Rapid inward current in ischemically-injured subepicardial myocytes bordering myocardial infarction.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bileaflet mitral valve prolapse (BiMVP) is common among survivors of otherwise unexplained sudden cardiac death, but prognostic implications of BiMVP are unknown. This study evaluated whether patients with BiMVP are at higher risk for ventricular dysrhythmias, ICD placement, or death compared to controls w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Nordhues BD,Siontis KC,Scott CG,Nkomo VT,Ackerman MJ,Asirvatham SJ,Noseworthy PA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A novel magnetic navigation system allows remote guidance of floppy radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheters. We evaluated the feasibility of mapping and ablation of left-sided accessory pathways (APs) using the retrograde transaortic approach with this system. This might open the gate to retrograde ablation...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Thornton AS,Rivero-Ayerza M,Knops P,Jordaens LJ

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Catheter ablation can terminate persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, atrial tachycardia (AT) often arises after termination of AF. METHODS AND RESULTS:Of 215 patients who underwent index stepwise ablation for persistent AF, 141 (66%) patients (64 ± 9 years) in whom AF terminated during the ablati...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Iwai S,Takahashi Y,Masumura M,Yamashita S,Doi J,Yamamoto T,Sakakibara A,Nomoto H,Yoshida Y,Sugiyama T,Oumi T,Ohno M,Sato Y,Hirao K,Isobe M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cardiac resynchronization therapy implants entail significant radiation exposure for patients and physicians. A novel 3D electromagnetic cardiovascular navigation system (MediGuide™) was designed to superimpose the real-time location of sensors embedded in delivery tools on prerecorded coronary sinus (CS) ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Valderrabano M,Greenberg S,Razavi H,More R,Ryu K,Heist EK

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Due to the lack of good molecular markers, for decades the morphogenetic origin of the cardiac conduction system has been a matter of debate. More recently, the spatial expression of minK-lacZ in the adult mouse heart has been shown, for the larger part, to be coincident with the conduction tissues. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Kondo RP,Anderson RH,Kupershmidt S,Roden DM,Evans SM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 39-year-old woman with no structural heart disease and frequent episodes of sudden onset palpitations was referred for the electrophysiological study. During the study, a slightly irregular narrow QRS tachycardia with AV dissociation was repeatedly induced and spontaneously terminated. Apparently, irregular cycles a...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Castillo Castillo J,Peñafiel Verdú P,Martínez Sánchez J,García Alberola A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombi form mainly in the left rather than the right atria of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the reason of this predilection being unknown. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to investigate whether atrial-specific differences in endothelial damage, leukocyte activation, platelet stimulation, ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Jesel L,Arentz T,Herrera-Siklody C,Trenk D,Zobairi F,Abbas M,Weber R,Minners J,Toti F,Morel O

更新日期：2014-03-01 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:Several single-center short-term studies have demonstrated the feasibility, safety, and positive clinical outcomes of permanent His bundle pacing (HBP). We performed a retrospective study to evaluate long-term technical and safety performances of HBP in a large population of pacemaker patients from two dif...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Zanon F,Abdelrahman M,Marcantoni L,Naperkowski A,Subzposh FA,Pastore G,Baracca E,Boaretto G,Raffagnato P,Tiribello A,Dandamudi G,Vijayaraman P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increasing need for invasive electrophysiologists to appreciate the exact anatomy of the epicardial space and the coronary veins. The location of the epicardial fat, the complementary relationship with the main cardiac veins, and the location of sensitive structures (arteries, phrenic nerve, esophagus) hav...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Lachman N,Syed FF,Habib A,Kapa S,Bisco SE,Venkatachalam KL,Asirvatham SJ

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Understanding whether vasovagal syncope is a lifelong disorder might shed insight into its physiology and affect management strategies. Accordingly, we determined the age of the first syncopal spell in adult patients who sought care for syncope. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients were 42 +/- 18 years old with 6...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Sheldon RS,Sheldon AG,Connolly SJ,Morillo CA,Klingenheben T,Krahn AD,Koshman ML,Ritchie D,Investigators of the Syncope Symptom Study and the Prevention of Syncope Trial.

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The application of high-frequency current to the AV junctional area results in a temperature rise in the myocardium and may cause accelerated junctional rhythm (AJR). The aim of the study was to characterize heat-induced AJR in an in vitro animal model. METHODS AND RESULTS:Studies were performed in isolat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Thibault B,de Bakker JM,Hocini M,Loh P,Wittkampf FH,Janse MJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The aims of this study were to investigate: (1) the effect of supplementing the culture medium on preservation of L-type calcium channel current (1Ca,L) in adult rabbit ventricular myocytes cultured for 4 days; and (2) preservation of the ICa,L response in cultured myocytes to the beta-adrenergic agonist i...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Mitcheson JS,Hancox JC,Levi AJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cost-efficacy assessment of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy has proved contentious and may have limited uptake of ICD therapy, particularly in Europe. Published modeling assessments are too inaccurate to determine clinical practice, and assessments based on clinical studies are incomplete (from th...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Morgan JM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The debate between the use of radiofrequency (RF) or cryoenergy for ablation near the atrioventricular (AV) conducting system or small coronaries has been fueled by the relative efficacies and risks of the two technologies, particularly in smaller hearts. The manuscript by Schneider et al adds another chapter to that ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Saul JP,LaPage MJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C) has major implications for the management of patients and their first-degree relatives. Diagnosis is based on a set of criteria proposed by the International Task Force for Cardiomyopathies. We report our experience in providin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Bomma C,Rutberg J,Tandri H,Nasir K,Roguin A,Tichnell C,Rodriguez R,James C,Kasper E,Spevak P,Bluemke DA,Calkins H

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We investigated the spread of the excitation wave over the atria following initiation in a given focus in an atrial model containing its overall geometry only, i.e., without atrial bundles. METHODS AND RESULTS:The propagation velocity of the excitation wave was taken to be uniform, and the wall thickness ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： van Dam PM,van Oosterom A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Historically, individuals diagnosed with an inherited arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy have been advised to avoid participating in competitive sports. Consequently, these individuals may be more susceptible to weight gain and obesity. METHODS:A retrospective longitudinal chart review was performed for a populat...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Christian S,Somerville M,Giuffre M,Atallah J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Catheter ablation for paroxysmal AF (PAF) is limited by an unacceptable recurrence rate, mainly due to pulmonary vein (PV) reconnection. Strategies to minimize reconnection include adenosine infusion and also a waiting period of 30 minutes after PV isolation. The aim of the present study was to assess whet...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Jiang CY,Jiang RH,Matsuo S,Liu Q,Fan YQ,Zhang ZW,Fu GS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Sudden cardiac death is a substantial cause of mortality in patients with cardiomyopathy, but evidence supporting implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation is less robust in nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) than in ischemic cardiomyopathy. Improved risk stratification is needed. We assesse...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Middour TG,Rosenthal TM,Abi-Samra FM,Bernard ML,Khatib S,Polin GM,Rogers PA,Bober RM,Morin DP

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:QRS fragmentation (fQRS) during baseline ventricular conduction, a myocardial fibrosis marker, is associated with increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias but may not manifest unless ventricular activation change is provoked. We examined the association of fQRS during right ventricular (RV) pacing with...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Del-Carpio Munoz F,Noseworthy PA,Gharacholou SM,Scott CG,Nkomo VT,Lopez-Jimenez F,Cha YM,Munger TM,Friedman PA,Asirvatham SJ

更新日期：2018-09-01 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: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：BACKGROUND:Myocardial depolarization can be altered by varying pacing stimulus output. This may have implications on response rates for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The purpose of our study was to determine the relationship of left ventricular (LV) pacing stimulus intensity to measures of depolarization and...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Theis C,Bavikati VV,Langberg JJ,Lloyd MS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commotio cordis (CC), sudden death as a result of a blunt, often innocent-appearing chest wall blow, is being reported with increasing frequency. The clinical spectrum is diverse; however, a substantial number of cases occur in youth athletics. In events that occur during sport, victims are struck by projectiles regar...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Madias C,Maron BJ,Weinstock J,Estes NA 3rd,Link MS

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an uncommon cardiomyopathy most classically associated with mutations in genes encoding desmosomal proteins. Recent literature has identified mutations in several non-desmosomal proteins including lamins that may result in the ARVC phenotype. We describe a pati...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Liang JJ,Grogan M,Ackerman MJ,Goodsell K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The apamin-sensitive small-conductance calcium-activated potassium current (IKAS ) is increased in heart failure. It is unknown if myocardial infarction (MI) is also associated with an increase of IKAS . METHODS AND RESULTS:We performed Langendorff perfusion and optical mapping in 6 normal hearts and 10 h...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Lee YS,Chang PC,Hsueh CH,Maruyama M,Park HW,Rhee KS,Hsieh YC,Shen C,Weiss JN,Chen Z,Lin SF,Chen PS

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Innovations in radiofrequency (RF) ablation and nonablative techniques have led to significant advances in addressing complex arrhythmogenic substrates for a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Anatomical challenges, deep substrate, and mid-myocardial locations may pose difficulties and decrease success rates using routin...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Sandhu A,Nguyen DT

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The primary goal of the present study was to test whether selective pharmacologic blockade of alpha 1 receptors, and specifically of the subtype alpha 1a, could prevent ventricular fibrillation (VF) during acute myocardial ischemia. BACKGROUND:The development of new autonomic interventions is of clinical ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Vanoli E,Hull SS Jr,Foreman RD,Ferrari A,Schwartz PJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Biventricular pacing improves functional status in the majority of patients with drug-refractory heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy, and interventricular conduction delay. The aim of this study was to analyze the baseline clinical and functional data of a cohort of patients implanted with a biventricula...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Lunati M,Paolucci M,Oliva F,Frigerio M,Magenta G,Cattafi G,Vecchi R,Vicini I,Cavaglià S

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00