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The authors investigated whether time-dependent voltage abatement on ventricular electrograms during catheter ablation of idiopathic RVOT arrhythmias using the Stereotaxis Niobe II system predicts long-term success.
Does time-dependent voltage abatement predict long-term success of remote magnetic navigation guided ablation in patients with idiopathic RVOT arrhythmias?
Does time-dependent voltage abatement predict long-term success of remote magnetic navigation guided ablation in patients with idiopathic RVOT arrhythmias?
Time-dependent voltage reduction and time to EGM polarity reversal during RF ablation may serve as intraprocedural predictors for long-term success in treating idiopathic RVOT arrhythmias.
dV/dt reduction may predict long-term RVOT ablation success; leaves open whether it should guide procedures in larger prospective studies.
Kontext: NaĹĄĂm cĂlem bylo zjistit, zda ÄasovÄ zĂĄvislĂŠ snĂĹženĂ voltĂĄĹže (dV/dt) na komorovĂ˝ch elektrogramech (EGM) bÄhem katetrizaÄnĂ ablace idiopatickĂ˝ch arytmiĂ z vĂ˝tokovĂŠho traktu pravĂŠ komory (right ventricular outflow tract, RVOT) s pouĹžitĂm systĂŠmu Stereotaxis Niobe II pĹedstavuje ĂşÄinnĂ˝ ukazatel dlouhodobĂŠ ĂşspÄĹĄnosti vĂ˝konu. Metody: Do studie bylo zaĹazeno 26 po sobÄ nĂĄsledujĂcĂch pacientĹŻ s akutnĂ ĂşspÄĹĄnou ablacĂ RVOT pro pĹedÄasnĂŠ komorovĂŠ stahy (premature ventricular contractions, PVC) a/nebo komorovĂŠ tachykardie (KT) s pĹŻvodem nejspĂĹĄe v RVOT. PozdnĂ ĂşspÄĹĄnost byla definovĂĄna jako vymizenĂ komorovĂ˝ch ektopiĂ z RVOT po tĹĂmÄsĂÄnĂm sledovĂĄnĂ bez antiarytmik (antiarrhythmic drug, AAD). VĂ˝sledky: Po tĹĂmÄsĂÄnĂm sledovĂĄnĂ vymizely symptomy i arytmie u 20 (skupina 1) z 26 pacientĹŻ (77 %), pĹiÄemĹž k recidivÄ doĹĄlo u ĹĄesti pacientĹŻ (23 %) (skupina 2). BÄhem RF ablace byl "warming up" fenomĂŠn pozorovĂĄn u 85 %, resp. 83,33 % pacientĹŻ (p = 0,46) po prĹŻmÄrnĂŠ dobÄ (dt 2) 4,72 ± 9,42, resp. 10,75 ± 11,34 s (p = 0,045). Doba od zahĂĄjenĂ aplikace RF energie (t0) do vĂ˝znamnĂŠho snĂĹženĂ voltĂĄĹže (> 90 %) nebo obrĂĄcenĂ polarity EGM (t1) u obou skupin Äinila 9,11 ± 5,11, resp. 32,16 ± 10,33 (p = 0,00006). Hodnota dV/dt1 byla 95,44 ± 87,6, resp. 23,5 ± 16,97 μV/s (p = 0,024). ZĂĄvÄr: ÄasovÄ zĂĄvislĂŠ snĂĹženĂ voltĂĄĹže na komorovĂŠm EGM spolu s dobou od zahĂĄjenĂ RF ablace do vĂ˝znamnĂŠho snĂĹženĂ voltĂĄĹže (> 90 %) nebo obrĂĄcenĂ polarity EGM a dobou od aplikace RF energie do vzniku "warming up" fenomĂŠnu pĹedstavujĂ moĹžnĂŠ prediktory dlouhodobĂŠ ĂşspÄĹĄnosti RF ablace idiopatickĂ˝ch arytmiĂ vychĂĄzejĂcĂch z RVOT.
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