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Hashimoto K, Akkawi AR, Ghazal M, Briasoulis A, Kuno T. Impact of mechanical circulatory support on in-hospital outcomes among patients with ventricular tachycardia requiring ablation. Artif Organs 2024. [PMID: 39345216 DOI: 10.1111/aor.14877] [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: 07/01/2024] [Revised: 09/12/2024] [Accepted: 09/16/2024] [Indexed: 10/01/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation is a high-risk procedure, particularly due to the potential for hemodynamic instability. Mechanical circulatory support (MCS) is increasingly utilized to manage these risks. This study investigated the in-hospital outcomes of VT ablation with MCS use, emphasizing its impact on mortality and procedural complications. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed patients undergoing VT ablation from 2019 to 2020, using the National Inpatient Sample data. Patients aged 18 years and over were included. MCS includes a percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pLVAD), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), and intraaortic balloon pump (IABP). We also conducted a subgroup analysis for patients experiencing cardiogenic shock (CS). The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality; secondary outcomes included acute kidney injury (AKI), AKI-requiring dialysis, any bleeding events, gastrointestinal bleeding, ischemic stroke, heart transplant, and durable LVAD (dLVAD) utilization. RESULTS We included 14 450 patients, of whom 6.5% utilized MCS. The MCS group showed a higher in-hospital mortality rate than the non-MCS group (24% vs. 2%, p < 0.01). Secondary outcomes showed statistically higher rates in the MCS group compared to the non-MCS groups. Stratification by MCS modality did not affect outcomes except that pLVAD was associated with lower rates of AKI. In the CS subgroup, the MCS group exhibited significantly higher mortality compared to the non-MCS group (32% vs. 8.4%, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS The use of MCS during VT ablation is associated with increased in-hospital mortality, underscoring the severity of cases requiring such support. These findings show the need for careful assessment and optimal usage of MCS to enhance patient outcomes.
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- Kenji Hashimoto
- Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas University School of Medicine-Wichita, Wichita, Kansas, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Heart Failure and Transplantation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
- Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Liuba I, De Chillou C, Santangeli P. Acute haemodynamic decompensation in the era of substrate-based ablation: rare but still worrisome. Europace 2024; 26:euae144. [PMID: 38864731 PMCID: PMC11167664 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
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- Ioan Liuba
- Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44195 OH, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44195 OH, USA
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Gomes DA, Sousa Paiva M, Matos D, Bello AR, Rodrigues G, Carmo J, Ferreira J, Moscoso Costa F, Galvão Santos P, Carmo P, Cavaco D, Bello Morgado F, Adragão P. Outcomes of ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy: A propensity-score matched analysis. Rev Port Cardiol 2024; 43:341-349. [PMID: 38615878 DOI: 10.1016/j.repc.2024.04.002] [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] [Received: 02/27/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Catheter ablation (CA) is effective in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Although some observational data suggest patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM) have less favorable outcomes when compared to those with an ischemic etiology (ICM), direct comparisons are rarely reported. We aimed to compare the outcomes of VT ablation in a propensity-score matched population of ICM or NICM patients. METHODS Single-center retrospective study of consecutive patients undergoing VT ablation from 2012 to 2023. A propensity score (PS) was used to match ICM and NICM patients in a 1:1 fashion according to age, sex, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), NYHA class, electrical storm (ES) at presentation, and previous endocardial ablation. The outcomes of interest were VT-free survival and all-cause mortality. RESULTS The PS yielded two groups of 71 patients each (mean age 63±10 years, 92% male, mean LVEF 35±10%, 36% with ES at presentation, and 23% with previous ablation), well matched for baseline characteristics. During a median follow-up of 2.3 (interquartile range IQR 1.3-3.8) years, patients with NICM had a significantly lower VT-free survival (53.5% vs. 69.0%, log-rank p=0.037), although there were no differences regarding all-cause mortality (22.5% vs. 16.9%, log-rank p=0.245). Multivariate analysis identified NICM (HR 2.34 [95% CI 1.32-4.14], p=0.004), NYHA class III/IV (HR 2.11 [95% CI 1.11-4.04], p=0.024), and chronic kidney disease (HR 2.23 [95% CI 1.25-3.96], p=0.006), as independent predictors of VT recurrence. CONCLUSION Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy patients were at increased risk of VT recurrence after ablation, although long-term mortality did not differ.
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- Daniel A Gomes
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital dos Lusíadas, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Carnaxide, Lisbon, Portugal; Department of Cardiology, Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal
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Xu L, Khoshknab M, Moss J, Berger RD, Chrispin J, Callans D, Marchlinski FE, Zimmerman SL, Han Y, Trayanova N, Desjardins B, Nazarian S. Lipomatous Metaplasia Is Associated With Ventricular Tachycardia Recurrence Following Ablation in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2024; 10:1135-1146. [PMID: 38703163 PMCID: PMC11209768 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.02.024] [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: 12/01/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence rates remain high following ablation among patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy (NICM). OBJECTIVES This study sought to define the prevalence of lipomatous metaplasia (LM) in patients with NICM and VT and its association with postablation VT recurrence. METHODS From patients who had ablation of left ventricular VT, we retrospectively identified 113 consecutive NICM patients with preprocedural contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography (CECT), from which LM was segmented. Nested within this cohort were 62 patients that prospectively underwent CECT and cardiac magnetic resonance from which myocardial border zone and dense late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) were segmented. A control arm of 30 NICM patients without VT with CECT was identified. RESULTS LM was identified among 57% of control patients without VT vs 83% of patients without VT recurrence and 100% of patients with VT recurrence following ablation. In multivariable analyses, LM extent was the only independent predictor of VT recurrence, with an adjusted HR per 1-g LM increase of 1.1 (P < 0.001). Patients with LM extent ≥2.5 g had 4.9-fold higher hazard of VT recurrence than those with LM <2.5 g (P < 0.001). In the nested cohort with 32 VT recurrences, LM extent was independently associated with VT recurrence after adjustment for border zone and LGE extent (HR per 1 g increase: 1.1; P = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS Myocardial LM is prevalent in patients with NICM of a variety of etiologies, and its extent is associated with postablation VT recurrence independent of the degree of fibrosis.
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- Lingyu Xu
- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Department of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Poon J, Thompson RB, Deyell MW, Schellenberg D, Clark H, Reinsberg S, Thomas S. Analysis of left ventricle regional myocardial motion for cardiac radioablation: Left ventricular motion analysis. J Appl Clin Med Phys 2024; 25:e14333. [PMID: 38493500 PMCID: PMC11087184 DOI: 10.1002/acm2.14333] [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: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Left ventricle (LV) regional myocardial displacement due to cardiac motion was assessed using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) cine images to establish region-specific margins for cardiac radioablation treatments. METHODS CMR breath-hold cine images and LV myocardial tissue contour points were analyzed for 200 subjects, including controls (n = 50) and heart failure (HF) patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF, n = 50), mid-range ejection fraction (HFmrEF, n = 50), and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, n = 50). Contour points were divided into segments according to the 17-segment model. For each patient, contour point displacements were determined for the long-axis (all 17 segments) and short-axis (segments 1-12) directions. Mean overall, tangential (longitudinal or circumferential), and normal (radial) displacements were calculated for the 17 segments and for each segment level. RESULTS The greatest overall motion was observed in the control group-long axis: 4.5 ± 1.2 mm (segment 13 [apical anterior] epicardium) to 13.8 ± 3.0 mm (segment 6 [basal anterolateral] endocardium), short axis: 4.3 ± 0.8 mm (segment 9 [mid inferoseptal] epicardium) to 11.5 ± 2.3 mm (segment 1 [basal anterior] endocardium). HF patients exhibited lesser motion, with the smallest overall displacements observed in the HFrEF group-long axis: 4.3 ± 1.7 mm (segment 13 [apical anterior] epicardium) to 10.6 ± 3.4 mm (segment 6 [basal anterolateral] endocardium), short axis: 3.9 ± 1.3 mm (segment 8 [mid anteroseptal] epicardium) to 7.4 ± 2.8 mm (segment 1 [basal anterior] endocardium). CONCLUSIONS This analysis provides an estimate of epicardial and endocardial displacement for the 17 segments of the LV for patients with normal and impaired LV function. This reference data can be used to establish treatment planning margin guidelines for cardiac radioablation. Smaller margins may be used for patients with higher degree of impaired heart function, depending on the LV segment.
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- Justin Poon
- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of Medical PhysicsBC CancerVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Biomedical EngineeringUniversity of AlbertaEdmontonAlbertaCanada
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- Heart Rhythm ServicesDivision of CardiologyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
- Department of Medical PhysicsBC CancerSurreyBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Physics and AstronomyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- Department of Medical PhysicsBC CancerVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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Lenarczyk R, Zeppenfeld K, Tfelt-Hansen J, Heinzel FR, Deneke T, Ene E, Meyer C, Wilde A, Arbelo E, Jędrzejczyk-Patej E, Sabbag A, Stühlinger M, di Biase L, Vaseghi M, Ziv O, Bautista-Vargas WF, Kumar S, Namboodiri N, Henz BD, Montero-Cabezas J, Dagres N. Management of patients with an electrical storm or clustered ventricular arrhythmias: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association of the ESC-endorsed by the Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Heart Rhythm Society, and Latin-American Heart Rhythm Society. Europace 2024; 26:euae049. [PMID: 38584423 PMCID: PMC10999775 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae049] [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] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
Abstract
Electrical storm (ES) is a state of electrical instability, manifesting as recurrent ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) over a short period of time (three or more episodes of sustained VA within 24 h, separated by at least 5 min, requiring termination by an intervention). The clinical presentation can vary, but ES is usually a cardiac emergency. Electrical storm mainly affects patients with structural or primary electrical heart disease, often with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). Management of ES requires a multi-faceted approach and the involvement of multi-disciplinary teams, but despite advanced treatment and often invasive procedures, it is associated with high morbidity and mortality. With an ageing population, longer survival of heart failure patients, and an increasing number of patients with ICD, the incidence of ES is expected to increase. This European Heart Rhythm Association clinical consensus statement focuses on pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and acute and long-term management of patients presenting with ES or clustered VA.
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- Radosław Lenarczyk
- Medical University of Silesia, Division of Medical Sciences, Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Skłodowskiej-Curie 9, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- The Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Department of Forensic Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiology, Angiology, Intensive Care, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden Campus Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinic for Interventional Electrophysiology, Heart Center RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
- Clinic for Electrophysiology, Klinikum Nuernberg, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Nuernberg, Germany
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- Clinic for Interventional Electrophysiology, Heart Center RHÖN-KLINIKUM Campus Bad Neustadt, Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology/Angiology/Intensive Care, EVK Düsseldorf, Teaching Hospital University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Heart Failure and arrhythmias, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Arrhythmia Section, Cardiology Department, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; IDIBAPS, Institut d'Investigació August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Congenital Heart Diseases and Electrotherapy, Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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- The Davidai Center for Rhythm Disturbances and Pacing, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
- School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Montefiore Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- UCLA Cardiac Arrythmia Center, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- The MetroHealth System Campus, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Instituto Brasilia de Arritmias-Hospital do Coração do Brasil-Rede Dor São Luiz, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Poon J, Thompson RB, Deyell MW, Schellenberg D, Kohli K, Thomas S. Left ventricle segment-specific motion assessment for cardiac-gated radiosurgery. Biomed Phys Eng Express 2024; 10:025040. [PMID: 38359447 DOI: 10.1088/2057-1976/ad29a4] [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] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Purpose.Cardiac radiosurgery is a non-invasive treatment modality for ventricular tachycardia, where a linear accelerator is used to irradiate the arrhythmogenic region within the heart. In this work, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) cine images were used to quantify left ventricle (LV) segment-specific motion during the cardiac cycle and to assess potential advantages of cardiac-gated radiosurgery.Methods.CMR breath-hold cine images and LV contour points were analyzed for 50 controls and 50 heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF, EF < 40%). Contour points were divided into anatomic segments according to the 17-segment model, and each segment was treated as a hypothetical treatment target. The optimum treatment window (one fifth of the cardiac cycle) was determined where segment centroid motion was minimal, then the maximum centroid displacement and treatment area were determined for the full cardiac cycle and for the treatment window. Mean centroid displacement and treatment area reductions with cardiac gating were determined for each of the 17 segments.Results.Full motion segment centroid displacements ranged between 6-14 mm (controls) and 4-11 mm (HFrEF). Full motion treatment areas ranged between 129-715 mm2(controls) and 149-766 mm2(HFrEF). With gating, centroid displacements were reduced to 1 mm (controls and HFrEF), while treatment areas were reduced to 62-349 mm2(controls) and 83-393 mm2(HFrEF). Relative treatment area reduction ranged between 38%-53% (controls) and 26%-48% (HFrEF).Conclusion.This data demonstrates that cardiac cycle motion is an important component of overall target motion and varies depending on the anatomic cardiac segment. Accounting for cardiac cycle motion, through cardiac gating, has the potential to significantly reduce treatment volumes for cardiac radiosurgery.
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- Justin Poon
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, Canada
- Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2V2, Canada
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- Heart Rhythm Services, Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6E 1M7, Canada
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, BC Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia V3V 1Z2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer, Surrey, British Columbia V3V 1Z2, Canada
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- Department of Medical Physics, BC Cancer, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6, Canada
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Sławiński G, Hawryszko M, Dyda-Kristowska J, Królak T, Kempa M, Świetlik D, Kozłowski D, Daniłowicz-Szymanowicz L, Lewicka E. Clinical and Laboratory Predictors of Long-Term Outcomes after Catheter Ablation for a Ventricular Electrical Storm. J Interv Cardiol 2024; 2024:5524668. [PMID: 38352195 PMCID: PMC10861284 DOI: 10.1155/2024/5524668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Background Ventricular electrical storm (VES) is characterized by the occurrence of multiple episodes of sustained ventricular arrhythmias (VA) over a short period of time. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has been reported as an effective treatment in patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT). Objective The aim of the present study was to indicate the short-term and long-term predictors of recurrent VA after RFA was performed due to VES. Methods A retrospective, single-centre study included patients, who had undergone RFA due to VT between 2012 and 2021. In terms of the short-term (at the end of RFA) effectiveness of RFA, the following scenarios were distinguished: complete success: inability to induce any VT; partial success: absence of clinical VT; failure: inducible clinical VT. In terms of the long-term (12 months) effectiveness of RFA, the following scenarios were distinguished: effective ablation: no recurrence of any VT; partially successful ablation: VT recurrence; ineffective ablation: VES recurrence. Results The study included 62 patients. Complete short-term RFA success was obtained in 77.4% of patients. The estimated cumulative VT-free survival and VES-free survival were, respectively, 28% and 33% at the 12-month follow-up. Ischemic cardiomyopathy and complete short-term RFA success were predictors of long-term RFA efficacy. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and GFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 were associated with VES recurrence. NLR ≥2.95 predicted VT and/or VES recurrence with a sensitivity of 66.7% and specificity of 72.2%. Conclusion Ischemic cardiomyopathy and short-term complete success of RFA were predictors of no VES recurrence during the 12-month follow-up, while NLR and GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 were associated with VES relapse.
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- Grzegorz Sławiński
- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Division of Biostatistics and Neural Networks, Medical University of Gdańsk, Dębinki 1 Street, 80-211 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Medical University of Gdańsk, Smoluchowskiego 17 Street, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland
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Sultan A, Futyma P, Metzner A, Anic A, Richter S, Roten L, Badertscher P, Conte G, Chun JKR. Management of ventricular tachycardias: insights on centre settings, procedural workflow, endpoints, and implementation of guidelines-results from an EHRA survey. Europace 2024; 26:euae030. [PMID: 38363995 PMCID: PMC10872712 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euae030] [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: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024] Open
Abstract
Ventricular tachycardia (VT), and its occurrence, is still one of the main reasons for sudden cardiac death and, therefore, for increased mortality and morbidity foremost in patients with structural heart [Kahle A-K, Jungen C, Alken F-A, Scherschel K, Willems S, Pürerfellner H et al. Management of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy: contemporary armamentarium. Europace 2022;24:538-51]. Catheter ablation has become a safe and effective treatment option in patients with recurrent VT [Cronin EM, Bogun FM, Maury P, Peichl P, Chen M, Namboodiri N et al. 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm 2020;17:e2-154]. Previous and current guidelines provide guidance on indication for VT ablation and risk assessment and evaluation of underlying disease. However, no uniform recommendation is provided regarding procedural strategies, timing of ablation, and centre setting. Therefore, these specifics seem to differ largely, and recent data are sparse. This physician-based European Heart Rhythm Association survey aims to deliver insights on not only infrastructural settings but also procedural specifics, applied technologies, ablation strategies, and procedural endpoints. Therefore, these findings might deliver a real-world scenario of VT management and potentially are of guidance for other centres.
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- Arian Sultan
- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Centre University Hospital Cologne, Germany
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- St. Joseph’s Heart Rhythm Centre, Rzeszów, Poland
- Medical College, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Centre Hamburg, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital Centre Split, Spilt, Croatia
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- Division of Electrophysiology, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology, Heart Centre Dresden, University Hospital, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Inselspital-Bern University Hospital, Department of Electrophysiology University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Inselspital-Bern University Hospital, Department of Electrophysiology University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiocentro Ticino (CCT), Lugano, Switzerland
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- Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Garcia Garcia J, Arya A, Dinov B, Bollmann A, ter Bekke RMA, Vernooy K, Dagres N, Hindricks G, Darma A. Impact of repeat ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease. Europace 2023; 26:euad367. [PMID: 38127308 PMCID: PMC10755192 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad367] [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] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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AIMS Recurrences of ventricular tachycardia (VT) after initial catheter ablation is a significant clinical problem. In this study, we report the efficacy and risks of repeat VT ablation in patients with structural heart disease (SHD) in a tertiary single centre over a 7-year period. METHODS AND RESULTS Two hundred ten consecutive patients referred for repeat VT ablation after previous ablation in our institution were included in the analysis (53% ischaemic cardiomyopathy, 91% males, median age 65 years, mean left ventricular ejection fraction 35%). After performing repeat ablation, the clinical VTs were acutely eliminated in 82% of the patients, but 46% of the cohort presented with VT recurrence during the 25-month follow-up. Repeat ablation led to a 73% reduction of shock burden in the first year and 61% reduction until the end of follow-up. Similarly, VT burden was reduced 55% in the first year and 36% until the end of the study. Fifty-two patients (25%) reached the combined endpoint of ventricular assist device implantation, heart transplantation, or death. Advanced New York Heart Association functional class, anteroseptal substrate, and periprocedural complication after repeat ablation were associated with worse prognosis independently of the type of cardiomyopathy. CONCLUSION While complete freedom from VT after repeat ablation in SHD was difficult to achieve, ablation led to a significant reduction in VT and shock burden. Besides advanced heart failure characteristics, anteroseptal substrate and periprocedural complications predicted a worse outcome.
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- Joaquin Garcia Garcia
- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Center of Leipzig, Struempellstrasse 39, Leipzig 04289, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Halle University, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Center of Leipzig, Struempellstrasse 39, Leipzig 04289, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Center of Leipzig, Struempellstrasse 39, Leipzig 04289, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Heart Center of Leipzig, Struempellstrasse 39, Leipzig 04289, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Zhang S, Chou YT, Zhang J, Chen J, Xiong Y, Lu J, Chen C, Xu Y, Liu Y. Experience in applied veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation to support catheter ablation of malignant ventricular tachycardia. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2023; 49:101283. [PMID: 37908623 PMCID: PMC10613908 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2023.101283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Background An electrical storm due to malignant ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening condition that requires catheter ablation (CA). Most VT arrhythmias evolve over time after acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass grafting, or chronic heart failure. Clinically, only radiofrequency ablation can identify and block all arrhythmia origin points. The procedure necessitates continuous VT induction in patients, resulting in hemodynamic instability; therefore, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support is required. Earlier studies have reported substantial mortality rates; however, our results are significantly more favorable. In this study, we combined the minimally invasive extracorporeal circulation (MiECC) approach with ECMO to preserve an appropriate ECMO flow rate, thus reducing intraoperative left heart afterload. We report 21 cases illustrating the usefulness of modified veno-arterial (VA)-ECMO in this scenario. Methods Data of 21 patients supported by the modified VA-ECMO system (MiECC approach combined with the ECMO system) during VT CA in the Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital between June 2020 and July 2021 were reviewed retrospectively. Results Successful ablation was achieved in 20 out of 21 patients (95%). The median time for ECMO implantation was 206 min. Only two patients experienced complications post-treatment. All patients made complete recovery and were discharged. All patients were alive at the 1-year-follow-up. Conclusions Our modified VA-ECMO system helped restore systemic circulation in patients experiencing an electrical storm, thus achieving greater electrical stability during VT CA. Pre-insertion of VA-ECMO can achieve even better results.
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- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
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- Wuhan Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China
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Komlósi F, Tóth P, Bohus G, Vámosi P, Tokodi M, Szegedi N, Salló Z, Piros K, Perge P, Osztheimer I, Ábrahám P, Széplaki G, Merkely B, Gellér L, Nagy KV. Machine-Learning-Based Prediction of 1-Year Arrhythmia Recurrence after Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Patients with Structural Heart Disease. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:1386. [PMID: 38135977 PMCID: PMC10740977 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10121386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2023] [Revised: 11/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence after catheter ablation remains a concern, emphasizing the need for precise risk assessment. We aimed to use machine learning (ML) to predict 1-month and 1-year VT recurrence following VT ablation. METHODS For 337 patients undergoing VT ablation, we collected 31 parameters including medical history, echocardiography, and procedural data. 17 relevant features were included in the ML-based feature selection, which yielded six and five optimal features for 1-month and 1-year recurrence, respectively. We trained several supervised machine learning models using 10-fold cross-validation for each endpoint. RESULTS We observed 1-month VT recurrence was observed in 60 (18%) cases and accurately predicted using our model with an area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) of 0.73. Input features used were hemodynamic instability, incessant VT, ICD shock, left ventricular ejection fraction, TAPSE, and non-inducibility of the clinical VT at the end of the procedure. A separate model was trained for 1-year VT recurrence (observed in 117 (35%) cases) with a mean AUC of 0.71. Selected features were hemodynamic instability, the number of inducible VT morphologies, left ventricular systolic diameter, mitral regurgitation, and ICD shock. For both endpoints, a random forest model displayed the highest performance. CONCLUSIONS Our ML models effectively predict VT recurrence post-ablation, aiding in identifying high-risk patients and tailoring follow-up strategies.
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- Ferenc Komlósi
- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Mater Private Hospital, 69 Eccles St., D07 WKW8 Dublin, Ireland;
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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- Heart and Vascular Center, Semmelweis University, Városmajor u. 68, 1122 Budapest, Hungary; (F.K.); (G.B.); (M.T.); (N.S.); (Z.S.); (K.P.); (P.P.); (P.Á.); (B.M.); (L.G.)
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Cojocaru C, Nastasa A, Bogdan S, Iorgulescu C, Deaconu A, Onciul S, Vatasescu R. Non-revascularized chronic total occlusions impact on substrate and post-ablation results in drug-refractory electrical storm. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1258373. [PMID: 37808884 PMCID: PMC10552148 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1258373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Background and aims There is limited data concerning the effect of non-revascularized chronic total occlusions (NR-CTOs) after VT ablation. This study sought to evaluate the impact of NR-CTOs after ablation for electrical storm (ES). Methods Post-hoc retrospective analysis of data regarding 64 consecutive post-myocardial infarction patients (out of which 12 patients with NR-CTOs and 52 without NR-CTOs) undergoing substrate ablation for ES with an available median follow-up of 37.53 (7.25-64.65) months. Ablation result was assessed by inducibility of sustained monomorphic VT (SMVT) during final programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS). The primary endpoints were all-cause mortality and VT/VF recurrences after ablation, respectively, stratified by the presence of NR-CTOs. The secondary endpoint was to assess the predictive effect of NR-CTOs on all-cause mortality and VT/VF recurrences in relation to other relevant prognostic factors. Results At baseline, the presence of NR-CTOs was associated with higher bipolar BZ-to-total scar ratio (72.4% ± 17.9% vs. 52% ± 37.7%, p = 0.022) and more failure to eliminate the clinical VT (25% (3) vs. 0% (0), p < 0.001). During follow-up, overall all-cause mortality and recurrences were more frequent in the NR-CTO subgroup (75% (9) vs. 19.2% (10), log rank p = 0.003 and 58.3% vs. 23.1% (12), log rank p = 0.042 respectively). After adjusting for end-procedural residual SMVT inducibility, NR-CTOs predicted death during follow-up (HR 3.380, p = 0.009) however not recurrence (HR 1.986, p = 0.154). Conclusions NR-CTO patients treated by RFCA for drug-refractory ES demonstrated a higher ratio of BZ-to-total-scar area. In this analysis, NR-CTO was associated with worse acute procedural results and may as well impact long-term outcomes which should be further assessed in larger patient populations.
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- Cosmin Cojocaru
- Department of Cardiothoracic Pathology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Pathology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cardiology, Elias University Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Pathology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Pathology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Pathology, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
- Department of Cardiology, Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania
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Bhagirath P, Campos FO, Postema PG, Kemme MJB, Wilde AAM, Prassl AJ, Neic A, Rinaldi CA, Götte MJW, Plank G, Bishop MJ. Arrhythmogenic vulnerability of re-entrant pathways in post-infarct ventricular tachycardia assessed by advanced computational modelling. Europace 2023; 25:euad198. [PMID: 37421339 PMCID: PMC10481251 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad198] [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: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 07/10/2023] Open
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AIMS Substrate assessment of scar-mediated ventricular tachycardia (VT) is frequently performed using late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) images. Although this provides structural information about critical pathways through the scar, assessing the vulnerability of these pathways for sustaining VT is not possible with imaging alone.This study evaluated the performance of a novel automated re-entrant pathway finding algorithm to non-invasively predict VT circuit and inducibility. METHODS Twenty post-infarct VT-ablation patients were included for retrospective analysis. Commercially available software (ADAS3D left ventricular) was used to generate scar maps from 2D-LGE images using the default 40-60 pixel-signal-intensity (PSI) threshold. In addition, algorithm sensitivity for altered thresholds was explored using PSI 45-55, 35-65, and 30-70. Simulations were performed on the Virtual Induction and Treatment of Arrhythmias (VITA) framework to identify potential sites of block and assess their vulnerability depending on the automatically computed round-trip-time (RTT). Metrics, indicative of substrate complexity, were correlated with VT-recurrence during follow-up. RESULTS Total VTs (85 ± 43 vs. 42 ± 27) and unique VTs (9 ± 4 vs. 5 ± 4) were significantly higher in patients with- compared to patients without recurrence, and were predictive of recurrence with area under the curve of 0.820 and 0.770, respectively. VITA was robust to scar threshold variations with no significant impact on total and unique VTs, and mean RTT between the four models. Simulation metrics derived from PSI 45-55 model had the highest number of parameters predictive for post-ablation VT-recurrence. CONCLUSION Advanced computational metrics can non-invasively and robustly assess VT substrate complexity, which may aid personalized clinical planning and decision-making in the treatment of post-infarction VT.
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- Pranav Bhagirath
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 4th Floor, Lambeth Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
- Department of Cardiology, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 4th Floor, Lambeth Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Division of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Division of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Gottfried Schatz Research Center, Division of Biophysics, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences, King's College London, 4th Floor, Lambeth Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK
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Jentzer JC, Noseworthy PA, Kashou AH, May AM, Chrispin J, Kabra R, Arps K, Blumer V, Tisdale JE, Solomon MA. Multidisciplinary Critical Care Management of Electrical Storm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023; 81:2189-2206. [PMID: 37257955 PMCID: PMC10683004 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.03.424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Electrical storm (ES) reflects life-threatening cardiac electrical instability with 3 or more ventricular arrhythmia episodes within 24 hours. Identification of underlying arrhythmogenic cardiac substrate and reversible triggers is essential, as is interrogation and programming of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, if present. Medical management includes antiarrhythmic drugs, beta-adrenergic blockade, sedation, and hemodynamic support. The initial intensity of these interventions should be matched to the severity of ES using a stepped-care algorithm involving escalating treatments for higher-risk presentations or recurrent ventricular arrhythmias. Many patients with ES are considered for catheter ablation, which may require the use of temporary mechanical circulatory support. Outcomes after ES are poor, including frequent ES recurrences and deaths caused by progressive heart failure and other cardiac causes. A multidisciplinary collaborative approach to the management of ES is crucial, and evaluation for heart transplantation or palliative care is often appropriate, even for patients who survive the initial episode.
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- Jacob C Jentzer
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, Overland Park, Kansas, USA
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- College of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; School of Medicine, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Cardiovascular Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Holmström L, Zhang FZ, Ouyang D, Dey D, Slomka PJ, Chugh SS. Artificial Intelligence in Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Death. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2023; 12:e17. [PMID: 37457439 PMCID: PMC10345967 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2022.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Sudden cardiac arrest due to lethal ventricular arrhythmias is a major cause of mortality worldwide and results in more years of potential life lost than any individual cancer. Most of these sudden cardiac arrest events occur unexpectedly in individuals who have not been identified as high-risk due to the inadequacy of current risk stratification tools. Artificial intelligence tools are increasingly being used to solve complex problems and are poised to help with this major unmet need in the field of clinical electrophysiology. By leveraging large and detailed datasets, artificial intelligence-based prediction models have the potential to enhance the risk stratification of lethal ventricular arrhythmias. This review presents a synthesis of the published literature and a discussion of future directions in this field.
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- Lauri Holmström
- Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
- Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
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- Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
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- Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
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- Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
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- Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
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- Division of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
- Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention, Department of Cardiology, Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Health System, Los Angeles, CA, US
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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
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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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Bennett RG, Garikapati K, Campbell TG, Kotake Y, Turnbull S, Bhaskaran A, De Silva K, Kanawati J, Zhou J, Wong MS, Kumar S. Mortality after catheter ablation of structural heart disease related ventricular tachycardia. Int J Cardiol 2023:S0167-5273(23)00728-3. [PMID: 37225093 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.05.035] [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: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 05/02/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data describing mortality after catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT). OBJECTIVES We describe the causes and predictors of cardiac transplant and/or mortality following catheter ablation of structural heart disease (SHD) related VT. METHODS Over 10-years, 175 SHD patients underwent VT ablation. Clinical characteristics, and outcomes, were compared between patients undergoing transplant and/or dying and those surviving. RESULTS During 2.8 (IQR 1.9-5.0) years follow-up, 37/175 (21%) patients underwent transplant and/or died following VT ablation. Prior to ablation, these patients were older (70.3 ± 11.1 vs. 62.1 ± 13.9 years, P = 0.001), had lower left ventricular ejection fraction ([LVEF] 30 ± 12% vs. 44 ± 14%, P < 0.001), and were more likely to have failed amiodarone (57% vs. 39%, P = 0.050), compared to those that survived. Predictors of transplant and/or mortality included LVEF≤35% (HR 4.71 [95% CI 2.18-10.18], P < 0.001), age ≥ 65 years (HR 2.18 [95% CI 1.01-4.73], P = 0.047), renal impairment (HR 3.73 [95% CI 1.80-7.74], P < 0.001), amiodarone failure (HR 2.67 [95% CI 1.27-5.63], P = 0.010) and malignancy (HR 3.09 [95% CI 1.03-9.26], P = 0.043). Ventricular arrhythmia free survival at 6-months was lower in the transplant and/or deceased, compared to non-deceased group (62% vs. 78%, P = 0.010), but was not independently associated with transplant and/or mortality. The risk score, MORTALITIES-VA, accurately predicted transplant and/or mortality (AUC: 0.872 [95% CI 0.810-0.934]). CONCLUSIONS Cardiac transplant and/or mortality after VT ablation occurred in 21% of patients. Independent predictors included LVEF≤35%, age ≥ 65 years, renal impairment, malignancy, and amiodarone failure. The MORTALITIES-VA score may identify patients at high-risk of transplant and/or dying after VT ablation.
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- Richard G Bennett
- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Australia.
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Moustafa A, Elzanaty A, Karim S, Eltahawy E, Kahaly O, Elbatanony L, Khalil M, Maraey A, Chacko P. Outcomes of Ventricular Tachycardia Catheter Ablation in Patients Who Underwent Cardiac Defibrillator Implantation Nationwide Readmission Database Analysis. Am J Cardiol 2023:S0002-9149(23)00210-2. [PMID: 37188567 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The timing of when to perform ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation while receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) during the same hospitalization has not been explored. This study aimed to investigate the use and outcomes of VT catheter ablation in patients with sustained VT receiving ICD in the same hospital stay. The Nationwide Readmission Database 2016 to 2019 was queried for all hospitalizations with a primary diagnosis of VT with subsequent ICD during the same admission. Hospitalizations were later stratified according to whether a VT ablation was performed. All catheter ablation of VT were performed before ICD implantation. The outcomes of interest were in-hospital mortality and 90-day readmission. A total of 29,385 VT hospitalizations were included. VT ablation was performed with subsequent ICD placement in 2,255 (7.6%), whereas 27,130 (92.3%) received an ICD only. No differences were found regarding in-hospital mortality (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.35 to 1.9, p = 0.67) and all-cause 90-day readmission rate (aOR 1.1, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.3, p = 0.16). An increase in readmission because of recurrent VT was noted in the VT ablation group (aOR 1.53, 8% vs 5% CI 1.2 to 1.9, p <0.01); the VT ablation group encompassed a higher number of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (p <0.01), cardiogenic shock (p <0.01), and mechanical circulatory support use (p <0.01). In conclusion, the use of VT ablation in patients admitted with sustained VT is low and reserved for higher risk patients with significant co-morbidities. Despite the higher risk profile of VT ablation cohort, no differences were found in the short-term mortality and readmission rate between the groups.
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Heart and Vascular Institute, MetroHealth Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Promedica- Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
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Hawson J, Joshi S, Al-Kaisey A, Das SK, Anderson RD, Morton J, Kumar S, Kistler P, Kalman J, Lee G. Utility of cardiac imaging in patients with ventricular tachycardia. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2023; 23:63-76. [PMID: 36958589 PMCID: PMC10160788 DOI: 10.1016/j.ipej.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is a life-threatening arrhythmia that may be idiopathic or result from structural heart disease. Cardiac imaging is critical in the diagnostic workup and risk stratification of patients with VT. Data gained from cardiac imaging provides information on likely mechanisms and sites of origin, as well as risk of intervention. Pre-procedural imaging can be used to plan access route(s) and identify patients where post-procedural intensive care may be required. Integration of cardiac imaging into electroanatomical mapping systems during catheter ablation procedures can facilitate the optimal approach, reduce radiation dose, and may improve clinical outcomes. Intraprocedural imaging helps guide catheter position, target substrate, and identify complications early. This review summarises the contemporary imaging modalities used in patients with VT, and their uses both pre-procedurally and intra-procedurally.
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- Joshua Hawson
- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital and Westmead Applied Research Centre, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Western Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Cardiology, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Cavalcante CHL, Primo PEO, Sales CAF, Caldas WL, Silva JHM, Souza AH, Marinho ES, Pedrosa RC, Marques JAL, Santos HS, Madeiro JPV. Sudden cardiac death multiparametric classification system for Chagas heart disease's patients based on clinical data and 24-hours ECG monitoring. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2023; 20:9159-9178. [PMID: 37161238 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2023402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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About 6.5 million people are infected with Chagas disease (CD) globally, and WHO estimates that $ > million people worldwide suffer from ChHD. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents one of the leading causes of death worldwide and affects approximately 65% of ChHD patients at a rate of 24 per 1000 patient-years, much greater than the SCD rate in the general population. Its occurrence in the specific context of ChHD needs to be better exploited. This paper provides the first evidence supporting the use of machine learning (ML) methods within non-invasive tests: patients' clinical data and cardiac restitution metrics (CRM) features extracted from ECG-Holter recordings as an adjunct in the SCD risk assessment in ChHD. The feature selection (FS) flows evaluated 5 different groups of attributes formed from patients' clinical and physiological data to identify relevant attributes among 57 features reported by 315 patients at HUCFF-UFRJ. The FS flow with FS techniques (variance, ANOVA, and recursive feature elimination) and Naive Bayes (NB) model achieved the best classification performance with 90.63% recall (sensitivity) and 80.55% AUC. The initial feature set is reduced to a subset of 13 features (4 Classification; 1 Treatment; 1 CRM; and 7 Heart Tests). The proposed method represents an intelligent diagnostic support system that predicts the high risk of SCD in ChHD patients and highlights the clinical and CRM data that most strongly impact the final outcome.
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- Carlos H L Cavalcante
- Federal Institute of Education and Technology of Ceara, Maracanau, Ceara, Brazil
- State University of Ceara - Center for Science and Technology, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Computer Science Department - Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Federal Institute of Education and Technology of Ceara, Maracanau, Ceara, Brazil
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- Computer Science Department - Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Eusebio, Ceara, Brazil
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- Federal Institute of Education and Technology of Ceara, Maracanau, Ceara, Brazil
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- State University of Ceara - Center for Science and Technology, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Edson Saad Heart Institute - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Applied Neurosciences -University of Saint Joseph, Macau SAR, China
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- State University of Ceara - Center for Science and Technology, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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- Computer Science Department - Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
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Saglietto A, Gaita F, Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Arbelo E, Dagres N, Brugada J, Maggioni AP, Tavazzi L, Kautzner J, De Ferrari GM, Anselmino M. AFA-Recur: an ESC EORP AFA-LT registry machine-learning web calculator predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation. Europace 2023; 25:92-100. [PMID: 36006664 PMCID: PMC10103564 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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AIMS Atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence during the first year after catheter ablation remains common. Patient-specific prediction of arrhythmic recurrence would improve patient selection, and, potentially, avoid futile interventions. Available prediction algorithms, however, achieve unsatisfactory performance. Aim of the present study was to derive from ESC-EHRA Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Long-Term Registry (AFA-LT) a machine-learning scoring system based on pre-procedural, easily accessible clinical variables to predict the probability of 1-year arrhythmic recurrence after catheter ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients were randomly split into a training (80%) and a testing cohort (20%). Four different supervised machine-learning models (decision tree, random forest, AdaBoost, and k-nearest neighbour) were developed on the training cohort and hyperparameters were tuned using 10-fold cross validation. The model with the best discriminative performance on the testing cohort (area under the curve-AUC) was selected and underwent further optimization, including re-calibration. A total of 3128 patients were included. The random forest model showed the best performance on the testing cohort; a 19-variable version achieved good discriminative performance [AUC 0.721, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.680-0.764], outperforming existing scores (e.g. APPLE score: AUC 0.557, 95% CI 0.506-0.607). Platt scaling was used to calibrate the model. The final calibrated model was implemented in a web calculator, freely available at http://afarec.hpc4ai.unito.it/. CONCLUSION AFA-Recur, a machine-learning-based probability score predicting 1-year risk of recurrent atrial arrhythmia after AF ablation, achieved good predictive performance, significantly better than currently available tools. The calculator, freely available online, allows patient-specific predictions, favouring tailored therapeutic approaches for the individual patient.
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- Andrea Saglietto
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Institut, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigació August Pi iSunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Hospital Clínic Pediatric Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- EURObservational Research Programme (EORP), European Society of Cardiology, Sophia-Antipolis, France.,ANMCO Research Centre, Florence, Italy
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- Cardiovascular Department, Maria Cecilia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Cotignola, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (ΙΚΕΜ), Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medical Sciences, 'Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino' Hospital, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Spartalis M, Zweiker D, Spartalis E, Iliopoulos DC, Siasos G. Hemodynamic support during catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with cardiogenic shock. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1145123. [PMID: 37180778 PMCID: PMC10174244 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1145123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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- Michael Spartalis
- 3rd Department of Cardiology, Sotiria Thoracic Diseases General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Correspondence: Michael Spartalis
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research “N. S. Christeas”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research “N. S. Christeas”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 3rd Department of Cardiology, Sotiria Thoracic Diseases General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Kong NW, Shatz DY, Besser SA, Upadhyay GA, Tung R. Impact of Race on Outcomes from Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease: A Prospective Registry from South Metropolitan Chicago. Heart Rhythm O2 2023; 4:215-222. [PMID: 36993915 PMCID: PMC10041081 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2023.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Whether racial disparities in outcomes are present after catheter ablation for scar-related ventricular tachycardia (VT) is not known. Objective The purpose of this study was to examine whether racial differences exist in outcomes for patients undergoing VT ablation. Methods From March 2016 through April 2021, consecutive patients undergoing catheter ablation for scar-related VT at the University of Chicago were prospectively enrolled. The primary outcome was VT recurrence, with secondary outcome of mortality alone and composite endpoint of left ventricular assist device placement, heart transplant, or mortality. Results A total of 258 patients were analyzed: 58 (22%) self-identified as Black, and 113 (44%) had ischemic cardiomyopathy. Black patients had significantly higher rates of hypertension (HTN), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and VT storm at presentation. At 7 months, Black patients experienced higher rates of VT recurrence (P = .009). However, after multivariable adjustment, there were no observed differences in VT recurrence (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.65; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91-2.97; P = .10), all-cause mortality (aHR 0.49; 95% CI 0.21-1.17; P = .11), or composite events (aHR 0.76; 95% CI 0.37-1.54; P = .44) between Black and non-Black patients. Conclusion In this diverse prospective registry of patients undergoing catheter ablation for scar-related VT, Black patients experienced higher rates of VT recurrence compared to non-Black patients. When adjusted for highly prevalent HTN, CKD, and VT storm, Black patients had comparable outcomes as non-Black patients.
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- Nathan W. Kong
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Center for Arrhythmia Care, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr Roderick Tung, The University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix, Banner University Medical Center–Phoenix, 755 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85006.
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Barker J, Li X, Khavandi S, Koeckerling D, Mavilakandy A, Pepper C, Bountziouka V, Chen L, Kotb A, Antoun I, Mansir J, Smith-Byrne K, Schlindwein FS, Dhutia H, Tyukin I, Nicolson WB, Ng GA. Machine learning in sudden cardiac death risk prediction: a systematic review. Europace 2022; 24:1777-1787. [PMID: 36201237 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac135] [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: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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AIMS Most patients who receive implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) for primary prevention do not receive therapy during the lifespan of the ICD, whilst up to 50% of sudden cardiac death (SCD) occur in individuals who are considered low risk by conventional criteria. Machine learning offers a novel approach to risk stratification for ICD assignment. METHODS AND RESULTS Systematic search was performed in MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, OpenGrey, MedrXiv, arXiv, Scopus, and Web of Science. Studies modelling SCD risk prediction within days to years using machine learning were eligible for inclusion. Transparency and quality of reporting (TRIPOD) and risk of bias (PROBAST) were assessed. A total of 4356 studies were screened with 11 meeting the inclusion criteria with heterogeneous populations, methods, and outcome measures preventing meta-analysis. The study size ranged from 122 to 124 097 participants. Input data sources included demographic, clinical, electrocardiogram, electrophysiological, imaging, and genetic data ranging from 4 to 72 variables per model. The most common outcome metric reported was the area under the receiver operator characteristic (n = 7) ranging between 0.71 and 0.96. In six studies comparing machine learning models and regression, machine learning improved performance in five. No studies adhered to a reporting standard. Five of the papers were at high risk of bias. CONCLUSION Machine learning for SCD prediction has been under-applied and incorrectly implemented but is ripe for future investigation. It may have some incremental utility in predicting SCD over traditional models. The development of reporting standards for machine learning is required to improve the quality of evidence reporting in the field.
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- Joseph Barker
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Cardiology Department, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Angiology, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Library and Information Service, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK
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- School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Cardiology Department, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- School of Engineering, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Cardiology Department, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Mathematics, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Cardiology Department, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Cardiology Department, Glenfield Hospital, University Hospitals Leicester, Leicester, UK
- Cardiovascular Theme, National Institute for Health Research, Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester, UK
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Cueva-Parra A, Neach-De La Vega D, Yañez-Guerrero P, Bustillos-García G, Gómez-Flores J, Levinstein M, Morales JL, Iturralde-Torres P, Márquez MF, Nava S. [Not Available]. ARCHIVOS PERUANOS DE CARDIOLOGIA Y CIRUGIA CARDIOVASCULAR 2022; 3:179-187. [PMID: 37284562 PMCID: PMC10241329 DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v3i4.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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OBJECTIVE . To report the results of ventricular tachycardia (VT) catheter ablation in ischemic heart disease (IHD), and to identify risk factors associated with recurrence in a Mexican center. MATERIALS AND METHODS . We made a retrospective review of the cases of VT ablation performed in our center from 2015 to 2022. We analyzed the characteristics of the patients and those of the procedures separately and we determined factors associated with recurrence. RESULTS . Fifty procedures were performed in 38 patients (84% male; mean age 58.1 years). Acute success rate was 82%, with a 28% of recurrences. Female sex (OR 3.33, IC 95% 1.66-6.68, p=0.006), atrial fibrillation (OR 3.5, IC 95% 2.08-5.9, p=0.012), electrical storm (OR 2.4, IC 95% 1.06-5.41, p=0.045), functional class greater than II (OR 2.86, IC 95% 1.34-6.10, p=0.018) were risk factors for recurrence and the presence of clinical VT at the time of ablation (OR 0.29, IC 95% 0.12-0.70, p=0.004) and the use of more than 2 techniques for mapping (OR 0.64, IC 95% 0.48-0.86, p=0.013) were protective factors. CONCLUSIONS . Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in ischemic heart disease has had good results in our center. The recurrence is similar to that reported by other authors and there are some factors associated with it.
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- Angel Cueva-Parra
- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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Cueva-Parra A, Neach-De La Vega D, Yañez-Guerrero P, Bustillos-García G, Gómez-Flores J, Levinstein M, Morales JL, Iturralde-Torres P, Márquez MF, Nava S. Acute and long-term success of ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with ischemic heart disease in a Mexican center. ARCHIVOS PERUANOS DE CARDIOLOGIA Y CIRUGIA CARDIOVASCULAR 2022; 3:179-187. [PMID: 37284562 PMCID: PMC10241329 DOI: 10.47487/apcyccv.v3i2.236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Objective . To report the results of ventricular tachycardia (VT) catheter ablation in ischemic heart disease (IHD), and to identify risk factors associated with recurrence in a Mexican center. Materials and methods . We made a retrospective review of the cases of VT ablation performed in our center from 2015 to 2022. We analyzed the characteristics of the patients and those of the procedures separately and we determined factors associated with recurrence. Results . Fifty procedures were performed in 38 patients (84% male; mean age 58.1 years). Acute success rate was 82%, with a 28% of recurrences. Female sex (OR 3.33, IC 95% 1.66-6.68, p=0.006), atrial fibrillation (OR 3.5, IC 95% 2.08-5.9, p=0.012), electrical storm (OR 2.4, IC 95% 1.06-5.41, p=0.045), functional class greater than II (OR 2.86, IC 95% 1.34-6.10, p=0.018) were risk factors for recurrence and the presence of clinical VT at the time of ablation (OR 0.29, IC 95% 0.12-0.70, p=0.004) and the use of more than 2 techniques for mapping (OR 0.64, IC 95% 0.48-0.86, p=0.013) were protective factors. Conclusions . Ablation of ventricular tachycardia in ischemic heart disease has had good results in our center. The recurrence is similar to that reported by other authors and there are some factors associated with it.
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- Angel Cueva-Parra
- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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- Departamento de Electrofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio Chávez». Mexico City, Mexico.Departamento de ElectrofisiologíaInstituto Nacional de Cardiología «Ignacio ChávezMexico CityMexico
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Vătășescu R, Cojocaru C, Năstasă A, Popescu S, Iorgulescu C, Bogdan Ș, Gondoș V, Berruezo A. Monomorphic VT Non-Inducibility after Electrical Storm Ablation Reduces Mortality and Recurrences. J Clin Med 2022; 11:3887. [PMID: 35807170 PMCID: PMC9267206 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11133887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 06/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/01/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background: Electrical storm (ES) is defined by clustering episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and is associated with severe long-term outcomes. We sought to evaluate the prognostic impact of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) in ES as assessed by aggressive programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS). Methods: Single-center retrospective longitudinal study with 82 consecutive ES patients referred for RFCA with a median follow-up (IQR 25−75%) of 45.43 months (15−69.86). All-cause mortality and VT recurrences were assessed in relation to RFCA outcomes defined by 4-extrastimuli PVS: Class 1—no ventricular arrhythmia; Class 2—no sustained monomorphic VTs (mVT) inducible, but non-sustained mVTs, polymorphic VTs, or VF inducible; Class 3—clinical VT non-inducible, other sustained mVTs inducible; and Class 4—clinical VT inducible. Results: Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 were achieved in 56.1%, 13.4%, 23.2%, and 7.4% of cases, respectively. The combined outcome of Class 1 + Class 2 (no sustained monomorphic VT inducible) led to improved survival (log-rank p < 0.001) and reduced VT recurrence (log-rank p < 0.001). Residual monomorphic VT inducibility (HR 6.262 (95% CI: 2.165−18.108, p = 0.001), NYHA IV heart failure symptoms (HR 20.519 (95% CI: 1.623−259.345), p = 0.02)), and age (HR 1.009 (95% CI: 1.041−1.160), p = 0.001)) independently predicted death during follow-up. LVEF was not predictive of death (HR 1.003 (95% CI: 0.946−1.063) or recurrences (HR 0.988 (95% CI: 0.955−1.021)). Conclusions: Non-inducibility for sustained mVTs after aggressive PVS post-RFCA leads to improved survival in ES, independently of LVEF.
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- Radu Vătășescu
- Cardiology Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital of Bucharest, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.); (C.I.); (Ș.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Cardiology Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital of Bucharest, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.); (C.I.); (Ș.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Cardiology Department, “Elias” University Emergency Hospital, 011461 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Cardiology Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital of Bucharest, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.); (C.I.); (Ș.B.)
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- Cardiology Department, Emergency Clinical Hospital of Bucharest, 014461 Bucharest, Romania; (C.C.); (C.I.); (Ș.B.)
- Faculty of Medicine, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Medical Electronics and Informatics, Polytechnic University of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania;
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Jia B, Zeng D, Liao JJZ, Liu GF, Tan X, Diao G, Ibrahim JG. Mixture survival trees for cancer risk classification. LIFETIME DATA ANALYSIS 2022; 28:356-379. [PMID: 35486260 PMCID: PMC10402927 DOI: 10.1007/s10985-022-09552-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In oncology studies, it is important to understand and characterize disease heterogeneity among patients so that patients can be classified into different risk groups and one can identify high-risk patients at the right time. This information can then be used to identify a more homogeneous patient population for developing precision medicine. In this paper, we propose a mixture survival tree approach for direct risk classification. We assume that the patients can be classified into a pre-specified number of risk groups, where each group has distinct survival profile. Our proposed tree-based methods are devised to estimate latent group membership using an EM algorithm. The observed data log-likelihood function is used as the splitting criterion in recursive partitioning. The finite sample performance is evaluated by extensive simulation studies and the proposed method is illustrated by a case study in breast cancer.
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- Beilin Jia
- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc, North Wales, PA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Roca-Luque I, Quinto L, Sanchez-Somonte P, Garre P, Alarcón F, Zaraket F, Vazquez S, Prat-Gonzalez S, Ortiz-Perez JT, Guasch E, Tolosana JM, Arbelo E, Berruezo A, Sitges M, Brugada J, Mont L. Late Potential Abolition in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation. Am J Cardiol 2022; 174:53-60. [PMID: 35437160 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrate-based ablation has become the gold standard treatment for patients with structural heart disease-related VT. VT is linked to re-entry in relation to myocardial scarring, with areas of conduction block (core scar) and of slow conduction (border zone). Slow conduction areas can be detected in sinus rhythm as late potentials (LPs). LP abolition has been shown to be the best end point to avoid long-term recurrences. Our study aimed to analyze the challenges of LP abolition and the predictors of failure. We analyzed 169 consecutive patients with structural heart disease (61% ischemic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular ejection fraction: 37 ± 13%) who underwent VT ablation between 2013 and 2018. A preprocedural clinical evaluation, including cardiac magnetic resonance, was done in 66% of patients. Electroanatomical mapping with the identification of LPs was performed in all patients. Noninducibility was achieved in 71% (119), and complete LP abolition was achieved in 61% (103) of patients. Incomplete LP abolition was a powerful predictor of VT recurrence (67% vs 33%, hazard ratio 3.19 [2.1 to 4.7]; p <0.001). Lack of use of a high-density mapping catheter (odds ratio 6.2, 1.2 to 38.1; p = 0.028), the septal substrate (odds ratio 9.34, 2.27 to 38.4; p = 0.002), and larger left ventricular mass (190 ± 58 g vs 156 ± 46 g, p = 0.002) were predictors of incomplete LP abolition. The main reasons that contributed to unsuccessful LP abolition were anatomic obstacles (such as the conduction system) and large extension of the LP area. In conclusion, incomplete LP abolition is related to VT recurrence. Lack of use of a high-density mapping catheter, the septal substrate, and larger left ventricular mass are related to incomplete LP abolition.
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Ninni S, Layec J, Brigadeau F, Behal H, Labreuche J, Klein C, Schurtz G, Potelle C, Coisne A, Lemesle G, Lamblin N, Klug D, Lacroix D. Incidence and predictors of mortality after an electrical storm in the ICU. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2022; 11:431-439. [PMID: 35512138 DOI: 10.1093/ehjacc/zuac044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIMS For assessing predictors of early mortality following hospitalization for electrical storm (ES), only limited data are available. The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence and predictors of early mortality following hospitalization in the intensive care unit (ICU) for ES in a large retrospective study. METHODS AND RESULTS In this retrospective study, we included all patients who were hospitalized for ES from July 2015 to May 2020 in our tertiary centre. A total of 253 patients were included. The median age was 66 [56; 73], and 64% had ischemic cardiomyopathy. A total of 37% of patients presented hemodynamic instability requiring catecholamine at admission. A total of 17% of patients presented an acute reversible cause for ES. The one-year mortality was 34% (95% CI, 30-43%), mostly driven by heart failure (HF). The multivariable Cox's regression model identified age, left ventricular ejection fraction, right ventricle dysfunction, haemoglobin level as independent predictors of one-year mortality. The use of catecholamine at admission was identified as the only variable related to the initial management of ES associated with an increased 30-day mortality risk (HR: 7.95 (95%CI, 3.18-19.85). CONCLUSION In patients admitted for ES in ICU, the one-year mortality remains high and mostly driven by HF. The use of catecholamine at admission is associated with a seven-fold risk for mortality within 30 days. In such patients, the potential use of VT ablation can be questioned and a careful action plan regarding invasive HF-related therapy could be considered.
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- Sandro Ninni
- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694-METRICS: évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, F59000 Lille, France
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- Univ. Lille, CHU Lille, ULR 2694-METRICS: évaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales, F59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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- CHU Lille, Institut Coeur-Poumon, service de cardiologie, F-59000 Lille, France
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Schleberger R, Schwarzl JM, Moser J, Nies M, Höller A, Münkler P, Dinshaw L, Jungen C, Lemoine MD, Maury P, Sacher F, Martin CA, Wong T, Estner HL, Jaïs P, Willems S, Eickholt C, Meyer C. The impact of ultra-high-density mapping on long-term outcome after catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia. Sci Rep 2022; 12:9139. [PMID: 35650230 PMCID: PMC9160260 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12918-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Ultra-high-density (UHD) mapping can improve scar area detection and fast activation mapping in patients undergoing catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT). The aim of the present study was to compare the outcome after VT ablation guided by UHD and conventional point-by-point 3D-mapping. The acute and long-term ablation outcome of 61 consecutive patients with UHD mapping (64-electrode mini-basket catheter) was compared to 61 consecutive patients with conventional point-by-point 3D-mapping using a 3.5 mm tip catheter. Patients, whose ablation was guided by UHD mapping had an improved 24-months outcome in comparison to patients with conventional mapping (cumulative incidence estimate of the combination of recurrence or disease-related death of 52.4% (95% confidence interval (CI) [36.9-65.7]; recurrence: n = 25; disease-related death: n = 4) versus 69.6% (95% CI [55.9-79.8]); recurrence: n = 31; disease-related death n = 11). In a cause-specific Cox proportional hazards model, UHD mapping (hazard ratio (HR) 0.623; 95% CI [0.390-0.995]; P = 0.048) and left ventricular ejection fraction > 30% (HR 0.485; 95% CI [0.290-0.813]; P = 0.006) were independently associated with lower rates of recurrence or disease-related death. Other procedural parameters were similar in both groups. In conclusion, UHD mapping during VT ablation was associated with fewer VT recurrences or disease-related deaths during long-term follow-up in comparison to conventional point-by-point mapping. Complication rates and other procedural parameters were similar in both groups.
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- Ruben Schleberger
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center of Experimental Medicine, Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.,DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Willem Einthoven Center for Cardiac Arrhythmia Research and Management, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- LIRYC Institute, CHU Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Royal Papworth Hospital, National Health Service Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Heart Rhythm Center, The Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine I - Cardiology, University Hospital Munich, Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- LIRYC Institute, CHU Bordeaux, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Hospital St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany. .,Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium (cNEP), EVK Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. .,Cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium (cNEP), Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
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Schleberger R, Riess J, Brauer A, Pinnschmidt HO, Rottner L, Moser F, Moser J, Kany S, My I, Lemoine MD, Reissmann B, Meyer C, Metzner A, Ouyang F, Kirchhof P, Rillig A. Ablation of Outflow Tract Arrhythmias in Patients With and Without Structural Heart Disease—A Comparative Analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:910042. [PMID: 35694678 PMCID: PMC9174508 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.910042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias emerging from the ventricular outflow tracts and adjacent structures is very effective and considered almost curative in patients without structural heart disease (SHD). Outcomes of patients with SHD undergoing ablation of outflow tract arrhythmias are not known. Methods Consecutive patients (2019–2021) undergoing catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in a single high-volume center were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with ablation of outflow tract arrhythmias were identified and divided in individuals with and without SHD. Procedural parameters and acute outcome were compared. Results We identified 215 patients with outflow tract arrhythmias (35.3% female, mean age 58.3 ± 16.0 years). Of those, 93 (43.3%) had SHD. Patients with SHD and outflow tract arrhythmias were older (65.0 ± 12.8 vs. 53.3 ± 16.3 years; p < 0.001), more often male (82.8 vs. 50.0%; p < 0.001) and had more comorbidities than patients without SHD (arterial hypertension: 62.4 vs. 34.4%, p < 0.001; diabetes: 22.6 vs. 8.2%, p = 0.005; chronic lung disease: 20.4 vs. 7.4%, p = 0.007). Outflow tract arrhythmias in patients with SHD had their origin more often in the left ventricle (68.8 vs. 53.3%, p = 0.025). The acute success rate was similar in both patient groups (93.4 vs. 94.2%, p = 0.781). Patients with SHD were discharged later {median length of hospital stay with SHD 5 [6 (interquartile range)] days, without SHD 2 [4] days, p < 0.001}. Periprocedural complications were numerically more frequent in patients with SHD [with SHD 12 (12.9%), without SHD 8 (6.6%), p = 0.154]. Conclusion Outflow tract arrhythmia ablation has a high success rate irrespective of the presence of SHD. Longer hospital stay and potentially a higher risk of periprocedural complications should be considered when discussing this treatment option with patients.
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- Ruben Schleberger
- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany
- *Correspondence: Ruben Schleberger
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology, Center of Experimental Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Hamburg/Kiel/Lübeck, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Protestant Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Cardiac Neuro- and Electrophysiology Research Consortium, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Hong Kong Asian Medical Group, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Mathew S, Fink T, Feickert S, Inaba O, Hashiguchi N, Schlüter M, Wohlmuth P, Wissner E, Tilz RR, Heeger CH, Rottner L, Reissmann B, Rillig A, Metzner A, Maurer T, Kuck KH, Ouyang F. Complications and mortality after catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias: risk in VT ablation (RIVA) score. Clin Res Cardiol 2022; 111:530-540. [PMID: 34318341 PMCID: PMC9054859 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-021-01902-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AIMS Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) has proven to be an effective therapeutic option for secondary arrhythmia prophylaxis. We sought to assess the procedural efficacy, safety and in-hospital mortality of a large patient cohort with and without structural heart disease undergoing VA ablation. METHODS A total of 1417 patients (804 patients with structural heart disease) undergoing 1792 endo- and epicardial procedures were analyzed. Multivariable risk factor analysis for occurrence of major complications and intrahospital mortality was obtained and a score to allow preprocedural risk assessment for patients undergoing VA ablation procedures was established. RESULTS Major complication occurred in 4.4% of all procedures and significantly more often in patients with structural heart disease than in structurally normal hearts (6.0 vs. 1.8%). The frequency of these periprocedural complications was significantly different between procedures with sole right ventricular and a combination of RV and LV access (0.5 vs. 3.1%). The most common complication was cardiac tamponade in 46 cases (3.0%). Intrahospital death was observed in 32 patients (1.8%). Logistic regression model revealed presence of ischemic heart disease, epicardial ablation, presence of oral anticoagulation or dual antiplatelet therapy as independent risk factors for the occurrence of complications or intrahospital death, while a history of previous heart surgery was an independent predictor with a decreased risk. Based on this analysis a risk score incorporating 5 standard variables was established to predict the occurrence of complications and intrahospital mortality. CONCLUSIONS Safety of VA catheter ablation mainly relies on patient baseline characteristics and the type of access into the ventricles or epicardial space.
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- Shibu Mathew
- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
- Department of Cardiology, University of Giessen, University Hospital Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
- Clinic for Electrophysiology, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- LANS Cardio, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Electrophysiology, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Electrophysiology, University Heart Center Lübeck, Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany
- LANS Cardio, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
- University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
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Bohman JJKK, Seelhammer TG, Mazzeffi M, Gutsche J, Ramakrishna H. The Year in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Selected Highlights From 2021. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2022; 36:1832-1843. [PMID: 35367120 DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2022.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This review summarizes the extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) or extracorporeal life support literature published in 2021. This Selected Highlights article is not intended to be an exhaustive review of the literature, but rather a summarizing of key themes that developed in the ECMO literature during 2021. The primary topics presented include the following: ECMO for coronavirus disease 2019, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation, periprocedural cardiopulmonary support with ECMO, and anticoagulation for ECMO.
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- John J Kyle K Bohman
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
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Krahn PRP, Biswas L, Ferguson S, Ramanan V, Barry J, Singh SM, Pop M, Wright GA. MRI-Guided Cardiac RF Ablation for Comparing MRI Characteristics of Acute Lesions and Associated Electrophysiologic Voltage Reductions. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2022; 69:2657-2666. [PMID: 35171765 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2022.3152145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Objective: Radiofrequency (RF) energy delivered to cardiac tissue produces a core ablation lesion with surrounding edema, the latter of which has been implicated in acute procedural failure of Ventricular Tachycardia (VT) ablation and late arrhythmia recurrence. This study sought to investigate the electrophysiological characteristics of acute RF lesions in the left ventricle (LV) visualized with native-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Methods: An MR-guided electrophysiology system was used to deliver RF ablation in the LV of 8 swine (9 RF lesions in total), then perform MRI and electroanatomic mapping. The permanent RF lesions and transient edema were delineated via native-contrast MRI segmentation of T1-weighted images and T2 maps respectively. Bipolar voltage measurements were matched with image characteristics of pixels adjacent to the catheter tip. Native-contrast MR visualization was verified with 3D late gadolinium enhanced MRI and histology. Results: The T2-derived edema was significantly larger than the T1-derived RF lesion (2.11.5 mL compared to 0.580.34 mL; p=0.01). Bipolar voltage was significantly reduced in the presence of RF lesion core (p<0.05) and edema (p<0.05), with similar trends suggesting that both the permanent lesion and transient edema contributed to the region of reduced voltage. While bipolar voltage was significantly decreased where RF lesions are present (p<0.05), voltage did not change significantly with lesion transmurality (p>0.05). Conclusion: Permanent RF lesions and transient edema are distinct in native-contrast MR images, but not differentiable using bipolar voltage. Significance: Intraprocedural native-contrast MRI may provide valuable lesion assessment in MR-guided ablation, whose clinical application is now feasible.
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[Update on ablation of ventricular tachyarrhythmias]. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol 2022; 33:42-48. [PMID: 35157111 DOI: 10.1007/s00399-022-00840-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is performed with increasing frequency in clinical practice. Whereas the reported success rates of idiopathic VT are high, catheter ablation of VT in patients with structural heart disease with its scar-related re-entry mechanism may remain a challenge especially if deep intramyocardial or epicardial portions exist. The integration of modern cardiac imaging, new functional mapping strategies and catheter technologies allow optimized identification and characterization of the critical arrhythmogenic substrate and hence a more targeted VT ablation. The extent to which these innovations will have the potential to improve VT ablation success rates will be determined by future studies.
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Artificial intelligence predicts clinically relevant atrial high-rate episodes in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Sci Rep 2022; 12:37. [PMID: 34996990 PMCID: PMC8741914 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03914-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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To assess the utility of machine learning (ML) algorithms in predicting clinically relevant atrial high-rate episodes (AHREs), which can be recorded by a pacemaker. We aimed to develop ML-based models to predict clinically relevant AHREs based on the clinical parameters of patients with implanted pacemakers in comparison to logistic regression (LR). We included 721 patients without known atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter from a prospective multicenter (11 tertiary hospitals) registry comprising all geographical regions of Korea from September 2017 to July 2020. Predictive models of clinically relevant AHREs were developed using the random forest (RF) algorithm, support vector machine (SVM) algorithm, and extreme gradient boosting (XGB) algorithm. Model prediction training was conducted by seven hospitals, and model performance was evaluated using data from four hospitals. During a median follow-up of 18 months, clinically relevant AHREs were noted in 104 patients (14.4%). The three ML-based models improved the discrimination of the AHREs (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve: RF: 0.742, SVM: 0.675, and XGB: 0.745 vs. LR: 0.669). The XGB model had a greater resolution in the Brier score (RF: 0.008, SVM: 0.008, and XGB: 0.021 vs. LR: 0.013) than the other models. The use of the ML-based models in patient classification was associated with improved prediction of clinically relevant AHREs after pacemaker implantation.
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Peichl P, Rafaj A, Kautzner J. Management of ventricular arrhythmias in heart failure: Current perspectives. Heart Rhythm O2 2022; 2:796-806. [PMID: 34988531 PMCID: PMC8710622 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2021.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Congestive heart failure (HF) is a progressive affliction defined as the inability of the heart to sufficiently maintain blood flow. Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are common in patients with HF, and conversely, advanced HF promotes the risk of VAs. Management of VA in HF requires a systematic, multimodality approach that comprises optimization of medical therapy and use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and/or device combined with cardiac resynchronization therapy. Catheter ablation is one of the most important strategies with the potential to abolish or decrease the number of recurrences of VA in this population. It can be a curative strategy in arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy and may even save lives in cases of an electrical storm. Additionally, modulation of the autonomic nervous system and stereotactic radiotherapy have been introduced as novel methods to control refractory VAs. In patients with end-stage HF and refractory VAs, an institution of the mechanical circulatory support device and cardiac transplant may be considered. This review aims to provide an overview of current evidence regarding management strategies of VAs in HF with an emphasis on interventional treatment.
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- Petr Peichl
- Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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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
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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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Vergara P, Pannone L, Calvo F, Falasconi G, Foppoli L, Cireddu M, D'Angelo G, Limite L, Boccellino A, Palmisano A, Capogrosso C, Stella S, Esposito A, Agricola E, Gulletta S, Della Bella P. Physical activity volume in patients with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy is associated with recurrence after ventricular tachycardia ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2021; 65:15-24. [PMID: 34313898 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-021-01019-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the role of intense physical activity (PA) on recurrence after ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 63 patients with definite diagnosis of ACM who underwent to catheter ablation (CA) of VT. PA was quantified in METs per week by IPAQ questionnaire in 51 patients. VT-free survival time after ablation was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier's curves. RESULTS The weekly amount of PA was higher in patients with VT recurrence (2303.1 METs vs 1043.5 METs, p = 0.042). The best cutoff to predict VT recurrence after CA was 584 METs/week (AUC = 0.66, sensibility = 85.0%, specificity = 45.2%). Based on this cutoff, 34 patients were defined as high level athletes (Hi-PA) and 17 patients as low-level athletes (Lo-PA). During a median follow-up of 32.0 months (11.5-65.5), 22 patients (34.9%) experienced VT recurrence. Lo-PA patients had a longer VT-free survival, compared with Hi-PA patients (82.4% vs 50.0%, log-rank p = 0.025). At Cox multivariate analysis, independent predictors of the VT recurrence were PA ≥ 584 METs/week (Hi-PA) (HR = 2.61, CI 95% 1.03-6.58, p = 0.04) and late potential (LP) abolition (HR = 0.38, CI 95% 0.16-0.89, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS PA ≥ 584 METs/week and LP abolition were independent predictors of VT recurrence after ablation.
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- Pasquale Vergara
- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Imaging Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Radiology Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiac Imaging Unit, Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.,Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit and Clinical Electrophysiology Laboratories, Ospedale San Raffaele, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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Quinto L, Sanchez P, Alarcón F, Garre P, Zaraket F, Prat-Gonzalez S, Ortiz-Perez JT, JesúsPerea R, Guasch E, Tolosana JM, San Antonio R, Arbelo E, Sitges M, Brugada J, Berruezo A, Mont L, Roca-Luque I. Cardiac magnetic resonance to predict recurrences after ventricular tachycardia ablation: septal involvement, transmural channels, and left ventricular mass. Europace 2021; 23:1437-1445. [PMID: 34142121 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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AIMS Ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrate-based ablation has an increasing role in patients with structural heart disease-related VT. VT is linked to re-entry in relation to myocardial scarring with areas of conduction block (core scar) and areas of slow conduction [border zone (BZ)]. VT substrate can be analysed by late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR). Our study aims to analyse the role of LGE-CMR in identifying predictors of VT recurrence after ablation. METHODS AND RESULTS We analysed 110 consecutive patients who underwent VT ablation from 2013 to 2018. All patients underwent a preprocedural LGE-CMR, and in 94 patients (85.5%), the CMR was used to aid the ablation. All LGE-CMR images were semi-automatically processed using dedicated software to detect scarring and conducting channels. After a median follow-up of 2.7 ± 1.6 years, the overall VT recurrence was 41.8% with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock reduction from 43.6% to 28.2% before and after ablation, respectively. The amount of BZ (26.6 ± 13.9 vs. 19.6 ± 9.7 g, P = 0.012), the total amount of scarring (37.1 ± 18.2 vs. 29 ± 16.3 g, P = 0,033), and left ventricular (LV) mass (168.3 ± 53.3 vs. 152.3 ± 46.4 g, P < 0.001) were associated with VT recurrence. LGE septal distribution [62.5% vs. 37.8%; hazard ratio (HR) 1.67 (1.02-3.93), P = 0.044], channels with transmural path [66.7% vs. 31.4%, HR 3.25 (1.70-6.23), P < 0.001], and midmural channels [54.3% vs. 27.6%, HR 2.49 (1.21-5.13), P = 0.013] were related with VT recurrence. Multivariate analysis showed that the presence of septal LGE [HR 3.67 (1.60-8.38), P = 0.002], transmural channels [HR 2.32 (1.15-4.72), P = 0.019], and LV mass [HR 1.01 (1.005-1.019), P = 0.002] were independent predictors of VT recurrence. CONCLUSION Pre-procedural LGE-CMR is a helpful and feasible technique to identify patients with high risk of VT recurrence after ablation. LV mass, septal LGE distribution, and transmural channels were predictive factors of post-ablation VT recurrence.
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- Levio Quinto
- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centre de Diagnòstic per la Imatge, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Arrhythmia Section Institut Clinic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, 08036Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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Martinek M, Manninger M, Schönbauer R, Scherr D, Schukro C, Pürerfellner H, Petzl A, Strohmer B, Derndorfer M, Bisping E, Stühlinger M, Fiedler L. Expert consensus on acute management of ventricular arrhythmias - VT network Austria. IJC HEART & VASCULATURE 2021; 34:100760. [PMID: 33869728 PMCID: PMC8047164 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Arrhythmia Working Group of the Austrian Society of Cardiology (ÖKG) has set the goal of systematically structuring and organizing the acute care of patients with ventricular arrhythmias (VA), i.e. ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF) in Austria. Within a consensus paper, national recommendations on the basic diagnostic work-up of VA (12-lead ECG, medical history, family history, laboratory analyses, echocardiography, search for reversible causes, ICD interrogation), as well as further medical treatment and therapeutic measures (indication of coronary angiography, ablation therapy) are established. Since acute ablation of VT is indicated in the current ESC guidelines as a class IB indication for scar-associated incessant VT or electrical storm (ES; ≥ 3 ICD therapies in 24 h) as well as for ischemic cardiomyopathy (iCMP) with recurrent ICD shocks, organizational measures must be taken to ensure that these guidelines can be implemented. Therefore, a VT network will be established covering all areas in Austria, consisting of primary and secondary VT centers. Organizational aspects of an acute VT network are defined and should subsequently be implemented by the participating hospitals. All electrophysiologic centers in Austria that deal with VT ablation are to be integrated into the network in the medium-term. Centers that co-operate in the network are divided into primary and secondary VT centers according to predefined criteria.
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- M. Martinek
- Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen, Interne 2 mit Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin, Fadingerstrasse 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
- Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten, Interne 3 – Kardiologie, Dunant-Platz 1, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
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- Medizinische Universität Graz, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II – Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Medizinische Universität Graz, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II – Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen, Interne 2 mit Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin, Fadingerstrasse 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten, Interne 3 – Kardiologie, Dunant-Platz 1, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin II – Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
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- Ordensklinikum Linz Elisabethinen, Interne 2 mit Kardiologie, Angiologie und Intensivmedizin, Fadingerstrasse 1, 4020 Linz, Austria
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- Medizinische Universität Graz, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Klinische Abteilung für Kardiologie, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III – Kardiologie und Angiologie, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Landesklinikum Wiener Neustadt, Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Kardiologie und Nephrologie, Corvinusring 3-5, 2700 Wiener Neustadt, Austria
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Gulletta S, Vergara P, Vitulano G, Foppoli L, D'Angelo G, Cireddu M, Bisceglia C, Paglino G, Sala S, Capogrosso C, Pannone L, Falasconi G, Trevisi N, Agricola E, Della Bella P. Etiology is a predictor of recurrence after catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in pediatric patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021; 32:1337-1345. [PMID: 33682256 DOI: 10.1111/jce.14984] [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: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 01/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) are rare in pediatric patients, especially in absence of structural heart disease (SHD). Few data are available regarding the invasive VAs treatment with catheter ablation (CA) in pediatric patients and predictors of outcomes have not been fully investigated. OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical presentation, procedural characteristics, and outcomes in pediatric patients undergoing CA for VAs. METHODS Eighty-one consecutive pediatric patients (58 male [72%], 15.5 ± 2.2 years) treated by CA for ventricular tachycardia (VT) or premature ventricular beats (PVBs) were retrospectively evaluated. Study endpoints were VAs recurrence and mortality for any cause. RESULTS Ninety-five procedures were performed in 81 patients, 52 (55%) PVBs and 43 (45%) VT ablations. During a follow-up of 35.0 months (interquartile range = 13.0-71.0), 14 patients (14.7%) had a VA recurrence: 11 (33.3%) patients treated with CA for VT and 3 (6.2%) patients treated for PVBs (p < .001). One patient (1%) died 26 months after the procedure during an electrical storm. Patients with SHD had higher VAs recurrence rate, as compared with idiopathic VAs (pairwise log-rank p < .001). Patients treated with CA for VT had higher VA recurrence rate, as compared with PVB patients (pairwise log-rank p = .002). At Cox multivariate analysis only SHD was an independent predictor of VAs recurrence (hazard ratio = 5.56, 95% confidence interval = 2.68-11.54, p < .001). CONCLUSION CA of VAs is effective and safe in a pediatric population. CA of idiopathic and fascicular VAs are associated with lower recurrence rate, than VAs in the setting of SHD.
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- Simone Gulletta
- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophisiology Laboratories, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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Quinto L, Sanchez-Somonte P, Alarcón F, Garre P, Castillo À, San Antonio R, Borras R, Guasch E, Arbelo E, Tolosana JM, Berruezo A, Mont L, Roca-Luque I. Ventricular tachycardia burden reduction after substrate ablation: Predictors of recurrence. Heart Rhythm 2021; 18:896-904. [PMID: 33639298 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 02/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Substrate-based ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation is a first-line treatment in patients with structural cardiac disease and sustained VT refractory to medical therapy. Despite technological improvements and increased knowledge of VT substrate, recurrence still is frequent. Published data are lacking on the possible reduction in VT burden after ablation despite recurrence. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess VT burden reduction during long-term follow-up after substrate ablation and identify predictors of VT recurrence. METHODS We analyzed 234 consecutive VT ablation procedures in 207 patients (age 63 ± 14.9 years; 92% male; ischemic heart disease in 65%) who underwent substrate ablation in a single center from 2013 to 2018. RESULTS After follow-up of 3.14 ± 1.8 years, the VT recurrence rate was 41.4%. Overall, a 99.6% reduction in VT burden (median VT episodes per year: preprocedural 3.546 [1.347-13.951] vs postprocedural 0.001 [0-0.689]; P = .001) and a 96.3% decrease in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks (preprocedural 1.145 [0.118-4.467] vs postprocedural 0.042 [0-0.111] per year; P = .017) were observed. In the subgroup of patients who experienced VT recurrences, VT burden decreased by 69.2% (median VT episodes per year: preprocedural 2.876 [1.105-8.801] vs postprocedural 0.882 [0.505-2.283]; P <.001). Multivariable analysis showed persistence of late potentials (67% vs 19%; hazard ratio 3.18 [2.18-6.65]; P <.001) and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) (30 [25-40] vs 39 [30-50]; P = .022) as predictors of VT recurrence. CONCLUSION Despite a high recurrence rate during long-term follow-up, substrate-based VT ablation is related to a large reduction in VT burden and a decrease in ICD therapies. Lower EF and persistence of late potentials are predictors of recurrence.
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- Levio Quinto
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinical Institute, Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.
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Aguilar M, Tedrow UB, Tzou WS, Tung R, Frankel DS, Santangeli P, Vaseghi M, Bunch TJ, Di Biase L, Tholakanahalli VN, Lakkireddy D, Dickfeld T, Weiss JP, Mathuria N, Vergara P, Nakahara S, Bradfield JS, Burkhardt JD, Stevenson WG, Callans DJ, Della Bella P, Natale A, Shivkumar K, Marchlinski FE, Sauer WH. Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with prior cardiac surgery: An analysis from the International VT Ablation Center Collaborative Group. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021; 32:409-416. [PMID: 33355965 DOI: 10.1111/jce.14849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Patients with prior cardiac surgery may represent a subgroup of patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) that may be more difficult to control with catheter ablation. METHODS We evaluated 1901 patients with ischemic and nonischemic cardiomyopathy who underwent VT ablation at 12 centers. Clinical characteristics and VT radiofrequency ablation procedural outcomes were assessed and compared between those with and without prior cardiac surgery. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to estimate freedom from recurrent VT and survival. RESULTS There were 578 subjects (30.4%) with prior cardiac surgery identified in the cohort. Those with prior cardiac surgery were older (66.4 ± 11.0 years vs. 60.5 ± 13.9 years, p < .01), with lower left ventricular ejection fraction (30.2 ± 11.5% vs. 34.8 ± 13.6%, p < .01) and more ischemic heart disease (82.5% vs. 39.3%, p < .01) but less likely to undergo epicardial mapping or ablation (9.0% vs. 38.1%, p<.01) compared to those without prior surgery. When epicardial mapping was performed, a significantly greater proportion required surgical intervention for access (19/52 [36.5%] vs. 14/504 [2.8%]; p < .01). Procedural complications, including epicardial access-related complications, were lower (5.7% vs. 7.0%, p < .01) in patients with versus without prior cardiac surgery. VT-free survival (75.1% vs. 74.1%, p = .805) and survival (86.5% vs. 87.9%, p = .397) were not different between those with and without prior heart surgery, regardless of etiology of cardiomyopathy. VT recurrence was associated with increased mortality in patients with and without prior cardiac surgery. CONCLUSION Despite different clinical characteristics and fewer epicardial procedures, the safety and efficacy of VT ablation in patients with prior cardiac surgery is similar to others in this cohort. The incremental yield of epicardial mapping in predominant ischemic cardiomyopathy population prior heart surgery may be low but appears safe in experienced centers.
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- Martin Aguilar
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Center for Arrhythmia Care, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Cardiovascular Medicine Division, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN & University of Minnesot, Department of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Baltimore VA Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Banner - University Medicine Heart Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, Milano, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- St. David's Medical Center, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- St. David's Medical Center, Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, Austin, Texas, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Dusi V, Gornbein J, Do DH, Sorg JM, Khakpour H, Krokhaleva Y, Ajijola OA, Macias C, Bradfield JS, Buch E, Fujimura OA, Boyle NG, Yanagawa J, Lee JM, Shivkumar K, Vaseghi M. Arrhythmic Risk Profile and Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation for Recurrent Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia After Ablation. J Am Heart Assoc 2021; 10:e018371. [PMID: 33441022 PMCID: PMC7955320 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.018371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Background Cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) has been used as a bailout strategy for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT). Risk of VT recurrence in patients with scar‐related monomorphic VT referred for CSD and the extent to which CSD can modify this risk is unknown. We aimed to quantify arrhythmia recurrence risk and impact of CSD in this population. Methods and Results Adjusted competing risk time to event models were developed to adjust for risk of VT recurrence and sustained VT/implantable cardioverter–defibrillator shocks after VT ablation based on patient comorbidities at the time of VT ablation. Adjusted VT and implantable cardioverter–defibrillator shock recurrence rates were estimated for the subgroup who subsequently required CSD after ablation. The expected adjusted recurrence rates were then compared with the observed rates after CSD. Data from 381 patients with scar‐mediated monomorphic VT who underwent VT ablation were analyzed, excluding patients with polymorphic VT. Sixty eight patients underwent CSD for recurrent VT. CSD reduced the expected adjusted VT recurrence rate by 36% (expected rate of 5.61 versus observed rate of 3.58 per 100 person‐months, P=0.01) and the sustained VT/implantable cardioverter–defibrillator shock rates by 34% (expected rate of 4.34 versus observed 2.85 per 100 person‐months, P=0.03). The median number of sustained VT/implantable cardioverter–defibrillator shocks in the year before versus the year after CSD was reduced by 90% (10 versus 1, P<0.0001). Conclusions Patients referred for CSD for refractory scar‐mediated monomorphic VT are at a higher risk of VT recurrence after ablation as compared with those not requiring CSD, mostly because of their cardiac comorbidities. CSD significantly reduced both the expected risk of recurrences and VT burden.
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- Veronica Dusi
- UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center Los Angeles CA.,Department of Molecular Medicine University of Pavia Pavia Italy
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- Departments of Medicine and Computational Medicine University of California Los Angeles CA
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- UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center Los Angeles CA
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- UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center Los Angeles CA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery Department of Surgery University of California Los Angeles CA
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery Department of Surgery University of California Los Angeles CA
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Campbell T, Bennett RG, Kotake Y, Kumar S. Updates in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation. Korean Circ J 2021; 51:15-42. [PMID: 33377327 PMCID: PMC7779814 DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2020.0436] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to recurrent ventricular tachycardia is an important clinical sequela in patients with structural heart disease. As a result, ventricular tachycardia (VT) has emerged as a major clinical and public health problem. The mechanism of VT is predominantly mediated by re-entry in the presence of arrhythmogenic substrate (scar), though focal mechanisms are also important. Catheter ablation for VT, when compared to standard medical therapy, has been shown to improve VT-free survival and burden of device therapies. Approaches to VT ablation are dependent on the underlying disease process, broadly classified into idiopathic (no structural heart disease) or structural heart disease (ischemic or non-ischemic heart disease). This update aims to review recent advances made for the treatment of VT ablation, with respect to current clinical trials, peri-procedure risk assessments, pre-procedural cardiac imaging, electro-anatomic mapping and advances in catheter and non-catheter based ablation techniques.
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- Timothy Campbell
- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Della Bella P, Radinovic A, Limite LR, Baratto F. Mechanical circulatory support in the management of life-threatening arrhythmia. Europace 2020; 23:1166-1178. [PMID: 33382868 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Life-threatening refractory unstable ventricular arrhythmias in presence of advanced heart failure (HF) may determine haemodynamic impairment. Haemodynamic mechanical support (HMS) in this setting has a relevant role to restore end-organ perfusion. Catheter ablation (CA) of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is effective at achieving rhythm stabilization, allowing patient's weaning from HMS, or bridging to permanent HF treatments. Acute heart decompensation during CA at anaesthesia induction in presence of advanced heart disease, in selected cases requires a preemptive HMS to prevent periprocedure adverse outcomes. Substrate ablation during sinus rhythm (SR) might be an effective strategy of ablation in presence of unstable VTs; however, in a minority of patients, it might have some limitations and might be unfeasible in some settings, including the case of the mechanical induction of several unstable VTs and the absence of ablation targets. In case of the persistent induction of unstable VTs after a previous failure of a substrate-based ablation in SR, a feasible alternative strategy of ablation might be VT activation/entrainment mapping supported by HMS. Multiple devices are available for HMS in the low-output states related to electrical storm and during CA of VT. The choice of the device is not standardized and it is based on the centres' expertise. The aim of this article is to provide an up-to-date review on HMS for the management of life-threatening arrhythmias, in the context of catheter ablation and discussing our approach to manage critical VT patients.
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- Paolo Della Bella
- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy
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- Arrhythmia Unit and Electrophysiology Laboratories, Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ospedale San Raffaele, via Olgettina 60, Milan, Italy
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Cronin EM, Bogun FM, Maury P, Peichl P, Chen M, Namboodiri N, Aguinaga L, Leite LR, Al-Khatib SM, Anter E, Berruezo A, Callans DJ, Chung MK, Cuculich P, d'Avila A, Deal BJ, Della Bella P, Deneke T, Dickfeld TM, Hadid C, Haqqani HM, Kay GN, Latchamsetty R, Marchlinski F, Miller JM, Nogami A, Patel AR, Pathak RK, Sáenz Morales LC, Santangeli P, Sapp JL, Sarkozy A, Soejima K, Stevenson WG, Tedrow UB, Tzou WS, Varma N, Zeppenfeld K. 2019 HRS/EHRA/APHRS/LAHRS expert consensus statement on catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias. Europace 2020; 21:1143-1144. [PMID: 31075787 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euz132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 58.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and mortality and come in a variety of forms, from single premature ventricular complexes to sustained ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation. Rapid developments have taken place over the past decade in our understanding of these arrhythmias and in our ability to diagnose and treat them. The field of catheter ablation has progressed with the development of new methods and tools, and with the publication of large clinical trials. Therefore, global cardiac electrophysiology professional societies undertook to outline recommendations and best practices for these procedures in a document that will update and replace the 2009 EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias. An expert writing group, after reviewing and discussing the literature, including a systematic review and meta-analysis published in conjunction with this document, and drawing on their own experience, drafted and voted on recommendations and summarized current knowledge and practice in the field. Each recommendation is presented in knowledge byte format and is accompanied by supportive text and references. Further sections provide a practical synopsis of the various techniques and of the specific ventricular arrhythmia sites and substrates encountered in the electrophysiology lab. The purpose of this document is to help electrophysiologists around the world to appropriately select patients for catheter ablation, to perform procedures in a safe and efficacious manner, and to provide follow-up and adjunctive care in order to obtain the best possible outcomes for patients with ventricular arrhythmias.
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- Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Jiangsu Province Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Sree Chitra Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Hospital Cardiologico SOS Cardio, Florianopolis, Brazil
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Hospital General de Agudos Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- University of Queensland, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, Australia
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- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Indiana University School of Medicine, Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California
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- Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Canada
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- University Hospital Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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