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Haïssaguerre M, Gaïta F, Marcus FI, Clémenty J. Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory pathways: a contemporary review. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 1994; 5:532-52. [PMID: 8087297 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1994.tb01293.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Catheter ablation techniques are now advocated as the first line of therapy for arrhythmias caused by accessory pathways (APs). The most common energy source is radiofrequency current, but technical characteristics vary. Several parameters can be used to determine the optimal target site: AP potential, AV time, atrial or ventricular insertion site, or unipolar morphology. Specific considerations are needed depending on AP location. Despite the different approaches described, there is no significant difference in the reported success rate, which is over 90%. However, the number of radiofrequency applications needed to achieve ablation appears to differ significantly, with median values from 3 to 8 reported. A combination of criteria related to both timing and direction of the activation wavefront or use of subthreshold stimulation could improve the accuracy of mapping. In patients with "resistant" APs, different changes in ablation technique must be considered during the procedure to achieve elimination of AP conduction. The incidence of complications in multicenter reports is close to 4%, with a recurrence rate of 8%. The long-term safety of catheter ablation requires further study.
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- M Haïssaguerre
- Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Leveque, Bordeaux-Pessac, France
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Swartz JF, Tracy CM, Fletcher RD. Radiofrequency endocardial catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathway atrial insertion sites. Circulation 1993; 87:487-99. [PMID: 8425296 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.87.2.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND High rates of success using radiofrequency ablation energy have rapidly transformed catheter ablation from an investigational procedure to the nonpharmacological therapy of choice for symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Prior studies of radiofrequency accessory pathway ablation were based on a ventricular approach. Risks associated with prolonged arterial catheter manipulation, retrograde left ventricular catheterization, and production of ventricular lesions required for successful ventricular insertion ablation can be avoided using atrial insertion ablation procedures. The purpose of the present study was to define the safety and efficacy of accessory pathway ablation using radiofrequency energy delivered solely to accessory atrioventricular pathway atrial insertion sites. METHODS AND RESULTS One hundred fourteen patients with accessory pathway-mediated tachycardia underwent attempted radiofrequency current ablation at the accessory pathway atrial insertion site. All catheters were introduced transvenously. Left-sided accessory pathways were approached using transseptal left atrial catheterization techniques. Retrograde localization of the atrial insertion site during reentrant tachycardia was characterized by 40 +/- 15-msec local ventriculoatrial and 79 +/- 17-msec surface QRS to local atrial electrogram intervals. Presumed accessory pathway potentials were present in only 30% of ablation site electrograms. Successful ablation required 6.2 +/- 5.3 radiofrequency energy applications. Cumulative energy dose required for success was 2,341 +/- 2,233 J. There were no complications associated with transseptal catheterization. Energy delivery to accessory pathway atrial insertion sites was associated with non-life-threatening complications in two patients. Recurrent conduction requiring repeat ablation occurred in 10 of 115 (9%) successfully ablated accessory pathways, all within 1 month of the ablation procedure. After 21.2 +/- 4.6 months of follow-up, 108 of 114 (95%) patients are asymptomatic and without evidence of accessory pathway conduction. CONCLUSIONS The atrial insertion approach to accessory pathway ablation is safe and highly effective. This approach compares favorably with the retrograde ventricular insertion ablation technique. Atrial insertion ablation eliminates the need to produce ventricular lesions and avoids the risks of prolonged arterial catheter manipulation and retrograde left ventricular catheterization.
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- J F Swartz
- Department of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md 20814-4799
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ZHOU JINTAI, LIU WEIYU, WAN ZHENG, ZHAO JING, WANG ZHIYI, ZHANG YUSHU. Multiple Concealed Accessory Pathways Associate with Antegrade Triple AV Nodal Pathways and Catheter Ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 1992. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1989.tb01584.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Schuger CD, McMath L, Abrams G, Zhan H, Spears JR, Steinman RT, Lehmann MH. Long-term effects of percutaneous laser balloon ablation from the canine coronary sinus. Circulation 1992; 86:947-54. [PMID: 1516207 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.86.3.947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Radiofrequency catheter ablation of left-sided accessory pathways is becoming the first line of therapy for patients with symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Nevertheless, alternative ablation techniques merit development, at least as supplementary modalities for cases in which conventional ablation approaches may prove unsuccessful. We recently reported the short-term results with transcatheter laser balloon ablation from the coronary sinus in a canine model, proving that the procedure is feasible for the potential ablation of left-sided accessory pathways. We now report the effects of percutaneous transcatheter laser balloon ablation in a chronic canine model. METHODS AND RESULTS Twenty adult mongrel dogs were studied. After baseline coronary arteriography, left ventriculography, and coronary sinus angiography were obtained, 15 dogs received two or three consecutive laser doses from the coronary sinus of 30-40 W for 15-30 seconds, for a total cumulative energy of 1,200-2,400 J. The five remaining animals underwent a procedure consisting of balloon sham inflation without laser exposure and served as controls. After a mean follow-up of 6 weeks, the angiographic procedures were repeated, and the animals were killed. The mean extent of the fibrotic lesion was 15 mm long, 6 mm wide, and 4.5 mm deep and involved the coronary sinus wall, atrium, and, frequently, the summit of the posterior left ventricular wall. Six animals (four in the study group and two in the control group) showed asymptomatic narrowing of the coronary sinus lumen but always with total angiographic reconstitution due to extensive collateral circulation. The circumflex artery and mitral valve were intact angiographically and histologically in all animals. CONCLUSIONS Percutaneous transcatheter laser balloon ablation via the coronary sinus produces a lesion that may be anatomically well suited for left-sided accessory pathway ablation. Although coronary sinus narrowing may occur, adverse physiological effects are unlikely due to the development of extensive collateral circulation. Systematic clinical studies of this new approach to catheter ablation appear warranted.
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- C D Schuger
- Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Harper Hospital, Detroit, Mich
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Auricchio A, Klein H, Trappe HJ, Salo R. Effect on Ventricular Performance of Direct Current Electrical Shock for Catheter Ablation of the Atrioventricular Junction. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 1992; 15:344-56. [PMID: 1372729 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1992.tb06504.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In ten patients undergoing catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction (CAVJ) because of therapy refractoriness of supraventricular arrhythmias, the effect of repeated high energy direct current (DC) shock on left ventricular function has been investigated. End-systolic pressure-volume relation (ESPVR) and the positive first derivative of ventricular pressure (dP/dt) have been used as indices of left ventricular systolic function, while the time constant of isovolumic pressure decay, the diastolic stiffness, and the negative dP/dt represented the diastolic function parameters, respectively. Each patient received at least two and no more than three DC shocks for successful CAVJ, with an energy of 360 joules. Significant acute reduction of both systolic and diastolic function was noted after each DC shock, with a slow partial recovery of both phases. The recovery process involved the systolic phase earlier and more completely than the diastolic one. The alterations observed could not be predicted from preablation values, but were significantly related to cumulative energy dose index for body weight. In conclusion, repeated high energy DC shocks acutely, but reversibly, impair left ventricular function; in addition, the ventricular function reduction is primarily related to the total ablation energy indexed for body weight.
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- A Auricchio
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Hannover, Germany
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Haissaguerre M, Fischer B, Labbé T, Lemétayer P, Montserrat P, d'Ivernois C, Dartigues JF, Warin JF. Frequency of recurrent atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation of overt accessory pathways. Am J Cardiol 1992; 69:493-7. [PMID: 1736613 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90992-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The effect of successful catheter ablation of overt accessory pathways on the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) was studied in 129 symptomatic patients with (n = 75) or without (n = 54) previous documented AF. Fourteen had had ventricular fibrillation. Factors predictive of recurrence were examined, including electrophysiologic parameters. Atrial vulnerability was defined as induction of sustained AF (greater than 1 minute) using single, then double, atrial extrastimuli at 2 basic pacing cycle lengths. When compared to patients with only reciprocating tachycardia, patients with clinical AF included more men (77 vs 54%, p = 0.008) and were older (35 +/- 12 vs 29 +/- 12 years, p = 0.01). They had a significantly shorter cycle length leading to anterograde accessory pathway block (252 +/- 42 vs 298 +/- 83 ms, p less than 0.001), greater incidences of atrial vulnerability (89 vs 24%, p less than 0.001) and subsequent need for cardioversion (51 vs 15%, p less than 0.001). After discharge, the follow-up period was 35 +/- 12 months (range 18 to 76); 7 patients with previous spontaneous AF (9%) had recurrence at a mean of 10 months after ablation. Age, presence of structural heart disease accessory pathway location, atrial refractory periods and accessory pathway anterograde conduction parameters were not predictive of AF recurrence. Persistence of atrial vulnerability after ablation was the only factor associated with further recurrence of AF. Atrial vulnerability was observed after ablation in only 56% of patients with previous AF versus 89% before ablation. It is concluded that successful catheter ablation of accessory pathways prevents further recurrence of AF in 91% of patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M Haissaguerre
- Service de Cardiologie, Hôpital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France
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Tracy CM, Swartz JF, Karasik P, Solomon A, Fletcher RD. Catheter ablation of hemodynamically compromising incessant atrioventricular tachycardia. J Electrocardiol 1992; 25:65-70. [PMID: 1735793 DOI: 10.1016/0022-0736(92)90132-j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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A 27-year-old woman was admitted to the Georgetown University Hospital with refractory hemodynamically compromising incessant atrioventricular tachycardia. A single left-sided accessory pathway was identified and successfully modified acutely. Endocardial delivery of direct current energy provided an extremely effective therapeutic intervention resulting in termination of atrioventricular tachycardia and restoration of stable hemodynamic status. Although a second ablation procedure was necessary to permanently interrupt accessory pathway conduction, the patient has remained free of symptoms without medications for 13 months.
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- C M Tracy
- Division of Cardiology, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC 20007
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Núnáin SO, Camm AJ, Ward DE. Treating Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. BMJ (CLINICAL RESEARCH ED.) 1991; 303:1411-2. [PMID: 1773139 PMCID: PMC1671696 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.303.6815.1411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Schlüter M, Geiger M, Siebels J, Duckeck W, Kuck KH. Catheter ablation using radiofrequency current to cure symptomatic patients with tachyarrhythmias related to an accessory atrioventricular pathway. Circulation 1991; 84:1644-61. [PMID: 1914104 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.84.4.1644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent investigations have shown that cure of patients with symptomatic tachyarrhythmias related to an accessory atrioventricular pathway may be achieved by closed-chest electrode catheter ablation of the accessory connection. Direct current shocks have primarily been used for this purpose, but its applicability is limited because of the lack of controlled titration of electrical energy, the infliction of barotrauma, and the need for general anesthesia. Radiofrequency current has been proposed as an alternate energy source. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-three symptomatic patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and 19 patients with only retrogradely conducting (concealed) pathways underwent ablative therapy with radiofrequency current. There were 71 accessory pathways located on the left side of the heart (57 free-wall and 14 posteroseptal pathways) and 25 on the right side (11 free-wall, seven posteroseptal, and seven midseptal or anteroseptal pathways). In patients with right-sided pathways, ablation was attempted via a catheter positioned at the atrial aspect of the tricuspid annulus. In patients with a left-sided free-wall accessory pathway, a novel approach was used in which the ablation catheter was positioned in the left ventricle directly below the mitral annulus. Accessory pathway conduction was permanently abolished in 79 patients (86%). Growing experience and improved catheter technology resulted in a 100% success rate after the 52nd consecutive patient. Failures were mainly the result of inadequate catheters used initially or an unfavorable approach to left posteroseptal pathways. CONCLUSIONS Catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways by the use of radiofrequency current is an effective and safe therapeutic modality for patients with symptomatic tachyarrhythmias mediated by these pathways.
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- M Schlüter
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, FRG
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Kuck KH, Schlüter M, Geiger M, Siebels J, Duckeck W. Radiofrequency current catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways. Lancet 1991; 337:1557-61. [PMID: 1675706 DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)93258-b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 242] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Tachyarrhythmias mediated by an accessory atrioventricular pathway and which are refractory to drug therapy have been treated surgically with variable success. Early results of direct-current catheter ablation were encouraging but were associated with complications such as barotrauma and the need for a general anaesthetic. We have investigated the endocardial application of radiofrequency current which is a potentially safer technique. Of 105 patients with an accessory atrioventricular pathway, 79 were located on the left side of the heart and 32 on the right side. Accessory pathway conduction was permanently abolished in 93 (89%) patients. Complications developed in 3 patients: thrombotic occlusion of a femoral artery, arteriovenous fistula formation at the site of groin puncture, and left ventricular rupture with cardiac tamponade after direct-current shocks. There were no deaths from the procedure. We conclude that radiofrequency current catheter ablation is both effective and safe for patients with symptomatic tachyarrhythmias mediated by accessory atrioventricular pathways.
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- K H Kuck
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Jackman WM, Wang XZ, Friday KJ, Roman CA, Moulton KP, Beckman KJ, McClelland JH, Twidale N, Hazlitt HA, Prior MI. Catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular pathways (Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome) by radiofrequency current. N Engl J Med 1991; 324:1605-11. [PMID: 2030716 DOI: 10.1056/nejm199106063242301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 973] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical or catheter ablation of accessory pathways by means of high-energy shocks serves as definitive therapy for patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome but has substantial associated morbidity and mortality. Radiofrequency current, an alternative energy source for ablation, produces smaller lesions without adverse effects remote from the site where current is delivered. We conducted this study to develop catheter techniques for delivering radiofrequency current to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with accessory-pathway ablation. METHODS Radiofrequency current (mean power, 30.9 +/- 5.3 W) was applied through a catheter electrode positioned against the mitral or tricuspid annulus or a branch of the coronary sinus; when possible, delivery was guided by catheter recordings of accessory-pathway activation. Ablation was attempted in 166 patients with 177 accessory pathways (106 pathways in the left free wall, 13 in the anteroseptal region, 43 in the posteroseptal region, and 15 in the right free wall). RESULTS Accessory-pathway conduction was eliminated in 164 of 166 patients (99 percent) by a median of three applications of radiofrequency current. During a mean follow-up (+/- SD) of 8.0 +/- 5.4 months, preexcitation or atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia returned in 15 patients (9 percent). All underwent a second, successful ablation. Electrophysiologic study 3.1 +/- 1.9 months after ablation in 75 patients verified the absence of accessory-pathway conduction in all. Complications of radiofrequency-current application occurred in three patients (1.8 percent): atrioventricular block (one patient), pericarditis (one), and cardiac tamponade (one) after radiofrequency current was applied in a small branch of the coronary sinus. CONCLUSIONS Radiofrequency current is highly effective in ablating accessory pathways, with low morbidity and no mortality.
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- W M Jackman
- Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190
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Bardy GH, Sawyer PL. Biophysical and anatomical considerations for safe and efficacious catheter ablation of arrhythmias. Clin Cardiol 1990; 13:425-33. [PMID: 2188767 DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960130611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The development of catheter ablation techniques for therapy of cardiac arrhythmias continues to evolve. Although many patients have benefited from catheter ablation procedures, failure to ablate the arrhythmogenic substrate and complications from the pulse used in these procedures remain too frequent occurrences. The purpose of this review is to focus on these problems of inefficacy and safety with attention directed to the role various direct current and radiofrequency pulses have had in the genesis of these difficulties.
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- G H Bardy
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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Schuger CD, Steinman RT, Lehmann MH, Schuger L, Boldea D, McMath L, Spears JR. Percutaneous transcatheter laser balloon ablation from the canine coronary sinus: implications for the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Lasers Surg Med 1990; 10:140-8. [PMID: 2332999 DOI: 10.1002/lsm.1900100206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Transcatheter direct current electrical shocks for ablation of left-sided accessory pathways in Wolff-Parkinson-White patients have led to serious complications. We report the feasibility of percutaneous transcatheter laser balloon ablation of left-sided accessory pathways from the coronary sinus using a 1,064-nm, continuous wave Nd:YAG laser triple lumen catheter with an optical fiber terminating in a cylindrical diffusing tip within a 2-cm-long, 3-mm-diameter balloon transparent to Nd:YAG laser radiation. In eight mongrel dogs (18 to 31 kg), the laser balloon catheter was positioned via an 8 French guide catheter in the distal and proximal coronary sinus. During balloon inflation, two to three consecutive laser doses of 30 W x 20 sec were applied to each site (cumulative energy, 1,200 to 1,800 J). Coronary angiography, left ventriculography, and coronary sinus injection were performed before and after laser exposure. After percutaneous transcatheter laser balloon ablation, there was no evidence of mitral regurgitation, left circumflex artery, coronary sinus obstruction, or perforation. Coagulation necrosis and/or polymorphonuclear infiltrates involving the atrioventricular groove and left atrial wall over a mean length of 17 mm were present in all eight dogs sacrificed 6 +/- 1 hr postablation. In conclusion, percutaneous transcatheter laser balloon ablation from the coronary sinus is free of immediate major complications and may be feasible for potential interruption of left-sided accessory pathways.
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- C D Schuger
- Department of Medicine, Wayne State University/Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI 48201
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Bromberg BI, Dick M, Scott WA, Morady F. Transcatheter electrical ablation of accessory pathways in children. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1989; 12:1787-96. [PMID: 2478979 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1989.tb01865.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), the most common sustained symptomatic arrhythmia of childhood, is often supported by a manifest or concealed accessory pathway. Permanent interruption of the accessory pathway usually requires surgical division. Recent experience with electrical ablation of posterior septal pathways in adults prompted us to apply the technique to children. Six children, ages 8 to 15 years, underwent a complete electrophysiological study followed by transcatheter electrical ablation. Five of the 6 children, 3 with a right posterior septal and 2 with a left posterior septal pathway, were approached with the ablation catheter at the os of the coronary sinus. In the remaining patient, a left lateral pathway was mapped with an electrode catheter in the coronary sinus and then approached with the ablation catheter through the patent foramen into the left atrium. Two patients are asymptomatic 18-24 months postablation; one patient had return of anomalous conduction between 7 and 21 days after ablation. Two patients had transient interruption of anomalous conduction, whereas one patient experienced no effect. We conclude that in carefully selected patients, transcatheter electrical ablation offers an alternative to surgery for permanent interruption of an accessory pathway.
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- B I Bromberg
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- D Newman
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco
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Langberg J, Griffin JC, Herre JM, Chin MC, Lev M, Bharati S, Scheinman MM. Catheter ablation of accessory pathways using radiofrequency energy in the canine coronary sinus. J Am Coll Cardiol 1989; 13:491-6. [PMID: 2913123 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(89)90530-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Ablation of a left-sided accessory pathway with high energy direct-current shocks delivered by an electrode catheter in the coronary sinus is associated with the risk of coronary sinus rupture. The safety and effectiveness of closed chest catheter desiccation in the coronary sinus with use of radiofrequency energy was studied. Radiofrequency energy (174 +/- 74 J) was applied between the distal electrode of a standard electrode catheter placed 3 to 6 cm inside the coronary sinus and a large posterior chest wall patch in 16 dogs. No arrhythmias or hemodynamic changes were observed. Three dogs were killed approximately 1 h after ablation and 13 after 2 to 4 weeks. Lesions in the atrioventricular (AV) sulcus were observed in 14 of 16 dogs. Lesions were 11.6 +/- 6 mm in length, 4.3 +/- 2.3 mm in width and 2.8 +/- 1.4 mm in depth. Microscopic examination showed well circumscribed areas of necrosis and fibrosis in the fat of the AV sulcus. The media and intima of the circumflex coronary artery were not involved nor was the endocardium or mitral apparatus damaged in any dog. Coronary sinus thrombus was present in 3 of 16 dogs. Large amounts of radiofrequency energy can be safely applied to the coronary sinus. The size and location of the lesions produced suggest that this technique may be useful for the interruption of left-sided accessory AV connections in humans.
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- J Langberg
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0214
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Rubenstein DG, Zaher C. Introduction to Clinical Electrophysiology. Interv Cardiol 1989. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-3534-7_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Jackman WM, Friday KJ, Fitzgerald DM, Bowman AJ, Yeung-Lai-Wai JA, Lazzara R. Localization of left free-wall and posteroseptal accessory atrioventricular pathways by direct recording of accessory pathway activation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1989; 12:204-14. [PMID: 2466254 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1989.tb02648.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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With the advent of catheter ablation techniques, precise localization of accessory AV pathways (AP) assumes greater importance. In an effort to define the course of AP fibers, we attempted to record activation of 56 left free-wall and 23 posteroseptal APs in 62 patients undergoing electrophysiological study. The coronary sinus (CS) and great cardiac vein (GCV) were mapped using orthogonal catheter electrodes, which provide a recording dipole perpendicular to the AV groove. The tricuspid annulus (TA) was mapped using a 2 mm spaced octapolar electrode catheter. Potentials were considered to represent AP activation only if they could be dissociated from both atrial and ventricular activation by programmed stimulation. Orthogonal catheter electrodes in the CS and GCV were advanced beyond the site of earliest retrograde atrial activation and/or earliest antegrade ventricular activation in 45 of the 56 left free-wall APs, and AP potentials were recorded from 42 (93%). An oblique course was identified in 36 APs, with the ventricular insertion being recorded 4-30 mm (median 15 mm) distal or anterior to the atrial insertion. In three patients, antegrade and retrograde conduction proceeded over different (but close) parallel fibers. AP potentials were recorded from 19 of 23 posteroseptal pathways. Ten pathways (left posteroseptal) were recorded from the CS, beginning 5-11 mm (median 9 mm) distal to the os, with potentials extending 8-18 mm (median 11 mm) distally. Four pathways (mid-septal) were recorded along the TA, anterior to the CS ostium and posterior to the His bundle catheter. Five pathways (right posteroseptal) were recorded along the TA, directly opposite or immediately posterior to the CS ostium. One of the patients had both midseptal and left posteroseptal pathways and three patients had both right posteroseptal and left posteroseptal pathways. We conclude: 1) left free-wall APs transit the AV groove obliquely and may be comprised of multiple, closely spaced, parallel fibers; 2) the anatomical location of "posteroseptal" pathways is variable and the presence of fibers at multiple sites is common; and 3) direct recordings of AP activation facilitate tracking of the accessory pathway along its course from atrium to ventricle and help identify the presence of multiple fibers.
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- W M Jackman
- Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190
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Jackman WM, Kuck KH, Naccarelli GV, Carmen L, Pitha J. Radiofrequency current directed across the mitral anulus with a bipolar epicardial-endocardial catheter electrode configuration in dogs. Circulation 1988; 78:1288-98. [PMID: 3180385 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.78.5.1288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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This study tested the capability of low-power radiofrequency current delivered through a bipolar "epicardial-endocardial" catheter electrode configuration to produce discrete epicardial left atrial (LA) and left ventricular (LV) necrosis adjacent to the mitral anulus for potential application in ablating left free-wall accessory atrioventricular pathways. In 15 anesthetized, closed-chest dogs, a 6F electrode catheter was inserted via the jugular vein into the coronary sinus (CS). A second catheter was inserted via the femoral artery into the left ventricle and positioned beneath the mitral valve, high against the anulus, and directly opposite the CS electrode. The LV tip electrode was positioned to record the largest LA potential to ensure proximity to the anulus. Thirty-four sites were tested (five anterior, 14 lateral, and 15 posterior). Radiofrequency current (continuous wave, 625 kHz) was delivered between the CS and LV electrodes at 37-55 V (median, 41 V) for 4-60 seconds (median, 20 seconds). Current ranged from 0.10 to 0.35 A (median, 0.18 A), resulting in power ranging from 4.3 to 19.2 W (median, 7.3 W) and total energy of 51-446 J (median, 152 J). Dogs were sacrificed 2-9 days later. The CS was grossly intact in all dogs and thrombosed in one dog. The circumflex artery was grossly normal in all dogs. Necrosis of a small segment of the arterial wall was found microscopically in one dog. Lesions were identified at 30 of the 34 sites. Twenty-two (73%) of the 30 lesions consisted of a cylindrical-shaped area of necrosis extending between the anulus and CS with diameter ranging from 2.1 to 15.0 mm (median, 4.0 mm). Atrial and ventricular epicardial necrosis extended 0-7.0 mm (median, 2.5 mm) and 0-6.8 mm (median, 2.6 mm) beyond the anulus, respectively. At the remaining eight (27%) sites, little or no epicardial injury occurred, possibly because of downward displacement of LV electrode (four sites) or positioning of LV electrode within a trabecular recess (four sites). We conclude that 1) radiofrequency current delivered between CS and LV produced, at 22 (65%) of 34 sites, LA and LV necrosis adjacent to the anulus without rupture of the CS and that 2) large, sharp LA potentials help identify an optimal anular location of LV electrode. This technique may have clinical usefulness for ablating left free-wall accessory atrioventricular connections.
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- W M Jackman
- Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190
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Goy JJ, Vogt P, Fromer M, Kappenberger L. Catheter ablation for recurrent tachyarrhythmias. Clinical experience with two different techniques of ablation in 21 patients. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1988; 11:1945-53. [PMID: 2463571 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1988.tb06333.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Between 1984 and 1988, 21 patients underwent catheter ablation for drug refractory arrhythmias. Nine patients presented atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia, nine had supraventricular tachycardia (one AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, one reciprocating tachycardia due to concealed accessory pathway and seven WPW syndrome). Three had ventricular tachycardia. Fourteen patients were treated with direct current shock ablation (DC) and seven patients with radiofrequency ablation (RF). Eight patients underwent ablation of the His bundle. In six patients permanent AV block could be induced and in two first-degree AV block. All became asymptomatic (two with additional antiarrhythmic drug therapy). In four patients with WPW syndrome DC ablation of the accessory pathway was attempted. In one patient a permanent block in the accessory pathway and in another an intermittent block were obtained. In the two remaining patients with accessory pathways the ablation failed to interrupt the retrograde conduction: in one the retrograde conduction was modified; however, in the other no change could be demonstrated. Two patients underwent ventricular foci ablation, with one partial success (arrhythmia controlled with associated drug therapy) and one failure. Three patients had RF His bundle ablation (two for atrial flutter and one for atrial fibrillation). One complete atrioventricular block, one first degree AV block and one first degree AV block associated with right bundle branch block were induced. Recurrence of tachyarrhythmias was prevented only in the patient with complete atrioventricular block. RF ablation of accessory pathway was performed in three patients.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J J Goy
- Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Huang SK, Graham AR, Bharati S, Lee MA, Gorman G, Lev M. Short- and long-term effects of transcatheter ablation of the coronary sinus by radiofrequency energy. Circulation 1988; 78:416-27. [PMID: 3396178 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.78.2.416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Catheter ablation of left-sided atrioventricular accessory pathways through the coronary sinus by direct-current shock may be complicated by rupture and thrombosis of the coronary sinus and injury to the coronary arteries. This study examined short and long-term effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation of the coronary sinus in 20 closed-chest dogs to determine whether this technique is feasible for potential interruption of left-sided accessory pathways. Single-pulsed radiofrequency energy (750 kHz, 85-293 J) was delivered to three sites in the distal and middle coronary sinus between the distal (1) or the proximal electrodes (2 or 3) of a standard 6 French quadripolar catheter and a chest-wall patch electrode. Single-pulsed radiofrequency energy (78-293 J) was also applied to two sites near the ostium of the coronary sinus with the proximal (4) or the distal (1) electrode of the same catheter. Coronary artery and levophase coronary sinus angiograms obtained before and immediately after ablation, as well as before killing, showed intact vascular structures in all dogs. Right atrial, pulmonary arterial, and aortic pressures measured in three dogs did not change significantly at the time of energy delivery. No significant changes were found in atrioventricular nodal refractoriness and conduction. None of the dogs had significant rhythm disturbances during and after ablation as evaluated by ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring and periodic rhythm strips at follow-up. Ten dogs were killed 1-7 days after ablation, three dogs were killed at 4 weeks, three dogs at 6 weeks, two dogs at 8 weeks, and two dogs at 12 weeks. Discrete lesions ranging in size from 3 x 3 to 8 x 10 mm2 in surface area and 0.5-4.5 mm in depth were found in the coronary sinus with most of the lesions extending to the left atrial and left ventricular myocardium. There was neither rupture of the coronary sinus nor occlusion of the coronary arteries. Mural thrombus was found in the coronary sinus on five acute lesions in two dogs, but none was noted on the chronic lesions, which was characterized by chronic granulation tissue and fibrosis. Two dogs in the study during chronic conditions had damage to branches of the underlying coronary artery that showed necrotizing arteritis and arterial sclerosis. Conduction system studies in four dogs showed some chronic inflammatory and fibrotic changes. Similar discrete lesions were found in situ in the coronary sinus of four postmortem human hearts with radiofrequency catheter ablation.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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- S K Huang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tucson, AZ 85723
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Ruder MA, Mead RH, Gaudiani V, Buch WS, Smith NA, Winkle RA. Transvenous catheter ablation of extranodal accessory pathways. J Am Coll Cardiol 1988; 11:1245-53. [PMID: 3366998 DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(88)90288-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Twelve patients with an accessory pathway and recurrent symptomatic reciprocating tachycardia or atrial fibrillation, or both, underwent attempted transvenous catheter ablation of the accessory pathway. In one patient with a small right coronary artery, the pathway was along the right free wall. In 11 patients, the pathway was located at or within 15 mm of the coronary sinus os. For these patients, a quadripolar electrode catheter was placed in the coronary sinus and positioned, if possible, so that the proximal pair of electrodes straddled the pathway. For those patients with a pathway greater than 5 mm within the coronary sinus, the most proximal electrode was placed at the os. This proximal pair of electrodes was connected to the cathodal output of a defibrillator with an anterior chest wall patch serving as the current sink. Two shocks were then delivered for a cumulative energy of 500 to 600 J (stored energy). Among the eight patients with a pathway at or within 5 mm of the coronary sinus os, conduction over the pathway was abolished in five and modified in one. Among the four patients with a pathway farther from the os (10 to 15 mm) and along the right free wall, pathway conduction was modified only in two. Rupture of the coronary sinus did not occur in any patient. There were no serious complications. Minor damage surrounding the area of ablation was seen at the time of surgical division of the accessory pathway in two of five patients with unsuccessful ablation who subsequently underwent surgery.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- M A Ruder
- Department of Cardiology, Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, California
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Bardy GH, Ivey TD, Coltorti F, Stewart RB, Johnson G, Greene HL. Developments, complications and limitations of catheter-mediated electrical ablation of posterior accessory atrioventricular pathways. Am J Cardiol 1988; 61:309-16. [PMID: 3341207 DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(88)90936-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Nineteen patients with posterior accessory pathways and disabling, refractory arrhythmias, underwent catheter ablation using standard defibrillator pulses at energy settings of 150 to 400 J. Accessory pathway ablation was successful in 13 of 19 (68%). Effective catheter ablation correlated with local ventriculoatrial (VA) intervals determined from the coronary sinus catheter at the site of earliest retrograde atrial activation during orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia. In 12 of the 13 successfully ablated patients, the local VA interval was less than 80 ms. In 4 of the 6 unsuccessfully treated patients, the local VA interval was greater than or equal to 80 ms, p less than 0.01. Transient abnormalities noted with the procedure included sinus bradycardia (3 patients), atrioventricular block (5), accelerated junctional rhythm (3), ectopic atrial tachycardia (2), myocardial depression (1), "ischemic" appearing T-wave inversions (10) and hemodynamically insignificant small pericardial effusions (5) Creatine kinase-MB increased from 3 +/- 2 U/liter to 26 +/- 18 U/liter (p less than 0.001), 4 to 8 hours after ablation. In addition, electrical shorts occurring during the ablation procedure in 2 patients were identified and corrected only with oscilloscopic monitoring of voltage and current waveforms. Significant adverse sequelae were seen in 4 patients. Three patients required sternotomy for control of cardiac tamponade secondary to a ruptured coronary sinus and 1 patient had a small posterior left ventricular infarction related to spasm of a right coronary artery extension branch. Coronary sinus rupture correlated with the ratio of catheter diameter to coronary sinus diameter.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- G H Bardy
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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Borggrefe M, Budde T, Podczeck A, Breithardt G. High frequency alternating current ablation of an accessory pathway in humans. J Am Coll Cardiol 1987; 10:576-82. [PMID: 3624664 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(87)80200-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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High frequency alternating current ablation of an accessory pathway was performed in a patient with incessant circus movement tachycardia using a right-sided, free wall accessory pathway. Antiarrhythmic drugs, antitachycardia pacing and transvenous catheter ablation using high energy direct current shocks could not control the supraventricular tachycardia. A 7F bipolar electrode catheter with an interelectrode distance of 1.2 cm was positioned at the site of earliest retrograde activation during circus movement tachycardia. At this area, two alternating current high frequency impulses were delivered with an energy output of 50 W through the distal tip of the bipolar catheter, while the patient was awake. After the first shock supraventricular tachycardia terminated and accessory pathway conduction was absent without altering anterograde conduction in the normal atrioventricular (AV) conduction system. No reports of pain or other complications were noted. In short-term follow-up of 5 months, the patient had been free of arrhythmias without antiarrhythmic medication. Thus, high frequency alternating current ablation was performed for the first time in the treatment of an arrhythmia incorporating an accessory pathway in a human. This technique may be an attractive alternative to the available transcatheter ablation techniques and to antitachycardia surgery.
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Ruder MA, Davis JC, Eldar M, Finkbeiner W, Scheinman MM. Effects of catheter-delivered electrical discharges near the tricuspid anulus in dogs. J Am Coll Cardiol 1987; 10:693-701. [PMID: 3624673 DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(87)80214-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The possibility of using electrical discharges to ablate right free wall accessory pathways by delivering a series of catheter shocks near the tricuspid anulus was assessed in a canine model. Before the shock, the amplitudes of the atrial and ventricular electrograms recorded from the distal electrodes were compared (A/V ratio), and the atrial pacing threshold was determined. To assess effects on function and arrhythmogenicity, right heart pressures were measured and programmed ventricular stimulation was performed before the shock and prior to sacrifice 7 to 10 days after the shock. Nine dogs received a total of 24 discharges at varying energies (50 to 400 J). Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia occurred with 13 shocks (62%) and transient atrioventricular block with 9 shocks (43%). There was no worsening in cardiac or valvular function as determined by right heart pressure measurements or right ventriculography. Programmed ventricular stimulation performed before the shocks and repeated before sacrifice failed to induce ventricular arrhythmias. The endocardial lesion produced by the shock was roughly circular and its area correlated with both the magnitude of the shock as well as the atrial pacing threshold. Transmural necrosis always occurred at the anulus when the A/V ratio was between 1.00 and 1.50 and preshock atrial pacing threshold suggested adequate wall contact (less than 1.5 mA). There was mild inflammation of the adventitia of the right coronary artery near two discharge sites (both 200 J) and inflammation of the media near one discharge site (400 J); no intimal involvement was seen.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Pfeiffer D, Rostock KJ, Rathgen K. Anterograde conduction of a concealed accessory pathway after transvenous electric catheter ablation. Clin Cardiol 1986; 9:578-80. [PMID: 3802607 DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960091111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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An 18-year-old woman with a concealed right midseptal accessory pathway and refractory supraventricular tachycardia with a cycle length of 280-400 ms and a wide echo zone of 280-520 ms is reported. The transvenous electric catheter ablation with two shocks of 200 and 300 J, each on a separate occasion, was followed by anterograde and retrograde atrioventricular block. The patient received an implantable pacemaker (VVI). Four weeks later we observed a stable anterograde conduction of the pathway in spite of a persisting retrograde block. It is concluded that the site of unidirectional block in this patient is at the origin of the concealed accessory pathway in the ventricular septal muscle. The necrosis after ablation changed conduction conditions at the site of unidirectional block. Presently, the patient has been free of tachycardia for 19 months. This observation is of importance for the patient because another mechanism of tachycardia might be possible after ablation.
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Coltorti F, Bardy GH, Reichenbach D, Greene HL, Thomas R, Breazeale DG, Ivey TD. Effects of varying electrode configuration with catheter-mediated defibrillator pulses at the coronary sinus orifice in dogs. Circulation 1986; 73:1321-33. [PMID: 3698259 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.73.6.1321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We compared two methods of delivering single damped sine-wave defibrillator pulses to the coronary sinus orifice in 20 dogs. Ten dogs had "unipolar" (coronary sinus to precordial disc) and 10 had "bipolar" (coronary sinus proximal to coronary sinus distal electrode) discharges. Delivered voltage, current, and energy were recorded during each pulse. Electrophysiologic testing was done before and 4 weeks after the procedure. Histologic examination of the atrioventricular groove was done at 1 mm serial sections. For the unipolar configuration a 200 J defibrillator pulse resulted in a peak voltage of 3370 +/- 125 V, a peak current of 21 +/- 4 A, and a delivered energy of 253 +/- 29 J as compared with 3010 +/- 99 V, 70 +/- 4 A, and 144 +/- 18 J, respectively, for the bipolar configuration (p less than .001). Three dogs (two with bipolar, one with unipolar pulses) had gross coronary sinus rupture and died from acute pericardial tamponade. In addition, irrespective of electrode configuration, all dogs showed microscopic rupture of the coronary sinus internal elastic membrane. Transmural atrial scarring occurred in all 10 dogs that received a unipolar pulse but in only two dogs that received a bipolar pulse (p = .0004). Unlike the atrium, injury to the left ventricle was limited in both groups. Similarly, injury to the periannular myocardium was inconsistent and not transmural in either group. No significant electrophysiologic changes were observed. With the present technique, unipolar rather than bipolar catheter-mediated defibrillator pulses result in transmural atrial injury that might prevent accessory pathway conduction. Regardless of electrode configuration, high-energy defibrillator pulses consistently cause some degree of coronary sinus rupture, most likely related to a barotraumatic mechanism.
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Ward DE, Camm AJ. The current status of ablation of cardiac conduction tissue and ectopic myocardial foci by transvenous electrical discharges. Clin Cardiol 1986; 9:237-44. [PMID: 3720047 DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960090602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Ablation of AV nodal/His bundle conduction by fulgurative electrical discharges has revolutionized the management of refractory supraventricular tachycardias of any type which requires AV conduction over the normal anatomical pathways. The success and safety of the technique is such that it has eclipsed operative ablation of AV conduction. It is increasingly clear that both anomalous pathway conduction and ventricular tachycardia foci may be destroyed by the technique of fulguration and preliminary evidence suggests that certain types of atrial foci may also be susceptible to this method of ablation. Development of purpose-designed electrodes for delivery of the discharges is likely to reduce maximum energy requirements and increase the safety of fulguration.
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Bardy GH, Coltorti F, Ivey TD, Alferness C, Rackson M, Hansen K, Stewart R, Greene HL. Some factors affecting bubble formation with catheter-mediated defibrillator pulses. Circulation 1986; 73:525-38. [PMID: 3948358 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.73.3.525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Factors affecting bubble formation during delivery of defibrillator pulses to arrhythmogenic cardiac tissue via a catheter are unknown. We investigated the role of energy, electrode surface area, interelectrode distance, and electrode polarity on bubble formation and on current and voltage waveforms during delivery of damped sinusoidal discharges from a standard defibrillator to anticoagulated bovine blood. Gas composition was studied with mass spectrometry. Defibrillator energy settings were varied between 5 and 360 J. The principal catheter used for study was a Medtronic 6992A lead. Additional electrodes tested included 2, 5, and 10 mm long No. 6F, 7F, and 8F copper electrodes. Interelectrode distances used to assess the effect of anode-cathode spacing were 1, 5, 10, and 20 cm. Bubble volume increased linearly from 0.043 to 0.134 ml per cathodal pulse and from 0.030 to 3.50 ml per anodal pulse as energy settings were increased from 5 to 360 J (r = .99). Typical smooth waveforms for both current and voltage were seen only in the absence of bubbles. The voltage waveform was distorted for each cathodal pulse of 100 J or more and for each anodal pulse of 10 J or more only if bubbles were present. The effect of electrode surface area on bubble formation was tested at a 200 J energy setting and at a 10 cm interelectrode distance with the use of cathodal pulses. Bubble formation varied inversely with electrode surface area (r = .876). Bubble formation, however, varied minimally as interelectrode spacing was changed from 1 to 20 cm. The effect of polarity on bubble formation when the Medtronic 6992A distal electrode and an 8.5 cm disk electrode separated by 10 cm were used was highly significant. For a 200 J pulse, bubble formation with the catheter as anode was 3.30 +/- 0.10 ml and with the catheter as cathode it was 0.070 +/- 0.002 ml (p less than .001). Mass spectrometry of both anodal and cathodal gas samples demonstrated the constituents of the gas bubble to include a variety of gases, which is inconsistent with simple electrolytic production of the bubbles observed. The predominance of nitrogen in either polarity sample suggested that the principal source of the bubble was dissolved air. In summary, bubble formation at an electrode receiving damped sinusoidal outputs from a standard defibrillator does not vary significantly with varying interelectrode distance. However, it is directly proportional to energy and inversely proportional to electrode surface area. Anodal catheter discharges produce considerably more bubbles than do cathodal discharges.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)
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Coltorti F, Bardy GH, Reichenbach D, Greene HL, Thomas R, Breazeale DG, Alferness C, Ivey TD. Catheter-mediated electrical ablation of the posterior septum via the coronary sinus: electrophysiologic and histologic observations in dogs. Circulation 1985; 72:612-22. [PMID: 4017212 DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.72.3.612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In a series of 12 dogs, the electrophysiologic and histologic effects of a single damped sine-wave shock delivered via standard electrocatheters to the region of the coronary sinus orifice were investigated. Six dogs received 200 J and six received 360 J of stored energy. The shock was delivered to two consecutive proximal poles of a standard quadripolar catheter positioned at the coronary sinus orifice and connected to the positive output (anode) of a defibrillator. A disc electrode positioned on the anterior chest wall served as the cathode (negative pole). During the shock, voltage and current were recorded. Electrophysiologic testing was done before and 4 weeks after the shock. At 4 weeks, animals were killed and serial sections of the atrioventricular groove and conduction system were performed. No significant long-term change in atrioventricular conduction, spontaneous or induced atrial or ventricular arrhythmias was observed. However, transient atrioventricular block was seen in five and idioventricular rhythms in six animals in the short term. No persistent electrocardiographic changes were observed, and no sudden deaths occurred. Microscopically, transmural injury at the anulus proper or basilar ventricular epicardium was inconstant and infrequent. However, transmural atrial injury at the level of the coronary sinus was produced over a 10 +/- 5 mm length with the 200 J shock and a 21 +/- 6 mm length with the 360 J shock. Neither coronary artery injury nor damage to the conduction system was seen and cardiac tamponade did not occur. However, localized intramural atrial rupture of the coronary sinus wall (on the endocardial aspect only) was observed in each dog, consistent with barotrauma. With the present technique, atrial injury potentially capable of blocking the effects of accessory pathway conduction could be produced without other electrophysiologic alterations or complications. Injury to the anulus proper (and therefore to any accessory pathway per se) is probably unlikely. Barotrauma may play a significant role in the type of injury observed in this study.
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