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Preda A, Bonvicini E, Coradello E, Testoni A, Gigli L, Baroni M, Carbonaro M, Vargiu S, Varrenti M, Colombo G, Paolucci M, Mazzone P, Guarracini F. The Fluoroless Future in Electrophysiology: A State-of-the-Art Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2024; 14:182. [PMID: 38248058 PMCID: PMC10814721 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics14020182] [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: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
Abstract
Fluoroscopy has always been the cornerstone imaging method of interventional cardiology procedures. However, radiation exposure is linked to an increased risk of malignancies and multiorgan diseases. The medical team is even more exposed to X-rays, and a higher incidence of malignancies was reported in this professional group. In the last years, X-ray exposure has increased rapidly, involving, above all, the medical team and young patients and forcing alternative fluoroless imaging methods. In cardiac electrophysiology (EP) and pacing, the advent of 3D electroanatomic mapping systems with dedicated catheters has allowed real-time, high-density reconstruction of both heart anatomy and electrical activity, significantly reducing the use of fluoroscopy. In addition, the diffusion of intracardiac echocardiography has provided high anatomical resolution of moving cardiac structures, providing intraprocedural guidance for more complex catheter ablation procedures. These methods have largely demonstrated safety and effectiveness, allowing for a dramatic reduction in X-ray delivery in most arrhythmias' ablations. However, some technical concerns, as well as higher costs, currently do not allow their spread out in EP labs and limit their use to only procedures that are considered highly complex and time-consuming and in young patients. In this review, we aim to update the current employment of fluoroless imaging in different EP procedures, focusing on its strengths and weaknesses.
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- Alberto Preda
- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Verona University Hospital, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Verona University Hospital, 37129 Verona, Italy
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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- Electrophysiology Unit, Cardio-Thoraco-Vascular Department, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, 20162 Milan, Italy (M.C.); (P.M.)
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Hoshiyama T, Sumi H, Kaneko S, Kawahara Y, Ito M, Kanazawa H, Takashio S, Yamamoto E, Matsushita K, Tsujita K. Placement of catheters without magnetic sensors in the coronary sinus without fluoroscopic guidance: Feasibility and safety evaluation. J Arrhythm 2022; 38:736-742. [PMID: 36237862 PMCID: PMC9535797 DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12763] [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: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Background A three‐dimensional (3D) mapping system is essential to reduce radiation exposure during catheter ablation. When using the CARTO 3D mapping system, only the catheter with magnetic sensor can visualize its location. However, once target chamber matrix is created using the catheter, even the catheters without magnetic sensors (CWMS) can enable visualization. We aimed to investigate the feasibility and safety of placing a CWMS in the coronary sinus (CS) without fluoroscopic guidance. Methods The study group comprised 88 consecutive patients who underwent catheter ablation. CWMS placement was performed without fluoroscopic guidance in 47 patients and with fluoroscopic guidance in 41 patients. Placement without fluoroscopic guidance was performed after creating a visualization matrix of the CS, right atrium, and superior vena cava using a catheter with a magnetic sensor. Feasibility and safety were compared between the two groups. Results Successful catheter placement was achieved in all patients without fluoroscopic guidance, with no inter‐group difference in the median procedure time: with guidance, 120.0 [96.0–135.0] min, and without guidance, 110.0 [97.5–125.0] min; p = .22. However, radiation exposure was significantly shorter, and the effective dose was lower without fluoroscopic guidance (0 [0–17.5] s and 0 [0–0.004] mSv, respectively) than with fluoroscopic guidance (420.0 [270.0–644.0] s and 0.73 mSv [0.36–1.26], respectively); both p < .001. Conclusions CWMS placement without fluoroscopic guidance is feasible, safe to perform, and does not involve complications. Our technique provides an option to decrease radiation exposure during catheter ablation and electrophysiological testing.
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- Tadashi Hoshiyama
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kumamoto University Kumamoto Japan
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MUSIC: Cardiac Imaging, Modelling and Visualisation Software for Diagnosis and Therapy. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12126145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The tremendous advancement of cardiac imaging methods, the substantial progress in predictive modelling, along with the amount of new investigative multimodalities, challenge the current technologies in the cardiology field. Innovative, robust and multimodal tools need to be created in order to fuse imaging data (e.g., MR, CT) with mapped electrical activity and to integrate those into 3D biophysical models. In the past years, several cross-platform toolkits have been developed to provide image analysis tools to help build such software. The aim of this study is to introduce a novel multimodality software platform dedicated to cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy guidance: MUSIC. This platform was created to improve the image-guided cardiovascular interventional procedures and is a robust platform for AI/Deep Learning, image analysis and modelling in a newly created consortium with international hospitals. It also helps our researchers develop new techniques and have a better understanding of the cardiac tissue properties and physiological signals. Thus, this extraction of quantitative information from medical data leads to more repeatable and reliable medical diagnoses.
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van Schie MS, Starreveld R, Roos-Serote MC, Taverne YJHJ, van Schaagen FRN, Bogers AJJC, de Groot NMS. Classification of sinus rhythm single potential morphology in patients with mitral valve disease. Europace 2021; 22:1509-1519. [PMID: 33033830 PMCID: PMC7544534 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 03/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Aims The morphology of unipolar single potentials (SPs) contains information on intra-atrial conduction disorders and possibly the substrate underlying atrial fibrillation (AF). This study examined the impact of AF episodes on features of SP morphology during sinus rhythm (SR) in patients with mitral valve disease. Methods and results Intraoperative epicardial mapping (interelectrode distance 2 mm) of the right and left atrium (RA, LA), Bachmann’s bundle (BB), and pulmonary vein area (PVA) was performed in 67 patients (27 male, 67 ± 11 years) with or without a history of paroxysmal AF (PAF). Unipolar SPs were classified according to their differences in relative R- and S-wave amplitude ratios. A clear predominance of S-waves was observed at BB and the RA in both the no AF and PAF groups (BB 88.8% vs. 85.9%, RA 92.1% vs. 85.1%, respectively). Potential voltages at the RA, BB, and PVA were significantly lower in the PAF group (P < 0.001 for each) and were mainly determined by the size of the S-waves amplitudes. The largest difference in S-wave amplitudes was found at BB; the S-wave amplitude was lower in the PAF group [4.08 (2.45–6.13) mV vs. 2.94 (1.40–4.75) mV; P < 0.001]. In addition, conduction velocity (CV) at BB was lower as well [0.97 (0.70–1.21) m/s vs. 0.89 (0.62–1.16) m/s, P < 0.001]. Conclusion Though excitation of the atria during SR is heterogeneously disrupted, a history of AF is characterized by decreased SP amplitudes at BB due to loss of S-wave amplitudes and decreased CV. This suggests that SP morphology could provide additional information on wavefront propagation.
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- Mathijs S van Schie
- Department of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Unit Translational Electrophysiology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015GD Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Hasija PK, Bhardwaj P, Banerji A. Catheter ablation of complex cardiac arrhythmias: Single-centre experience in Armed Forces. Med J Armed Forces India 2021; 77:312-321. [PMID: 34305285 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.10.017] [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: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Background Complex arrhythmia ablation remains a technical challenge despite advances in hardware and mapping techniques. The aim of the study was to analyse the efficacy of radiofrequency ablation of arrhythmias requiring complex electrophysiological procedures at a tertiary-care centre. Methods A retrospective study was done for catheter ablation of arrhythmias performed at a single centre from Aug 2012 to Nov 2016 (4 years 4 months). The standard ablation involved conventional catheters with antegrade right heart and retrograde left heart access. The procedure was considered complex, if it involved 3 D electro-anatomical (EA) guidance for mapping or required special hardware and/or trans-septal puncture. Results Of 333 electrophysiology (EP) cases 265 qualified for ablation. The cohort of arrhythmias requiring complex procedure (n = 94) comprised of supraventricular 15 (15.9%), atrioventricular 43 (44.7%) and ventricular 36 (38.3%). The procedure used three-dimensional EA mapping in 31; trans-septal puncture for left atrial access in 40; and use of special catheters and sheaths in all 94 procedures. The overall success in the complex group after the first procedure was 87.2% versus 88.3% (P < 0.05), and after redo procedure it was 90.4% vs 94.7% (P < 0.05). There were three complications (pericardial perforation: 2; cardioembolism: 1) only in the complex group. The fluoroscopy time for complex was longer than that of the standard procedure (25.10 ± 6.32 versus 15.23 ± 5.33 min, P = 2.54). Conclusion Arrhythmias requiring complex electrophysiological procedure for ablation have a comparable success rate to standard ablation procedure but at the cost of extra hardware, complications and fluoroscopy time.
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- Additional Director General Medical Services (Army), IHQ, MOD, 'L' Block, New Delhi, India
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- Director General Armed Forces Medical Services & Senior Colonel Commandant, O/o DGAFMS, MOD, 'M' Block, New Delhi, India
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Cauti FM, Rossi P, Sommer P. The sympathetic nervous system and ventricular arrhythmias: an inseparable union. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:3588-3590. [PMID: 33755139 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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- Filippo Maria Cauti
- Arrhythmology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Calibita, Fatebefratelli Isola Tiberina, Via Ponte Quattro Capi 39, Rome 00186, Italy
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- Arrhythmology Unit, Ospedale San Giovanni Calibita, Fatebefratelli Isola Tiberina, Via Ponte Quattro Capi 39, Rome 00186, Italy
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- Clinic for Electrophysiology, Herz-und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen, Georgstr. 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
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Frontera A, Limite LR, Pagani S, Hadjis A, Cireddu M, Sala S, Tsitsinakis G, Paglino G, Peretto G, Lipartiti F, Bisceglia C, Radinovic A, D'Angelo G, Marzi A, Baratto F, Vergara P, DedÈ L, Gulletta S, Manzoni A, Mazzone P, Quarteroni A, Della Bella P. Characterization of cardiac electrogram signals in atrial arrhythmias. Minerva Cardiol Angiol 2021; 69:70-80. [PMID: 33691387 DOI: 10.23736/s2724-5683.20.05431-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Despite significant advancements in 3D cardiac mapping systems utilized in daily electrophysiology practices, the characterization of atrial substrate remains crucial for the comprehension of supraventricular arrhythmias. During mapping, intracardiac electrograms (EGM) provide specific information that the cardiac electrophysiologist is required to rapidly interpret during the course of a procedure in order to perform an effective ablation. In this review, EGM characteristics collected during sinus rhythm (SR) in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) are analyzed, focusing on amplitude, duration and fractionation. Additionally, EGMs recorded during atrial fibrillation (AF), including complex fractionated atrial EGMs (CFAE), may also provide precious information. A complete understanding of their significance remains lacking, and as such, we aimed to further explore the role of CFAE in strategies for ablation of persistent AF. Considering focal atrial tachycardias (AT), current cardiac mapping systems provide excellent tools that can guide the operator to the site of earliest activation. However, only careful analysis of the EGM, distinguishing low amplitude high frequency signals, can reliably identify the absolute best site for RF. Evaluating macro-reentrant atrial tachycardia circuits, specific EGM signatures correspond to particular electrophysiological phenomena: the careful recognition of these EGM patterns may in fact reveal the best site of ablation. In the near future, mathematical models, integrating patient-specific data, such as cardiac geometry and electrical conduction properties, may further characterize the substrate and predict future (potential) reentrant circuits.
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- Antonio Frontera
- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy -
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- MOX, Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- MOX, Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- MOX, Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- MOX, Department of Mathematics, Polytechnic of Milan, Milan, Italy.,Federal Polytechnic School of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Arrhythmology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Saluja D, Bar-On T, Hayam G, Kassotis J, Kostis WJ, Coromilas J. The Rapid Prediction of Focal Wavefront Origins: Integration With a 3-Dimensional Mapping System. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2020; 6:1478-1487. [PMID: 33213807 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.05.024] [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: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study assessed the accuracy of an algorithm that predicts the origin of focal arrhythmias using a limited number of data points. BACKGROUND Despite advances in technology, ablations can be time-consuming, and activation mapping continues to have inherent limitations. The authors developed an algorithm that can predict the origin of a focal wavefront using the location and activation timing information in 2 pairs of sampled points. This algorithm was incorporated into an electroanatomic mapping (EAM) system to assess its accuracy in a 3-dimensional clinical environment. METHODS EAM data from patients who underwent successful ablation of a focal wavefront using the CARTO3 system were loaded onto an offline version of the software modified to contain the algorithm. Prediction curves were retrospectively generated. Predictive accuracy, defined as the distance between true and predicted origin wavefront origins, was measured. RESULTS Seventeen wavefronts in as many patients (2 with atrial tachycardia, 3 with orthodromic re-entrant tachycardia, 8 with premature ventricular complex and/or ventricular tachycardia, 4 with focal pulmonary vein isolation breakthroughs) were studied. Thirty-three origin predictions were attempted (1.9 ± 0.4 per patient) using 132 points. Predictions were successfully calculated in 31 of 33 (93.9%) attempts and were accurate to within 5.7 ± 6.9 mm. Individual prediction curves were accurate to within 3.0 ± 4.7 mm. CONCLUSIONS Focal wavefront origins may be accurately predicted in 3 dimensions using a novel algorithm incorporated into an EAM system.
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- Deepak Saluja
- Department of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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Aryana A. Novel and Emerging Tools and Technologies in Cardiac Electrophysiology: What's on the Horizon in 2020? J Innov Card Rhythm Manag 2020; 10:3944-3948. [PMID: 32494410 PMCID: PMC7252821 DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2019.101206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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- Arash Aryana
- Mercy General Hospital and Dignity Health Heart and Vascular Institute, Sacramento, CA, USA
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Kim Y, Chen S, Ernst S, Guzman CE, Han S, Kalarus Z, Labadet C, Lin Y, Lo L, Nogami A, Saad EB, Sapp J, Sticherling C, Tilz R, Tung R, Kim YG, Stiles MK. 2019 APHRS expert consensus statement on three-dimensional mapping systems for tachycardia developed in collaboration with HRS, EHRA, and LAHRS. J Arrhythm 2020; 36:215-270. [PMID: 32256872 PMCID: PMC7132207 DOI: 10.1002/joa3.12308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Young‐Hoon Kim
- Department of Internal MedicineArrhythmia CenterKorea University Medicine Anam HospitalSeoulRepublic of Korea
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineTaipei Veterans General HospitalTaipeiROC
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- Department of CardiologyRoyal Brompton and Harefield HospitalImperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of Internal MedicineKeimyung University School of MedicineDaeguRepublic of Korea
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- Department of CardiologyMedical University of SilesiaKatowicePoland
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- Cardiology DepartmentArrhythmias and Electrophysiology ServiceClinica y Maternidad Suizo ArgentinaBuenos AiresArgentina
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineTaipei Veterans General HospitalTaipeiROC
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineTaipei Veterans General HospitalTaipeiROC
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- Department of CardiologyFaculty of MedicineUniversity of TsukubaTsukubaJapan
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- Center for Atrial FibrillationHospital Pro‐CardiacoRio de JaneiroBrazil
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- Division of CardiologyDepartment of MedicineQEII Health Sciences CentreDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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- Medical Clinic II (Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine)University Hospital Schleswig‐Holstein (UKSH) – Campus LuebeckLuebeckGermany
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- Center for Arrhythmia CarePritzker School of MedicineUniversity of Chicago MedicineChicagoILUSA
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- Department of Internal MedicineArrhythmia CenterKorea University Medicine Anam HospitalSeoulRepublic of Korea
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Soucek F, Caluori G, Lehar F, Jez J, Pesl M, Wolf J, Wojtaszczyk A, Belaskova S, Starek Z. Bipolar ablation with contact force-sensing of swine ventricles shows improved acute lesion features compared to sequential unipolar ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2020; 31:1128-1136. [PMID: 32083360 DOI: 10.1111/jce.14407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Despite technical progress, ventricular tachycardia (VT) recurrence after unipolar ablation remains relatively high (12%-47%). Bipolar ablation has been proposed as an appealing solution that may overcome limitations associated with unipolar ablation settings. We designed an animal study to compare bipolar (BPA) vs sequential unipolar ablation (UPA) using contact force-sensing technology on both ablation catheters. METHODS Twenty large white female pigs (6-months-old, 50-60 kg) underwent multiple RF ablations (30 W, 60 seconds, 30 mL/min irrigation) on the ventricular myocardium from the epicardial and endocardial sides. The hearts were fixed and scanned with high-resolution cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Thermal lesions were located and characterized in volume, depth, width, and transmurality. RESULTS Lesion volume was calculated as the sum of epicardial or endocardial conjoined/isolated lesions at one location. Linear dimensions (width and depth) were measured twice for each location, on the endocardial and epicardial side. We evaluated 35 lesions across the intraventricular septum (UPA, N = 17 vs BPA, N = 18). No difference in volume, linear dimensions or impedance drop was observed in this area between UPA and BPA. However, BPA required half RF time and showed an increased transmurality trend. We then analyzed 73 lesions from the endocardial side (UPA, N = 35 vs BPA, N = 38) and 50 from the epicardial side (UPA, N = 11 vs BPA N = 39) of the ventricular free walls. Lesion transmurality was markedly improved by BPA (P = .030, odds ratio, 23.73 [4.71,31.96]). Ventricular BPA lesions were significantly deeper on the epicardial side (P < .0001) and endocardial side (P = .015). CONCLUSION Bipolar ablation is more likely to create transmural and epicardial lesions in the ventricle wall. Half the time is needed for the creation of comparably deep and large lesions.
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- Filip Soucek
- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,First Department of Internal Medicine/Cardioangiology, St Anne's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,Nanobiotechnology, CEITEC, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,First Department of Internal Medicine/Cardioangiology, St Anne's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,First Department of Internal Medicine/Cardioangiology, St Anne's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,First Department of Internal Medicine/Cardioangiology, St Anne's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,First Department of Internal Medicine/Cardioangiology, St Anne's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,3rd Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Biostatistics, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, International Clinical Research Center, St Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.,First Department of Internal Medicine/Cardioangiology, St Anne's Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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Romanov A, Dichterman E, Schwartz Y, Ibragimov Z, Ben-David Y, Rodriguez H, Pokushalov E, Siddiqui UR, Kadlec A, Ben-Haim SA. High-resolution, real-time, and nonfluoroscopic 3-dimensional cardiac imaging and catheter navigation in humans using a novel dielectric-based system. Heart Rhythm 2019; 16:1883-1889. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2019.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Martin R, Hocini M, Haïsaguerre M, Jaïs P, Sacher F. Ventricular Tachycardia Isthmus Characteristics: Insights from High-density Mapping. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2019; 8:54-59. [PMID: 30918668 PMCID: PMC6434507 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2018.78.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In the context of structural heart disease, ventricular tachycardia (VT) is related to surviving fibres in incomplete scar. New technologies which allow electroanatomic mapping at higher density and with smaller, more closely spaced electrodes have allowed new insights into the characteristics of VT circuits. VT isthmuses are complex structures, with multiple entrances, exits and dead ends of activation. The isthmus is frequently defined by regions of functional block and several VT circuits can be possible in a VT "critical zone". In this review, we discuss these new insights and how they may improve VT ablation strategies, as well as discussing emerging technologies which may further develop our understanding.
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- Bordeaux University Hospital, L’Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque/INSERM 1045Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux University Hospital, L’Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque/INSERM 1045Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux University Hospital, L’Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque/INSERM 1045Bordeaux, France
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- Bordeaux University Hospital, L’Institut de Rythmologie et Modélisation Cardiaque/INSERM 1045Bordeaux, France
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Kosich F, Schumacher K, Potpara T, Lip GY, Hindricks G, Kornej J. Clinical scores used for the prediction of negative events in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Clin Cardiol 2019; 42:320-329. [PMID: 30578568 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults. Catheter ablation (CA) is one of the most important management strategies to reduce AF burden and AF-associated complications. In order to stratify the risk of adverse events and to predict treatment success in AF patients undergoing CA, several risk stratification scores had been developed during the last decade. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the most important clinical risk scores predicting rhythm outcomes, electro-anatomical substrate and mortality in AF.
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- Falco Kosich
- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cardiology Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, School of Medicine, Belgrade University, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom; and Aalborg Thrombosis Research Unit, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center Leipzig at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics, and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Ectopic beats arise from micro-reentries near infarct regions in simulations of a patient-specific heart model. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16392. [PMID: 30401912 PMCID: PMC6219578 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-34304-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Ectopic beats are known to be involved in the initiation of a variety of cardiac arrhythmias. Although their location may vary, ectopic excitations have been found to originate from infarct areas, regions of micro-fibrosis and other heterogeneous tissues. However, the underlying mechanisms that link ectopic foci to heterogeneous tissues have yet to be fully understood. In this work, we investigate the mechanism of micro-reentry that leads to the generation of ectopic beats near infarct areas using a patient-specific heart model. The patient-specific geometrical model of the heart, including scar and peri-infarct zones, is obtained through magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The infarct region is composed of ischemic myocytes and non-conducting cells (fibrosis, for instance). Electrophysiology is captured using an established cardiac myocyte model of the human ventricle modified to describe ischemia. The simulation results clearly reveal that ectopic beats emerge from micro-reentries that are sustained by the heterogeneous structure of the infarct regions. Because microscopic information about the heterogeneous structure of the infarct regions is not available, Monte-Carlo simulations are used to identify the probabilities of an infarct region to behave as an ectopic focus for different levels of ischemia and different percentages of non-conducting cells. From the proposed model, it is observed that ectopic beats are generated when a percentage of non-conducting cells is near a topological metric known as the percolation threshold. Although the mechanism for micro-reentries was proposed half a century ago to be a source of ectopic beats or premature ventricular contractions during myocardial infarction, the present study is the first to reproduce this mechanism in-silico using patient-specific data.
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Handa BS, Roney CH, Houston C, Qureshi NA, Li X, Pitcher DS, Chowdhury RA, Lim PB, Dupont E, Niederer SA, Cantwell CD, Peters NS, Ng FS. Analytical approaches for myocardial fibrillation signals. Comput Biol Med 2018; 102:315-326. [PMID: 30025847 PMCID: PMC6215772 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 07/11/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Atrial and ventricular fibrillation are complex arrhythmias, and their underlying mechanisms remain widely debated and incompletely understood. This is partly because the electrical signals recorded during myocardial fibrillation are themselves complex and difficult to interpret with simple analytical tools. There are currently a number of analytical approaches to handle fibrillation data. Some of these techniques focus on mapping putative drivers of myocardial fibrillation, such as dominant frequency, organizational index, Shannon entropy and phase mapping. Other techniques focus on mapping the underlying myocardial substrate sustaining fibrillation, such as voltage mapping and complex fractionated electrogram mapping. In this review, we discuss these techniques, their application and their limitations, with reference to our experimental and clinical data. We also describe novel tools including a new algorithm to map microreentrant circuits sustaining fibrillation.
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- Balvinder S Handa
- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Bioengineering, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Imaging Sciences and Bioengineering, King's College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
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- ElectroCardioMaths, Imperial Centre for Cardiac Engineering, National Heart & Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.
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Rodríguez-Mañero M, Valderrábano M, Baluja A, Kreidieh O, Martínez-Sande JL, García-Seara J, Saenen J, Iglesias-Álvarez D, Bories W, Villamayor-Blanco LM, Pereira-Vázquez M, Lage R, Álvarez-Escudero J, Heidbuchel H, González-Juanatey JR, Sarkozy A. Validating Left Atrial Low Voltage Areas During Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter Using Multielectrode Automated Electroanatomic Mapping. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2018; 4:1541-1552. [PMID: 30573117 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Revised: 07/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES This study aimed: 1) to determine the voltage correlation between sinus rhythm (SR) and atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFL) using multielectrode fast automated mapping; 2) to identify a bipolar voltage cutoff for scar and/or low voltage areas (LVAs); and 3) to examine the reproducibility of voltage mapping in AF. BACKGROUND It is unclear if bipolar voltage cutoffs should be adjusted depending on the rhythm and/or area being mapped. METHODS High-density mapping was performed first in SR and afterward in induced AF/AFL. In some patients, 2 maps were performed during AF. Maps were combined to create a new one. Points of <1 mm difference were analyzed. Correlation was explored with scatterplots and agreement analysis was assessed with Bland-Altman plots. The generalized additive model was also applied. RESULTS A total of 2,002 paired-points were obtained. A cutoff of 0.35 mV in AFL predicted a sinus voltage of 0.5 mV (95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.12 to 2.02) and of 0.24 mV in AF (95% CI: 0.11 to 2.18; specificity [SP]: 0.94 and 0.96; sensitivity [SE]: 0.85 and 0.75, respectively). When generalized additive models were used, a cutoff of 0.38 mV was used for AFL for predicting a minimum value of 0.5 mV in SR (95% CI: 0.5 to 1.6; SP: 0.94, SE: 0.88) and of 0.31 mV for AF (95% CI: 0.5 to 1.2; SP: 0.95, SE: 0.82). With regard to AF maps, there was no change in the classification of any left atrial region other than the roof. CONCLUSIONS It is possible to establish new cutoffs for AFL and/or AF with acceptable validity in predicting a sinus voltage of <0.5 mV. Multielectrode fast automated mapping in AFL and/or AF seems to be reliable and reproducible when classifying LVAs. These observations have clinical implications for left atrial voltage distribution and in procedures in which scar distribution is used to guide pulmonary vein isolation and/or re-isolation.
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- Moisés Rodríguez-Mañero
- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV CB16/11/00226 - CB16/11/00420), Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Critical Patient Translational Research Group, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV CB16/11/00226 - CB16/11/00420), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV CB16/11/00226 - CB16/11/00420), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV CB16/11/00226 - CB16/11/00420), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV CB16/11/00226 - CB16/11/00420), Madrid, Spain
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- Critical Patient Translational Research Group, Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, IDIS, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV CB16/11/00226 - CB16/11/00420), Madrid, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Cardiac Electrophysiology Section, University Hospital of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Fujii S, Zhou JR, Dhir A. Anesthesia for Cardiac Ablation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2018; 32:1892-1910. [DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Barber F, García-Fernández I, Lozano M, Sebastian R. Automatic estimation of Purkinje-Myocardial junction hot-spots from noisy endocardial samples: A simulation study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 2018; 34:e2988. [PMID: 29637731 DOI: 10.1002/cnm.2988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 01/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
The reconstruction of the ventricular cardiac conduction system (CCS) from patient-specific data is a challenging problem. High-resolution imaging techniques have allowed only the segmentation of proximal sections of the CCS from images acquired ex vivo. In this paper, we present an algorithm to estimate the location of a set of Purkinje-myocardial junctions (PMJs) from electro-anatomical maps, as those acquired during radio-frequency ablation procedures. The method requires a mesh representing the myocardium with local activation time measurements on a subset of nodes. We calculate the backwards propagation of the electrical signal from the measurement points to all the points in the mesh to define a set of candidate PMJs that is iteratively refined. The algorithm has been tested on several Purkinje network configurations, with simulated activation maps, subject to different error amplitudes. The results show that the method is able to build a set of PMJs that explain the observed activation map for different synthetic CCS configurations. In the tests, the average error in the predicted activation time is below the amplitude of the error applied to the data.
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- Fernando Barber
- Computational Multiscale Simulation Lab (CoMMLab), Departament d'Informàtica, Universitat de València, Burjasot 46100, Spain
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- Computational Multiscale Simulation Lab (CoMMLab), Departament d'Informàtica, Universitat de València, Burjasot 46100, Spain
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- Computational Multiscale Simulation Lab (CoMMLab), Departament d'Informàtica, Universitat de València, Burjasot 46100, Spain
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- Computational Multiscale Simulation Lab (CoMMLab), Departament d'Informàtica, Universitat de València, Burjasot 46100, Spain
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Safety and efficacy of persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using the second-generation cryoballoon. Clin Res Cardiol 2018; 107:570-577. [PMID: 29492703 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-018-1219-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2017] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The second-generation cryoballoon (CB) is increasingly used for treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Data regarding the clinical outcome and mechanism of arrhythmia recurrence following persistent AF ablation using CB is sparse. In this study, we aimed to assess the efficacy of CB and mechanisms of atrial tachyarrhythmia (ATA) recurrence in patients with persistent AF. METHODS AND RESULTS A total of 133 patients (66 ± 10 years, 60% male) with symptomatic persistent AF, who were scheduled for PVI using the second-generation CB were enrolled. Follow-up included 24 h Holter recording at 3, 6 and 12 months. Any documented episode of ATA lasting more than 30 s was considered as a recurrent arrhythmic event. All targeted veins were isolated (100%). Phrenic nerve palsy with recovery during follow-up occurred in six patients (4.5%), no patient experienced tamponade or a cerebrovascular event. During 12.6 ± 5.4 months of follow-up, 89/133 (67%) patients were free of ATA recurrences. Multivariable analysis revealed recurrence in the blanking period (HR 11.46, 0.95 CI 3.92-33.49, p < 0.001), presence of cardiomyopathy (HR 2.75, 0.95 CI 1.09-6.96, p = 0.032) and PV abnormality (HR 3.56, 0.95 CI 1.21-10.43, p = 0.021) as predictors for late recurrence. CONCLUSION In patients with persistent AF, second-generation cryoballoon use is associated with an excellent safety profile and favorable outcomes. Arrhythmia recurrence during the blanking period, presence of cardiomyopathy and PV abnormality were independent predictors of long-term AF recurrence.
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Muser D, Castro SA, Liang JJ, Santangeli P. Identifying Risk and Management of Acute Haemodynamic Decompensation During Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2018; 7:282-287. [PMID: 30588317 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2018.36.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Radiofrequency catheter ablation (CA) has an established role in the management of patients with structural heart disease presenting with recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT). Due to the complex underlying substrate, high burden of comorbidities and concomitant heart failure (HF) status, these patients may be at higher risk of periprocedural complications. The prolonged low-output state related to VT induction and mapping, as well as the fluid overload due to irrigated CA and the use of general anaesthesia, may decompensate the HF status, leading to multiple-organ failure and increase in early post-procedural mortality. Proper identification of patients at high risk of periprocedural acute haemodynamic decompensation (AHD) has important implications in terms of procedural planning (i.e. prophylactic use of mechanical assistance devices) and pre-procedural management in order to optimise the HF status. In the present manuscript we focus on the clinical predictors of AHD and the strategies to improve pre-procedural risk stratification, as well as the evidence supporting the use of haemodynamic support during CA procedures.
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- Daniele Muser
- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology, Cardiovascular Division, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania USA
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Tang PT, Do DH, Li A, Boyle NG. Team Management of the Ventricular Tachycardia Patient. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2018; 7:238-246. [PMID: 30588311 DOI: 10.15420/aer.2018.37.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Ventricular tachycardia is a common arrhythmia in patients with structural heart disease and heart failure, and is now seen more frequently as these patients survive longer with modern therapies. In addition, these patients often have multiple comorbidities. While anti-arrhythmic drug therapy, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation and ventricular tachycardia ablation are the mainstay of therapy, well managed by the cardiac electrophysiologist, there are many other facets in the care of these patients, such as heart failure management, treatment of comorbidities and anaesthetic interventions, where the expertise of other specialists is essential for optimal patient care. A coordinated team approach is therefore essential to achieve the best possible outcomes for these complex patients.
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- Pok Tin Tang
- Cardiology Department, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford, UK
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- UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Cardiology Department, St George's University Hospital London, UK
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- UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, UCLA Health System, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, California, USA
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Kosiuk J, Portugal G, Hilbert S, John S, Oliveira M, Hindricks G, Bollmann A. In vivo
validation of a novel algorithm for automatic premature ventricular contractions recognition. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2017; 28:828-833. [DOI: 10.1111/jce.13224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 03/11/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jedrzej Kosiuk
- Department of Electrophysiology; Heart Center Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Marta; Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Centtral; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Electrophysiology; Heart Center Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Electrophysiology; Heart Center Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Santa Marta; Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Centtral; Lisbon Portugal
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- Department of Electrophysiology; Heart Center Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Electrophysiology; Heart Center Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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Waveform Integrity in Atrial Fibrillation: The Forgotten Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology. Ann Biomed Eng 2017; 45:1890-1907. [PMID: 28421394 DOI: 10.1007/s10439-017-1832-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice with an increasing prevalence of about 15% in the elderly. Despite other alternatives, catheter ablation is currently considered as the first-line therapy for the treatment of AF. This strategy relies on cardiac electrophysiology systems, which use intracardiac electrograms (EGM) as the basis to determine the cardiac structures contributing to sustain the arrhythmia. However, the noise-free acquisition of these recordings is impossible and they are often contaminated by different perturbations. Although suppression of nuisance signals without affecting the original EGM pattern is essential for any other later analysis, not much attention has been paid to this issue, being frequently considered as trivial. The present work introduces the first thorough study on the significant fallout that regular filtering, aimed at reducing acquisition noise, provokes on EGM pattern morphology. This approach has been compared with more refined denoising strategies. Performance has been assessed both in time and frequency by well established parameters for EGM characterization. The study comprised synthesized and real EGMs with unipolar and bipolar recordings. Results reported that regular filtering altered substantially atrial waveform morphology and was unable to remove moderate amounts of noise, thus turning time and spectral characterization of the EGM notably inaccurate. Methods based on Wavelet transform provided the highest ability to preserve EGM morphology with improvements between 20 and beyond 40%, to minimize dominant atrial frequency estimation error with up to 25% reduction, as well as to reduce huge levels of noise with up to 10 dB better reduction. Consequently, these algorithms are recommended as a replacement of regular filtering to avoid significant alterations in the EGMs. This could lead to more accurate and truthful analyses of atrial activity dynamics aimed at understanding and locating the sources of AF.
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