Microelectrode voltage mapping for substrate assessment in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: A dual‐center experience

Introduction The assessment of the ventricular myocardial substrate critically depends on the size of mapping electrodes, their orientation with respect to wavefront propagation, and interelectrode distance. We conducted a dual‐center study to evaluate the impact of microelectrode mapping in patient...

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Published in:Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 2023-05, Vol.34 (5), p.1216-1227
Main Authors: Dello Russo, Antonio, Compagnucci, Paolo, Bergonti, Marco, Cipolletta, Laura, Parisi, Quintino, Volpato, Giovanni, Santarelli, Giulia, Colonnelli, Michela, Saenen, Johan, Valeri, Yari, Carboni, Laura, Marchese, Procolo, Marini, Marco, Sarkozy, Andrea, Natale, Andrea, Casella, Michela
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Language:English
Subjects:
Ablation
activation mapping
Aged
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - surgery
Cardiac arrhythmia
Catheter Ablation - adverse effects
Catheter Ablation - methods
Catheters
Cicatrix
electroanatomical mapping
Electrodes
Female
Heart diseases
Humans
Male
Mapping
Microelectrodes
Myocytes
Radiofrequency ablation
Sinuses
substrate mapping
Tachycardia
Tachycardia, Ventricular - complications
Tachycardia, Ventricular - diagnosis
Tachycardia, Ventricular - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Ventricle
ventricular tachycardia
Voltage
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Summary:Introduction The assessment of the ventricular myocardial substrate critically depends on the size of mapping electrodes, their orientation with respect to wavefront propagation, and interelectrode distance. We conducted a dual‐center study to evaluate the impact of microelectrode mapping in patients undergoing catheter ablation (CA) of ventricular tachycardia (VT). Methods We included 21 consecutive patients (median age, 68 [12], 95% male) with structural heart disease undergoing CA for electrical storm (n = 14) or recurrent VT (n = 7) using the QDOT Micro catheter and a multipolar catheter (PentaRay, n = 9). The associations of peak‐to‐peak maximum standard bipolar (BVc) and minibipolar (PentaRay, BVp) with microbipolar (BVμMax) voltages were respectively tested in sinus rhythm with mixed effect models. Furthermore, we compared the features of standard bipolar (BE) and microbipolar (μBE) electrograms in sinus rhythm at sites of termination with radiofrequency energy. Results BVμMax was moderately associated with both BVc (β = .85, p 
ISSN:1045-3873
1540-8167
DOI:10.1111/jce.15908