Identification of the ventricular tachycardia isthmus after infarction by pace mapping.
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BACKGROUND Ventricular tachycardia (VT) isthmuses can be defined by fixed or functional block. During sinus rhythm, pace mapping near the exit of an isthmus should produce a QRS similar to that of VT. Pace mapping at sites proximal to the exit may produce a similar QRS with a longer stimulus-to-QRS interval (S-QRS). The aim of the study was to determine whether a VT isthmus could be identified and followed by pace mapping. METHODS AND RESULTS Left ventricular pace mapping during sinus rhythm was performed at 819 sites in 11 patients with VT late after infarction, and corresponding CARTO maps were reconstructed. An isthmus site was defined by entrainment and/or VT termination by ablation. Pace-mapping data were analyzed from the identified isthmus site and from sites at progressively increasing distances from this initial isthmus site. Sites where pace mapping produced the same QRS with different S-QRS delays were identified to attempt to trace the course of the isthmus. In 11 patients, 13 confluent low-voltage infarct regions were present. In all these regions, parts of VT isthmuses were identified by pace mapping. In 11 of 13 of the identified isthmus parts, the QRS morphology of the pace map matched a VT QRS. In 10 of 11 patients, radiofrequency ablation rendered clinical VTs noninducible. Successful ablation sites were localized within an isthmus identified by pace mapping in all of these 10 patients. CONCLUSIONS VT isthmuses can be identified and part of their course delineated by pace mapping during sinus rhythm. This method could help target isthmus sites for ablation during stable sinus rhythm.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Circulation
دوره 110 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004