Advertisement
Review Article| Volume 15, ISSUE 1, P15-24, March 2023

Download started.

Ok

Predictors of Successful Endocardial Ablation of Epicardial Left Ventricular Summit Arrhythmias

Published:December 14, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2022.04.005

      Keywords

      To read this article in full you will need to make a payment

      Purchase one-time access:

      Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online access
      One-time access price info
      • For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
      • For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'

      Subscribe:

      Subscribe to Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
      Already a print subscriber? Claim online access
      Already an online subscriber? Sign in
      Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect

      References

        • Stevenson W.G.
        • Soejima K.
        Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia.
        Circulation. 2007; 115: 2750-2760
        • Yamada T.
        • Yoshida N.
        • Murakami Y.
        • et al.
        Electrocardiographic characteristics of ventricular arrhythmias originating from the junction of the left and right coronary sinuses of Valsalva in the aorta: the activation pattern as a rationale for the electrocardiographic characteristics.
        Heart Rhythm. 2008; 5: 184-192
        • Yamada T.
        • McElderry H.T.
        • Doppalapudi H.
        • et al.
        Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the aortic root: prevalence, electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics, and results of the radiofrequency catheter ablation.
        J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; 52: 139-147
        • Yamada T.
        • Litovsky S.H.
        • Kay G.N.
        The left ventricular ostium: an anatomic concept relevant to idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias.
        Circ Arrhythmia Electrophysiol. 2008; 1: 396-404
        • Yamada T.
        • McElderry H.T.
        • Doppalapudi H.
        • et al.
        Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the left ventricular summit: anatomic concepts relevant to ablation.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010; 3: 616-623
        • Yamada T.
        • Maddox W.R.
        • McElderry H.T.
        • et al.
        Radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from intramural foci in the left ventricular outflow tract; efficacy of sequential vs. simultaneous unipolar catheter ablation.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015; 8: 344-352
        • Yamada T.
        • Doppalapudi H.
        • Maddox W.R.
        • et al.
        Prevalence and electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from intramural foci in the left ventricular outflow tract.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016; 9: e004079
        • Yamada T.
        • Doppalapudi H.
        • Litovsky S.H.
        • et al.
        Challenging radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the left ventricular summit near the left main coronary artery.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016; 9: e004202
        • Yamada T.
        • Yoshida N.
        • Doppalapudi H.
        • et al.
        Efficacy of an anatomical approach in radiofrequency catheter ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the left ventricular outflow tract.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017; 10: e004959
        • Yamada T.
        • Yoshida N.
        • Itoh T.
        • et al.
        Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the parietal band: electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics and outcome of catheter ablation.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017; 10: e005099
        • Yamada T.
        • Yoshida N.
        • Litovsky S.H.
        • et al.
        Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the infundibular muscles: prevalence, electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics, and outcome of catheter ablation.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018; 11: e005749
        • Yamada T.
        Transthoracic epicardial catheter ablation: indications, techniques, and complications.
        Circ J. 2013; 77: 1672-1680
        • Santangeli P.
        • Marchlinski F.E.
        • Zado E.S.
        • et al.
        Percutaneous epicardial ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising from the left ventricular summit: outcomes and electrocardiogram correlates of success.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015; 8: 337-343
        • Carrigan T.P.
        • Patel S.
        • Yokokawa M.
        • et al.
        Anatomic relationships between the coronary venous system, surrounding structures, and the site of origin of epicardial ventricular arrhythmias.
        J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014; 25: 1336-1342
        • Jauregui Abularach M.E.
        • Campos B.
        • Park K.M.
        • et al.
        Ablation of ventricular arrhythmias arising near the anterior epicardial veins from the left sinus of Valsalva region: ECG features, anatomic distance, and outcome.
        Heart Rhythm. 2012; 9: 865-873
        • Shirai Y.
        • Santangeli P.
        • Liang J.J.
        • et al.
        Anatomical proximity dictates successful ablation from adjacent sites for outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias linked to the coronary venous system.
        Europace. 2019; 21: 484-491
        • Yamada T.
        • Kumar V.
        • Yoshida N.
        • et al.
        Eccentric activation patterns in the left ventricular outflow tract during idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the left ventricular summit: a pitfall for predicting the sites of ventricular arrhythmia origins.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2019; 12: e007419
        • Daniels D.V.
        • Lu Y.Y.
        • Morton J.B.
        • et al.
        Idiopathic epicardial left ventricular tachycardia originating remote from the sinus of Valsalva: electrophysiological characteristics, catheter ablation, and identification from the 12-lead electrocardiogram.
        Circulation. 2006; 113: 1659-1666
        • Yamada T.
        • Kay G.N.
        Optimal ablation strategies for different types of ventricular tachycardias.
        Nat Rev Cardiol. 2012; 9: 512-525
        • Komatsu Y.
        • Nogami A.
        • Shinoda Y.
        • et al.
        Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the vicinity of the communicating vein of cardiac venous systems at the left ventricular summit.
        Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2018; 11: e005386
        • Nguyen D.T.
        • Gerstenfeld E.P.
        • Tzou W.S.
        • et al.
        Radiofrequency ablation using an open irrigated electrode cooled with half-normal saline.
        JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017; 3: 1103-1110