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Circuit Localization of Unstable Intramural Ventricular Tachycardia Using Live Directional Activation Mapping; A Potential Mapping Tool for Intramural Arrhythmias
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  • Masahiro Mizobuchi,
  • Tomoki Yamashita,
  • Atsushi Funatsu,
  • Tomoko Kobayashi,
  • Ryo Shimada,
  • Shigeru Nakamura
Masahiro Mizobuchi
Kyoto Katsura Byoin

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Tomoki Yamashita
Kyoto Katsura Byoin
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Atsushi Funatsu
Kyoto Katsura Byoin
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Tomoko Kobayashi
Kyoto Katsura Byoin
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Ryo Shimada
Kyoto Katsura Byoin Shinzo Kekkan Center Geka
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Shigeru Nakamura
Kyoto Katsura Byoin
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Abstract

Introduction: Intramural ventricular tachycardia (VT) remains a challenge because of the difficulty in accurately localizing its focus from the surface of the myocardium. Methods and Results: An 83-year-old man with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy experienced unstable sustained monomorphic VT. Suboptimal pacemaps in the epi/endocardium and the absence of diastolic or presystolic local electrograms indicated the intramural focus. Despite the very short recording time, the live activation directional mapping (AD) showed a centrifugal activation pattern at the possible exit site of the epicardium. Based on these findings, bipolar ablation was performed between the epi- and endocardium and successfully eliminated the unstable intramural VT. Conclusions: AD is a time-agnostic live directional mapping application that may provide the information of intramural activation apart from the myocardial surface.
05 Nov 2024Submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
06 Nov 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
06 Nov 2024Submission Checks Completed
06 Nov 2024Assigned to Editor
10 Nov 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned