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Caudal-Tilt Ultrasound Guided Axillary Venous Access for Transvenous Pacing Lead Implant

Kaul, Risheek; Yang, Felix; Jankelson, Lior; Knotts, Robert J; Holmes, Douglas; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry A; Barbhaiya, Chirag R
PMID: 38266750
ISSN: 1556-3871
CID: 5624992

Conduction velocity is reduced in the posterior wall of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients with normal bipolar voltage undergoing ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Zahid, Sohail; Malik, Tahir; Peterson, Connor; Tarabanis, Constantine; Dai, Matthew; Katz, Moshe; Bernstein, Scott A; Barbhaiya, Chirag; Park, David S; Knotts, Robert J; Holmes, Douglas S; Kushnir, Alexander; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry A; Jankelson, Lior
OBJECTIVES/OBJECTIVE:We investigated characteristics of left atrial conduction in patients with HCM, paroxysmal AF and normal bipolar voltage. BACKGROUND:Patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) exhibit abnormal cardiac tissue arrangement. The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is increased fourfold in patients with HCM and confers a fourfold increased risk of death. Catheter ablation is less effective in HCM, with twofold increased risk of AF recurrence. The mechanisms of AF perpetuation in HCM are poorly understood. METHODS:We analyzed 20 patients with HCM and 20 controls presenting for radiofrequency ablation of paroxysmal AF normal left atrial voltage(> 0.5 mV). Intracardiac electrograms were extracted from the CARTO mapping system and analyzed using Matlab/Python code interfacing with Core OpenEP software. Conduction velocity maps were calculated using local activation time gradients. RESULTS: = 0.13, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS:Atrial conduction velocity is significantly reduced in patients with HCM and paroxysmal AF, possibly contributing to arrhythmia persistence after catheter ablation.
PMID: 36952090
ISSN: 1572-8595
CID: 5523872

Point-of-Care Chemistry-Guided Dialysate Adjustment to Reduce Arrhythmias: A Pilot Trial

Pun, Patrick H; Santacatterina, Michele; Ways, Javaughn; Redd, Cynthia; Al-Khatib, Sana M; Smyth-Melsky, Jane; Chinitz, Larry; Charytan, David M
INTRODUCTION/UNASSIGNED:Excessive dialytic potassium (K) and acid removal are risk factors for arrhythmias; however, treatment-to-treatment dialysate modification is rarely performed. We conducted a multicenter, pilot randomized study to test the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of 4 point-of-care (POC) chemistry-guided protocols to adjust dialysate K and bicarbonate (HCO3) in outpatient hemodialysis (HD) clinics. METHODS/UNASSIGNED:Participants received implantable cardiac loop monitors and crossed over to four 4-week periods with adjustment of dialysate K or HCO3 at each treatment according to pre-HD POC values: (i) K-removal minimization, (ii) K-removal maximization, (iii) Acidosis avoidance, and (iv) Alkalosis avoidance. The primary end point was percentage of treatments adhering to the intervention algorithm. Secondary endpoints included pre-HD K and HCO variability, adverse events, and rates of clinically significant arrhythmias (CSAs). RESULTS/UNASSIGNED:Nineteen subjects were enrolled in the study. HD staff completed POC testing and correctly adjusted the dialysate in 604 of 708 (85%) of available HD treatments. There was 1 K ≤3, 29 HCO3 <20 and 2 HCO3 >32 mEq/l and no serious adverse events related to study interventions. Although there were no significant differences between POC results and conventional laboratory measures drawn concurrently, intertreatment K and HCO3 variability was high. There were 45 CSA events; most were transient atrial fibrillation (AF), with numerically fewer events during the alkalosis avoidance period (8) and K-removal maximization period (3) compared to other intervention periods (17). There were no significant differences in CSA duration among interventions. CONCLUSION/UNASSIGNED:Algorithm-guided K/HCO3 adjustment based on POC testing is feasible. The variability of intertreatment K and HCO3 suggests that a POC-laboratory-guided algorithm could markedly alter dialysate-serum chemistry gradients. Definitive end point-powered trials should be considered.
PMCID:10658265
PMID: 38025214
ISSN: 2468-0249
CID: 5617212

Left Atrial Appendage Tilt-Up-and-Turn-Left Maneuver: A Novel Three-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography Imaging Maneuver to Characterize the Left Atrial Appendage and to Improve Transcatheter Closure Guidance [Case Report]

Hayes, Dena E; Bamira, Daniel; Vainrib, Alan F; Freedberg, Robin S; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry A; Saric, Muhamed
• Precise LAA anatomy must be established for LAA occlusion device selection. • We have developed the TUPLE maneuver, an acronym for “tilt up and turn left”. • The TUPLE maneuver facilitates LAA device selection and intraprocedural guidance.
PMCID:10635893
PMID: 37970485
ISSN: 2468-6441
CID: 5610832

Sex differences in outcomes of transvenous lead extraction: insights from National Readmission Database

Khalil, Mahmoud; Maqsood, Muhammad Haisum; Maraey, Ahmed; Elzanaty, Ahmed; Saeyeldin, Ayman; Ong, Kenneth; Barbhaiya, Chirag R; Chinitz, Larry A; Bernstein, Scott; Shokr, Mohamed
BACKGROUND:With the growing use of implantable cardiac devices, the need for transvenous lead extraction has increased, which translates to increased procedural volumes. Sex differences in lead extraction outcomes are not well studied. OBJECTIVE:The present study aims at evaluating the impact of sex on outcomes of lead extraction. METHODS:We identified 71,754 patients who presented between 2016 and 2019 and underwent transvenous lead extraction. Their clinical data were retrospectively accrued from the National Readmission Database (NRD) using the corresponding diagnosis codes. We compared clinical outcomes between male and female patients. Odds ratios (ORs) for the primary and secondary outcomes were calculated, and multivariable regression analysis was utilized to adjust for confounding variables. RESULTS:Compared to male patients, female patients had higher in-hospital complications including pneumothorax (OR 1.26, 95% CI (1.07-1.4), P < 0.01), hemopericardium (OR 1.39, 95% CI (1.02-1.88), P = 0.036), injury to superior vena cava and innominate vein requiring repair (OR 1.88, 95% CI (1.14-3.1), P = 0.014; OR 3.4, 95% CI (1.8-6.5), P < 0.01), need for blood transfusion (OR 1.28, 95% CI (1.18-1.38), P < 0.01), and pericardiocentesis (OR 1.6, 95% CI (1.3-2), P < 0.01). Thirty-day readmission was also significantly higher in female patients (OR 1.09, 95% CI (1.02-1.17), P < 0.01). There was no significant difference regarding in-hospital mortality (OR 0.99, 95% CI (0.87-1.14), P = 0.95). CONCLUSION/CONCLUSIONS:In female patients, lead extraction is associated with worse clinical outcomes and higher 30-day readmission rate.
PMID: 36445605
ISSN: 1572-8595
CID: 5373942

The Double-Orifice Left Atrial Appendage: Multimodality and Virtual Transillumination Imaging [Case Report]

Rhee, David W; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry A; Saric, Muhamed; Vainrib, Alan F
• LAA membranes are exceedingly rare with variable morphologies. • Thromboembolic risk with LAA membranes remains unknown. • Use of 3D TEE transillumination may assist in visualization and understanding.
PMCID:10442454
PMID: 37614689
ISSN: 2468-6441
CID: 5599262

Explainable SHAP-XGBoost models for in-hospital mortality after myocardial infarction

Tarabanis, Constantine; Kalampokis, Evangelos; Khalil, Mahmoud; Alviar, Carlos L; Chinitz, Larry A; Jankelson, Lior
BACKGROUND/UNASSIGNED:A lack of explainability in published machine learning (ML) models limits clinicians' understanding of how predictions are made, in turn undermining uptake of the models into clinical practice. OBJECTIVE/UNASSIGNED:The purpose of this study was to develop explainable ML models to predict in-hospital mortality in patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS/UNASSIGNED:Adult patients hospitalized for an MI were identified in the National Inpatient Sample between January 1, 2012, and September 30, 2015. The resulting cohort comprised 457,096 patients described by 64 predictor variables relating to demographic/comorbidity characteristics and in-hospital complications. The gradient boosting algorithm eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) was used to develop explainable models for in-hospital mortality prediction in the overall cohort and patient subgroups based on MI type and/or sex. RESULTS/UNASSIGNED:The resulting models exhibited an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) ranging from 0.876 to 0.942, specificity 82% to 87%, and sensitivity 75% to 87%. All models exhibited high negative predictive value ≥0.974. The SHapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP) framework was applied to explain the models. The top predictor variables of increasing and decreasing mortality were age and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, respectively. Other notable findings included a decreased mortality risk associated with certain patient subpopulations with hyperlipidemia and a comparatively greater risk of death among women below age 55 years. CONCLUSION/UNASSIGNED:The literature lacks explainable ML models predicting in-hospital mortality after an MI. In a national registry, explainable ML models performed best in ruling out in-hospital death post-MI, and their explanation illustrated their potential for guiding hypothesis generation and future study design.
PMCID:10435947
PMID: 37600443
ISSN: 2666-6936
CID: 5598032

Comparison of combined substrate-based mapping techniques to identify critical sites for ventricular tachycardia ablation

Khan, Hassan; Bonvissuto, Matthew R; Rosinski, Elizabeth; Shokr, Mohamed; Metcalf, Kara; Jankelson, Lior; Kushnir, Alexander; Park, David S; Bernstein, Scott A; Spinelli, Michael A; Aizer, Anthony; Holmes, Douglas; Chinitz, Larry A; Barbhaiya, Chirag R
BACKGROUND:Established electroanatomic mapping techniques for substrate mapping for ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation includes voltage mapping, isochronal late activation mapping (ILAM), and fractionation mapping. Omnipolar mapping (Abbott Medical, Inc.) is a novel optimized bipolar electrogram creation technique with integrated local conduction velocity annotation. The relative utilities of these mapping techniques are unknown. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relative utility of various substrate mapping techniques for the identification of critical sites for VT ablation. METHODS:Electroanatomic substrate maps were created and retrospectively analyzed in 27 patients in whom 33 VT critical sites were identified. RESULTS:. CONCLUSION/CONCLUSIONS:ILAM, fractionation, and CV mapping each identified distinct critical sites and provided a smaller area of interest than did voltage mapping alone. The sensitivity of novel mapping modalities improved with greater local point density.
PMID: 36863636
ISSN: 1556-3871
CID: 5462332

Device-Associated Thrombus with Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device: A Report of Two Cases [Case Report]

Dhaduk, Nehal; Vainrib, Alan F; Bamira, Daniel; Ro, Richard; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry; Saric, Muhamed
• Individual cases of Watchman FLX DAT are scare in literature. • The Watchman FLX has shown lower rates of DAT than the Watchman 2.0. • Thrombus formation is still possible in rare instances with the Watchman FLX.
PMCID:10307589
PMID: 37396475
ISSN: 2468-6441
CID: 5538982

Catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with an irrigated contact-force sensing radiofrequency ablation catheter

Panday, Priya; Holmes, Douglas; Park, David S; Jankelson, Lior; Bernstein, Scott A; Knotts, Robert; Kushnir, Alexander; Aizer, Anthony; Chinitz, Larry A; Barbhaiya, Chirag R
INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND:Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) slow pathway modification for catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is traditionally performed using a 4-mm nonirrigated (NI) RF ablation catheter. Slow pathway modification using irrigated, contact-force sensing (ICFS) RFA catheters has been described in case reports, but the outcomes have not been systematically evaluated. METHODS:Acute procedural outcomes of 200 consecutive patients undergoing slow pathway modification for AVNRT were analyzed. A 3.5-mm ICFS RFA catheter (ThermoCool SmartTouch STSF, Biosense Webster, Inc.) was utilized in 134 patients, and a 4-mm NI RFA catheter (EZ Steer, Biosense Webster, Inc.) was utilized in 66 patients. Electroanatomic maps were retrospectively analyzed in a blinded fashion to determine the proximity of ablation lesions to the His region. RESULTS:The baseline characteristics of patients in both groups were similar. Total RF time was significantly lower in the ICFS group compared to the NI group (5.53 ± 4.6 vs. 6.24 ± 4.9 min, p = 0.03). Median procedure time was similar in both groups (ICFS, 108.0 (87.5-131.5) min vs. NI, 100.0 (85.0-125.0) min; p = 0.2). Ablation was required in closer proximity to the His region in the NI group compared to the ICFS group (14.4 ± 5.9 vs. 16.7 ± 6.4 mm, respectively, p = 0.01). AVNRT was rendered noninducible in all patients, and there was no arrhythmia recurrence during follow-up in both groups. Catheter ablation was complicated by AV block in one patient in the NI group. CONCLUSION/CONCLUSIONS:Slow pathway modification for catheter ablation of AVNRT using an ICFS RFA catheter is feasible, safe, and may facilitate shorter duration ablation while avoiding ablation in close proximity to the His region.
PMID: 36738141
ISSN: 1540-8167
CID: 5420642