Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · May 2020
ReviewCardiac and arrhythmic complications in patients with COVID-19.
In December 2019, the world started to face a new pandemic situation, the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Although coronavirus disease (COVID-19) clinical manifestations are mainly respiratory, major cardiac complications are being reported. ⋯ Besides, drugs currently used to treat the COVID-19 are known to prolong the QT interval and can have a proarrhythmic propensity. This review focus on COVID-19 cardiac and arrhythmic manifestations and, in parallel, makes an appraisal of other virus epidemics as SARS-CoV, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, and H1N1 influenza.
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Feb 2020
Comparative Study Observational StudyEvaluation of cardiac synchrony in left bundle branch pacing: Insights from echocardiographic research.
The aim of this study is to assess if left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) can preserve physiological cardiac synchrony and deliver favorable hemodynamic effects. ⋯ LBBP could preserve satisfactory LV synchrony and result in favorable hemodynamic effects.
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Jan 2020
Outcome of rescue ablation in patients with refractory ventricular electrical storm requiring mechanical circulation support.
The management of refractory electrical storm (ES) requiring mechanical circulation support (MCS) remains a clinical challenge in structural heart disease (SHD). ⋯ Higher 30-day mortality was observed in patients undergoing rescue ablation for refractory ES requiring MCS, and pumping failure was the major cause of periprocedural death. Rescue ablation successfully prevented VA recurrences and resulted in a comparable 1-year prognosis between ES with and without MCS.
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Dec 2019
Randomized Controlled Trial Observational StudyHigh-power application is associated with shorter procedure time and higher rate of first-pass pulmonary vein isolation in ablation index-guided atrial fibrillation ablation.
Ablation index (AI) is useful to complete circumferential pulmonary vein isolation (CPVI) for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the role of radiofrequency power in AI-guided CPVI remains to be elucidated. ⋯ In AI-guided PVI, the HP RF application can shorten the time to complete PVI with a high rate of first-pass isolation and a low rate of LA-PV reconnection.
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Dec 2019
Multicenter Study Observational StudySVT discrimination algorithms significantly reduce the rate of inappropriate therapy in the setting of modern-day delayed high-rate detection programming.
Contemporary implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) programming involving delayed high-rate detection and use of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) discriminators has significantly reduced the rate of inappropriate shocks. The extent to which SVT algorithms alone reduce inappropriate therapies is poorly understood. ⋯ The use of SVT discriminators has a significant role in reducing the rate of inappropriate ICD therapy even in the setting of delayed high-rate detection settings. Deactivating SVT discriminators would have resulted in an overall increase in the inappropriate ICD therapy rate by 63% and 524% with and without delayed high-rate detection programming, respectively.