The second Latin American catheter ablation registry ("II LAHRS EP registry").

Background: Patient's clinical characteristics, technical resources, center and operator volume, and operator experience and training are known variables impacting outcomes. Although international standards have been agreed to maximize the benefits of this therapy, regional and global differences still exist. Latin American information has not been updated in the last 10 years.

[Andersen-Tawil Syndrome, a differential of bidirectional ventricular tachycardia: a case report].

We present the case of a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome (ATS), a rare genetic disorder characterized by the presence of ventricular arrhythmias, skeletal dysmorphic features, and periodic muscle paralysis. The diagnosis was delayed due to the non-simultaneity of symptom presentation. The report highlights the importance of investigating neurological symptoms in the presence of ventricular arrhythmias of unclear origin or cardiac symptoms in patients with periodic paralysis.

[Case report: ablation of atrial fibrillation in patient with an interatrial septal oclussion device].

Interatrial septal occlusion devices hinder the transseptal approach for atrial fibrillation ablation, making it necessary to have imaging methods that safely guide transseptal puncture, such as intracardiac echocardiography (ICE). We describe the case of a 49-year-old patient with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, refractory to antiarrhythmic drugs, wearing an interatrial septal occlusion device, with a previous unsuccessful ablation attempt. Atrial fibrillation ablation was performed using the Carto V7 3D mapping system, the transseptal puncture was guided by ICE, and the procedure was successful.

[Quality of life in patients with idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias treated at the Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular - INCOR].

Objective: To describe the quality of life in patients with idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias treated at the Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular INCOR in Lima -Peru.

Materials And Methods: . Analytical and cross-sectional study of patients with idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias treated by 3D ablation or antiarrhythmic therapy between July 2017 and December 2019 to whom the SF-36 health questionnaire was applied to assess quality of life related to health.

[Ablation of cardiac arrhythmias using a three-dimensional electro-anatomical mapping system in the Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular - INCOR].

Objective: To describe the initial experience in ablation of cardiac arrhythmias using 3D mapping at the Instituto Nacional Cardiovascular INCOR (Lima, Peru).

Methods: A retrospective descriptive study was carried out. During February 2020, data was collected from the medical records of all patients in whom ablation was performed using 3D mapping from July 2017 to December 2019.

[Incessant focal atrial tachycardia as a cause of cardiomyopathy. About a case].

Focal atrial tachycardia is a rare type of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia, generally present in young people, and is a rare cause of tachycardiomyopathy (10%). We present a clinical case of tachycardiomyopathy in a 30-year-old man, without comorbidities, who was diagnosed with incessant focal atrial tachycardia, refractory to medical therapy, and electrical cardioversion. Successful endocardial ablation was performed, and in outpatient follow-up at 6 months, he showed a recovery of the left ventricular ejection fraction and reduction of the left chambers to normal ranges, with progressive decrease of dyspnea.

Ventricular Tachycardia in the Setting of Chagasic Cardiomyopathy: Use of Voltage Mapping to Characterize Endoepicardial Nonischemic Scar Distribution.

Background: Chagasic cardiomyopathy (CC) is the most frequent nonischemic substrate causing left ventricular (LV) tachycardia in Latin America. Systematic characterization of the LV epicardial/endocardial scar distribution and density in CC has not been performed. Additionally, the usefulness of unipolar endocardial electroanatomic mapping to identify epicardial scar has not been assessed in this setting.