs P,Garrigue S,Sanders P,Hocini M,Hsu LF,Takahashi Y,Rostock T,Sacher F,Clementy J,Haïssaguerre M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Catheter ablation is an effective treatment of scar-related ventricular tachycardia (VT), but the overall complexity of the procedure has precluded its widespread use. Remote magnetic navigation (RMN) has been shown to facilitate cardiac mapping and ablation of VT in a retrospective series. STOP-VT is the ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Skoda J,Arya A,Garcia F,Gerstenfeld E,Marchlinski F,Hindricks G,Miller J,Petru J,Sediva L,Sha Q,Janotka M,Chovanec M,Waldauf P,Neuzil P,Reddy VY

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) may identify critical sites for perpetuation of atrial fibrillation (AF) and provide useful targets for ablation. Current assessment of CFAE is subjective; automated detection algorithms may improve reproducibility, but their utility in guiding ablation has n...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Porter M,Spear W,Akar JG,Helms R,Brysiewicz N,Santucci P,Wilber DJ

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) and diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) often coexist; however, a small number of patients with DM2 undergoing catheter ablation (CA) of AF have been included in previous studies. The aim of this study was to evaluate safety and efficacy of ablation therapy in DM2 patients with drug ref...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Forleo GB,Mantica M,De Luca L,Leo R,Santini L,Panigada S,De Sanctis V,Pappalardo A,Laurenzi F,Avella A,Casella M,Dello Russo A,Romeo F,Pelargonio G,Tondo C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Echocardiography is widely used to optimize CRT programming, but it is time-consuming. This study aimed to correlate the optimal interventricular pacing (V-V) interval obtained by echo with the optimal V-V interval obtained by a simpler method based on the surface ECG. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three V-V interv...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Vidal B,Tamborero D,Mont L,Sitges M,Delgado V,Berruezo A,Díaz-Infante E,Tolosana JM,Paré C,Brugada J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Longer observational time and adenosine challenge have proven to be able to detect pulmonary vein (PV) reconnections. The aim of this study was to assess incidence of spontaneous and adenosine-induced PV reconnection after ablation with second-generation cryoballoon (CB-Adv). METHODS AND RESULTS:Fifty con...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Ciconte G,Chierchia GB,DE Asmundis C,Sieira J,Conte G,Juliá J,DI Giovanni G,Wauters K,Baltogiannis G,Saitoh Y,Mugnai G,Catanzariti D,Tondo C,Brugada P

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Following myocardial infarction (MI), left ventricular function is determined by cardiac remodeling occurring in both infarcted and noninfarcted myocardium (NIM). Unipolar voltage mapping may detect remodeling changes in NIM that are associated with the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). We aimed t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Aldhoon B,Frankel DS,Hutchinson MD,Callans DJ,Epstein AE,Dixit S,Riley MP,Lin D,Garcia FC,Supple GE,Cooper JM,Bala R,Deo R,Zado ES,Marchlinski FE

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increased dispersion of ventricular repolarization is observed in cardiac hypertrophy and is associated with sudden cardiac death. At present, there is little information about the effects of cardiac hemodynamics and antiarrhythmic drugs on dispersion of repolarization in disease states. We compared the ef...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Gillis AM,Mathison HJ,Kulisz E,Lester WM

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study aimed to elucidate the clinical characteristics and management of periesophageal vagal nerve injury complicating the ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS:A total of 3,695 patients with drug-resistant AF underwent extensive pulmonary vein isolation at our institution. Either...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Kuwahara T,Takahashi A,Takahashi Y,Kobori A,Miyazaki S,Takei A,Fujino T,Okubo K,Takagi K,Fujii A,Takigawa M,Watari Y,Hikita H,Sato A,Aonuma K

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of heart failure (HF) has been associated with poorer outcomes in patients undergoing catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the effectiveness of CA amongst the subset of patients with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) remains poorly defined. METHODS AND RESULTS:In...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Yamashita S,Tokuda M,Matsuo S,Mahida S,Hachisuka EO,Sato H,Ikewaki H,Oseto H,Yokoyama M,Isogai R,Tokutake K,Yokoyama K,Narui R,Kato M,Tanigawa S,Sugimoto K,Yoshimura M,Yamane T

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:While some posteroseptal and left posterior accessory pathways (APs) can be ablated on the tricuspid annulus or within the coronary venous system, others require a left-sided approach. "Fragmented" or double potentials are frequently recorded in the coronary sinus (CS), with a smaller, blunt component from...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Pap R,Traykov VB,Makai A,Bencsik G,Forster T,Sághy L

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial flutter is due to large single reentrant loops, typically oriented around the caval veins and a line of functional conduction block in between. These reentrant circuits can easily be terminated by properly timed extra beats colliding in the antidromic direction with the reentrant orthodromic wavefront and being...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Schoels W,Becker R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The most frequent complications of AF ablation (AFA) are related to vascular access, but there is little evidence as to how these can be minimized. METHODS:Consecutive patients undergoing AFA at a high-volume center received either standard care (Group S) or routine ultrasound-guided vascular access (Grou...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Wynn GJ,Haq I,Hung J,Bonnett LJ,Lewis G,Webber M,Waktare JE,Modi S,Snowdon RL,Hall MC,Todd DM,Gupta D

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current transcatheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) techniques is limited in part by its invasive nature and superficial depth of ablation lesions. OBJECTIVES:This study was aimed at evaluating the feasibility of targeted ablation of cardiac tissues using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Lü F,Huang W,Benditt DG

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial arrhythmias have emerged as a topic of great interest for clinical electrophysiologists. Noninvasive imaging of electrical function in humans may be useful for computer-aided diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, which can be accomplished by the fusion of data from ECG mapping and magnetic...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Modre R,Tilg B,Fischer G,Hanser F,Messnarz B,Seger M,Schocke MF,Berger T,Hintringer F,Roithinger FX

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Outflow tract ventricular arrhythmia (OTVA) can be complicated to target for ablation when originating from either the periaortic or pulmonary valve (PV) region. Both sites may present with a small R wave in lead V1. However, the utility of lead I in distinguishing these arrhythmia locations is unknown. M...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Ebrille E,Chandra VM,Syed F,Del Carpio Munoz F,Nanda S,Hai JJ,Cha YM,Friedman PA,Hammill SC,Munger TM,Venkatachalam KL,Packer DL,Asirvatham SJ

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ECG appearance in Brugada syndrome is caused by failure of the dome of the action potential to develop. Increased activity of the I(to) current in epicardial cells generates a transmural gradient with repolarization dispersion between the epicardium and the endocardium in the right ventricular wall, thus favoring ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Abud A,Bagattin D,Goyeneche R,Becker C

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in heart transplant patients has not been well documented. METHODS:To determine the incidence of AF in a cohort of patients undergoing cardiac transplantation, clinical data were obtained from a prospectively collected database for all consecutive orthotopic heart t...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Khan M,Kalahasti V,Rajagopal V,Khaykin Y,Wazni O,Almahameed S,Zuzek R,Shah T,Lakkireddy D,Saliba W,Schweikert R,Cummings J,Martin DO,Natale A

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) remains a challenging clinical problem with poor outcomes and few effective treatments. Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with functional TR. We sought to determine whether restoring sinus rhythm through catheter ablation of AF can decrease the degree of T...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Markman TM,Plappert T,De Feria Alsina A,Levin M,Amankwah N,Sheth S,Gertz ZM,Schaller RD,Marchlinski FE,Rame JE,Frankel DS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:To assess a potential relationship between sex and outcome in recipients of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). METHODS AND RESULTS:All 1471 ICD recipients between 2000 and 2015 were sex-related analyzed with the following outcome parameters: overall survival (OS), the occurrence of inappropr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Burger AL,Schmidinger H,Ristl R,Pezawas T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 64-year-old man with atrial tachycardia (AT) 3 years after a superior vena cava (SVC) isolation for atrial fibrillation underwent electrophysiologic testing. SVC mapping with a basket catheter revealed a more frequent activation in the SVC than in either of the atria during the AT and consequently the recovered cond...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Yamada T,Murakami Y,Plumb VJ,Kay GN

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of iterative atrial tachycardia leading to dilated cardiomyopathy is reported. During electrophysiologic study, the tachycardia showed a markedly irregular cycle length associated with changes in atrial activation breakthrough as demonstrated by coronary sinus (CS) recordings and frequently degenerated into sel...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Tritto M,Zardini M,De Ponti R,Salerno-Uriarte JA

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Oral anticoagulation therapy reduces significantly the risk of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, effective oral anticoagulation therapy is not feasible in all patients. The interventional occlusion of the left atrial appendage may reduce the risk of thromboembolism in the latte...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Omran H,Hardung D,Schmidt H,Hammerstingl C,Lüderitz B

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Remote magnetic navigation (RMN) aims to reduce some inherent limitations of manual radiofrequency (RF) ablation. However, data comparing the effectiveness of both methods are scarce. This study evaluated the acute and long-term success of RMN guided versus manual RF ablation in patients with ischemic sustai...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Dinov B,Schönbauer R,Wojdyla-Hordynska A,Braunschweig F,Richter S,Altmann D,Sommer P,Gaspar T,Bollmann A,Wetzel U,Rolf S,Piorkowski C,Hindricks G,Arya A

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Multiple definitions of reverse ventricular remodeling (RVR) employing various changes in left ventricular end-systolic (LVESV) or diastolic volumes (LVEDVs) or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) have been used in determining cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) response, making comparability acros...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Rickard J,Baranowski B,Wilson Tang WH,Grimm RA,Niebauer M,Cantillion D,Wilkoff BL,Varma N

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00