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Liu Q, Tian Y, Jiang Z, Tian L, Huang J, Yang Y, Yang L. Electrophysiological characteristics and catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising from the superior septal left ventricle. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:316. [PMID: 38910261 PMCID: PMC11194864 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-03979-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Electrophysiological characteristics and radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating from the superior septal left ventricle (SSLV) have not yet been fully characterized. METHODS AND RESULTS This study included 247 patients who underwent RFCA for PVCs arising from the ventricular outflow tract between February 2020 and August 2022. The successful ablation site was on the SSLV in 37 of the 247 patients. In 12 (32.4%) of those 37 patients, a low amplitude and high frequency spiky potential (SP) was recognized. Five patients showed a narrow QRS duration (86.8 ± 4.6 ms), with a discrete SP observed in PVCs and sinus rhythm, which showed an isoelectric line with the ventricular electrogram at the earliest activation site. Seven patients showed a wide QRS duration (131.6 ± 4.5 ms), with SP observed in PVCs without an isoelectric line with the ventricular electrogram. RFCA was successful at the site of the earliest SP in all 12 patients. The time from SP onset at the successful ablation site to the QRS onset (local activation time) was 30 ± 12 ms, which differed significantly from that for the remaining 25 patients withoutSP(22.1 ± 7.1 ms, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS SPs were recorded in 12 (32.4%) of the 37 patients with PVCs originating from the SSLV. The morphology of the PVCs may show a narrow or wide QRS duration and the target site for successful ablation should be identified by the earliest SP.
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- Qifang Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, 83 ZhongShan East Street, Guiyang, China.
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Sagawa Y, Asakawa T, Shigeta T, Murata K, Arai H, Oda A, Kurabayashi M, Miyamoto K, Takitsume A, Yoshinaga M, Nakagawa K, Ishihara S, Okishige K, Sasano T, Yamauchi Y. Anatomical approach to suppression of para-Hisian ventricular arrhythmias with changes in QRS morphology after ablation at the earliest activation site. Heart Rhythm 2024:S1547-5271(24)02630-4. [PMID: 38797309 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND The anatomical approach for the management of para-Hisian ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) with QRS morphological changes after catheter ablation (CA) has not been well investigated. OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the electrocardiographic and electrophysiological findings and ablation outcomes of para-Hisian VAs with QRS morphological changes after CA. METHODS Of the 30 patients who underwent CA for para-Hisian VAs at 4 institutions, 10 (33%) had QRS morphological changes after ablation. All 10 patients underwent an anatomical approach, targeting the site anatomically opposite to the site where the QRS morphology had been changed by ablation. We investigated the safety and efficacy of the anatomical approach. RESULTS Of the 10 patients evaluated, the approach was switched from the right ventricular septum to the left ventricular septum/aortic root in 7 (70%) (RL group) whereas 3 (30%) underwent left-to-right switches (LR group). After CA, the precordial transition zone tended to be earlier in the RL group and later in the LR group. In the RL group, successful VA suppression was achieved, despite suboptimal pace map concordance from the left side or a relatively delayed earliest activation time. Of the 10 patients who underwent an anatomical approach, 8 (80%) had procedural success, and ablation was discontinued in 1 (10%) because of the risk of atrioventricular block. CONCLUSION The anatomical approach showed promising results regarding safety and efficacy. Therefore, it should be considered when QRS morphological changes are observed during or after CA of para-Hisian VAs.
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- Yuichiro Sagawa
- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Cardiology Division, Yamanashi Kosei Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Nara Prefecture General Medical Center, Nara, Japan
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- Cardiology Division, Yamanashi Kosei Hospital, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Mimihara General Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japan Red Cross Yokohama City Bay Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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Sharma N, Coleman KM, Cunn G, Kleiman J, Mountantonakis SE. Anatomically Based Ablation of Left Ventricular Summit Premature Ventricular Complexes Guided by Intracardiac Echocardiography. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag 2024; 15:5774-5776. [PMID: 38444450 PMCID: PMC10911633 DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 03/07/2024] Open
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Catheter ablation of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) arising from the left ventricular summit (LVS) presents technical challenges due to the regional anatomy and frequent intramural site of origin (SOO). Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and the CARTOSOUND® (Biosense Webster, Diamond Bar, CA, USA) module allow the operator to directly reconstruct and visualize the dimensions and orientation of the LVS live and present it in relation to neighboring structures. We retrospectively reviewed consecutive cases between January 2021 and December 2022 of patients undergoing PVC ablation for a presumed LVS origin. The LVS was reconstructed by creating a three-dimensional representation of the left ventricular septum, using two-dimensional ICE sections. The earliest site in each chamber was tagged on the reconstructed LVS, and the presumed SOO was localized using a geometrical center point from all sites. Ablation was first delivered to the earliest site, except when the presence of coronary branches precluded radiofrequency delivery within the great cardiac vein. Of 20 patients (8 women, 62.4 ± 7.1 years old) with a presumed LVS origin, 12 had PVC recurrence within the monitoring period after the initial ablation for 192.5 ± 37.2 s at the earliest site. Among them, earliest activation was seen at the sinus of Valsalva (SoV), coronary venous system (CVS), and left ventricular endocardium (LVE) in four, six, and two patients, respectively. Using the reconstructed LVS, the anatomically closest site to the SOO was identified in the SoV, CVS, and LVE in four, two, and six cases, respectively. Throughout the study period (14.5 months; range, 9.3-19.7 months), 17 patients (85%) had complete elimination of PVCs as evaluated by 24-h event monitors at the 12-month visit. In 50% of cases, among patients in whom ablation at the earliest signal was unsuccessful, the site of successful ablation did not correlate with the second earliest signal or had no identifiable signal during initial activation mapping. The reconstructed LVS not only guided activation mapping but also identified sites proximal to the center point that had either a late activation signal, a low-amplitude signal, or no signal at all.
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- Nikhil Sharma
- Department of Electrophysiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, NY, USA
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Liu QF, Tian Y, Tian LH, Jing H. Unipolar and bipolar electrograms to predict successful ablation site of premature ventricular contractions originating from the free wall of the tricuspid annulus. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:1843-1849. [PMID: 37632286 DOI: 10.1111/jce.16042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study aimed to identify the characteristics of unipolar and bipolar electrogram (UniEGM and BiEGM) in guiding successful ablation of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) originating from the free wall of the ventricular aspect of the tricuspid annulus (TA). We hypothesized that the negative concordance pattern (NCP) on the onset of UniEGM and BiEGM, together with the least value of the difference between the earliest BiEGM and UniEGM dV/dTmax, might improve the accuracy of conventional mapping. METHODS AND RESULTS Thirty consecutive patients who underwent successful catheter ablation from February 2018 to July 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The BiEGM and UniEGM for successful ablation sites were compared with those for non-successful ablation sites. Among the 30 patients, 30 successful and 26 nonsuccessful ablation sites were compared. The earliest activation time of the BiEGM (BiEGMoneset-QRS) was 25 ± 6 ms for the successful ablation sites and 21 ± 6 ms for the nonsuccessful ablation sites (p = .47). The value of the difference in the earliest BiEGM and UniEGM dV/dTmax differed between successful and nonsuccessful ablation sites (6.4 ± 3.6 ms vs. 10.4 ± 6.8 ms). NCP was observed at 90.0% and 42.3% of the successful and nonsuccessful ablation sites, respectively. Alignment of NCP and BiEGMonset-UniEGM ≤6 ms was applied as the mapping criterion for successful PVC suppression (73.1% sensitivity and 87.7% specificity). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for this cutoff was 0.85. CONCLUSION Mapping based on an NCP at the onset of the BiEGM and UniEGM and the least difference value of the earliest BiEGM and UniEGM dV/dTmax had an excellent predictive value for successful ablation. These strategies may reduce the number of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) applications for free-wall tricuspid annular PVCs.
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- Qi-Fang Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, 550002, Guizhou, China
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Atreya AR, Yalagudri SD, Subramanian M, Rangaswamy VV, Saggu DK, Narasimhan C. Best Practices for the Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. Card Electrophysiol Clin 2022; 14:571-607. [PMID: 36396179 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2022.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Techniques for catheter ablation have evolved to effectively treat a range of ventricular arrhythmias. Pre-operative electrocardiographic and cardiac imaging data are very useful in understanding the arrhythmogenic substrate and can guide mapping and ablation. In this review, we focus on best practices for catheter ablation, with emphasis on tailoring ablation strategies, based on the presence or absence of structural heart disease, underlying clinical status, and hemodynamic stability of the ventricular arrhythmia. We discuss steps to make ablation safe and prevent complications, and techniques to improve the efficacy of ablation, including optimal use of electroanatomical mapping algorithms, energy delivery, intracardiac echocardiography, and selective use of mechanical circulatory support.
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- Auras R Atreya
- Electrophysiology Section, AIG Hospitals Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India; Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrophysiology Section, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA
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- Electrophysiology Section, AIG Hospitals Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Electrophysiology Section, AIG Hospitals Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Electrophysiology Section, AIG Hospitals Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India
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- Electrophysiology Section, AIG Hospitals Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research, Hyderabad, India.
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Intracardiac electrogram characteristics of intramural outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2022; 66:621-627. [PMID: 36121541 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-022-01374-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Annotation of earliest depolarization which depends on maximum dV/dt of unipolar-electrograms and unipolar QS morphology identify site of origin for ventricular premature contractions (VPC). However, identification of unipolar QS morphology has limitations due to low spatial resolution. This study aims to compare electrogram characteristics at successful ablation site in patients with outflow tract (OT) VPC. METHODS Local activation time (LAT), duration, and voltage data of each bipolar- and unipolar-electrogram at the successful ablation sites from the right ventricle OT (RVOT) and the left ventricle OT (LVOT) cases were analyzed. RESULTS Forty-four of 60 (73%) of patients were ablated from RVOT and in 16/60 (27%) required ablation from both sides. All patients had acute VPC suppression. Bipolar-electrogram-QRS onset was earlier (36.4 ± 14.5 ms vs 26.3 ± 7.4 ms, p = 0.01), duration of bipolar-electrogram was shorter (56.9 ± 18.9 ms vs 78.9 ± 21.8 ms, p = 0.002), and bi-voltage amplitude was higher (3.2 ± 2.3 mV vs 1.4 ± 1.1 mV, p = 0.07) for patients with RVOT-only ablation. Mean bipolar-unipolar-electrogram difference was 4.4 ± 4.5 ms in the RVOT group vs 12.8 ± 4.9 ms in RVOT + LVOT group (p < 0.001). Unipolar QS morphology was recorded in 3.0 ± 3.9 vs 3.6 ± 1.8 cm2 in RVOT and RVOT + LVOT group, respectively (p = 0.41). Unipolar-electrogram revealed W pattern in 3/44 of RVOT vs 5/16 of RVOT + LVOT group, respectively (p = 0.01). In 18/60 (30%) of patients, unipolar QS was not identified at successful ablation site. CONCLUSION QS in unipolar-electrogram was not a perfect predictor for successful ablation sites. Analysis of bipolar voltage amplitude and duration with bipolar-unipolar-electrogram time difference may identify presence of a deeper source.
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