2015
Better 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
2014
Incidence, predictors, and evolution of conduction disorders and atrial arrhythmias after contemporary mitral valve repair
Viles-Gonzalez JF, Enriquez AD, Castillo JG, Coffey JO, Pastori L, Reddy VY, Adams DH, Fuster V. Incidence, predictors, and evolution of conduction disorders and atrial arrhythmias after contemporary mitral valve repair. Cardiology Journal 2014, 21: 569-575. PMID: 24526511, DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2014.0016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsArrhythmias, CardiacAtrial FibrillationAtrioventricular BlockBrugada SyndromeBundle-Branch BlockCardiac Conduction System DiseaseCardiac Surgical ProceduresElectrocardiographyFemaleHeart Conduction SystemHeart Valve DiseasesHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMitral ValvePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsUnited StatesConceptsRight bundle branch blockMitral valve repairAtrio-ventricular blockAtrial arrhythmiasConduction disordersBypass timeAtrial sizeCardiac surgeryIndependent predictorsValve repairMultivariate predictorsFirst degree atrio-ventricular blockConcomitant mitral valve repairDegree atrio-ventricular blockOnly multivariate predictorPrior cardiac surgeryPrompt clinical recoverySignificant valvular regurgitationComplete atrio-ventricular blockTreatment of choiceLength of stayBundle branch blockCommon atrial arrhythmiaPreoperative pacemakerProlong hospitalizationAvoiding 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 Research