{"title":"Atrial placement of Aveir-VR leadless pacemaker in a patient with complex cardiac anatomy","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Leadless pacemakers have provided new treatment modalities that can be especially useful in patients with complex cardiac anatomy and contraindications toward other pacemaker approaches. The Aveir™ single-chamber (VR) leadless pacemaker (LP) (Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, IL) is a recently approved device that can be placed in the right ventricle for patients with bradycardia. In this case, we present a novel use for the device through placement in the atrium to control atrial flutter in a patient with a hypoplastic right ventricle.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 204-206"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000482/pdfft?md5=5249bfd9f904bed1f4ee286c18681dc9&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000482-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140853930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A case report of right ventricular defibrillator and left bundle branch area leads placement and atrioventricular node ablation with chronic right ventricular thrombus","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><strong>Despite lack of concrete evidence, right ventricular thrombus is generally considered to be a contraindication for intracardiac lead placement.</strong> We present a case of successful placement of a right ventricular defibrillator lead and left bundle branch pacing lead and atrioventricular node ablation in a patient with chronic right ventricle thrombus.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 221-223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000706/pdfft?md5=830165575ede6c0def60a65e6628baef&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000706-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141262707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiple ventricular fibrillation therapy triggered at slower ventricular tachycardia rate – What is the mechanism?","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 207-209"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000494/pdfft?md5=0d62260436716cdfc370f2bbd1ffb46d&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000494-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Insight from the microelectrodes in case of two different types of premature ventricular contractions originating from left ventricular summit","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.05.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) is usually eliminated in the earliest activation site based on the conventional electrode of ablation catheter. However, the large size electrode may contain far-field potential. The QDOT MICRO ablation catheter has three micro electrodes with 0.33 mm electrode length, in addition to the conventional electrode with 3.5 mm electrode length. The micro electrodes can reflect only near-field potential.</p><p>A 78-year-old with symptomatic frequent PVCs underwent catheter ablation. PVC-1 showed good pace-mapping in distal great cardiac vein (GCV). The local bipolar electrograms in the conventional electrode of ablation catheter preceded the PVC-QRS onset by 32 ms in distal GCV and 13 ms in left coronary cusp (LCC), but those in the micro electrodes preceded only by 13 ms both in distal GCV and LCC. PVC-1 was eliminated by radiofrequency (RF) application, not in distal GCV, but in LCC. PVC-2 showed good pace-mapping in LCC. The local bipolar electrograms in both the conventional electrode and the micro electrodes of ablation catheter preceded the PVC-QRS onset by 32 ms in LCC. PVC-2 was eliminated by RF application in LCC.</p><p>Comparing the local electrograms of micro electrodes and the conventional electrodes may be important for identifying depth of the origin of PVCs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 212-216"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000524/pdfft?md5=5896e657f2054434025bc6e2c4b41b0d&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000524-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140904821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unearthing an artifact: Managed ventricular pacing pseudo-malfunction in an 81-year-old puerto rican female","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 224-228"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000718/pdfft?md5=6223ceb461122b9ba27e3b6498fecf81&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000718-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141311882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"To monitor, or not to monitor, that is the question","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.07.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.07.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 189-191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000822/pdfft?md5=48304bd8aece87bd7d98fb06fb43da7a&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000822-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141601941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using artificial intelligence and deep learning to optimise the selection of adult congenital heart disease patients in S-ICD screening","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><p>The risk of complications associated with transvenous ICDs make the subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillator (S-ICD) a valuable alternative in patients with adult congenital heart disease (ACHD). However, higher S-ICD ineligibility and higher inappropriate shock rates-mostly caused by T wave oversensing (TWO)- are observed in this population. We report a novel application of deep learning methods to screen patients for S-ICD eligibility over a longer period than conventional screening.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Adult patients with ACHD and a control group of normal subjects were fitted with a 24-h Holters to record their S-ICD vectors. Their T:R ratio was analysed utilising phase space reconstruction matrices and a deep learning-based model to provide an in-depth description of the T: R variation plot for each vector. T: R variation was compared statistically using <em>t</em>-test.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>13 patients (age 37.4 ± 7.89 years, 61.5 % male, 6 ACHD and 7 control subjects) were enrolled. A significant difference was observed in the mean and median T: R values between the two groups (p < 0.001). There was also a significant difference in the standard deviation of T: R between both groups (p = 0.04).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>T:R ratio, a main determinant for S-ICD eligibility, is significantly higher with more tendency to fluctuate in ACHD patients when compared to a population with normal hearts. We hypothesise that our novel model could be used to select S-ICD eligible patients by better characterisation of T:R ratio, reducing the risk of TWO and inappropriate shocks in the ACHD patient cohort.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 192-199"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000731/pdfft?md5=ac57435926d04f66f8b2cf52cb4ef08f&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000731-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141318517","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Entrainment responses from a reentrant circuit with 2 entry sites: When the antidromic wavefront can drive","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 236-238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000755/pdfft?md5=49d285bca78cca211dc374b09b993c86&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000755-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141327958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The usefulness of \"reversed U-curve\" HD grid mapping","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 210-211"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000512/pdfft?md5=3a049c3a359e4770e0b42b9c2f4fe6f5&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000512-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140867634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Challenging wide QRS tachycardia diagnosis: One trigger two mechanisms","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ipej.2024.04.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The coexistence of different types of wide QRS complex tachycardias induced by the same trigger has rarely been observed. The electrical instability and incessant nature of tachycardias can cause tachycardiomyopathy and will not allow accurate diagnosis during an electrophysiological study (EPS). In case of an electrical storm, elimination of the trigger may be the first approach to provide patient stability. We report a successfully managed case of repetitive initiation of pleomorphic ventricular tachycardia and Mahaim-type antidromic atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia, induced by a premature ventricular complex in the right ventricular outflow tract.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":35900,"journal":{"name":"Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal","volume":"24 4","pages":"Pages 200-203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0972629224000500/pdfft?md5=ec85b3cd13112fde893c5acf3d9eab30&pid=1-s2.0-S0972629224000500-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140867398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}