Left Ventricular Summit Arrhythmias: State-of-the-Art Review of Anatomy, Mapping, and Ablation Strategies

SK Das, J Hawson, Y Koh, MW Lim, P D'Ambrosio… - Clinical …, 2024 - jacc.org
The left ventricular summit (LVS) is the most common site of epicardial arrhythmias. Ablation
of LVS arrhythmias continue to pose a challenge to the electrophysiologist because of its …

Biophysics of Radiofrequency Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias: A Current Review

CD Matos, JE Romero, NA Steiger - Current Treatment Options in …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review This review discusses the role of radiofrequency (RF) catheter ablation for
the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and how recent advances in the understanding of RF …

Bipolar radiofrequency ablation of refractory ventricular arrhythmias: results from a multicentre network

P Futyma, A Sultan, Ł Zarębski, G Imnadze… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Advanced ablation strategies are needed to treat ventricular tachycardia (VT) and
premature ventricular complexes (PVC) refractory to standard unipolar radiofrequency …

Anatomical vs. electrophysiological approach for ablation of premature ventricular contractions originating from the left ventricular summit (ISESHIMA-SUMMIT Study)

R Watanabe, K Nagashima, Y Shirai, T Kitai… - Europace, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Aims Catheter ablation (CA) of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) from the epicardial
left ventricular summit is challenging. The endocardial approach targets two sites: the …

Challenges in Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation: Difficult Substrates and Advanced Ablation Strategies

Ł Zarębski, P Futyma - Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular …, 2024 - Springer
An expanding spectrum of techniques which can optimize the precision and effectiveness of
catheter ablation procedures may improve PVC/VT ablation outcomes. Novel ablation …

[HTML][HTML] Contemporary Trends in Pulsed Field Ablation for Cardiac Arrhythmias

H Yavin, M Prasad, J Gordon, T Aksu… - Journal of Cardiovascular …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is a catheter-based procedure that utilizes short high voltage and
short-duration electrical field pulses to induce tissue injury. The last decade has yielded …

Intramural Ventricular Arrhythmias: How to Crack a Hard Nut

M Hanson, A Enriquez, F Garcia - Current Cardiology Reports, 2024 - Springer
Identification of intramural ventricular arrhythmias depends on comprehensive mapping that
should include the coronary venous system, and ablation often requires advanced …

Bipolar ablation's safety and efficacy: reassurance coming from ex vivo

P Futyma, Ł Zarębski, FM Merchant - Journal of Interventional Cardiac …, 2025 - Springer
The recent renaissance of bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation (Bi-RFCA) has
established it as an effective technique for managing complex ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac venous system mapping for ventricular arrhythmia localization

M Hanson, C Peters, A Enriquez, F Garcia - Heart Rhythm O2, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Catheter ablation is a highly effective therapy for idiopathic and scar-related
ventricular arrhythmias (VAs), but outcomes are less favourable when the arrhythmia …

[HTML][HTML] Editorial to “Management of refractory intramural LV summit ventricular arrhythmia: Acute success using bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation with …

P Futyma, S Bordignon - Journal of Arrhythmia, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The complex architecture of the left ventricular summit (LVS) makes the radiofrequency
catheter ablation (RFCA) of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) in that area sometimes difficult. 1 …