Biophysical Tissue Characterization of Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate With Local Impedance Mapping to Predict Critical Sites.
catheter ablation
local impedance
tissue characterization
ventricular tachycardia
Journal
JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
ISSN: 2405-5018
Titre abrégé: JACC Clin Electrophysiol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101656995
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2023
06 2023
Historique:
received:
19
07
2022
revised:
08
11
2022
accepted:
20
11
2022
medline:
30
6
2023
pubmed:
9
2
2023
entrez:
8
2
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
New tools are needed to improve ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrate characterization and optimize outcomes. LI provides biophysical tissue characterization. The purpose of this study was to test local impedance (LI)-based mapping to predict critical ventricular tachycardia components after myocardial infarction (MI). One month after a nonreperfused anterior MI, endo-epicardial high-density electroanatomic mapping and endocardial LI mapping were performed in 23 Landrace Large X White pigs. LI thresholds were set using the blood pool value to define a 10 Ω range: low (<blood pool -1Ω), intermediate (≥blood pool -1Ω and ≤blood pool +9Ω), and high (normal) tissue resistance (>blood pool +9Ω). Low LI was detected in low-voltage areas in 100% of cases, but intermediate LI was found in both core (87%) and border zone (12.5%) voltage areas. A total of 17 VTs were induced (VT isthmus identified in 9 animals). VT inducibility was associated with the size of intermediate LI area (OR: 1.19 [95% CI: 1.0-1.4]; P = 0.039) and the presence of specific LI patterns: LI corridor (OR: 15.0 [95% CI: 1.3-169.9]; P = 0.029); LI gradient (OR: 30.0 [95% CI: 2.1-421.1]; P = 0.012), high LI heterogeneity (OR: 21.7 [95% CI: 1.8-260.6]; P = 0.015), and presence of ≥2 low LI regions (OR: 11.3 [95% CI: 1.0-130.2]; P = 0.053). Potential VT isthmuses were in areas of intermediate LI and colocalized to LI patterns associated with VT inducibility in all cases (LI corridors or LI gradient). Low LI regions did not actively participate in the VT circuit (0%). LI mapping is feasible and may add useful characterization of the VT substrate. Specific LI patterns (ie, corridors, gradients) were associated with VT inducibility and colocalized with the VT isthmus, thus representing a potential new target for ablation in substrate-based procedures.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
New tools are needed to improve ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrate characterization and optimize outcomes. LI provides biophysical tissue characterization.
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to test local impedance (LI)-based mapping to predict critical ventricular tachycardia components after myocardial infarction (MI).
METHODS
One month after a nonreperfused anterior MI, endo-epicardial high-density electroanatomic mapping and endocardial LI mapping were performed in 23 Landrace Large X White pigs. LI thresholds were set using the blood pool value to define a 10 Ω range: low (<blood pool -1Ω), intermediate (≥blood pool -1Ω and ≤blood pool +9Ω), and high (normal) tissue resistance (>blood pool +9Ω).
RESULTS
Low LI was detected in low-voltage areas in 100% of cases, but intermediate LI was found in both core (87%) and border zone (12.5%) voltage areas. A total of 17 VTs were induced (VT isthmus identified in 9 animals). VT inducibility was associated with the size of intermediate LI area (OR: 1.19 [95% CI: 1.0-1.4]; P = 0.039) and the presence of specific LI patterns: LI corridor (OR: 15.0 [95% CI: 1.3-169.9]; P = 0.029); LI gradient (OR: 30.0 [95% CI: 2.1-421.1]; P = 0.012), high LI heterogeneity (OR: 21.7 [95% CI: 1.8-260.6]; P = 0.015), and presence of ≥2 low LI regions (OR: 11.3 [95% CI: 1.0-130.2]; P = 0.053). Potential VT isthmuses were in areas of intermediate LI and colocalized to LI patterns associated with VT inducibility in all cases (LI corridors or LI gradient). Low LI regions did not actively participate in the VT circuit (0%).
CONCLUSIONS
LI mapping is feasible and may add useful characterization of the VT substrate. Specific LI patterns (ie, corridors, gradients) were associated with VT inducibility and colocalized with the VT isthmus, thus representing a potential new target for ablation in substrate-based procedures.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36752472
pii: S2405-500X(22)01055-6
doi: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.11.023
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Funding Support and Author Disclosures This study was supported by research grants from Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol (programa de Talents 2021), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (PID2021-124703OB-I00), (RD21/0017/0022), and CIBER Cardiovascular [CB16/11/00403], as part of the Plan Nacional de I+D+I, and cofunded by ISCIII-Subdirección General de Evaluación y el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), and an Investigator-Sponsored Research grant from Boston Scientific. Dr Bisbal has received speaker honoraria from Boston Scientific. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.