Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Oct 2012
Low rate of atrial fibrillation recurrence verified by implantable loop recorder monitoring following a convergent epicardial and endocardial ablation of atrial fibrillation.
Evaluate long-term outcomes in patients undergoing the Convergent procedure (CP) for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). ⋯ Using 24 × 7 continuous loop recording, the CP demonstrated success in treating persistent and longstanding persistent AF patients. Endocardial mapping and catheter ablation with diagnostic confirmation of procedural success complemented the endoscopic creation of epicardial linear lesions in restoring sinus rhythm.
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Oct 2012
ReviewArrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy 2012: diagnostic challenges and treatment.
The most common presentation of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is palpitations or ventricular tachycardia (VT) of left bundle branch morphology in a young or middle-aged individual. The 12-lead electrocardiogram may be normal or have T-wave inversion beyond V(1) in an otherwise healthy person who is suspected of having ARVC. ⋯ Risk factors for implantable cardioverter defibrillator include a history of aborted sudden death, syncope, young age, decreased left ventricular function, and marked decrease in RV function. Recent results of treatment with epicardial ablation are encouraging.
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J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. · Oct 2012
Enhanced transmural dispersion of repolarization in patients with J wave syndromes.
Recently, great attention has been paid to the risk stratification of asymptomatic patients with an electrocardiographic early repolarization (ER) pattern. We investigated several repolarization parameters including the Tpeak-Tend interval and Tpeak-Tend/QT ratio in healthy individuals and patients with J wave syndrome who were aborted from sudden cardiac death. ⋯ As novel markers of heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization, Tpeak-Tend interval and Tp-Te/QT ratio are significantly increased in patients with J wave syndromes compared to age and sex-matched uneventful ER.