Automatic atrial capture device control in real-life practice: A multicenter experience
Conclusions The results show that the algorithm works before discharge, and its reliability increases over the medium term. The algorithm also proved accurate in detecting the atrial threshold automatically. The possibility of activating it does not seem to be influenced by the lead type used, but by the time from implantation. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Evaluation of the characteristics of rotational activation at high-dominant frequency and complex fractionated atrial electrogram sites during atrial fibrillation
Conclusions Rotational activation could be identified in high-DF and continuous CFAE sites during AF, but the documentation was limited. Therefore, only limited effects of rotational activation ablation at high-DF and/or continuous CFAE sites following PVI could be concluded. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Spatiotemporal characteristics of atrial fibrillation electrograms: A novel marker for arrhythmia stability and termination
Conclusions Spatiotemporal stabilization of CFAE favors AF sustenance and its destabilization heralds AF termination. The STSI of CFE-m is more representative of AF dynamics than are the STSI of DF, sequential mean CFE-m, or median DF. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
A multicenter study of the need of additional freezing for cryoballoon ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation: The AD-Balloon study
Conclusion The AD-Balloon study would assess the need for an additional freezing cycle after PVI is achieved. Our findings may contribute to further improvement of the CB2 ablation procedure. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on Atrial cardiomyopathies: Definition, characterisation, and clinical implication
Publication date: August 2016 Source:Journal of Arrhythmia, Volume 32, Issue 4 Author(s): Andreas Goette, Jonathan M. Kalman, Luis Aguinaga, Joseph Akar, Jose Angel Cabrera, Shih Ann Chen, Sumeet S. Chugh, Domenico Corradi, Andre D׳Avila, Dobromir Dobrev, Guilherme Fenelon, Mario Gonzalez, Stephane N. Hatem, Robert Helm, Gerhard Hindricks, Siew Yen Ho, Brian Hoit, Jose Jalife, Young-Hoon Kim, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Chang-Sheng Ma, Gregory M. Marcus, Katherine Murray, Akihiko Nogami, Prashanthan Sanders, William Uribe, David R. Van Wagoner, Stanley Nattel (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Cardiac electrical device-related bacterial infections: Prevention, diagnosis, and management
Publication date: August 2016 Source:Journal of Arrhythmia, Volume 32, Issue 4 Author(s): Takashi Kurita (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Major determinants for the selecting antithrombotic therapies in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in Japan (JAPAF study)
Conclusions Patients taking AP+AC had higher CHADS2 scores than those taking an AP or AC alone. Additionally, the combination therapy (AP+AC) was preferred in patients with cardiovascular comorbidity. Changes in AC regimens were not influenced by CHADS2 scores or complications but influenced by history of bleeding. These characteristics were thus identified as major factors affecting the selection of antithrombotic regimens other than DTIs in patients with NVAF. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Trends in physiological coagulation factors in Japanese patients receiving novel oral anticoagulants
Conclusions PC/PS activity was constant in both peak and trough phases in the patients on NOACs compared with activity of those on warfarin. In addition, there was no difference in the findings among NOACs. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
The inferior displacement of the His bundle and fast pathway in a patient with common type atrioventricular nodal tachycardia: Three-dimensional computed tomography analysis
Publication date: Available online 17 August 2016 Source:Journal of Arrhythmia Author(s): Kunihiko Kiuchi, Koji Fukuzawa, Mori Shumpei, Tatsuya Nishii A 66-year-old woman with palpitations was referred to our center for catheter ablation due to drug-refractory, common type atrioventricular nodal tachycardia (AVNRT). A selective slow pathway ablation was attempted. A fast junctional rhythm with transient ventriculoatrial block followed by transient prolongation of the A–H interval occurred immediately after the radiofrequency (RF) application at the coronary sinus ostium (CSOS) level. To assess the location of the f...
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Effectiveness and safety of dabigatran versus warfarin in “real-world” Japanese patients with atrial fibrillation: A single-center observational study
Conclusions The ability of dabigatran to prevent thromboembolism is comparable to that of warfarin; however, the major bleeding rate is lower with dabigatran in “real-world” NVAF patients. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Crucial role of pulmonary vein firing as an initiator of typical atrial flutter: Evidence of a close relationship between atrial fibrillation and typical atrial flutter
Conclusions PV firing through AF played an important role in initiating typical AFL. The occurrence of AF after typical AFL ablation was high, and a dilated left atrium was associated with increased occurrence of AF. These findings disclosed the close relationship between typical AFL and AF, especially PV firing. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
J-Wave syndromes expert consensus conference report: Emerging concepts and gaps in knowledge
Publication date: Available online 21 August 2016 Source:Journal of Arrhythmia Author(s): Charles Antzelevitch, Gan-Xin Yan, Michael J. Ackerman, Martin Borggrefe, Domenico Corrado, Jihong Guo, Ihor Gussak, Can Hasdemir, Minoru Horie, Heikki Huikuri, Changsheng Ma, Hiroshi Morita, Gi-Byoung Nam, Frederic Sacher, Wataru Shimizu, Sami Viskin, Arthur A.M. Wilde (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Rationale and design of ASSAF-K (A study of the safety and efficacy of anticoagulant therapy in the treatment of atrial fibrillation in Kanagawa)
Conclusions The results of the study are expected to serve as the basis for providing clinical practice guidance to healthcare institutions in Japan, with the ultimate goals of better characterizing the appropriate use of OACs and providing clinical decision support to physicians to facilitate the design of appropriate therapeutic strategies and the selection of anticoagulants for the management of AF. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - August 29, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Combined catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and Watchman ® left atrial appendage occlusion procedures: Five-year experience
Conclusions Combined procedures of catheter ablation for AF and Watchman® LAA implant appear to be feasible and safe, with excellent rates of LAA occlusion achieved and an observed stroke rate of 0.5% per year during mid-term follow-up. Incomplete occlusion was associated with lower achieved device compression and was more frequently associated with suboptimal device position. (Source: Journal of Arrhythmia)
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - June 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
Catheter ablation for ventricular tachyarrhythmia in patients with channelopathies
Publication date: Available online 10 June 2016 Source:Journal of Arrhythmia Author(s): Nobuyuki Murakoshi, Kazutaka Aonuma Drug treatment and/or implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation are the most widely accepted first-line therapies for channelopathic patients who have recurrent syncope, sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT), or documented ventricular fibrillation (VF), or are survivors of cardiac arrest. In recent years, there have been significant advances in mapping techniques and ablation technology, coupled with better understanding of the mechanisms of ventricular tachyarrhythmia in chan...
Source: Journal of Arrhythmia - June 9, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
