Mapping and Ablation of Epicardial Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias From Within the Coronary Venous System
Mapping and Ablation of Epicardial Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias From Within the Coronary Venous System
复制标题
DOI:
10.1161/circep.109.910802
复制
发表时间:
2010-06-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Bogun, Frank
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Baman, Timir S.;Ilg, Karl J.;Bogun, Frank
Background-The prevalence of epicardial idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias that can be ablated from within the coronary venous system (CVS) has not been described.Methods and Results-In a consecutive group of 189 patients with idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias referred for ablation, the site of origin (SOO) of ventricular tachycardia and/or premature ventricular contractions was determined by activation mapping and pace mapping. Mapping was performed within the CVS if endocardial mapping did not reveal an SOO. Venography of the CVS and coronary angiography were performed before ablation in the CVS. In 27 of 189 patients (14%+/- 5%; 95% confidence interval), the SOO of the ventricular arrhythmia was identified from within the coronary venous system, either in the great cardiac vein (n=26) or the middle cardiac vein (n=1). The mean activation time at the SOO was -29 +/- 8 ms. Twenty of 27 patients (74%) underwent successful ablation within the CVS. Epicardial ventricular arrhythmias displayed a broader R wave in V-1 compared with arrhythmias in the control group (85 ms [interquartile range, 40] versus 65 ms [interquartile range, 95]; P