2015
Impact of general anesthesia on initiation and stability of VT during catheter ablation
Nof E, Reichlin T, Enriquez AD, Ng J, Nagashima K, Tokuda M, Barbhaiya C, John RM, Michaud GF, Tedrow U, Gross W, Stevenson WG. Impact of general anesthesia on initiation and stability of VT during catheter ablation. Heart Rhythm 2015, 12: 2213-2220. PMID: 26072026, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.06.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnesthesia, GeneralBody Surface Potential MappingBostonCatheter AblationCohort StudiesConscious SedationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, UniversityHumansIsraelMalePostoperative ComplicationsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics, NonparametricSwitzerlandTachycardia, VentricularTreatment OutcomeConceptsClinical ventricular tachycardiaGeneral anesthesiaInducible ventricular tachycardiaInduced ventricular tachycardiaVentricular tachycardiaHemodynamic supportVT inducibilityConscious sedationRadiofrequency ablationEffects of GANonclinical ventricular tachycardiaLow ejection fractionMajority of patientsIntravenous conscious sedationEjection fractionNonischemic cardiomyopathyCatheter ablationRetrospective studyVT inductionVT morphologiesProspective groupRetrospective comparisonGA groupPatientsProcedure outcomesBetter outcome of ablation for sustained outflow-tract ventricular tachycardia when tachycardia is inducible
Choi EK, Kumar S, Nagashima K, Lin KY, Barbhaiya CR, Chinitz JS, Enriquez AD, Helmbold AF, Baldinger SH, Tedrow UB, Koplan BA, Michaud GF, John RM, Epstein LM, Stevenson WG. Better outcome of ablation for sustained outflow-tract ventricular tachycardia when tachycardia is inducible. EP Europace 2015, 17: 1571-1579. PMID: 25840288, DOI: 10.1093/europace/euv064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremature ventricular contractionsOvert structural heart diseaseOutflow tract ventricular tachycardiaMultiple VT morphologiesInducible ventricular tachycardiaStructural heart diseaseSustained ventricular tachycardiaVentricular tachycardiaInducible groupHeart diseaseVT morphologiesBetter outcomesInducibility of VTSpontaneous sustained ventricular tachycardiaCatheter ablationOutflow tract regionAblation outcomesMM groupVentricular contractionsGreat vesselsPatientsSM groupTachycardiaPVC morphologyOutcomes“Needle-in-needle” epicardial access: Preliminary observations with a modified technique for facilitating epicardial interventional procedures
Kumar S, Bazaz R, Barbhaiya CR, Enriquez AD, Helmbold AF, Chinitz JS, Baldinger SH, Mahida S, McConville JW, Tedrow UB, John RM, Michaud GF, Stevenson WG. “Needle-in-needle” epicardial access: Preliminary observations with a modified technique for facilitating epicardial interventional procedures. Heart Rhythm 2015, 12: 1691-1697. PMID: 25828599, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.03.045.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Contemporary Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy
Enriquez AD, Economy KE, Tedrow UB. Contemporary Management of Arrhythmias During Pregnancy. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2014, 7: 961-967. PMID: 25336366, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAvoiding tachycardia alteration or termination during attempted entrainment mapping of atrial tachycardia related to atrial fibrillation ablation
Barbhaiya CR, Kumar S, Ng J, Nagashima K, Choi EK, Enriquez A, Chinitz J, Epstein LM, Tedrow UB, John RM, Stevenson WG, Michaud GF. Avoiding tachycardia alteration or termination during attempted entrainment mapping of atrial tachycardia related to atrial fibrillation ablation. Heart Rhythm 2014, 12: 32-35. PMID: 25194901, DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrelates and Prognosis of Early Recurrence After Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia due to Structural Heart Disease
Nagashima K, Choi EK, Tedrow UB, Koplan BA, Michaud GF, John RM, Epstein LM, Tokuda M, Inada K, Kumar S, Lin KY, Barbhaiya CR, Chinitz JS, Enriquez AD, Helmbold AF, Stevenson WG. Correlates and Prognosis of Early Recurrence After Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia due to Structural Heart Disease. Circulation Arrhythmia And Electrophysiology 2014, 7: 883-888. PMID: 25136076, DOI: 10.1161/circep.114.001461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsCatheter AblationChi-Square DistributionFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioProportional Hazards ModelsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTachycardia, VentricularTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsStructural heart diseaseEarly VT recurrenceVentricular tachycardiaEarly recurrenceHeart diseaseVT recurrenceCatheter ablationNew York Heart Association classificationSustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardiaFirst radiofrequency ablationOptimal treatment strategyHigh-risk groupInduced ventricular tachycardiaMonomorphic ventricular tachycardiaVT stormClinical profileMultivariable analysisPrognostic significancePatient groupIndependent correlatesAssociation classificationRadiofrequency ablationRisk groupsTreatment strategiesAcute failure