TY - JOUR
T1 - Catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation
T2 - Importance of left ventricular outflow tract and papillary muscle triggers
AU - Van Herendael, Hugo
AU - Zado, Erica S.
AU - Haqqani, Haris
AU - Tschabrunn, Cory M.
AU - Callans, David J.
AU - Frankel, David S.
AU - Lin, David
AU - Garcia, Fermin
AU - Hutchinson, Mathew D.
AU - Riley, Michael
AU - Bala, Rupa
AU - Dixit, Sanjay
AU - Yadava, Mrinal
AU - Marchlinski, Francis E.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by the F. Harlan Batrus Research Fund.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Background: Monomorphic ventricular premature depolarizations (VPDs) have been found to initiate ventricular fibrillation (VF) or polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PMVT) in patients with and without structural heart disease. Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe and characterize sites of origin of VPDs triggering VF and PMVT. Methods: The distribution of mapping-confirmed VPDs, electrophysiology laboratory findings, and results of radiofrequency catheter ablation were analyzed. Results: Among 1132 consecutive patients who underwent ablation for ventricular arrhythmias, 30 patients (2.7%) with documented VF/PMVT initiation were identified. In 21 patients, VF/PMVT occurred in the setting of cardiomyopathy; in 9 patients, VF/PMVT was idiopathic. The origin of VPD trigger was from the Purkinje network in 9, papillary muscles in 8, left ventricular outflow tract in 9, and other low-voltage areas unrelated to Purkinje activity in 4. Each distinct anatomic area of origin was associated with VF/PMVT triggers in patients with and without heart disease. Acute VPD elimination was achieved in 26 patients (87%), with a decrease in VPDs in another 3 patients (97%). During median follow-up of 418 days (interquartile range [IQR] 144-866), 5 patients developed a VF/PMVT recurrence after a median of 34 days (IQR 1-259). Rare recurrence was noted in patients with and without structural disease and from each distinct anatomic origin. The total burden of VF/PMVT episodes/shocks was reduced from a median of 9 (IQR 2.5-22.5) in the 3 months before ablation to 0 (IQR 0-0, total range 0-2) during follow-up (P <.0001). Conclusion: Catheter ablation of VPD-triggered VF/PMVT is highly successful. Left ventricular outflow tract and papillary muscles are common and are previously unrecognized sites of origin of these triggers in patients with and without structural heart disease.
AB - Background: Monomorphic ventricular premature depolarizations (VPDs) have been found to initiate ventricular fibrillation (VF) or polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (PMVT) in patients with and without structural heart disease. Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe and characterize sites of origin of VPDs triggering VF and PMVT. Methods: The distribution of mapping-confirmed VPDs, electrophysiology laboratory findings, and results of radiofrequency catheter ablation were analyzed. Results: Among 1132 consecutive patients who underwent ablation for ventricular arrhythmias, 30 patients (2.7%) with documented VF/PMVT initiation were identified. In 21 patients, VF/PMVT occurred in the setting of cardiomyopathy; in 9 patients, VF/PMVT was idiopathic. The origin of VPD trigger was from the Purkinje network in 9, papillary muscles in 8, left ventricular outflow tract in 9, and other low-voltage areas unrelated to Purkinje activity in 4. Each distinct anatomic area of origin was associated with VF/PMVT triggers in patients with and without heart disease. Acute VPD elimination was achieved in 26 patients (87%), with a decrease in VPDs in another 3 patients (97%). During median follow-up of 418 days (interquartile range [IQR] 144-866), 5 patients developed a VF/PMVT recurrence after a median of 34 days (IQR 1-259). Rare recurrence was noted in patients with and without structural disease and from each distinct anatomic origin. The total burden of VF/PMVT episodes/shocks was reduced from a median of 9 (IQR 2.5-22.5) in the 3 months before ablation to 0 (IQR 0-0, total range 0-2) during follow-up (P <.0001). Conclusion: Catheter ablation of VPD-triggered VF/PMVT is highly successful. Left ventricular outflow tract and papillary muscles are common and are previously unrecognized sites of origin of these triggers in patients with and without structural heart disease.
KW - Catheter ablation
KW - Outflow tract
KW - Papillary muscle
KW - Ventricular fibrillation
KW - Ventricular premature depolarization
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.12.030
DO - 10.1016/j.hrthm.2013.12.030
M3 - Article
C2 - 24398086
AN - SCOPUS:84897104746
SN - 1547-5271
VL - 11
SP - 566
EP - 573
JO - Heart Rhythm
JF - Heart Rhythm
IS - 4
ER -