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Rev Cardiovasc Med
January 2025
Arrhythmia Center, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, 100037 Beijing, China.
Background: The substrates for arrhythmias in myocarditis and ischemic heart disease (IHD) are different, but it is yet to be determined whether there is a difference in outcomes following catheter ablation (CA) for ventricular tachycardia (VT) associated with these two conditions. This study aimed to compare outcomes after CA of VT in patients with myocarditis versus those with IHD.
Methods: Patients undergoing CA for sustained VT confirmed by endomyocardial biopsy as myocarditis, and patients with IHD experiencing sustained VT undergoing CA were retrospectively enrolled from February 2017 to March 2023.
JACC Clin Electrophysiol
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Westmead Applied Research Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address:
Background: Accurate electroanatomic mapping is critical for identifying scar and the long-term success of ventricular tachycardia ablation.
Objectives: This study sought to determine the accuracy of multielectrode mapping (MEM) catheters to identify scar on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) and histopathology.
Methods: In an ovine model of myocardial infarction, we examined the effect of electrode size, spacing, and mapping rhythm on scar identification compared to CMR and histopathology using 5 multielectrode mapping catheters.
Left atrial posterior wall (LAPW) residual potentials via epicardial connections during LAPW isolation are often low-frequency continuous potentials. Accurate annotation of these residual potentials by three-dimensional electroanatomical mapping systems is challenging and can be misleading. Herein, we present a case of successful LAPW isolation using peak frequency analysis.
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January 2025
Cardiac Electrophysiology, National Medical Center 'November 20th', ISSSTE, Av. Felix Cuevas #540, Col. Del Valle Del. Benito Juarez, C.P. 03100 Mexico City, Mexico.
Background: The 'univentricular' heart encompasses a variety of congenital cardiac defects characterized by a single functional ventricle and an underdeveloped ventricular chamber. Surgical intervention, typically in infancy or childhood, aims to regulate pulmonary blood flow volume. In adulthood, untreated patients may experience limitations in physical activity and elevated morbidity due to persistent cyanosis and arrhythmias, notably after the Fontan procedure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiomaterials
January 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712, USA. Electronic address:
Direct pacing of the mid myocardium where re-entry originates can be used to prevent ventricular arrhythmias and circumvent the need for painful defibrillation or cardiac ablation. However, there are no pacing electrodes small enough to navigate the coronary veins that cross these culprit scar regions. To address this need, we have developed an injectable ionically conductive hydrogel electrode that can fill the epicardial coronary veins and transform them into flexible electrodes.
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