Publications by authors named "Nikita Tanese"
Background: Data on the predictors of percutaneous stellate ganglion block (PSGB) efficacy in electrical storm are scanty.
Objective: We aimed to assess whether PSGB efficacy is influenced by the arrhythmia type and cycle length before the procedure.
Methods: This is a subanalysis of the multicenter STAR study.
Efficacy of early use of percutaneous stellate ganglion block for electrical storms.
Eur Heart J Acute Cardiovasc Care
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- Electrical Storm (ES) is a critical condition that can be managed effectively using a technique called Percutaneous Stellate Ganglion Block (PSGB), which has shown positive results when used alongside standard therapy.
- In a study analyzing 180 patients, those who received PSGB early experienced a significant reduction in arrhythmic events within the hour following the block compared to the hour before, although the overall effectiveness was similar to those who received PSGB later.
- The findings suggest that early use of PSGB could help reduce the frequency of defibrillations and potentially lessen the risk of a more severe, refractory ES, demonstrating its effectiveness in early treatment settings.
Background And Aims: An electrical storm (ES) is a clinical emergency with a paucity of established treatment options. Despite initial encouraging reports about the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous stellate ganglion block (PSGB), many questions remained unsettled and evidence from a prospective multicentre study was still lacking. For these purposes, the STAR study was designed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The aim of this study was to compare procedural efficacy and safety, including 1-year freedom from AF recurrence, between the novel cryoballoon system PolarX (Boston Scientific) and the Arctic Front Advance Pro (AFA-Pro) (Medtronic), in patients with paroxysmal AF undergoing PVI.
Methods And Results: This multicentre prospective observational study included 267 consecutive patients undergoing a first cryoablation procedure for paroxysmal AF (137 PolarX, 130 AFA-Pro). Kaplan-Meier curves with the log-rank test was used to compare the 1-year freedom from AF recurrence between both groups.
Aims: There is an increasing trend evaluating the role of non-pulmonary vein (PV) triggers to improve ablation outcomes in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) as pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) strategy alone has modest outcomes. We investigated the long-term safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage isolation (LAAi) in addition to PVI using cryoballoon (CB) in persistent AF.
Methods And Results: In this multicentre retrospective analysis, we included a total of 193 persistent AF patients (mean age: 60 ± 11 years, 50.