Effectiveness of first versus successive antitachycardia pacing attempts: predictors and clinical consequencesSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - - 2019
Javier Jiménez-Candil, Olga Durán, Jean Núñez, Loreto Bravo, Jesús Hernández, Ana Martín-García, José Morínigo, Pedro L Sánchez
Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) terminates the majority (but not all) of slow ventricular tachycardias (S-VT) with a cycle length (CL) > 320 ms. Usually, several ATP therapies are programmed in the S-VT zone. Our objective is to analyse the ATP effectiveness, comparing the first ATP attempt (ATP-1) to the second (ATP-2) and third (ATP-3) attempts. We studied 556 S-VT (CL = 354 ± 18). ATP programming ...... hiện toàn bộ
Impact of an additional right pulmonary vein on second-generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity matched score studySpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 54 - Trang 1-8 - 2018
Ken Takarada, Erwin Ströker, Juan-Pablo Abugattas, Valentina de Regibus, Hugo-Enrique Coutiño, Ian Lusoc, Lucio Capulzini, Juan Sieira, Giacomo Mugnai, Francesca Salghetti, Rajin Choudhury, Saverio Iacopino, Carlo de Asmundis, Pedro Brugada, Gian-Battista Chierchia
Cryoballoon (CB) technology in the context of anatomical pulmonary vein (PV) variants might hypothetically hamper successful PV isolation (PVI). Our aim was to assess the impact of a right middle PV (RMPV) in the setting of second-generation cryoballoon (CB advance—CB-A), on procedural parameters and on mid-term follow-up. Consecutive patients with AF presenting RMPV (RMPV+) at the pre-procedural ...... hiện toàn bộ
Impact of atrial fibrillation recurrences during the blanking period following catheter ablation on long-term arrhythmia-free survival: a prospective study with continuous monitoringSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 65 - Trang 519-525 - 2022
Nigel Adjei Amankwah, Naga Venkata K. Pothineni, Gustavo Guandalini, Pasquale Santangeli, Robert Schaller, Gregory E. Supple, Rajat Deo, Saman Nazarian, David Lin, Andrew E. Epstein, Sanjay Dixit, David J. Callans, Francis E. Marchlinski, David S. Frankel
The significance of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrences during the 90-day blanking period following catheter ablation is controversial. Studies to date examining the impact of AF recurrences during the blanking period have been limited by intermittent monitoring. We sought to test whether AF recurrences during the blanking period are associated with long-term recurrences using continuous monitori...... hiện toàn bộ
Arrhythmias and sleep apnea: physiopathologic link and clinical implicationsSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 57 - Trang 387-397 - 2020
Stefania Angela Di Fusco, Carlo Pignalberi, Luca Santini, Furio Colivicchi, Massimo Santini
Available evidence suggests a pathogenetic role of sleep breathing disorders in both atrial and ventricular arrhythmias with non-negligible clinical implications. Scientific literature has reported convincing findings on the link between sleep breathing disorders and arrhythmias. The coexistence of these conditions should be appropriately managed because OSA treatment may reduce arrhythmia recurre...... hiện toàn bộ
Transseptal versus transaortic approach for radiofrequency ablation in patients with cardioverter–defibrillator and electrical stormSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 28 - Trang 45-50 - 2010
Slawomir Pluta, Radoslaw Lenarczyk, Patrycja Pruszkowska-Skrzep, Oskar Kowalski, Adam Sokal, Beata Sredniawa, Michal Mazurek, Zbigniew Kalarus
Radiofrequency current ablation (RFCA) of ventricular tachycardia (VT) is usually performed using a retrograde transaortic approach. We compared the mapping accuracy, procedural course, safety, and results of VT ablation using transseptal and transaortic route. Twenty-one consecutive patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and history of electrical storm underwent RFCA with electro-anatomic mapping ...... hiện toàn bộ
Plasma Levels of Nitrites/Nitrates in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation are Increased after Electrical Restoration of Sinus RhythmSpringer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 171-176 - 2002
Dragana Nikitovic, Evangelos A. Zacharis, Emmanuel G. Manios, Nikki E. Malliaraki, Emmanuel M. Kanoupakis, Katerina I. Sfiridaki, Emmanuel I. Skalidis, Andreas N. Margioris, Panos E. Vardas
Introduction: Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) have hemodynamic changes, which impair endothelial cell function resulting in decreased nitric oxide (NO) production. The aim of this work was to assess endothelial function in AF patients before and at various time points after cardioversion.
Methods: Forty-two patients with AF and 21 normal and age-adjusted healthy controls were s...... hiện toàn bộ