The literature studies below are by third party organisations using the EPS320 cardiac stimulator family
during procedures. Micropace has no affiliation with these studies.
1. EP Laboratory studies/ablation
1.1. EP Diagnostic studies
Differentiating
Slow Fast
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia From Atrioventricular Reentry Tachycardia With Concealed
Septal Bypass Tracts By Various Pacing Maneuvers.
Rathakrishnan, S. S., & Dnb, K. (2017). IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences, 16(1),
69–77.
DOI: 10.9790/0853-1601106977
Ventricular-triggered atrial pacing: A new maneuver for slow-fast
atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia.
Duchateau, J., Tixier, R., Vlachos, K., Nakatani, Y., Ramirez, F. D., André, C., Escande, W.,
Chauvel, R., Pambrun, T., Derval, N., Sacher, F., Hocini, M., Jaïs, P., & Haissaguerre, M. (2020). Heart
Rhythm, 17(6), 955–964.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.01.011
New Criteria During
Right Ventricular Pacing to Determine the Mechanism of
Supraventricular Tachycardia. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.
Al Mahameed, S. T., Buxton, A. E., & Michaud, G. F. (2010). 3(6), 578–584.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.931311
Paced P-wave morphology
templates to guide atrial tachycardia localization: A derivation and validation study.
Damaty, A. El, Yahya, D., El-Mowafy, M., Rizk, H., Sapp, J., Parkash, R., Gardner, M., Gray, C., &
AbdelWahab, A. (2023). PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 46(8), 1019–1031.
DOI: 10.1111/pace.14774
His Resynchronization Versus Biventricular Pacing in Patients With Heart Failure and Left Bundle Branch
Block.
Arnold, A. D., Shun-Shin, M. J., Keene, D., Howard, J. P., Sohaib, S. M. A., Wright, I. J., Cole, G.
D., Qureshi, N. A., Lefroy, D. C., Koa-Wing, M., Linton, N. W. F., Lim, P. B., Peters, N. S., Davies, D.
W., Muthumala, A., Tanner, M., Ellenbogen, K. A., Kanagaratnam, P., Francis, D. P., & Whinnett, Z. I.
(2018). Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 72(24), 3112–3122.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.09.073
Value of the aVR
lead in differential diagnosis of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia.
Haghjoo, M., Bahramali, E., Sharifkazemi, M., Shahrzad, S., & Peighambari, M. (2012). Europace,
14(11), 1624–1628.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus109
Electrophysiological
findings in patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction.
Steffel, J., Kobza, R., Namdar, M., Wolber, T., Brunckhorst, C., Lüscher, T. F., Jenni, R., & Duru, F.
(2009). Europace, 11(9), 1193–1200.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup187
1.2. RFA ablation for Arrhythmias
Conduction
Characteristics at the Crista Terminalis During Onset of Pulmonary Vein Atrial Fibrillation.
Fynn, S. P., Morton, J. B., Deen, V. R., Kistler, P. M., Vohra, J. K., Sparks, P. B., & Kalman, J. M.
(2004). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 15(8), 855–861.
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03467.x
Radiofrequency catheter
ablation of left ventricular tachycardia in the normal heart.
Hellestrand, K. J., & Whalley, D. W. (1996). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 26(3),
380–385.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.1996.tb01926.x
Simultaneous
pace-ablate during CARTO-guided pulmonary vein isolation with a contact-force sensing radiofrequency
ablation catheter.
Barbhaiya, C. R., Aizer, A., Knotts, R., Bernstein, S., Park, D., Holmes, D., & Chinitz, L. A. (2019).
Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 54(2), 119–124.
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-018-0455-7
Biatrial pacing
improves atrial haemodynamics and atrioventricular timing compared with pacing from the right atrial
appendage.
Burri, H., Bennani, I., Domenichini, G., Ganire, V., Sunthorn, H., Stettler, C., Gentil, P., & Shah,
D. (2011). Europace, 13(9), 1262–1267.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur099
How to avoid
unnecessary RF applications in cavo-tricuspid isthmus: common atrial flutter ablation using 8-mm-tip
mini-electrode-equipped catheter.
Bińkowski, B. J., Kucejko, T., Łagodziński, A., & Lubiński, A. (2021). Journal of Interventional
Cardiac Electrophysiology, 60(1), 109–114.
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-020-00715-z
Atrial electrogram
amplitude variability during atrial fibrillation ablation.
Hangiel, U., Kuśnierz, J., Bardyszewski, A., Dzwonkowska, D., Polańska-Skrzypczyk, M., & Derejko, P.
(2023). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 34(1), 35–43.
DOI: 10.1111/jce.15702
Role of
Isoproterenol in Predicting the Success of Catheter Ablation in Patients with Reproducibly Inducible
Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia.
Heydari, A., Tayyebi, M., Jami, RD., & Amiri, A. (2014). Texas Heart Institute Journal, 41(3),
280–285.
DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3332
Phrenic Nerve Injury: An
Underrecognized and Potentially Preventable Complication of Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Wide-Area
Circumferential Ablation Approach.
Yong Ji, S., Dewire, J., Barcelon, B., Philips, B., Catanzaro, J., Nazarian, S., Cheng, A., Spragg,
D., Tandri, H., Bansal, S., Ashikaga, H., Rickard, J., Kolandaivelu, A., Sinha, S., Marine, J. E.,
Calkins, H., & Berger, R. (2013). Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 24(10), 1086–1091.
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12210
Autonomic Changes
Are More Durable After Radiofrequency Than Pulsed Electric Field Pulmonary Vein Ablation.
Stojadinović, P., Wichterle, D., Peichl, P., Nakagawa, H., Čihák, R., Hašková, J., & Kautzner, J.
(2022). JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 8(7), 895–904.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.04.017
Radiofrequency
ablation of regular narrow complex supraventricular tachycardia in elderly and pediatric.
El-Latief, W. A., Khaled, H., ElAziz, A. A., & Shaban, G. (2013). The Egyptian Journal of Critical
Care Medicine, 1(2), 95–104.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejccm.2013.01.003
1.3. Cryoballoon ablation of AF
Atrial Fibrillation Cryoballoon
Ablation In Patients With A Common Pulmonary Vein Trunk.
Davtyan, KT., Topchyan, AH., Kalemberg, AA., & Simonyan, GU. (2020). Journal of Arrhythmology, 26(1),
47-52.
DOI: 10.35336/VA-2020-E-17-21
2. Surgical Pulmonary Vein Isolation for AF
2.1. Surgical PV & Atrial appendage isolation for AF
Stand Alone Totally
Endoscopic Epimyocardial Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Significant Atrial
Dilatation.
Wagner, F. M., Pecha, S., Conradi, L., & Reichenspurner, H. (2015). Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 30(5),
469–473.
DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12523
Epicardial left atrial
appendage clip occlusion also provides the electrical isolation of the left atrial appendage.
Starck, C. T., Steffel, J., Emmert, M. Y., Plass, A., Mahapatra, S., Falk, V., & Salzberg, S. P.
(2012). Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 15(3), 416–418.
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivs136
Totally Thoracoscopic
Ablation in Patients With Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation.
Lim, S. K., Chung, S., Park, I., Chi, S. A., Kim, K., Park, K. M., Park, S. J., Kim, J. Y., Kim, J.
S., On, Y. K., & Jeong, D. S. (2023). Journal of Korean Medical Science, 38(39), 1–11.
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e320
Catheter Ablation
Versus Electrophysiological Guided Thoracoscopic Surgical Ablation in Long Standing Persistent Atrial
Fibrillation - (CASA-AF).
Haldar SK., Jones DG., Bahrami T., De Souza A., Panikker S., Butcher C., Khan H., Yahdav R., Jarman
J., Mantziari L., Nyktari E., Mohiaddin R., Hussain W., Markides V., & Wong T. (2017). Heart Rhythm,
14(11):1596-1603.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.08.024
2.2. High Frequency Stimulation (HFS) for adjunct Ganglionic Plexi
Catheter Ablation of
Right Atrial Ganglionated Plexi in Patients With Vagal Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
Calò, L., Rebecchi, M., Sciarra, L., De Luca, L., Fagagnini, A., Zuccaro, L. M., Pitrone, P., Dottori,
S., Porfirio, M., De Ruvo, E., & Lioy, E. (2012) Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 5(1),
22–31.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.964262
Disparate response of
high-frequency ganglionic plexus stimulation on sinus node function and atrial propagation in patients
with atrial fibrillation.
Krul, S. P. J., Meijborg, V. M. F., Berger, W. R., Linnenbank, A. C., Driessen, A. H. G., Van Boven,
W. J., Wilde, A. A. M., De Bakker, J. M., Coronel, R., & De Groot, J. R. (2014). Heart Rhythm, 11(10),
1743–1751.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.04.041
Is Vagal Response
During Left Atrial Ganglionated Plexi Stimulation a Normal Phenomenon? Comparison Between Patients With
and Without Atrial Fibrillation.
Iso, K., Okumura, Y., Watanabe, I., Nagashima, K., Takahashi, K., Arai, M., Watanabe, R., Wakamatsu,
Y., Otsuka, N., Yagyu, S., Kurokawa, S., Nakai, T., Ohkubo, K., & Hirayama, A. (2019). Circulation:
Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 12(10), 1–9.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.118.007281
3. Pacemaker EP Measurements
3.1. Conduction measurements in cardiac pacemaker implantation
Pulse arrival time
variation as a non-invasive marker of acute response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Villegas-Martinez, M., Odland, H. H., Hammersbøen, L. E., Sletten, O. J., Stugaard, M., Witsø, M.,
Khan, F., Wajdan, A., Elle, O. J., & Remme, E. W. (2023). 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, 25(3), 1183–1192.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad013
Direct HIS-Bundle Permanent
Pacing As An Alternative To Conventional Right Ventricular Apical Pacing: A Pilot Study In Zagazig
University Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory.
Roshdy, H. S. (2014). Cardiology Department, Faculty Of Medicine, Zagazig University. 20(2), 231–237.
DOI: 10.21608/ZUMJ.2014.4367
Assessment of left
ventricular electromechanical activation during right ventricular apical and outflow tract pacing.
Roshdy, H. S., Abdelsamie, M. M., & Farag, E. M. (2016). Egyptian Heart Journal, 68(4), 237–244.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2016.04.001
Determinants of LV dP/dt max and
QRS duration with different fusion strategies in cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
Odland, H. H., Holm, T., Gammelsrud, L. O., Cornelussen, R., & Kongsgaard, E. (2021). Open Heart,
8(1), 1–9.
DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2021-001615
Determinants
of the time-to-peak left ventricular dP/dt (Td) and QRS duration with different fusion strategies in
cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Odland, H. H., Holm, T., Cornelussen, R., & Kongsgård, E. (2022). Frontiers in Cardiovascular
Medicine, 9.
DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.979581
Shortening of
time-to-peak left ventricular pressure rise (Td) in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Odland, H. H., Villegas-Martinez, M., Ross, S., Holm, T., Cornelussen, R., Remme, E. W., & Kongsgard,
E. (2021). ESC Heart Failure, 8(6), 5222–5236.
DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13601
3.2. VT/VF induction for implantable Cardioverter-defib. / testing
Novel Neuromodulation
Approach to Improve Left Ventricular Contractility in Heart Failure: A First-in-Human Proof-of-Concept
Study.
Reddy, V. Y., Petrů, J., Málek, F., Stylos, L., Goedeke, S., & Neužil, P. (2020). Circulation:
Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 13(11), E008407.
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.120.008407
Antitachycardic
Therapy of ICD in Patients with Multiple Morphologies of Monomorphous Ventricular Tachycardia Refractory
to Therapy.
Goncharik, D. B., Barsukevich, V. C., Plashchinskaya, L. I., & Zakhareuski, M. A. (2022). Cardiac
Arrhythmias, 2(4), 43–54.
DOI: 10.17816/cardar112248
4. Transesophageal EP Study (TEEPS)
4.1. TEEPS for children
Rapid and low-cost
method to prove the nature of no documented tachycardia in children and teenagers without pre-excitation
syndrome.
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Groben, L., Chometon, F., Lethor, J. P., Admant, P., Cloez, J. L., Popescu, I.,
Marchal, C., Cedano, J., Abdelaal, A., Huttin, O., Tatar, C., Benzaghou, N., Azman, B., Terrier De La
Chaise, A., & Marçon, F. (2009). Europace, 11(8), 1083–1089.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eup093
Impact of
Transesophageal Electrophysiologic Study to Elucidate the Mechanism of Arrhythmia on Children With
Supraventricular Tachycardia and No Preexcitation.
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Moulin-Zinsch, A., Sellal, J. M., Schwartz, J., Olivier, A., Zinzius, P. Y., De
Chillou, C., Beurrier, D., Rodermann, M., Goudote, G., Al Amoura, H., Terrier De La Chaise, A., Lemoine,
J., Rizk, J., Lethor, J. P., Anne Tisserand, J. L., Taïhi, S., & Marçon, F. (2013). Pediatric Cardiology,
34(7), 1695–1702.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-013-0703-7
Interest of
non-invasive and semi-invasive testings in asymptomatic children with pre-excitation syndrome.
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Chometon, F., Groben, L., Ammar, S., Bertrand, J., Marcha, C., Cloez, J. L.,
Tisserand, A., Huttin, O., Tatar, C., Duhoux, F., Yangni N’Da, O., Beurrier, D., Terrier de Chaise, A.,
Zhang, N., Abbas, M., Cedano, J., & Marçon, F. (2007). Europace, 9(9), 837–843.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum153
Factors of
Negativity of Electrophysiological Study in Children and Teenagers Complaining of Tachycardia and
Prognostic Significance.
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Brembilla, A., Moulin-Zinsch, A., Sellal, J. M., Olivier, A., Manenti,
V., Villemin, T., Lethor, J. P., Taihï, S., Rizk, J., Rodermann, M., Marçon, F., & Girerd, N. (2015).
Pediatric Cardiology, 36(1), 64–70.
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-014-0965-8
4.2. TEEPS for adults
Wolff-Parkinson-White
syndrome in the elderly: clinical and electrophysiological findings.
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Yangni N’Da, O., Huttin, O., Chometon, F., Groben, L., Christophe, C.,
Benzaghou, N., Luporsi, J. D., Tatar, C., Bertrand, J., Ammar, S., Cedano, G., Zhang, N., & Beurrier, D.
(2008). Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, 101(1), 18–22.
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-2136(08)70250-X
Are the results of
electrophysiological study different in patients with a pre-excitation syndrome, with and without
syncope?
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Chometon, F., Groben, L., Tatar, C., Luporsi, J. D., Bertrand, J., Huttin, O.,
Beurrier, D., Ammar, S., Cedano, J., Benzaghou, N., Andronache, M., Valizadeh, R., Terrier De La Chaise,
A., Louis, P., Selton, O., Claudon, O., & Marçon, F. (2008). Europace, 10(2), 175–180.
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum300
Clinical
characteristics and management of paroxysmal junctional tachycardia in the elderly.
Yangni N’Da’, O., & Brembilla-Perrot, B. (2008). Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases, 101(3), 143–148.
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-2136(08)71795-9
Electrophysiological
study generally is negative in patients < 40 years suspected of supraventricular tachycardia but also
complaining of chest pain and/or syncope.
Brembilla-Perrot, B., Sellal, J. M., Olivier, A., Villemin, T., Manenti, V., Brembilla, A., Rizk, J.,
De Chillou, C., Moulin-Zinsch, A., Marçon, F., & Girerd, N. (2016). International Journal of Cardiology,
203, 1109–1113.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.083