Key result
Radiofrequency ablation targeting P1 potentials or the earliest P2 site was successful in 100% of patients (14/14) with left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia, with 0 recurrences.
Why the study?
Does radiofrequency ablation targeting P1 potentials or earliest P2 prevent recurrence in patients with left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia?
Observational (n=14)
Does radiofrequency ablation targeting P1 potentials or earliest P2 prevent recurrence in patients with left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia?
The His-ventricular interval during LPF-VT correlates with electrophysiological measures and serves as a useful marker for identifying the optimal ablation site, leading to successful ablation without short-term recurrence.
May support P1/earliest P2 targeting for LPF-VT ablation; hypothesis-generating from small case series.
BACKGROUND: The underlying mechanisms of reentry during left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia (LPF-VT) remain unclear. The purpose of this study is to describe the components of LPF-VT reentry circuit and their electrophysiological properties. METHODS AND RESULTS: Fourteen consecutive patients with LPF-VT underwent electrophysiology study and radiofrequency ablation. Via a multipolar electrode catheter placed from a retrograde aortic approach, a sharp inflection, high-frequency potential (P1) was detected in 9 patients (64%). The ranges of length and velocity of recorded P1 were 9 to 30 mm and 0.5 to 1.2 mm/ms, respectively. Macroreentry involving the ventricular myocardium was confirmed to be the mechanism in all patients by premature ventricular stimuli delivery or entrainment of LPF-VT with progressive fusion, or both. During LPF-VT, the earliest left posterior fascicle (LPF, P2) was considered to be the site of connection between P1 and P2, and the site of the earliest P2 along the left posterior ventricular septum correlated well with the His-ventricular interval during tachycardia. Radiofrequency ablation focused on the P1 potentials (9 patients with a recorded P1) or earliest P2 (5 patients without a recorded P1) was successful in all 14 patients. After 4.5±3.0 months of follow-up, no patients had recurrence of LPF-VT. CONCLUSIONS: The LPF-VT macroreentrant loop involves the ventricular myocardium, a part of the LPF, a slow conduction zone, and in certain cases, a specially conducting P1 fiber. The His-ventricular interval during LPF-VT correlates with multiple electrophysiological measures and is a useful marker for identification of the optimal ablation site.
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Liu et al. (2016) conducted an observational in Left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia (LPF-VT) (n=14). Radiofrequency ablation was evaluated on Ablation success and LPF-VT recurrence. Radiofrequency ablation targeting P1 potentials or the earliest P2 site was successful in 100% of patients (14/14) with left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia, with 0 recurrences.
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