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Ascione C, Kowalewski C, Bergonti M, Yokoyama M, Monaco C, Bouyer B, Chauvel R, Arnaud M, Buliard S, Tixier R, Vlachos K, Krisai P, Kamakura T, Takagi T, Duchateau J, Pambrun T, Derval N, Hocini M, Haïssaguerre M, Jaïs P, Sacher F. Omnipolar versus bipolar mapping to guide ventricular tachycardia ablation. Heart Rhythm 2023; 20:1370-1377. [PMID: 37414109 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Omnipolar technology (OT) was recently proposed to generate electroanatomic voltage maps with orientation-independent electrograms. We describe the first cohort of patients undergoing ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation guided by OT. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare omnipolar and bipolar high-density maps with regard to voltage amplitude, late potential (LP) annotation, and isochronal late activation mapping distribution. METHODS A total of 24 patients (16 [66%] ischemic cardiomyopathy and 12 [50%] redo cases) underwent VT ablation under OT guidance. Twenty-seven sinus rhythm substrate maps and 10 VT activation maps were analyzed. Omnipolar and bipolar (HD Wave Solution algorithm, Abbott, Abbott Park, IL) voltages were compared. Areas of LPs were correlated with the VT isthmus areas, and late electrogram misannotation was evaluated. Deceleration zones based on isochronal late activation maps were analyzed by 2 blinded operators and compared to the VT isthmuses. RESULTS OT maps had higher point density (13.8 points/cm2 vs 8.0 points/cm2). Omnipolar points had 7.1% higher voltages than bipolar points within areas of dense scar and border zone. The number of misannotated points was significantly lower for OT maps (6.8% vs 21.9%; P = .01), showing comparable sensitivity (53% vs 59%) but higher specificity (79% vs 63%). The sensitivity and specificity of detection of the VT isthmus in the deceleration zones were, respectively, 75% and 65% for OT and 35% and 55% for bipolar mapping. At 8.4 months, 71% freedom from VT recurrence was achieved. CONCLUSION OT is a valuable tool for guiding VT ablation, providing more accurate identification of LPs and isochronal crowding due to slightly higher voltages.
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- Ciro Ascione
- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France.
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, INSERM, CRCTB, U 1045, IHU Liryc, Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Cardiac arrhythmia department, INSERM, U 1045, Bordeaux, France
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Dalili M, Kargarfard M, Tabib A, Fathollahi MS, Brugada P. Ventricular tachycardia ablation in children. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2023; 23:99-107. [PMID: 36906176 PMCID: PMC10323183 DOI: 10.1016/j.ipej.2023.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION The ablation of ventricular tachycardia, including premature ventricular contractions, is an approved, albeit infrequent procedure in pediatric patients. Data are scarce regarding the outcomes of this procedure. The purpose of this study was to share a high-volume center experience and patient outcomes for catheter ablation of ventricular ectopy and ventricular tachycardia in pediatric population. METHODS Data were retrieved from the institutional data bank. Outcomes over time were evaluated, and procedural details were compared. RESULTS A total of 116 procedures were performed on 102 pediatric patients between July 2009 and May 2021 at the Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center in Tehran, Iran. Ablation was not performed in 4 procedures (3.4%) due to high-risk substrates. Of the remaining 112 ablations performed, 99 (88.4%) were successful. However, one patient died due to a coronary complication. There were no significant differences observed in early ablation results based on patients' age, sex, cardiac anatomy, or ablation substrates (P > 0.05). Follow-up records were available for 80 procedures, and 13 (16.3%) of those experienced recurrence. During long-term follow-up, none of the variables mentioned above were statistically different between patients with or without arrhythmia recurrence. CONCLUSION The overall success rate of pediatric ventricular arrhythmia ablation is favorable. We found no significant predictor for the procedural success rate concerning acute and late outcomes. Larger multicenter studies are needed to elucidate the predictors and outcomes of the procedure.
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- Mohammad Dalili
- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Science, Bandar Abbas, Iran
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- Heart Valve Disease Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Division, Free University of Brussels (UZ Brussel) VUB, Brussels, Belgium
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Nissan J, Sabbag A, Beinart R, Nof E. Inducibility of Multiple Ventricular Tachycardia's during a Successful Ablation Procedure Is a Marker of Ventricular Tachycardia Recurrence. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12113660. [PMID: 37297854 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12113660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Even after a successful ventricular tachycardia ablation (VTA), some patients have recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) during their follow-up. We assessed the long-term predictors of recurrent VT after having a successful VTA. The patients who underwent a successful VTA (defined as the non-inducibility of any VT at the procedure's end) in 2014-2021 at our center in Israel were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 111 successful VTAs were evaluated. Out of them, 31 (27.9%) had a recurrent event of VT after the procedure during a median follow-up time of 264 days. The mean left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was significantly lower among patients with recurrent VT events (28.9 ± 12.67 vs. 23.53 ± 12.224, p = 0.048). A high number of induced VTs (>two) during the procedure was found to be a significant predictor of VT recurrence (24.69% vs. 56.67%, 20 vs. 17, p = 0.002). In a multivariate analysis, a lower LVEF (HR, 0.964; p = 0.037) and a high number of induced VTs (HR, 2.15; p = 0.039) were independent predictors of arrhythmia recurrence. The inducibility of more than two VTs during a VTA procedure remains a predictor of VT recurrence even after a successful VT ablation. This group of patients remains at high risk for VT and should be followed up with and treated more vigorously.
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- Johnatan Nissan
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
- Davidai Arrhythmia Center, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
- Davidai Arrhythmia Center, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
- Davidai Arrhythmia Center, Leviev Heart Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan 52621, Israel
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Kahle AK, Jungen C, Alken FA, Scherschel K, Willems S, Pürerfellner H, Chen S, Eckardt L, Meyer C. Management of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: contemporary armamentarium. Europace 2021; 24:538-551. [PMID: 34967892 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
Worldwide, ∼4 million people die from sudden cardiac death every year caused in more than half of the cases by ischaemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). Prevention of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction by implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is the most common, even though not curative, therapy to date. Optimized ICD programming should be strived for in order to decrease the incidence of ICD interventions. Catheter ablation reduces the recurrence of ventricular tachycardias (VTs) and is an important adjunct to sole ICD-based treatment or pharmacological antiarrhythmic therapy in patients with ICM, as conclusively demonstrated by seven randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the last two decades. However, none of the conducted trials was powered to reveal a survival benefit for ablated patients as compared to controls. Whereas thorough consideration of an early approach is necessary following two recent RCTs (PAUSE-SCD, BERLIN VT), catheter ablation is particularly recommended in patients with recurrent VT after ICD therapy. In this context, novel, pathophysiologically driven ablation strategies referring to deep morphological and functional substrate phenotyping based on high-resolution mapping and three-dimensional visualization of scars appear promising. Emerging concepts like sympathetic cardiac denervation as well as radioablation might expand the therapeutical armamentarium especially in patients with therapy-refractory VT. Randomized controlled trials are warranted and on the way to investigate how these translate into improved patient outcome. This review summarizes therapeutic strategies currently available for the prevention of VT recurrences, the optimal timing of applicability, and highlights future perspectives after a PAUSE in BERLIN.
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- Ann-Kathrin Kahle
- Division of Cardiology, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217 Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany.,Clinic for Cardiology, University Heart & Vascular Center, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.,Willem Einthoven Center for Cardiac Arrhythmia Research and Management, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, Netherlands
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- Division of Cardiology, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217 Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217 Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cardiology and Internal Intensive Care Medicine, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Lohmühlenstrasse 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Academic Teaching Hospital, Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen, Fadingerstraße 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB), Frankfurt Academy For Arrhythmias (FAFA), Kardiologie, Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Wilhelm-Epstein Straße 4, 60431 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology II (Electrophysiology), University Hospital Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology, EVK Düsseldorf, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Kirchfeldstrasse 40, 40217 Düsseldorf, Germany.,Institute of Neural and Sensory Physiology, cNEP, cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Universitätsstrasse 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Potsdamer Strasse 58, 10785 Berlin, Germany
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Srinivasan NT, Garcia J, Schilling RJ, Ahsan S, Hunter RJ, Lowe M, Chow AW, Lambiase PD. Dynamic spatial dispersion of repolarization is present in regions critical for ischemic ventricular tachycardia ablation. Heart Rhythm O2 2021; 2:280-289. [PMID: 34337579 PMCID: PMC8322930 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2021.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The presence of dynamic substrate changes may facilitate functional block and reentry in ventricular tachycardia (VT). OBJECTIVE We aimed to study dynamic ventricular repolarization changes in critical regions of the VT circuit during sensed single extrastimulus pacing known as the Sense Protocol (SP). METHODS Twenty patients (aged 67 ± 9 years, 17 male) underwent VT ablation. A bipolar voltage map was obtained during sinus rhythm (SR) and right ventricular SP pacing at 20 ms above ventricular effective refractory period. Ventricular repolarization maps were constructed. Ventricular repolarization time (RT) was calculated from unipolar electrogram T waves, using the Wyatt method, as the dV/dtmax of the unipolar T wave. Entrainment or pace mapping confirmed critical sites for ablation. RESULTS The median global repolarization range (max-min RT per patient) was 166 ms (interquartile range [IQR] 143-181 ms) during SR mapping vs 208 ms (IQR 182-234) during SP mapping (P = .0003 vs intrinsic rhythm). Regions of late potentials (LP) had a longer RT during SP mapping compared to regions without LP (mean 394 ± 40 ms vs 342 ± 25 ms, P < .001). In paired regions of normal myocardium there was no significant spatial dispersion of repolarization (SDR)/10 mm2 during SP mapping vs SR mapping (SDR 11 ± 6 ms vs 10 ± 6 ms, P = .54). SDR/10 mm2 was greater in critical areas of the VT circuit during SP mapping 63 ± 29 ms vs SR mapping 16 ± 9 ms (P < .001). CONCLUSION Ventricular repolarization is prolonged in regions of LP and increases dynamically, resulting in dynamic SDR in critical areas of the VT circuit. These dynamic substrate changes may be an important factor that facilitates VT circuits.
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- Neil T. Srinivasan
- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom
- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
- Circulatory Health Research Group, Medical Technology Research Centre, School of Medicine, Anglia Ruskin University, Essex, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Papageorgiou N, Srinivasan NT. Dynamic High-density Functional Substrate Mapping Improves Outcomes in Ischaemic Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: Sense Protocol Functional Substrate Mapping and Other Functional Mapping Techniques. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2021; 10:38-44. [PMID: 33936742 PMCID: PMC8076974 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2020.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Post-infarct-related ventricular tachycardia (VT) occurs due to reentry over surviving fibres within ventricular scar tissue. The mapping and ablation of patients in VT remains a challenge when VT is poorly tolerated and in cases in which VT is non-sustained or not inducible. Conventional substrate mapping techniques are limited by the ambiguity of substrate characterisation methods and the variety of mapping tools, which may record signals differently based on their bipolar spacing and electrode size. Real world data suggest that outcomes from VT ablation remain poor in terms of freedom from recurrent therapy using conventional techniques. Functional substrate mapping techniques, such as single extrastimulus protocol mapping, identify regions of unmasked delayed potentials, which, by nature of their dynamic and functional components, may play a critical role in sustaining VT. These methods may improve substrate mapping of VT, potentially making ablation safer and more reproducible, and thereby improving the outcomes. Further large-scale studies are needed.
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- Nikolaos Papageorgiou
- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK.,Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Basildon, UK
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Cano Ó, Pérez-Roselló V, Ayala HD, Izquierdo M, Osca J, Sancho-Tello MJ, Martínez-Dolz L. Influence of baseline inducibility and activation mapping on ablation outcomes in patients with structural heart disease and ventricular tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021; 32:1328-1336. [PMID: 33834564 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Stand-alone substrate ablation has become a standard ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation strategy. We sought to evaluate the influence of baseline VT inducibility and activation mapping on ablation outcomes in patients with structural heart disease (SHD) undergoing VT ablation. METHODS Single center, observational and retrospective study including consecutive patients with SHD and documented VT undergoing ablation. Baseline VT induction was attempted before ablation in all patients and VT activation mapping performed when possible. Ablation was guided by activation mapping for mappable VTs plus substrate ablation for all patients. Ablation outcomes and complications were evaluated. RESULTS One hundred and sixty patients were included and were classified in three groups according to baseline VT inducibility:group 1 (non inducible, n = 18), group 2 (1 VT morphology induced, n = 53), and group 3 (>1 VT morphology induced, n = 89). VT activation mapping was possible in 35%. After a median follow-up of 38.5 months, baseline inducibility of greater than 1 VT morphology was associated with a significant incidence of VT recurrence (42% for group 3 vs. 15.1% for group 2% and 5.6% for group 1, Log-rank p < .0001) and activation mapping with a lower rate of VT recurrence (24% vs. 36.3%, Log-rank p = .035). Baseline inducibility of greater than 1 VT morphology (hazards ratio [HR]: 12.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.60-90.79, p = .016) was an independent predictor of VT recurrence while left ventricular ejection fraction less than 30% (HR: 1.93, 95% CI: 1.13-3.25, p = .014) and advanced heart failure (HR: 4.69, 95% CI: 2.75-8.01, p < .0001) were predictors of mortality or heart transplantation. Complications occurred in 11.2% (5.6% hemodynamic decompensation). CONCLUSION Baseline VT inducibility and activation mapping may add significant prognostic information during VT ablation procedures.
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- Óscar Cano
- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en RED en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain
- Centro de Investigaciones Biomédicas en RED en Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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Srinivasan NT, Garcia J, Schilling RJ, Ahsan S, Babu GG, Ang R, Dhinoja MB, Hunter RJ, Lowe M, Chow AW, Lambiase PD. Multicenter Study of Dynamic High-Density Functional Substrate Mapping Improves Identification of Substrate Targets for Ischemic Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2020; 6:1783-1793. [PMID: 33357574 PMCID: PMC7769061 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of dynamic substrate changes in facilitating conduction delay and re-entry in ventricular tachycardia (VT) circuits. BACKGROUND The presence of dynamic substrate changes facilitate functional block and re-entry in VT but are rarely studied as part of clinical VT mapping. METHODS Thirty patients (age 67 ± 9 years; 27 male subjects) underwent ablation. Mapping was performed with the Advisor HD Grid multipolar catheter. A bipolar voltage map was obtained during sinus rhythm (SR) and right ventricular sense protocol (SP) single extra pacing. SR and SP maps of late potentials (LP) and local abnormal ventricular activity (LAVA) were made and compared with critical sites for ablation, defined as sites of best entrainment or pace mapping. Ablation was then performed to critical sites, and LP/LAVA identified by the SP. RESULTS At a median follow-up of 12 months, 90% of patients were free from antitachycardia pacing (ATP) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks. SP pacing resulted in a larger area of LP identified for ablation (19.3 mm2 vs. 6.4 mm2) during SR mapping (p = 0.001), with a sensitivity of 87% and a specificity of 96%, compared with 78% and 65%, respectively, in SR. CONCLUSIONS LP and LAVA observed during the SP were able to identify regions critical for ablation in VT with a greater accuracy than SR mapping. This may improve substrate characterization in VT ablation. The combination of ablation to critical sites and SP-derived LP/LAVA requires further assessment in a randomized comparator study.
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- Neil T Srinivasan
- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, The Barts Heart Center, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom; Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Chen Y, Gomes M, Garcia JV, Hunter RJ, Chow AW, Dhinoja M, Schilling RJ, Lowe M, Lambiase PD. Cost-effectiveness of ablation of ventricular tachycardia in ischaemic cardiomyopathy: limitations in the trial evidence base. Open Heart 2020; 7:e001155. [PMID: 32076562 PMCID: PMC6999675 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2019-001155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 10/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Objective Catheter ablation is an important treatment for ventricular tachycardia (VT) that reduces the frequency of episodes of VT. We sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy. Methods A decision-analytic Markov model was used to calculate the costs and health outcomes of catheter ablation or AAD treatment of VT for a hypothetical cohort of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. The health states and input parameters of the model were informed by patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQL) data using randomised clinical trial (RCT)-level evidence wherever possible. Costs were calculated from a 2018 UK perspective. Results Catheter ablation versus AAD therapy had an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of £144 150 (€161 448) per quality-adjusted life-year gained, over a 5-year time horizon. This ICER was driven by small differences in patient-reported HRQL between AAD therapy and catheter ablation. However, only three of six RCTs had measured patient-reported HRQL, and when this was done, it was assessed infrequently. Using probabilistic sensitivity analyses, the likelihood of catheter ablation being cost-effective was only 11%, assuming a willingness-to-pay threshold of £30 000 used by the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Conclusion Catheter ablation of VT is unlikely to be cost-effective compared with AAD therapy based on the current randomised trial evidence. However, better designed studies incorporating detailed and more frequent quality of life assessments are needed to provide more robust and informed cost-effectiveness analyses.
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- Yang Chen
- Cardiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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- Department of Applied Health Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Cardiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Cardiology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.,Institute of Cardiovascular Science, University College London, London, UK
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Schupp T, Behnes M, Reiser L, Bollow A, Taton G, Reichelt T, Ellguth D, Engelke N, Ansari U, El-Battrawy I, Bertsch T, Weiß C, Nienaber C, Lang S, Akin M, Mashayekhi K, Borggrefe M, Akin I. Prognostic impact of beta-blocker compared to combined amiodarone therapy secondary to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Int J Cardiol 2019; 277:118-124. [PMID: 30473333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 11/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The study sought to assess the prognostic impact of treatment with beta-blocker (BB) compared to combined BB plus amiodarone (BB-AMIO) on long-term survival in patients surviving ventricular tachyarrhythmias on admission. BACKGROUND Data regarding the prognostic outcome of patients presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias treated with BB and BB-AMIO is limited. METHODS A large retrospective registry was used including consecutive patients surviving index episodes of ventricular tachyarrhythmias from 2002 to 2016. Patients treated with BB were compared to patients with BB-AMIO. The primary prognostic endpoint was long-term all-cause death at 3 years. Kaplan-Meier, multivariable Cox regression and propensity score matching analyses were applied. RESULTS A total of 1354 patients was included, 85% treated with BB, 15% with BB-AMIO. Within the unmatched real-life cohort, uni- and multivariable Cox regression models revealed BB associated with improved long-term survival compared to BB-AMIO (univariable: HR = 0.550; p = 0.001, multivariable: HR = 0.712; statistical trend, p = 0.052). After propensity-score matching (n = 186 matched pairs), BB therapy was still associated with improved survival compared to BB-AMIO (mortality rate 18% versus 26%; log rank p = 0.042; HR = 0.634; 95% CI = 0.407-0.988; p = 0.044). Prognostic superiority of BB was mainly observed in patients with LVEF ≥ 35% (HR = 0.463; 95% CI = 0.215-0.997; p = 0.049) and in those without atrial fibrillation (non-AF) (HR = 0.415; 95% CI = 0.202-0.852; p = 0.017). CONCLUSION BB therapy is associated with improved secondary long-term prognosis compared to BB-AMIO in patients surviving index episodes of ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
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- Tobias Schupp
- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, General Hospital Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biomathematics and Medical Statistics, University Medical Center Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology II, University Heart Center Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS) and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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