Connor P. Oates MD , Karel T.N. Breeman MD , Marc A. Miller MD , Percy Boateng MD , Aarti Patil MD , Daniel R. Musikantow MD , Elbert Williams MD , Ismail El-Hamamsy MD , Morgan L. Montgomery MD , Benjamin S. Salter MD , Chartaroon Rimsukcharoenchai MD , Dimosthenis Pandis MD , Menachem M. Weiner MD , Srinivas R. Dukkipati MD , Anelechi Anyanwu MD , Vivek Y. Reddy MD , David H. Adams MD , Ahmed M. El-Eshmawi MD
{"title":"Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Intraoperative Leadless Pacemaker Implantation During Valve Surgery","authors":"Connor P. Oates MD , Karel T.N. Breeman MD , Marc A. Miller MD , Percy Boateng MD , Aarti Patil MD , Daniel R. Musikantow MD , Elbert Williams MD , Ismail El-Hamamsy MD , Morgan L. Montgomery MD , Benjamin S. Salter MD , Chartaroon Rimsukcharoenchai MD , Dimosthenis Pandis MD , Menachem M. Weiner MD , Srinivas R. Dukkipati MD , Anelechi Anyanwu MD , Vivek Y. Reddy MD , David H. Adams MD , Ahmed M. El-Eshmawi MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Intraoperative implantation of leadless cardiac pacemakers (LCPs) under direct visualization during cardiac surgery is a novel strategy to provide pacing to patients with an elevated risk of postoperative conduction disorders or with a preexisting pacing indication undergoing valve surgery.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study sought to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of intraoperative LCP implantation in 100 consecutive patients.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Retrospective single-center cohort study of consecutive patients (n = 100) who underwent intraoperative LCP implantation during valve surgery. Safety and efficacy were assessed at implantation and follow-up visits.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A total of 100 patients (age 68 ± 13 years, 47% female) underwent intraoperative LCP implantation. The surgery involved the tricuspid valve in 99 patients (99%), including tricuspid valve repair in 59 (59%) and tricuspid valve replacement in 40 (40%). Most of the patients (78%) underwent multivalve surgery. The indication for LCP implantation was elevated risk of postoperative atrioventricular block in 54% and preexisting bradyarrhythmias in 46%. LCP implantation was successful in all patients. During a median of 10.6 months (IQR: 2.0-22.7 months) of follow-up, no device-related complications occurred. At 12-month follow-up, the pacing thresholds were acceptable (≤2.0 V at 0.24 milliseconds) in 95% of patients.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Intraoperative LCP implantation under direct visualization is a safe strategy to provide permanent pacing in patients undergoing valve surgery, with a postoperative electrical performance comparable to percutaneously placed LCPs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2224-2233"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141995737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Successful Implantation of Defibrillator Leads for Left Bundle Branch Pacing","authors":"Mary Pelling MD, Michael S. Lloyd MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.08.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2269-2270"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142534688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martin Aguilar MD, PhD , Laurent Macle MD , Sewanou H. Honfo PhD , Paul Khairy MD, PhD , Julia Cadrin-Tourigny MD, PhD , Marc W. Deyell MD, MSc , Nathaniel Hawkins MD , Richard G. Bennett BSc, MBChB, PhD , Jason G. Andrade MD
{"title":"Very Late Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrence After Initial Successful AF Ablation","authors":"Martin Aguilar MD, PhD , Laurent Macle MD , Sewanou H. Honfo PhD , Paul Khairy MD, PhD , Julia Cadrin-Tourigny MD, PhD , Marc W. Deyell MD, MSc , Nathaniel Hawkins MD , Richard G. Bennett BSc, MBChB, PhD , Jason G. Andrade MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2274-2276"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142145661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ventricular Pace Mapping and TR Fusion","authors":"Aneesh V. Tolat MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.07.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.07.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2145-2147"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142346827","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ashwin Bhaskaran MBBS, MSc , Tejas Deshmukh MBBS, MClinTRes , Richard Bennett MbChB, PhD , Samual Turnbull BSc , Timothy G. Campbell BSc, PhD , Yasuhito Kotake MD, PhD , Dinesh Selvakumar MBBS , Michael A. Barry BSc , Juntang Lu BVSc, BSc , Lachlan Pearson BSc, BVSc, PhD , Eddy Kizana MBBS, PhD , James J.H. Chong MBBS, PhD , Saurabh Kumar BSc(Med)/MBBS, PhD
{"title":"Evolution of Substrate for Ventricular Arrhythmias Early Postinfarction","authors":"Ashwin Bhaskaran MBBS, MSc , Tejas Deshmukh MBBS, MClinTRes , Richard Bennett MbChB, PhD , Samual Turnbull BSc , Timothy G. Campbell BSc, PhD , Yasuhito Kotake MD, PhD , Dinesh Selvakumar MBBS , Michael A. Barry BSc , Juntang Lu BVSc, BSc , Lachlan Pearson BSc, BVSc, PhD , Eddy Kizana MBBS, PhD , James J.H. Chong MBBS, PhD , Saurabh Kumar BSc(Med)/MBBS, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.016","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.016","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The evolution of myocardial scar and its arrhythmogenic potential postinfarct is incompletely understood.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study sought to investigate scar and border zone (BZ) channels evolution in an animal ischemia-reperfusion injury model using late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance (LGE-CMR).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Five swine underwent 90-minute balloon occlusion of the mid-left anterior descending artery, followed by LGE-CMR at day (d) 3, d30, and d58 postinfarct. Invasive electroanatomic mapping (EAM) was performed at 2 months. Topographical reconstructions of LGE-CMR were analyzed for left ventricular core and BZ scar, BZ channel geometry, and complexity, including transmurality, orientation, and number of entrances/exits.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>LVEF reduced from 48.0% ± 1.8% to 41.3% ± 2.3% postinfarct. Total scar mass reduced over time <em>(P =</em> 0.008), including BZ <em>(P =</em> 0.002) and core scar <em>(P =</em> 0.05). A total of 72 BZ channels were analyzed across all animals and timepoints. Channel length <em>(P =</em> 0.05) and complexity <em>(P =</em> 0.02) reduced progressively from d3 to d58. However, at d58, 64% of channels were newly formed and 36% were midmyocardial. Conserved channels were initially longer and more complex. All LGE-CMR channels colocalized to regions of maximal decrement on EAM, with significantly greater decrement (115 ± 31 ms vs 83 ± 29 ms; <em>P</em> < 0.001) and uncovering of split potentials (24.8% vs 2.6%; <em>P</em> < 0.001) within channels. In total, 3 of 5 animals had inducible VT and tended to have more channels with greater midmyocardial involvement and functional decrement than those without VT.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>BZ channels form early postinfarct and demonstrate evolutionary complexity and functional conduction slowing on EAM, highlighting their arrhythmogenic potential. Some channels regress in complexity and length, but new channels form at 2 months’ postinfarct, which may be midmyocardial, reflecting an evolving, 3-dimensional substrate for VT. LGE-CMR may help identify BZ channels that may support VT early postinfarct and lead to sudden death.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2158-2168"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141874814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
William H. Frick MD , Robert Herman MD , Frantisek Simancik , Philip L. Mar MD, PharmD
{"title":"First in Human","authors":"William H. Frick MD , Robert Herman MD , Frantisek Simancik , Philip L. Mar MD, PharmD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.06.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2297-2299"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142107444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pouria Shoureshi MD , Zain Ahmad BS , Rahul Myadam MD , Li Wang PhD , Brianna Rose BS , Jaime Balderas-Villalobos PhD , Juana Medina-Contreras PhD , Anindita Das PhD , Ilija Uzelac PhD , Karoly Kaszala MD, PhD , Kenneth A. Ellenbogen MD , Jose F. Huizar MD , Alex Y. Tan MD
{"title":"Functional-Molecular Mechanisms of Sympathetic-Parasympathetic Dysfunction in PVC-Induced Cardiomyopathy Revealed by Dual Stressor PVC-Exercise Challenge","authors":"Pouria Shoureshi MD , Zain Ahmad BS , Rahul Myadam MD , Li Wang PhD , Brianna Rose BS , Jaime Balderas-Villalobos PhD , Juana Medina-Contreras PhD , Anindita Das PhD , Ilija Uzelac PhD , Karoly Kaszala MD, PhD , Kenneth A. Ellenbogen MD , Jose F. Huizar MD , Alex Y. Tan MD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The significance of autonomic dysfunction<span> in premature ventricular contraction–induced cardiomyopathy (PVC-CM) remain unknown.</span></div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div><span>Utilizing a novel “dual stressor” provocative challenge combining exercise with premature ventricular contraction (PVCs), the authors characterized the functional and molecular mechanisms of cardiac autonomic (cardiac autonomic nervous system) remodeling in a PVC-CM </span>animal model.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div><span>In 15 canines (8 experimental, 7 sham), we implanted pacemakers and neurotelemetry devices and subjected animals to 12 weeks of bigeminal PVCs to induce PVC-CM. Sympathetic nerve activity<span><span> (SNA), vagal nerve activity (VNA), and heart rate were continuously recorded before, during, and after </span>treadmill exercise challenge with and without PVCs, at baseline and after development of PVC-CM. </span></span>Western blot<span> and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay were used to evaluate molecular markers of neural remodeling.</span></div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div><span>Exercise triggered an increase in both SNA and VNA followed by late VNA withdrawal. With PVCs, the degree of exercise-induced SNA augmentation was magnified, whereas late VNA withdrawal became blunted. After PVC-CM development, SNA was increased at rest but failed to adequately augment during exercise, especially with PVCs, coupled with impaired VNA and heart rate recovery after exercise. In the remodeled cardiac autonomic nervous system, there was widespread sympathetic hyperinnervation and elevated transcardiac </span>norepinephrine<span><span> levels but unchanged parasympathetic innervation, indicating sympathetic overload. However, cardiac </span>nerve growth factor was paradoxically downregulated, suggesting an antineurotrophic counteradaptive response to PVC-triggered sympathetic overload.</span></div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Sympathetic overload, sympathetic dysfunction, and parasympathetic dysfunction in PVC-CM are unmasked by combined exercise and PVC challenge. Reduced cardiac neurotrophic factor<span> might underlie the mechanisms of this dysfunction. Neuromodulation<span> therapies to restore autonomic function could constitute a novel therapeutic approach for PVC-CM.</span></span></div></div>","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2169-2182"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Geertruida Petronella Bijvoet MD, PhD , Ben J.M. Hermans PhD , Dominik Linz MD, PhD , Justin G.L.M. Luermans MD, PhD , Bart Maesen MD, PhD , Robin Nijveldt MD, PhD , Casper Mihl MD, PhD , Kevin Vernooy MD, PhD , Joachim E. Wildberger MD, PhD , Rob J. Holtackers PhD , Ulrich Schotten MD, PhD , Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi MD, PhD
{"title":"Optimal Threshold and Interpatient Variability in Left Atrial Ablation Scar Assessment by Dark-Blood LGE CMR","authors":"Geertruida Petronella Bijvoet MD, PhD , Ben J.M. Hermans PhD , Dominik Linz MD, PhD , Justin G.L.M. Luermans MD, PhD , Bart Maesen MD, PhD , Robin Nijveldt MD, PhD , Casper Mihl MD, PhD , Kevin Vernooy MD, PhD , Joachim E. Wildberger MD, PhD , Rob J. Holtackers PhD , Ulrich Schotten MD, PhD , Sevasti-Maria Chaldoupi MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Dark-blood late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) has better correlation with bipolar voltage (BiV) to define ablation scar in the left atrium (LA) compared to conventional bright-blood LGE CMR.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study sought to determine the optimal signal intensity threshold of dark-blood LGE CMR to identify LA ablation scar.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In 54 patients scheduled for atrial fibrillation ablation, image intensity ratios (IIRs) were derived from preprocedural dark-blood LGE CMR. In 26 patients without previous ablation, the upper limit of normal was derived from the 95th and 98th percentiles of pooled IIR values. In 28 patients with previous atrial fibrillation ablation, BiV was compared with the corresponding IIR. Receiver-operating characteristics analyses were employed to determine the optimal IIR threshold (ie, the point with the smallest distance to the upper left corner of the receiver-operating characteristics) for LA ablation scar (BiV ≤0.15 mV).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Upper limit of normal corresponded to IIR values 1.16 and 1.21, yielding low sensitivities of 0.32 and 0.09 to detect LA ablation scar. Receiver-operating characteristics analysis of IIR and BiV comparison achieved a median area under the curve of 0.77. Median optimal IIR threshold for LA ablation scar was 1.09, with an average sensitivity of 0.73, specificity of 0.75, and accuracy of 0.71. Median IIR thresholds of 1.00 and 1.10 corresponded to 80% sensitivity and 80% specificity, respectively. There was considerable interpatient variability: optimal IIR thresholds per patient ranged from 1.01 to 1.22.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The optimal IIR threshold to identify LA ablation scar by dark-blood LGE CMR is 1.09. Because of interpatient variability, the investigators recommend using a lower (1.00) and upper (1.10) threshold to prevent over- or underestimation of ablation scar.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2186-2197"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amber B. Tang MD , Olumuyiwa P. Akinrimisi MD, MS , Boback Ziaeian MD, PhD
{"title":"Sex, Race, and Rural-Urban Disparities in Ventricular Tachycardia Ablations","authors":"Amber B. Tang MD , Olumuyiwa P. Akinrimisi MD, MS , Boback Ziaeian MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.033","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Ventricular ablation may be clinically indicated for patients with recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) and has been shown to decrease risk of recurrence and overall morbidity. However, the existence of disparities among patients receiving ventricular ablation has not been well characterized.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>In this study, the authors examined patients hospitalized with VT to determine whether disparities exist among those receiving ablations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The authors used the National Inpatient Sample to assess patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of VT in 2019 who did and did not receive catheter ablations. Multiple logistic regression was used to calculate risk factors for VT ablation based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and hospital characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After adjusting for baseline characteristics and comorbidities, female and Black patients hospitalized with VT had significantly lower odds of receiving ablations compared with male and White patients (OR: 0.835; 95% CI: 0.699-0.997; <em>P =</em> 0.047; and OR: 0.617; 95% CI: 0.457-0.832; <em>P =</em> 0.002, respectively). Additionally, patients at rural or nonteaching hospitals were significantly less likely to receive ablations compared with those at urban, teaching hospitals. No significant differences were noted based on income or insurance status in the adjusted models.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The authors identified significant disparities in the delivery of ventricular ablations among patients hospitalized with VT. Overall, patients who were female or Black as well as those who were hospitalized at rural or nonteaching hospitals were significantly less likely to receive VT ablations during hospitalization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":14573,"journal":{"name":"JACC. Clinical electrophysiology","volume":"10 10","pages":"Pages 2148-2154"},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141901741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}