Postcardiac injury syndrome following radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia

A 73-year-old man, who was admitted to our hospital with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation(RFCA) without any immediate signs of complications. He complained of sudden onset of chest pain shortly after the RFCA procedure. The diagnosis of PCIS was supported by slight fever, pericardial effusion, bilateral pleural effusion and elevated inflammatory markers. One should be aware of PCIS since there will be increasing performance of RFCA procedures and patients may present with this previously rare postoperative complications.     

射频消融治疗特发性室性心动过速疗效观察

目的 :评价射频消融术治疗特发性室性心动过速 (室速 )临床疗效。方法 :5 6例特发性室速患者中 ,34例左室特发性室速采用EPT小、中弯大头导管 (或Webstr小弯大头 ) ,在左室行激动顺序标测和消融 ,以P电位较QRS起点提前 2 0ms以上作为消融靶点。 2 2例右室流出道室速采用Webster加硬导管在右室流出道行起搏标测 ,以起搏时与心动过速时体表 12导联QRS形态完全相同或最接近处为消融靶点 ,成功标准为放电过程中心动过速终止且不能诱发。结果 :5 1例患者消融成功 ,成功率 91.1%。 34例左室特发性室速中 30例靶点位于左室间隔中下部 ,2例近左室心尖 ,1例左室流出道 ,1例位于间隔高位。 31例消融成功 ,1例失败 ,2例因导管到达间隔处机械刺激终止室速而不能再诱发 ,于终止室速处作为靶点射频消融 ,1例于术后第 2天、另 1例半年后室速复发。 2 2例右室流出道室速 ,16例位于流出道间隔侧 ,6例位于流出道游离侧壁。 19例起搏标测到与心动过速 12导联QRS形态完全相同靶点 ,1例形态接近 ,消融获成功。 2例未能诱发室速 ,射频消融 1个月心动过速重新出现 ,所有患者无并发症出现。结论 :射频消融术对特发性室速是一种安全有效的治疗方法 ,可作为首选治疗。电生理未诱发室速或机械刺激终止室速不宜尝试射频消融治疗。     

特发性左心室性心动过速经导管射频消融后的心电图变化

目的 :观察特发性左心室性心动过速 (ILVT)患者经导管射频消融术 (RFCA)后体表心电图的变化 ,探讨RFCA手术成功的心电图观察指标。方法 :分析 2 0例ILVT患者RFCA术前和术后 12导联体表心电图的变化 ,并随访 3个月。结果 :2 0例ILVT患者的消融手术均获成功。术后 19例呈左后分支起源的患者Ⅱ、Ⅲ、aVF导联新出现 q波 ,R波电压较前增高 ,Ⅰ、aVL导联的S波加深 ;QRS波群电压增加 ,心电轴度数不同程度增加 ;1例呈左前分支起源的患者术后Ⅱ、Ⅲ、aVF导联S波加深 ,aVL导联R波增高伴有电轴左偏。 2 0例患者术前、术后QT间期 ,QTd和QTc间期、QTcd均差异无统计学意义 (P >0 .0 5 ) ,随访 3个月 ,以上体表心电图未见进一步改变。结论 :体表心电图新出现左侧分支阻滞图形可作为ILVT患者成功RFCA的重要观察指标 ,术中标测最早肯浦野 (P)电位比最早心室激动点处消融更有效 ,术中体表心电图肢体导联的QRS波群电压幅值的改变 ,可作为消融成功的指征。ILVT经RFCA后不会影响心室肌复极离散度     

体表心电图鉴别心室流出道特发性室性心动过速的起源部位

目的 :评价 12导联心电图在鉴别左室和右室流出道室性心动过速 (VT)及鉴别左室流出道VT中主动脉瓣上起源的VT和主动脉瓣下起源的VT中的价值。方法 :回顾性分析了射频消融术获得成功的 5 6例流出道特发性VT患者体表心电图特点 ,右室流出道VT组 (RVOT VT)组 4 0例 ,左室流出道VT(LVOT VT)组 16例 ,其中主动脉瓣上组 (左冠窦内 ) 10例 ,主动脉瓣下组 6例。结果 :LVOT VT组胸前导联R波移行均早于V4导联 ,87.5 %(14 / 16 )在V1或V2 导联 ,RVOT VT组 82 .5 % (33/ 4 0 )胸前导联R波移行≥V4导联 ,无一例在V3 导联前移行 ;RVOT VT组V1和V2 导联R波时限指数和R/S波幅指数明显小于LVOT VT组 [(30 .4± 12 .6 ) %∶(5 7.4± 14 .2 ) %和 (13.8± 7.5 ) %∶(5 8.2± 11.4 ) % ,均P <0 .0 1]。主动脉瓣上LVOT VT组下壁导联 (Ⅱ ,Ⅲ ,aVF)R波振幅明显高于主动脉瓣下组 ;V5和V6导联或单独V6导联有s波对确定主动脉瓣下起源的LVOT VT敏感性 10 0 % (6 / 6 ) ,V5和V6导联均无s波对确定主动脉瓣上起源的LVOT VT特异性 90 % (9/ 10 )。结论 :体表心电图对初步确定心室流出道VT的起源部位可以提供很大的帮助。     

心肌梗死后室壁瘤形成与室性心动过速的关系探讨

目的 探讨心肌梗死（MI）后室壁瘤形成大小、左室大小、左心功能与室性心动过速的关系.方法 回顾性分析114例心肌梗死后室壁瘤形成患者的临床资料,根据动态心电图、心电监护证实并发室性心动过速21例归为室速组,其余为非室速组,分析比较两组患者的病史特点、左房直径、左室舒张末期直径、左室收缩末期直径、左室舒张期室间隔厚度、左室舒张期后壁厚度、室壁瘤大小及左室射血分数.结果 两组间左房直径[（4.49±0.47）cm比（4.07±0.62）cm,P=0.040]、左室舒张末期直径[（6.34±0.80）cm比（5.77±0.76）cm,P=0.029]和左室收缩末期直径[（5.18±1.01）cm比（4.33±0.94）cm,P=0.008]比较,差异有统计学意义,左房直径、左室舒张期后壁厚度、室壁瘤基底直径、室壁瘤膨出直径、左室射血分数两组间比较差异无统计学意义（P〉0.05）.结论 心肌梗死后室壁瘤形成,其左室大小与室性心动过速有一定关系,而与室壁瘤大小无关.     

Isolated left ventricular non-compaction in association with ventricular tachycardia

A 32-year-old young male was found to have non-sustained, repetitive, monomorphic ventricular tachycardia of right bundle branch morphology during routine pre-anaesthetic evaluation for orthopaedic surgery. Echocardiography and left ventricular angiogram were suggestive of isolated non-compaction of left ventricular apex with systolic dysfunction. He was successfully managed with anti-arrhythmic drugs and had an uneventful 9-month follow-up. The index case is an unusual association of asymptomatic, non-sustained ventricular tachycardia with isolated ventricular non-compaction.     

Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia associated with idiopathic ventricular tachycardia: clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics

Background

Case reports have described the coexistence of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and supraventricular tachycardia in the same patient. This study examines the frequency of dual atrioventricular nodal (AVN) physiology, AVN echo beats, and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) in patients with VT.

Methods

Programmed atrial and ventricular stimulation was performed in 132 consecutive patients referred for electrophysiologic study of symptomatic VT. Of the 132, 99 patients had structural heart disease, and 33 patients had idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (IVT).

Results

Among the 33 patients with IVT, 23 had dual AVN physiology. Compared with patients with structural heart disease undergoing VT ablation, dual AVN pathways (70% vs 27%, P < .0001), dual AVN pathways with echo beats (24% vs 8%, P = 0.03), and AVNRT (21% vs 1%, P = .0002) were more common in patients with IVT.

Conclusion

Dual AVN physiology and AVNRT appear to be associated with IVT. This finding suggests that patients with IVT should undergo a complete electrophysiologic evaluation, and the diagnosis of coexistent AVNRT should be considered in this population.     

特发性室性心动过速的临床特点和射频消融治疗

目的对经射频消融术证实的特发性室性心动过速的病例进行总结分析,探讨室性心动过速的发病状况、心电图特点和消融结果.方法对127例特发性室性心动过速的发病年龄、性别、室性心动过速的起源部位和心电图进行分析,观察室性心动过速的诱发率,射频消融的成功率和复发率,分析消融术失败或室性心动过速复发的原因.结果经消融治疗的特发性室性心动过速好发于年轻人,左心室室性心动过速较右心室室性心动过速多见,11.8%的患者室性心动过速发作时可出现11室房逆传.右心室室性心动过速男女比例为1.01.3,额面QRS波平均心电轴为(+82.96±26.18),诱发率为90.2%,射频消融的成功率为85.4%.左心室室性心动过速男女比例为8.61.0,额面QRS波平均心电轴为(-88.15±43.73),诱发率为96.5%,射频消融成功率为93.0%.结论射频消融术是治疗特发性室性心动过速的一项成功率高、并发症少的相对成熟的技术,可以作为特发性室性心动过速的首选治疗手段.     

Idiopathic fascicular left ventricular tachycardia: Linear ablation lesion strategy for noninducible or nonsustained tachycardia

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic "fascicular" left ventricular tachycardia (IFLVT) is frequently not inducible or nonsustained at the time of planned catheter ablation. The mechanism of the arrhythmia has been suggested to be reentry involving a sizable area of the LV inferior septum extending from base toward the apex. OBJECTIVE: We tested the ability of a series of radiofrequency lesions delivered in a linear fashion to the inferior-mid septum to control ventricular tachycardia not amenable to standard mapping ablation strategies. METHODS: Programmed stimulation both at baseline state and with isoproterenol after heart rate was increased by at least 25% was performed in all patients. The patients included in the study were either non-inducible or only had brief nonsustained VT not amenable to "traditional" mapping. A detailed electroanatomic map of the LV was performed in sinus rhythm. The location of the linear lesion along the inferior septum was guided by the presence of Purkinje potentials, with pacemapping as an additional guide. A linear lesion was placed perpendicular to the long axis of the ventricle approximately midway from the base to the apex in the region of the mid to mid-inferior septum. Radiofrequency lesions were delivered using a 4mm tip catheter at 50 Watts and 52 degrees for 60-90 seconds. RESULTS: Of 122 consecutive patients who underwent ablation of idiopathic VT from 1999 to 2003, 15 had IFLVT based on standard diagnostic criteria. Six of the 15 patients (40%) had nonsustained or no inducible VT in the EP lab. The number of RF lesions ranged from 7 to 15 (mean 9). The length of the effective linear lesion ranged from 1.2 to 2.2 cm (mean 1.7 cm). Development of left posterior fascicular block was noted in two of the six patients. However, despite the absence of development of left posterior fascicular block in the other four patients, no VT or premature ventricular beats could be induced after ablation using the same provocation maneuvers as performed in the baseline state. No spontaneous arrhythmias occurred during follow-up to 16 +/- 8 months (range 6 to 30 months). CONCLUSION: In patients with difficult to induce or nonsustained VT with the typical right bundle branch block pattern and a superiorly directed axis on 12-lead ECG, RF energy ablation delivered in a linear fashion approximately midway to two thirds toward the apex along the mid to inferior septum and perpendicular to the plane of the septum is safe and effective for VT control.     

Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia by bipolar radiofrequency current application between the left aortic sinus and the left ventricle.

BACKGROUND: Failure to ablate idiopathic ventricular outflow tract tachycardia by radiofrequency current is not uncommon and suggests that non-standard approaches may be required to map and suppress idiopathic ventricular tachyarrhythmias in some patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Left and right ventricular activation and pace mapping proved inadequate for radiofrequency application in a patient with idiopathic ventricular outflow tract tachycardia. Presystolic activity was recorded at the left aortic sinus of Valsalva, and the QRS complex recorded at this location during pacing showed few differences compared with that recorded during tachycardia. Radiofrequency current application at this site transiently suppressed the tachycardia. Following new mapping of the left ventricle outflow tract, radiofrequency application just below the aortic valve in close proximity to the previous aortic application site transiently abolished the arrhythmia. Finally, bipolar radiofrequency application between the distal electrode of the aortic catheter and the distal electrode of a second catheter placed in the left ventricular subaortic area permanently suppressed the tachycardia. CONCLUSION: Bipolar radiofrequency application between the aortic sinus of Valsalva and the left ventricle could be an alternative approach in occasional patients with idiopathic ventricular outflow tract tachycardia resistant to conventional left ventricular and aortic root unipolar radiofrequency application.     

特发性左心室流出道心外膜侧室性心动过速

目的报道9例经电生理检查证实的特发性左心室流出道心外膜侧室性心动过速(室速)的体表心电图及电生理检查特点.方法男性5例,女性4例,年龄15～58岁,6例为运动诱发的持续性室速,3例为运动诱发的非持续性室速.结果室速时,9例体表心电图QRS波全部呈现右束支阻滞图形(8例胸前导联V1-V6呈现高R波),Ⅱ、Ⅲ、aVF导联为高R波,Ⅰ、aVL导联为QS波.电生理检查,右心室和左心室心内膜标测未发现最早心室激动点,在较早心室心内膜激动处的心内电图多呈现起始部低幅电位,提示远场电位.心室内起搏标测未发现与室速体表心电图12导联QRS波形态相同的起搏点.8例通过心脏静脉系统标测发现最早的心室激动点[体表心电图最早QRS波前15～50ms,平均(32±12)ms]和完全或近乎完全的起搏标测位于心大静脉的远端1例、心前间隔静脉的近端7例.1例患者在左心室流出道消融成功,1例患者在心大静脉远端血管内消融成功.其他患者在右心室和/或左心室内消融失败.结论心脏静脉标测可以鉴别出特发性左心室流出道心外膜侧室速.     

标测浦肯野电位和舒张期电位在特发性左心室室性心动过速消融中的作用

目的探讨特发性左心室室性心动过速(ILVT)射频导管消融中标测浦肯野电位(Pur P)和舒张期电位(DP)的作用。方法44例患者,男性30例,女性14例,年龄9~74岁,无明显器质性心脏病证据,均有阵发性心悸史,ILVT时心电图表现为右束支阻滞伴心电轴左偏41例、右束支阻滞伴心电轴右偏3例。在ILVT时标测到最早Pur P或DP的部位进行消融。结果44例患者的ILVT均在左心室间隔左后分支(41例)或左前分支(3例)分布的范围内消融成功。25例和19例分别在标测到PurP(Pur P组)和DP(DP组)的部位消融成功,成功消融部位Pur P或DP分别提前体表心电图QRS波19~40(27±6)ms和26~60(41±10)ms(P<0.01)。在DP组的19例中,13例在标测到DP时可同时标测到Pur P,6例局部仅能标测到DP;12例首先在标测ILVT时较早的Pur P部位消融不能成功,后通过标测DP消融成功。成功消融ILVT的平均放电次数在Pur P组和DP组分别为4次和2次。DP组较Pur P组消融ILVT的成功部位在间隔部上移约0.5~2.0cm。成功消融ILVT后,窦性心律下体表心电图心电轴明显改变的发生率在Pur P组和DP组分别为44%和84%(P<0.05)。平均随访(23±12)个月,41例起源于左后分支的ILVT复发3例,均为Pur P组。结论ILVT通过标测室速时的Pur P和DP均可能消融成功,DP通常较Pur P有更早的激动时间,在标测到DP处消融有非常高的成功率和通常需要较少的消融次数。成功消融ILVT后,窦性心律下发生心电轴明显改变的发生率在DP组增高。     

Termination and suppression of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia by diltiazem

Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia is known to be responsive to verapamil in many cases. However, the role of other calcium-channel blockers, such as diltiazem, in treating this specific type of ventricular tachycardia is unknown. We report a case of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a structurally normal heart, which was terminated and suppressed in the electrophysiology laboratory by a single dose of diltiazem intravenously, and was subsequently suppressed long-term with sustained-release diltiazem. Our finding suggests that idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia may be managed effectively with diltiazem in both the acute and chronic settings.     

Radiofrequency catheter ablation guided by noncontact mapping of ventricular tachycardia originating from an idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm

Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm and diverticulum is known to be an arrhythmogenic substrate associated to ventricular tachyarrhythmias, generally based on a reentry mechanism. A case of a young woman affected by a monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, refractory to medical treatment, originating from an aneurysm of the membranous interventricular septum is reported. The left ventricular aneurysm was well characterized by multislice computed tomography and left ventricular angiography. Because of the nonsustained and poorly tolerated nature of the target arrhythmia, a noncontact mapping system was used to guide radiofrequency catheter ablation, allowing the elaboration of a three-dimensional activation map of the left ventricle on the basis of a ventricular tachycardia single beat. The procedure was acutely successful, and the patient remained free of ventricular tachycardia recurrences without antiarrhythmic drugs during a subsequent 6-month follow-up period. This is the first report of a successful radiofrequency catheter ablation guided by noncontact mapping system of a ventricular tachycardia originating from an idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm. This nonfluoroscopic mapping method allows a reliable reconstruction of the spatial relationships between the left ventricular main cavity and the aneurysm and can be safely and effectively used to map the ventricular tachycardia and guide the ablation procedure, particularly when conventional mapping is not indicated or not effective because of nonsustained or not-tolerated characters of ventricular tachycardia.     

体表心电图特征对特发性右心室流出道室性心动过速和室性早搏起源点的定位价值

目的 起源于右心室流出道(RVOT)不同位点的室性心动过速(VT)具有相应的心电图表现,本研究旨在摸索一种相对简单的根据体表心电图进行定位的方法 .方法 将RVOT分为游离壁和间隔而两大区,其中间隔面又分为9个区域.共320例RVOT-VT患者中,对213例既往消融成功患者的靶点与体表12导联心电图中QRS波形态之间的关系进行分析,并在消融前前瞻性地对另外107例患者的消融靶点进行预测,以检验其定位价值.结果 I导联对RVOT起源的VT有特殊的定位价值.在间隔面前部起源时,I导联以负向波为主,多为QS、Qr及rS型,随着起源点从前向后、从上向下,R波逐渐升高,其中起源于间隔侧中带(2、5、8区)时,以"M"型居多,在后壁时则表现为R波且有切迹.游离壁起源者的QRS时限明显延长,I和aVL导联的R波较间隔起源者高,而下壁导联的R波均较间隔的低(P<0.05).在前瞻性分析中,这些参数的敏感度、特异度、阳性和阴性预测值均较高.结论 RV-OT不同部位起源的VT有相应的心电图特征,其中I导联形态尤其具有定位价值,为RVOT心律失常起源提供了简便的定位标准.     

Verapamil-sensitive left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction

Verapamil-sensitive fascicular ventricular tachycardia (VT) of right bundle branch block (RBBB) and superior axis pattern is typically seen in young patients with structurally normal hearts and considered “idiopathic”. Recently, involvement of the Purkinje system in post-infarction monomorphic VT that mimics such idiopathic fascicular VT has been described. In this report we describe a case of a patient who following myocardial infarction developed left posterior fascicular Purkinje reentrant VT that was sensitive to verapamil. The VT was successfully treated by radiofrequency ablation guided by three dimensional electroanatomical CARTO™ mapping. Our case highlights that involvement of Purkinje fibers should be considered in post infarction patients with VT of narrow QRS duration, RBBB morphology and superior axis. Recognition of such VT is clinically important, as this arrhythmia is amenable to curative catheter ablation.     

心室流出道室性心动过速模型的构建

目的构建特发性流出道室性心动过速(简称室速)的动物模型。方法选择新西兰大白兔20只,随机分为室速组和对照组,每组10只。通过高频(50ms,5.0V)刺激心外膜主动脉与肺动脉交界处,导致室速的发生。实验结束后立即取出左右流出道心肌组织,采用免疫组化方法检测酪氨酸羟化酶染色阳性的交感神经纤维,观察其形态、分布及密度变化,其密度采用阳性纤维或结构在选区中的面积比表示。结果 10只兔6只诱发出流出道室速;室速组兔左、右流出道心室肌组织神经分布与对照组不同,其密度明显增高(P0.05)。结论心外膜主动脉与肺动脉交界处高频刺激可诱发流出道室速的发生。     

心室反应在射频消融特发性室性心动过速中作用的临床研究

目的　探讨心室反应 (VR)在射频消融IVT的作用。方法　应用体表心电图、心内膜激动标测及VR相结合的方法射频消融 13例IVT病人。以激动标测初选靶点 ,射频消融试放电产生的VR确定靶点 ,采用VR与VT发作相一致处为靶点消融。结果　 13例IVT即刻消融成功率 13/ 13。VR表现 :(1)窦性心律下消融时出现与VT发作相一致的VR。随后室性心动过速 (VT)中间断出现窦性心律、双发或联律室性早搏 ,最终完全恢复成窦性心律。 (2 )出现与VT发作不一致的VR。结论　以VR与VT发作相一致处作靶点 ,产生与VT发作相一致的VR可被视为有效消融的指标。     

射频导管消融特发性左心室流出道室性心动过速

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