Radiofrequency current application on immature porcine atrial myocardium: no evidence of areas of slow conduction after 12-month follow-up.

abstract：RATIONALE:To evaluate the efficacy of radiofrequency ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation targeting complete late potential (LP) activity. METHODS AND RESULTS:Sixty-four consecutive patients (pts) with recurrent VTs and coronary artery disease or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy were evaluated. Fifty patients (47 ma...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Vergara P,Trevisi N,Ricco A,Petracca F,Baratto F,Cireddu M,Bisceglia C,Maccabelli G,Della Bella P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Recently, a medical advisory was issued regarding the Riata and Riata ST silicone endocardial defibrillator leads (St. Jude Medical, Sylmar, CA, USA) addressing the issue of conductor cables extruding in an "inside-out" fashion from the main body of the lead. However, little data exist to guide our managem...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Shen S,Bhave P,Giedrimas E,Patel T,Arora R,Chicos AB,Goldberger JJ,Ilkhanoff L,Kim MH,Lin AC,Passman R,Lee R,Knight BP,Kim SS

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) is recommended for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) removal. This study aimed to investigate the potential cost-effectiveness of WCD for patients with ICD explant in a high-income city of China. METHODS AND RESULTS:A 5-year decision-analy...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Jiang X,Ming WK,You JHS

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:A 14-year-old girl with a history of recurrent palpitations and documented wide QRS complex tachycardia was referred for electrophysiologic study and catheter ablation. ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Arias MA,Puchol A,Pachón M,Martín-Sierra C

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：BACKGROUND:We previously reported on the incidence and clinical implications of supraventricular arrhythmia in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). The role of catheter ablation for the management of atrial arrhythmia (AA) in this patient population is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:One hundred consecutive patients w...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Willner JM,Viles-Gonzalez JF,Coffey JO,Morgenthau AS,Mehta D

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study investigated a hybrid approach to reduce the atrial defibrillation threshold (ADFT) by determining the effect of a single linear radiofrequency ablation (RFA) lesion on both the ADFT and activation patterns during atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS:In 18 open chest sheep (45 to 57 kg...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： White JB,Fotuhi PC,Pedoto RW,Chattipakorn N,Rogers JM,Ideker RE

更新日期：2001-04-01 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: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：:A 28-year-old man presented with progressive fatigue. Physical examination and ECG revealed severe sinus bradycardia. Echocardiography showed features of noncompaction cardiomyopathy and moderate aortic valve regurgitation. We hypothesized that the chronic volume overload exaggerated by prolonged diastole due to the b...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Caliskan K,Balk AH,Jordaens L,Szili-Torok T

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reversible esophageal thermal lesions after cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (CB-PVI) have been reported when using variable balloon sizes. The aim of this study was to investigate (1) the incidence of esophageal thermal lesions, and (2) esophageal temperature changes associated with CB-PVI using the s...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Fürnkranz A,Chun KR,Metzner A,Nuyens D,Schmidt B,Burchard A,Tilz R,Ouyang F,Kuck KH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The remedē system is a novel fully implantable transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation (TPNS) device developed to treat central sleep apnea. No information is published on how to explant or replace its leads. An eighty-one year-old had a fractured lead and we removed it over a wire. However, unbreachable resistances occ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Gutleben KJ,Eitz T,Westlund R,Gummert JF,Sommer P,Fox H

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) receive amiodarone. Amiodarone-induced hyperthyroidism (AIH) may develop as a complication. We hypothesized that pulmonary vein (PV) isolation in patients with paroxysmal AF and history of AIH may yield a lower success rate. METHODS AND RESULTS:Among 704 patient...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Mikhaylov EN,Orshanskaya VS,Lebedev AD,Szili-Torok T,Lebedev DS

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The accurate separation of undifferentiated wide complex tachycardias (WCTs) into ventricular tachycardia (VT) or supraventricular wide complex tachycardia (SWCT) using conventional, manually-applied 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation methods is difficult. PURPOSE:We sought to devise a new WCT d...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： May AM,DeSimone CV,Kashou AH,Sridhar H,Hodge DO,Carter R,Lin G,Asirvatham SJ,Noseworthy PA,Deshmukh AJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial electromechanical dysfunction might contribute to the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with sinus node disease (SND). The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and impact of atrial mechanical dyssynchrony on atrial function in SND patients with or without paroxysmal ...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Wang M,Lau CP,Zhang XH,Siu CW,Lee KL,Yan GH,Yue WS,Tse HF

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Electrical Activity and RhoA in the Embryo. INTRODUCTION:Myocardium at the venous pole (sinus venosus) of the heart has gained clinical interest as arrhythmias can be initiated from this area. During development, sinus venosus myocardium is incorporated to the primary heart tube and expresses different mark...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Vicente-Steijn R,Kolditz DP,Mahtab EA,Askar SF,Bax NA,VAN DER Graaf LM,Wisse LJ,Passier R,Pijnappels DA,Schalij MJ,Poelmann RE,Gittenberger-DE Groot AC,Jongbloed MR

更新日期：2010-11-01 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:Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia typically has a right bundle branch block configuration. The purpose of this case report is to demonstrate that idiopathic ventricular tachycardia arising in or near the left posterior fascicle also may have a left bundle branch block configuration. METHODS AND RESU...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Zivin A,Goyal R,Daoud E,Man KC,Strickberger SA,Morady F

更新日期：1997-04-01 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：BACKGROUND:Catheter ablation is an effective treatment for symptomatic individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) but is associated with a risk of periprocedual stroke. Recent data suggest that this risk may be abolished if catheter ablation is performed with uninterrupted warfarin (UW). We sought to compare the inciden...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Page SP,Herring N,Hunter RJ,Withycombe E,Lovell M,Wali G,Betts TR,Bashir Y,Dhinoja M,Earley MJ,Sporton SC,Rajappan K,Schilling RJ

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：INTRODUCTION:The measurement of microvolt level T wave alternans (TWA) is a technique for detecting arrhythmia vulnerability. Previous studies demonstrated that the magnitude of TWA is dependent on heart rate. However, the effects of antiarrhythmic drugs on TWA are unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS:This was a prospective e...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Kavesh NG,Shorofsky SR,Sarang SE,Gold MR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Permanent right ventricular (RV) pacing leads have been traditionally implanted in the right ventricular apex (RVA). Nowadays, some deleterious effects of RVA pacing have been recognized. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different sites of RV pacing in patients with permanent atrial fibr...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Muto C,Ottaviano L,Canciello M,Carreras G,Calvanese R,Ascione L,Iengo R,Accadia M,Celentano E,Tuccillo B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Beta-blockers are widely used to prevent the lethal cardiac events associated with the long QT syndrome (LQTS), especially in KCNQ1-related LQTS (LQT1) patients. Some LQT1 patients, however, are refractory to this therapy. METHODS AND RESULTS:Eighteen symptomatic LQTS patients (12 families) were genetical...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Kobori A,Sarai N,Shimizu W,Nakamura Y,Murakami Y,Makiyama T,Ohno S,Takenaka K,Ninomiya T,Fujiwara Y,Matsuoka S,Takano M,Noma A,Kita T,Horie M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The optimal left ventricular (LV) pacing site for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is unclear. The current study aims to explore the clinical significance of LV lead concordance to delayed contraction segment in CRT. METHODS AND RESULTS:Concordant LV lead position was defined as the lead tip locate...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Fung JW,Lam YY,Zhang Q,Yip GW,Chan WW,Chan GC,Chan JY,Yu CM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lead dysfunction can lead to serious consequences including failure to treat ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (VT/VF). The incidence and mechanisms of lead dysfunction following left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation are not well-described. We sought to determine the incidence, mechanism...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Black-Maier E,Lewis RK,Rehorn M,Loungani R,Friedman DJ,Frazier-Mills C,Jackson KP,Atwater BD,Milano CA,Schroder JN,Pokorney SD,Piccini JP

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) may be triggered by intermittent atrial tachycardia, and ultimately lead to persistent AF. However, the mechanisms by which intermittent atrial tachycardia promotes sustained AF are not well understood. METHODS AND RESULTS:Eight sheep were chronically implanted with 2 p...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Monigatti-Tenkorang J,Jousset F,Pascale P,Vesin JM,Ruchat P,Fromer M,Narayan SM,Pruvot E

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cerebral thromboembolic event (CTE) is a possible complication of pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI). The objective of this study was to report long-term functional and neurocognitive recovery in patients who had a CTE during or within 48 hours of catheter ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS:We screened 3,0...

journal_title：Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology

authors： Patel D,Bailey SM,Furlan AJ,Ching M,Zachaib J,Di Biase L,Mohanty P,Horton RP,Burkhardt JD,Sanchez JE,Zagrodzky JD,Gallinghouse GJ,Schweikert R,Saliba W,Natale A

更新日期：2010-04-01 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