2020
3-Dimensional Transseptal Puncture Based on Electrographic Characteristics of Fossa Ovalis A Fluoroscopy-Free and Echocardiography-Free Method
Yu R, Liu N, Lu J, Zhao X, Hu Y, Zhang J, Xu F, Tang R, Bai R, Akar JG, Dong J, Ma C. 3-Dimensional Transseptal Puncture Based on Electrographic Characteristics of Fossa Ovalis A Fluoroscopy-Free and Echocardiography-Free Method. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2020, 13: 1223-1232. PMID: 32438994, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2020.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillation ablationFossa ovalisElectrographic characteristicsFibrillation ablationElectroanatomic mappingTransseptal puncture techniqueMajor complicationsRight atriumAncillary imagingAtrial potentialsCatheter connectionsTransseptal needleTransseptal punctureElectrogram voltageIntracardiac echocardiographyElectroanatomic mapsPuncture techniqueEchocardiographyFos mappingPatientsFluoroscopyAblationComplicationsPrecise localizationAtriumPredictors of Cardiac Perforation With Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Friedman DJ, Pokorney SD, Ghanem A, Marcello S, Kalsekar I, Yadalam S, Akar JG, Freeman JV, Goldstein L, Khanna R, Piccini JP. Predictors of Cardiac Perforation With Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2020, 6: 636-645. PMID: 32553212, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2020.01.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevious cardiac surgeryCardiac perforationAF ablationIntracardiac echocardiographyCardiac surgeryFemale sexDiagnosis of hemopericardiumPatient risk factorsSubset of patientsAtrial fibrillation ablationContemporary clinical practiceIntraprocedural intracardiac echocardiographyLogistic regression modelsCardiac tamponadeFatal complicationProcedural complicationsRare complicationCatheter ablationFibrillation ablationAtrial fibrillationModifiable factorsRisk factorsProcedural safetyRisk scoreLower risk
2005
Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia arising from the sinus of Valsalva guided by intracardiac echocardiography
Lin A, Morton J, Joshi S, Dasari R, Gauri A, Lipman E, Santucci P, Akar J, Wilber D. Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of repetitive monomorphic ventricular tachycardia arising from the sinus of Valsalva guided by intracardiac echocardiography. Heart Rhythm 2005, 2: s36. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.02.123.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Effect of Electrical and Structural Remodeling on Spatiotemporal Organization in Acute and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
AKAR JG, EVERETT TH, KOK L, MOORMAN JR, HAINES DE. Effect of Electrical and Structural Remodeling on Spatiotemporal Organization in Acute and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2002, 13: 1027-1034. PMID: 12435191, DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01027.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsAtrial FibrillationAtrial FunctionDisease Models, AnimalDogsElectrocardiographyElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacEntropyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart AtriaModels, CardiovascularRecovery of FunctionRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsAtrial effective refractory periodPersistent atrial fibrillationAcute atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationStructural remodelingSinus rhythmMean atrial effective refractory periodEffective refractory periodAtrial sizeElectrical remodelingLeft atriumBasket catheterAF dogsIntracardiac echocardiographyAtrial electrogramsRefractory periodRemodelingFibrillationSpatiotemporal organizationRhythmAcuteEchocardiographyCatheterMajor roleRecovery