Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mingyang Gao, Yang Bian, Lihong Huang, Jingrui Zhang, Changyi Li, Nian Liu, Xiaoxia Liu, Song Zuo, Xueyuan Guo, Wei Wang, Xin Zhao, Deyong Long, Caihua Sang, Ribo Tang, Songnan Li, Jianzeng Dong, Changsheng Ma
Summary: Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most common form of thoracic venous abnormality. Catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) can be complicated by the existence of PLSVC. This study reports a case series of PLSVC patients who underwent CA for AF, as well as a systematic review of similar studies. The results showed that ablation targeting PLSVC is necessary for improving treatment outcomes, but there are also potential risks of complications.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yirao Tao, Yang Zhou, Xuerong Sun, Wenkai Liao, Yanjiang Wang, Liang Shi, Xingpeng Liu
Summary: This article presents a case of a 64-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation who was admitted to the hospital for pulsed field ablation. Despite four successful pulmonary vein isolations, the tachycardia recurred. The superior vena cava was determined to be involved in the arrhythmogenesis. The atrial fibrillation terminated immediately after pulsed field ablation discharge at the superior vena cava.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dimitrios A. Vrachatis, Konstantinos A. Papathanasiou, Charalampos Kossyvakis, Sotiria G. Giotaki, Gerasimos Deftereos, Maria S. Kousta, Konstantinos E. Iliodromitis, Harilaos Bogossian, Dimitrios Avramides, George Giannopoulos, Vaia Lambadiari, Gerasimos Siasos, Theodore G. Papaioannou, Spyridon Deftereos
Summary: Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is essential for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, but the role of the superior vena cava (SVC) in AF is increasingly recognized. Studies have explored the efficacy and safety of SVC isolation (SVCI) in AF patients, but results are inconclusive. Empiric and as-needed SVCI have been compared, but no studies have compared different ablation energy sources or randomized SVCI on top of PVI. More data are needed regarding cryoablation and SVCI in patients with cardiac devices. The main question remains which clinical phenotype of AF patients might benefit from SVCI.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Luqian Cui, Shihua Cui, Shujuan Dong, Jingchao Li, Haijia Yu, Huihui Song, Yongmei Han, Yingjie Chu
Summary: The AI values were predictive of the acute conduction block of SVCI. Differentiation between lateral and non-lateral sites was achieved based on specific AI cut-off values.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Kentaro Minami, Kohki Nakamura, Eiko Maeno, Keitaro Iida, Ikuta Saito, Taiki Masuyama, Yoshiyuki Kitagawa, Toshiaki Nakajima, Yosuke Nakatani, Shigeto Naito, Shigeru Toyoda, Milan Chovanec, Jan Petru, Jan Skoda, Koji Kumagai, Petr Neuzil
Summary: In this study, the effectiveness of provoking atrial fibrillation (AF) triggers from persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) was validated. After a 3-year follow-up of 37 PLSVC patients, it was found that PLSVC electrical isolation would not be necessary if arrhythmogenic triggers are not provoked.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Haozhong Liu, Tong Tan, Hailong Qiu, Jimei Chen, Jian Liu, Peijian Wei, Huiming Guo
Summary: This article reports a new surgical treatment approach for patients with atrial fibrillation and persistent left superior vena cava, using thoracoscopic ablation. Through preprocedural simulation using virtual reality, the procedure successfully completed multiple surgical steps, providing a new perspective for the treatment of these patients.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yirao Tao, Donghui Yang, Liang Chen
Summary: This article presents a rare case of atrial fibrillation originating in the inferior vena cava, and reviews previous case reports on the subject.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xi Li, Yanhong Chen, Guanghui Chen, Chengang Deng, Chen Tang, Jinlin Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether the combination of single-ring isolation (SRI) and superior vena cava isolation (SVCI) could improve the success rate of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) ablation. The novel ablation strategy of SRI combined with SVCI was found to be feasible, safe, and associated with a relatively high success rate.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Zhenning Nie, Songwen Chen, Jinyi Lin, Jiaxiong Lin, Shimo Dai, Chunyu Zhang, Baozhen Qi, Jianping Qiu, Junbo Ge, Shaowen Liu
Summary: Inferior vena cava (IVC) triggers of atrial fibrillation (AF) are rare but can be safely eliminated by focal radiofrequency ablation. Ectopic beats originating from the IVC have narrow P'-wave duration and negative P' wave morphology in all inferior leads.
JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mu Chen, Mei Yang, Wei Li, Peng Pai Zhang, Rui Zhang, Bin-Feng Mo, Chang Qi Gong, Ya Qin Han, Xiang Hua Sun, Qun-Shan Wang, Qiu Fen Lu, Jian Sun, Yi Gang Li
Summary: This study compared a novel dual-reference approach (DRA) with a routine single-reference approach (SRA) for catheter ablation of premature atrial complexes (PACs). The DRA group showed higher instant success, lower recurrence rate, shorter mapping and procedural time compared to the SRA group.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Sanghamitra Mohanty, Chintan Trivedi, Pamela Horton, Domenico G. Della Rocca, Carola Gianni, Bryan MacDonald, Angel Mayedo, Javier Sanchez, G. Joseph Gallinghouse, Amin Al-Ahmad, Rodney P. Horton, J. David Burkhardt, Antonio Dello Russo, Michela Casella, Claudio Tondo, Sakis Themistoclakis, Giovanni Forleo, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale
Summary: The study evaluated the long-term outcomes of isolation of pulmonary veins, left atrial posterior wall, and superior vena cava in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, with or without cardiovascular comorbidities. It found that patients with comorbidities had significantly earlier recurrence of atrial fibrillation.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jonathan M. Kalman, Ahmed M. Al-Kaisey, Ramanathan Parameswaran, Joshua Hawson, Robert D. Anderson, Michael Lim, David Chieng, Stephen A. Joseph, Alex McLellan, Joseph B. Morton, Paul B. Sparks, Geoffrey Lee, Prashanthan Sanders, Peter M. Kistler
Summary: This study aimed to determine if the timing of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) affects arrhythmia outcomes. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the atrial arrhythmia free survival at 12 months post-ablation between patients who underwent early ablation and those who underwent delayed ablation. Other secondary outcomes also showed no significant difference. Therefore, delaying AF ablation by 12 months for antiarrhythmic drug management does not reduce the efficacy of ablation.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Chun-Kai Chen, Chih-Chieh Yu
Summary: This study describes a new approach for SVC isolation, which involves creating a C-shaped non-circumferential ablation line to reduce complications. The results showed that this method was effective, but larger studies and long-term follow-up are still needed to confirm these findings.
FRONTIERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Gelu Simu, Thomas Deneke, Elena Ene, Karin Nentwich, Artur Berkovitz, Kai Sonne, Philipp Halbfass, Eleni Arvaniti, Christian Waechter, Julian Mueller
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the effect of empirical superior vena cava (SVC) isolation in redo atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation procedures. The results showed that adding SVC isolation to repeat AF ablation procedures did not affect AF recurrence rates, but this strategy could be safe and useful for patients in whom the SVC is identified as a trigger of AF.
JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Yuliang Zhao, Qiuyan Zhao, Wei Wei, Letian Yang, Yang Yu, Li Zhou, Ping Fu, Tianlei Cui
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of tunneled, cuffed central venous catheter (tCVC) placement via percutaneous superior vena cava (SVC) puncture in patients with refractory central venous occlusion (CVO). The procedure had a high success rate and low incidence of complications, with satisfactory long-term patency rates. It provides an optional vascular access for hemodialysis patients and should be further studied and promoted.
JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY-VENOUS AND LYMPHATIC DISORDERS
(2023)