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abstract：INTRODUCTION:The current practice of percutaneous subxiphoid needle access to the "healthy" pericardial sac has significant limitations. We sought to examine the feasibility of a novel toolkit designed to improve this procedure. METHODS AND RESULTS:The toolkit included a pericardial access needle and a virtual imaging...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Ludwig DR,Menon PG,Fill B,Gartner M,Schwartzman D

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Perforation during catheter procedures in either the atrium or ventricle is relatively uncommon, but potentially fatal if tamponade ensues. This study analyzes the occurrence and outcomes of cardiac perforation during catheter-based radiofrequency ablation procedures in the left atrium. METHODS:All patients...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Bunch TJ,Asirvatham SJ,Friedman PA,Monahan KH,Munger TM,Rea RF,Sinak LJ,Packer DL

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiac sympathetic activation facilitates atrial electrical remodeling during atrial fibrillation (AF). Selective ablation of the distal part of the ligament of Marshall (LOMLSPV ) could decrease cardiac sympathetic innervation. This study aimed to investigate the effects of LOMLSPV ablation on atrial ele...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Yu X,He W,Qin Z,Liu S,Ma R,Luo D,Hu H,Xie J,He B,Lu Z,Jiang H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The relationship between postdefibrillation ventricular arrhythmias and shock strength is poorly understood in patients with implantable defibrillators. The purpose of this study was to characterize the relationship between postdefibrillation ventricular arrhythmias and shock strength. METHODS AND RESULTS:F...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Zivin A,Souza J,Pelosi F,Flemming M,Knight BP,Goyal R,Morady F,Strickberger SA

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the mechanisms of vulnerability and related failure of defibrillation therapy: the cross-field-induced critical point hypothesis and the virtual electrode-induced phase singularity hypothesis. These two hypotheses predict the opposite effect of preshock repolari...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Cheng Y,Nikolski V,Efimov IR

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although premature beats originating in areas of ischemia have been shown to be important in initiating ventricular fibrillation (VF), the participation of the ischemic zone in maintenance of VF has not been investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS:Ten normal dogs underwent induction of two separate episodes of ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Rankovic V,Patel N,Jain S,Robinson N,Goldberger J,Horvath G,Kadish A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Disturbance of sympathetic and vagal nervous system participates in the pathogenesis of hypertension and atrial fibrillation (AF). Renal denervation (RDN) can modulate autonomic nervous activity and reduce blood pressure (BP) in hypertensive patients. We aimed to evaluate the effect of RDN combined with pu...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Chen S,Kiuchi MG,Yin Y,Liu S,Schratter A,Acou WJ,Meyer C,Pürerfellner H,Chun KRJ,Schmidt B

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Large animal models of progressive atrial fibrosis would provide an attractive platform to study relationship between structural and electrical remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF). Here we established a new transgenic goat model of AF with cardiac specific overexpression of TGF-β1 and investigated the c...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Polejaeva IA,Ranjan R,Davies CJ,Regouski M,Hall J,Olsen AL,Meng Q,Rutigliano HM,Dosdall DJ,Angel NA,Sachse FB,Seidel T,Thomas AJ,Stott R,Panter KE,Lee PM,Van Wettere AJ,Stevens JR,Wang Z,MacLeod RS,Marrouche NF,

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) recipients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) have scar segments that may limit ventricular resynchronization and clinical response. The impact of myocardial viability at the left ventricular (LV) pacing site on CRT response is poorly elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Bose A,Kandala J,Upadhyay GA,Riedl L,Ahmado I,Padmanabhan R,Gewirtz H,Mulligan LJ,Singh JP

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is associated with improvement in the quality of life, hospitalization rates, and mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and evidence of the right ventricle-left ventricle (RV-LV) desynchrony. Implant failure rates and patient outcomes have improved with the adv...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Sinno MC,Carrigan T,Hays JC

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial arrhythmias are quite common in patients after heart transplantation; they can occur via focal or reentrant mechanisms and are amenable to curative therapy with catheter ablation. Integration of the individual patient's surgical anatomy with the arrhythmia pattern on 12-lead electrocardiogram can help both to n...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Dahu MI,Hutchinson MD

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The nature of the atrial substrate thought to contribute toward maintaining atrial fibrillation (AF) outside the pulmonary veins remains poorly defined. Therefore, our objective was to determine whether patients with paroxysmal and persistent AF have an abnormal electroanatomic substrate within the left at...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Teh AW,Kistler PM,Lee G,Medi C,Heck PM,Spence SJ,Sparks PB,Morton JB,Kalman JM

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Frequent premature ventricular complexes (PVCs) can cause a decline in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). We investigated whether the site of origin and other PVC characteristics are associated with LVEF. METHODS:We retrospectively studied 70 consecutive patients (mean age 42 ± 17 years, 40 [57%] fe...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Del Carpio Munoz F,Syed FF,Noheria A,Cha YM,Friedman PA,Hammill SC,Munger TM,Venkatachalam KL,Shen WK,Packer DL,Asirvatham SJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About one fifth of all deaths occur suddenly and unexpectedly, often as the first manifestation of heart disease. Several tests have been developed during the past 2 decades for risk stratification of such an event, but only a minority of victims can be identified as being at high risk before sudden death occurs. Impr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Wellens HJ,Gorgels AP,de Munter H

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The latest STS guidelines recommend concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation not only during mitral surgery (Class IA) but also during other-than-mitral cardiac surgery procedures (Class IB) in patients with preoperative AF. Conventional Cox-Maze III/IV procedures are performed on both atria (BA), but...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Cappabianca G,Ferrarese S,Tutino C,Corazzari C,Matteucci M,Mantovani V,Musazzi A,De Ponti R,Beghi C

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Successful anticoagulation is critical for stroke prevention in adults with atrial fibrillation (AF). Anticoagulation satisfaction is a key indicator of treatment success. While physical, cognitive, and psychosocial limitations are common in elderly AF patients, their associations with anticoagulation satisf...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Wang W,Saczynski J,Lessard D,Mailhot T,Barton B,Waring ME,Sogade F,Hayward R,Helm R,McManus DD

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We observed a change in the atrial activation sequence during radiofrequency (RF) energy application in patients undergoing left accessory pathway (AP) ablation. This occurred without damage to the AP and in the absence of a second AP or alternative arrhythmia mechanism. We hypothesized that block in a lef...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Luria DM,Nemec J,Etheridge SP,Compton SJ,Klein RC,Chugh SS,Munger TM,Shen WK,Packer DL,Jahangir A,Rea RF,Hammill SC,Friedman PA

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biphasic waveform defibrillation is not always more efficacious than monophasic waveform defibrillation. METHODS AND RESULTS:Waveform efficacy appears to vary with the lead system used. In this prospective, randomized study, defibrillation efficacy with biphasic and monophasic single capacitor 120-microF,...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Marks ML,Johnson G,Hofer BO,Bardy GH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We prospectively compared the efficacy, safety, and quality of life (QoL) impact of catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs (AAD) in elderly patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS:Four hundred and twelve consecutive patients, aged ≥ 70 years, underwent ablation (Group A...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Blandino A,Toso E,Scaglione M,Anselmino M,Ferraris F,Sardi D,Battaglia A,Gaita F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Repolarization heterogeneity (RH) is functionally linked to dispersion in refractoriness and to arrhythmogenicity. In the current study, we validate several proposed electrocardiogram (ECG) indices for RH: T-wave amplitude, -area, -complexity, and -symmetry ratio, QT dispersion, and the Tapex-end interval ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Van Huysduynen BH,Swenne CA,Draisma HH,Antoni ML,Van De Vooren H,Van Der Wall EE,Schalij MJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Early Repolarization in Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy.  BACKGROUND:Early repolarization (ER) is associated with malignant ventricular arrhythmias, including ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD). One possible mechanism is increased trabeculation with deep intramyocardial invagination, ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Caliskan K,Ujvari B,Bauernfeind T,Theuns DA,Van Domburg RT,Akca F,Jordaens L,Simoons ML,Szili-Torok T

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ultrasound guided axillary vein access (UGAVA) is an emerging approach for cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation not widely utilized. METHODS AND RESULTS:This is a retrospective, age and sex-matched cohort study of CIED implantation from January 2017 to July 2019 comparing UGAVA before...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Chandler JK,Apte N,Ranka S,Mohammed M,Noheria A,Emert M,Pimentel R,Dendi R,Reddy M,Sheldon SH

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurally mediated syncope (NMS) is a common disorder that is triggered by orthostatic stress. The circulatory adjustments to orthostatic stress occur just prior to a sudden loss of consciousness. NMS prediction would protect patients from falls or accidents. METHODS AND RESULTS:Based on simultaneously recor...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Meyer C,Morren G,Muehlsteff J,Heiss C,Lauer T,Schauerte P,Rassaf T,Purerfellner H,Kelm M

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) in the left atrium (LA) is poorly defined in terms of regional differences in the degree of organization, characteristics of paroxysmal and persistent variants, and electrophysiologic events that develop at the onset of episodes. METHODS AND RESULTS:The study population consisted ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Ndrepepa G,Karch MR,Schneider MA,Weyerbrock S,Schreieck J,Deisenhofer I,Zrenner B,Schömig A,Schmitt C

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fusion of left ventricular pacing with intrinsic conduction provides superior resynchronization compared to biventricular pacing. His bundle pacing (HBP) preserves intrinsic conduction and allows for constant fusion with left ventricular pacing. This study evaluated sequential His bundle and left ventricul...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Deshmukh A,Sattur S,Bechtol T,Heckman LIB,Prinzen FW,Deshmukh P

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Radiofrequency ablation of some right-sided accessory pathways continues to be challenging. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of introducing a multielectrode microcatheter in the right coronary artery to localize accessory pathways when conventional mapping was unsuccessful. METHODS A...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Shah MJ,Jones TK,Cecchin F

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Focal atrial tachycardias (FAT) originate from areas with poor cell-to-cell coupling. Due to cellular uncoupling extracellular potentials become fractionated. The degree of fragmentation may be used to identify the site of origin of FAT prior to catheter ablation. We studied electrical fragmentation in relat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： De Groot NM,Schalij MJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia seen in clinical practice. Until recently, antiarrhythmic medications have been the only commonly employed treatment for maintaining sinus rhythm. However, antiarrhythmic medications have a modest long-term efficacy and the potential for serious side...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Nair GM,Nery PB,Diwakaramenon S,Healey JS,Connolly SJ,Morillo CA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evaluation of ventricular rate control in atrial fibrillation (AF) can be difficult, and the presence of an AF-induced ventricular cardiomyopathy due to intermittent poor rate control or other causes may be underestimated. The outcome with AF ablation in patients with a decreased left ventricular ejection fr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Gentlesk PJ,Sauer WH,Gerstenfeld EP,Lin D,Dixit S,Zado E,Callans D,Marchlinski FE

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00