ArticleNetherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation2018
Catheter ablation of symptomatic idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias : A five-year single-centre experience.
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- Outcomes of Ventricular Tachycardia Catheter Ablation in Pediatric Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology · 2025Article
- Electromechanical demonstration of premature ventricular contraction-induced atrial cardiomyopathy by P wave duration-to-amplitude ratio (PWDAR) and left atrial strain.Postepy w kardiologii interwencyjnej = Advances in interventional cardiology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness and Safety of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation Using Three-Dimensional Electroanatomic Mapping Systems in Treating Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Single-Center Prospective Cohort Study in Vietnam.Vascular health and risk management · 2025Article
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- The R-S difference index: A new electrocardiographic method for differentiating idiopathic premature ventricular contractions originating from the left and right ventricular outflow tracts presenting a left bundle branch block pattern.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- The effect of idiopathic premature ventricular complexes on left ventricular ejection fraction.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2020Article
- Ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias.Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation · 2018Article
- Ventricular tachycardia ablation in children.Indian pacing and electrophysiology journalArticle
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Abstract
aimsThis study was designed to gain insight into the patient characteristics, results and possible complications of ablation procedures for symptomatic idiopathic premature ventricular complexes (PVC) and idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT).
methodsData were collected from all patients who underwent radiofrequency catheter ablation for symptomatic PVCs and idiopathic VT in the Catharina Hospital between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2015. The procedural endpoint was elimination or non-inducibility of the clinical arrhythmia. Successful sustained ablation was defined as the persistent elimination of at least 80% of the PVCs or the absence of VTs at follow-up. In case of suspected PVC-induced cardiomyopathy, the systolic left ventricular function was reassessed 3 months post procedure.
resultsOur cohort consisted of 131 patients who underwent one or more ablation procedures; 99 because of symptomatic premature ventricular complexes, 32 because of idiopathic VT. In total 147 procedures were performed. The procedural ablation success rate was 89%. Successful sustained ablation rate was 82%. Eighteen (13.2%) patients had suspected PVC-induced cardiomyopathy. In 15 of them (83%), successful sustained ablation was achieved and the left ventricular ejection fraction improved from a mean of 39% (±8.8) to 55.4% (±8.1). Most arrhythmias originated from the right ventricular outflow tract (60%) or aortic cusps (13%). Complications included three tamponades.
conclusionCatheter ablation therapy for idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias is very effective with a sustained success rate of 82%. In patients with PVC-induced cardiomyopathy, it leads to improvement of systolic left ventricular function. However, risk for complications is not negligible, even in experienced hands.
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