Publications by authors named "Yoshiaki Kaneko"

Introduction: The slow atrioventricular nodal pathway (SP) typically has a single atrial breakthrough site.

Methods And Results: We report a case of fast-slow type AVNRT with two distinct atrial breakthrough sites during tachycardia. The earliest atrial activation site (EAAS) was at the right inferior septum, followed by the inferolateral wall of the tricuspid annulus.

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This atypical atrial resetting with ventricular extrastimulus delivered during supraventricular tachycardia is characterized by no capture of local ventricular deflection contralateral to the earliest atrial site and is a finding unmasking the presence of a nodoventricular pathway, the ventricular insertion of which is located apically, away from the mitral annulus.

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Introduction: KCNQ1 and KCNE1 form slowly activating delayed rectifier potassium currents (I). Loss-of-function of I by variants causes type-1 long QT syndrome (LQTS). Also, some variants are reported to cause epilepsy.

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  • Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) can return even after successful ablation of the slow pathway, prompting a study on recurrence reasons in 46 patients.
  • The study found that while many patients initially had successful RF ablation targeting the rightward inferior extension (RIE), some still experienced recurrent AVNRT, with various types showing up in follow-up cases.
  • Most recurrences were treated successfully again within the RIE area, and notably, the new successful ablation sites were often higher than where the initial procedure targeted.
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  • Cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) mutations can lead to two different conditions: gain-of-function mutations cause catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), while loss-of-function mutations result in calcium release deficiency syndrome (CRDS).
  • A case study of a father and son with the same RyR2 E4107A variant revealed that they exhibited different clinical manifestations, with the son showing signs of long QT syndrome (LQTS) while the father showed symptoms of CPVT.
  • These findings highlight that a single RyR2 variant can lead to diverse symptoms due to the influence of other genetic, epigenetic, or environmental factors, suggesting the need for genetic testing alongside exercise
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  • - The study aimed to develop a systematic method for diagnosing atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) that has a concealed nodoventricular pathway (cNVP).
  • - Researchers analyzed 13 cases of AVNRT involving cNVP, focusing on how the pathway connected to either the slow or fast pathways, and also looked at cases of orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia related to cNVP.
  • - The diagnostic process involves three key steps: identifying accessory pathways via His-refractory PVCs, excluding orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia, and confirming the AVN as the cNVP insertion site, with specific criteria for tachy
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Background: A 70-year-old man revealed a rare type of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) involving distinct retrograde pathways, superior slow pathway, and inferolateral left atrial slow pathway.

Result: Radiofrequency ablation was successfully performed on the noncoronary cusp and in the left atrium, respectively, to eliminate the tachycardias.

Discussion And Conclusion: Due to the anomalous electrical conduction patterns, careful diagnosis and ablation strategies were necessary to avoid the risk of atrioventricular block.

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  • Patients with specific KCNH2 mutations related to type-2 long QT syndrome (LQT2) face a higher risk of dangerous heart rhythms, especially during fever.
  • The study evaluated mutations G584S, D609G, and T613M, which led to more significant QT prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP) under increased temperatures, compared to other KCNH2 mutations.
  • Findings suggest these mutations impair the normal temperature-dependent behavior of heart ion channels, resulting in prolonged heart action potentials and increased risk of arrhythmia during fever.
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Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with ventriculoatrial (VA) block can represent a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of SVT where His-His interval shortening was repeatedly observed during episodes of VA block. This novel observation is more diagnostically suggestive of atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia, as opposed to orthodromic re-entry using a nodofascicular or nodoventricular pathway where a constant His-His is recorded during episodes of VA block.

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Unlabelled: An 81-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of decreased level of consciousness. He had bradycardia (27 beats/min). Electrocardiography showed ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF and ST-segment depression in leads aVL, V1.

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Our understanding of the variants of slow pathway (SP) and associated atypical atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia (NRT) is still growing. We have identified variants extending outside Koch's triangle along the tricuspid annulus, including superior, superoanterior and inferolateral right atrial SP and associated atypical, fast-slow AVNRT. We review the history of each variant, their electrophysiological characteristics and related atypical AVNRT, and their treatment by catheter ablation.

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Background: In adult patients, subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (S-ICDs) have been reported to be non-inferior to transvenous ICDs with respect to the incidence of device-related complications and inappropriate shocks. Only a few reports have investigated the efficacy of S-ICDs in the pediatric field. This study aimed to investigate the utility and safety of S-ICDs in patients ≤18 years old.

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Background: Gain-of-function mutations in CACNA1C encoding Cav1.2 cause syndromic or non-syndromic type-8 long QT syndrome (LQTS) (sLQT8 or nsLQT8). The cytoplasmic domain (D)Ⅰ-Ⅱ linker in Cav1.

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Introduction: The electrophysiological discrimination between fast-slow (F/S-) atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia (NRT) and atrial tachycardia (AT) originating from the interatrial septum remains challenging. While a V-A-A-V response may occur immediately after ventricular induction or entrainment of either tachycardia, the electrophysiological dissimilarities in that response between the two tachycardias remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify a diagnostic indicator discriminating F/S-AVNRT from AT by examining the difference in the V-A-A-V response between the two tachycardias.

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Recently, new vaccine platforms-including mRNA vaccines for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been given emergency use authorization in Japan. Here, we present a rare case of myocarditis following a COVID-19 vaccine. In this case, myocarditis was confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, endomyocardial biopsy, and troponin levels.

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According to guidelines, carbon-ion beam therapy is considered to carry a high safety risk for patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), although the actual impacts remain unclear. In this study, we investigated the safety of carbon-ion beam therapy in patients with CIEDs. Patients with CIEDs who underwent carbon-ion therapy at Gunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center between June 2010 and December 2019 were identified and investigated for abnormalities in the operation of their CIEDs, such as oversensing and resetting during irradiation, and abnormalities in operation after treatment.

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Introduction: We tested our hypothesis that atrial entrainment pacing (EP) of a) the common-type (com-) fast-slow (F/S-) atypical atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) using a typical slow pathway (SP), or b) the superior-type (sup-) F/S-AVNRT using a superior SP, both modify the retrograde conduction time across the SP immediately after termination of EP (retro-SP-time).

Methods: We measured the difference in the His-atrial interval (HA difference) immediately after cessation of EP, performed at 2 ± 2 rates from the high right atrium (HA[1]-HRA) versus from the proximal coronary sinus (HA[1]-CS) in 17 patients with com-F/S-AVNRT and 11 patients with sup-F/S-AVNRT. We also measured the atrial-His and HA intervals of the first and second cycles immediately after cessation of EP and during stable tachycardia.

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A 55-year-old man underwent exercise stress echocardiography for evaluation of left inferior pulmonary vein stenosis. During exercise, ultrasound B-lines developed in the left lung only. Unilateral pulmonary congestion did not lead to forward or backward failure.

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