Combined Endocardial-Epicardial Versus Endocardial Catheter Ablation Alone for Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Romero J, Cerrud-Rodriguez R, Di Biase L, Diaz J, Alviz I, Grupposo V, Cerna L, Avendano R, Tedrow U, Natale A, Tung R, Kumar S. Combined Endocardial-Epicardial Versus Endocardial Catheter Ablation Alone for Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Clinical Electrophysiology 2018, 5: 13-24. PMID: 30678778, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2018.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyVentricular tachycardiaNonischemic cardiomyopathyIschemic cardiomyopathyProcedural complicationsVT recurrenceEndocardial ablationVT ablationLower riskSystematic reviewLimited single-center studyEndocardial catheter ablationSingle-center studyAcute procedural complicationsA Systematic ReviewRight ventricular cardiomyopathyCause mortalityCatheter ablationEmbase databasesVentricular cardiomyopathyAblation strategyNonsignificant trendSubsequent mortalityPatientsMeta-AnalysisBenefit of left atrial appendage electrical isolation for persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Romero J, Michaud G, Avendano R, Briceño D, Kumar S, Diaz J, Mohanty S, Trivedi C, Gianni C, Della Rocca D, Proietti R, Perrotta L, Bordignon S, Chun J, Schmidt B, Garcia M, Natale A, Di Biase L. Benefit of left atrial appendage electrical isolation for persistent and long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EP Europace 2018, 20: 1268-1278. PMID: 29342299, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux372.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial appendage electrical isolationPersistent atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationIschemic strokeSystematic reviewNon-paroxysmal AF patientsStandard ablationNon-paroxysmal atrial fibrillationAcute procedural complicationsIncremental benefitAcute complication rateLong-term outcomesAntiarrhythmic medicationsArrhythmia recurrenceComplication rateAF patientsProcedural complicationsCatheter ablationAtrial arrhythmiasClinical studiesOverall freedomLAAEIPatientsLSPAFFibrillation