ReviewJournal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing2024
Technological advances in ventricular tachycardia catheter ablation: the relentless quest for novel solutions to old problems.
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- Ventricular pulsed field ablation from bench to bedside: preclinical and clinical evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026Pooled it
- Pulsed Field Ablation Versus Very High-Power Short-Duration Radiofrequency Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence to Predict Major Arrhythmic Events Based on Left Ventricular Electroanatomic Mapping Data.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Pulsed Field Ablation for the Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias Using a Focal, Contact-Force Sensing Catheter: A Single-Center Case Series and Review.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Ablation Methods and Catheter Settings for Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation: A Bench to Bedside Review: Part 2.Arrhythmia & electrophysiology review · 2026Review
- Fascicular tachycardia ablation using optrell mapping catheter: a case report.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Article
- Pulsed field ablation for ventricular arrhythmias with pentaspline catheter.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Contemporary Trends in Pulsed Field Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Predictors of long-term success after high-density mapping-guided substrate ablation procedures for ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Posterior wall ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: Very-high-power short-duration versus standard-power radiofrequency ablation.Heart rhythm O2 · 2024Article
- Idiopathic Premature Ventricular Contraction Catheter Ablation, Sedentary Population vs. Athlete's Populations: Outcomes and Resumption of Sports Activity.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse and Sports Activity: Pathophysiology, Risk Stratification, and Sports Eligibility Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Sigmoid ventricular septum treated with endocardial ablation to improve left ventricular outflow: cases report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral novel technologies allowing catheter ablation (CA) with a favorable safety/efficacy profile have been recently developed, but not yet extensively clinically tested in the setting of ventricular tachycardia CA.
methodsIn this technical report, we overview technical aspects and preclinical/clinical information concerning the application of three novel CA technologies in the ventricular milieu: a pulsed field ablation (PFA) generator (CENTAURI™, Galaxy Medical) to be used with linear, contact force-sensing radiofrequency ablation catheters; a contact force-sensing radiofrequency ablation catheter equipped with six thermocouples and three microelectrodes (QDOT Micro™, Biosense-Webster), allowing high-resolution mapping and temperature-controlled CA; and a flexible and mesh-shaped irrigation tip, contact force-sensing radiofrequency ablation catheter (Tactiflex, Abbott). We also report three challenging VT cases in which CA was performed using these technologies.
resultsThe CENTAURI system was used with the Tacticath™ (Abbott) ablation catheter to perform ventricular PFA in a patient with advanced heart failure, electrical storm, and a deep intramural septal substrate. Microelectrode mapping using QDOT Micro™ helped to refine substrate assessment in a VT patient with congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, and allowed the identification of the critical components of the VT circuit, which were successfully ablated. Tactiflex™ was used in two challenging CA cases (one endocardial and one epicardial), allowing acute and mid-term control of VT episodes without adverse events.
conclusionThe ideation and development of novel technologies initially intended to treat atrial arrhythmias and successfully implemented in the ventricular milieu is contributing to the progressive improvement in the clinical benefits derived from VT CA, making this procedure key for successful management of increasingly complex patients.
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