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ECAS 2017
15-1 Abstract 10-11
NEW GENERATION OF IMPLANTABLE LOOP RECORDERS : USEFULNESS
AND SAFETY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEART RHYTHM
DISORDER
Germana Panattoni 1, Stefano Rizzo 1, Gianluca Massaro 1, Simone Budassi 1, Domenico
Sergi 1, Giulia Magliano 1, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca 1, Valentina Ribatti 1, Valentina
Schirripa 2, Luca Santini 2, Giovanni Battista Forleo 3, Fabrizio Ammirati 2, Francescoo
Romeo 1
1
Università degli Studi di Roma, Tor Vergata, Cattedra di Cardiologia, Rome, Italy, 2
Ospedale G. B. Grassi, U.O.C. Cardiologia, Rome, Italy, 3 Ospedale L. Sacco, U.O.C.
Cardiologia, Milan, Italy
15-2 Abstract 05-24
PREVALENCE OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTED BY EXTERNAL LOOP
RECORDER IN PATIENTS WITH CRYPTOGENIC STROKE AND HIGH
CHADS2VASC SCORE.
Giulio Boggian 1, Sisti Milena 1, Balboni Sabrina 1, Carluccio Anna 1, Leonardo Goffredo
Pancaldi 1
1
ASL Bologna, U.O. Cardiologia, Ospedale di Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy
15-3 Abstract 15-33
REMOTE MAGNETIC NAVIGATION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION:
A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE
Stefano Grossi 1, Catia De Rosa 1, Francesca Bianchi 1, Andrea Sibona Masi 1, Maria rosa
conte 1
1
Mauriziano Hospital, turin, Italy
15-4 Abstract 05-26
P-WAVE CENTRIC VS. R-WAVE CENTRIC ECG MONITORING FOR CLARITY OF RHYTHM DIAGNOSES
Robert Rho, Mark Vossler, Karrie McClendon, Jeanne E Poole
Virginia Mason Heart Institute, Evergreen Medical Center and University of Washington School of
Medicine
15-5 Abstract 05-25
A NEW STERNAL PATCH AMBULATORY ECG MONITOR DIFFERENTIATES OUTFLOW TRACT PVCS
FROM NON-OUTFLOW TRACT PVCS.
Robert Rho, MD, Susan Blancher, ARNP Mark Vossler, MD, Karrie McLendon.
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Evergreen Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
15-6 Abstract 04-11
HOLTER BASED HEART RATE VARIABILITY CAN IMPROVE CARDIAC
AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY DETECTION.
Irena Kurcalte 1, Renars Erts 2, Oskars Kalejs 2, Ieva Tonne 1, Sanita Bardna 1, Artis Kalnins 1,
Aivars Lejnieks 2
1
Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 Riga Stradins University, Riga,
Latvia
15-7 Abstract 24-10
HOME MONITORING IMPLANTABLE DEVICES IN HEART FAILURE
PATIENTS: ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF OUR EXPERIENCE.
Domenico Spaziani 1, Laura Striuli 1, Pasquale Gancitano 1, Svetlana Zadorozhnaya 2,
Maurizio D'Urbano 1
1
EP Lab Fornaroli Hospital, Magenta, Italy, 2 Regional Clinical Cardiac Health Center,
Saratov, Russia
15-8 Abstract 05-21
UTILITY OF EXTERNAL LOOP RECORDER SYSTEMS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF
PAROXYSMAL PALPITATION DURING EXERCISE.
Sabrina Bencivenga 1, Luigi Sciarra 2, Angelo Acitelli 1, Stefania Siciliani 2, Jessica
Formichetti 2, Andrea Magretti 2, Ermenegildo De Ruvo 2, Alessandro Fagagnini 2, Marco
Rebecchi 2, Maria Penco 1, Leonardo Calò 2
1
Università degli studi dell'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, 2 Policlinico Casilino, Roma, Italy
15-9 Abstract 18-11
IN VITRO VALIDATION OF AN INDEX TO PREDICT LESION SIZE (LSI) AFTER
IRRIGATED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION IN A PORCINE MODEL.
Vittorio Calzolari 1, Luca De Mattia 1, Martino Crosato 1, Stefano Indiani 2, Paolo Squasi 1,
Claudia Licciardello 2, Zoran Olivari 1
1
Cà Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy, 2 St Jude Medical Italia, Agrate Brianza, Italy
15-10 Abstract 01-16
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACTIVATION-RECOVERY INTERVALS AND
HEART RATE DURING PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN HEART RATE
Fu Siong Ng 1, Kevin Leong 1, Andrea Saglietto 1, Phang Boon Lim 1, Sian Harding 1, Wyn
Davies 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Amanda Varnava 1, Prapa Kanagaratanam 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
16-1 Abstract 14-12
INCIDENCE OF CLASSIC ATRIAL FLUTTER IN OUTPATIENTS WITH
PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AS IDENTIFIED WITH A NEW P-WAVE
CENTRIC ECG MONITOR:
IMPLICATIONS FOR THE AF ABLATION
PROCEDURE PROTOCOL.
Robert Rho, Susan Blancher, Mark Vossler, Karrie McLendon
Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Evergreen Medical Center, Kirkland, WA
16-2 Abstract 15-30
SHORT- AND LONG-TERM EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF CATHETER
ABLATION VERSUS ANTIARRHYTHMIC DRUGS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION:
A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS
Abdul Shokor Parwani 1, Daniela Blaschke 1, Florian Blaschke 1, Martin Huemer 1, Philipp
Lacour 1, Burkert Pieske 1, Wilhelm Haverkamp 1
1
Charité University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
16-3 Abstract 15-43
SHORT LEARNING CURVE WITH SIGNIFICANT EFFICACY AND HIGH
SAFETY OF 2ND GENERATION CRYO-BALLOON PULMONARY VEIN
ISOLATION IN A LOCAL SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Salah Atta 1, Attia Saleh 2, Sherif Khairy 2
1
Cardiology department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 2 Saud
Albabtain Cardiac Centre, AlDammam, Saudi Arabia
16-4 Abstract 15-35
IS DURABLE PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION POSSIBLE? A 15-YEARS
FOLLOW-UP AFTER PVI.
Mathias Forkmann 1, Christian Mahnkopf 1, Johannes Brachmann 1, Sonia Busch 1
1
Department of Cardiology, Coburg, Germany
16-5 Abstract 26-10
USE OF GENERAL ANAESTHESIA IN CATHETER ABLATION OF PERSISTENT
AF: IMPROVED OUTCOME AND COST EFFECTIVENESS
Claire Martin 1, James Curtain 1, Parag Gajendragadkar 1, David Begley 1, Simon Fynn 1,
Andrew Grace 1, Patrick Heck 1, Kiran Salaunkey 1, Munmohan Virdee 1, Sharad Agarwal 1
1
Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
16-6 Abstract 15-15
REAL-TIME IMPEDENCE MAPPING IN ATRIO-VENOUS JUNCTION IN
PULMONARY VEINS ISOLATION ABLATION OF PERSISTENT AND
PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Alessandro Dal Monte 1, Selina Argnani 1, Federica Giannotti 1, Nicola Amatulli 1, Massimo
Margheri 1, Corrado Tomasi 1
1
Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, AUSL della Romagna, Ravenna, Italy
16-7 Abstract 18-13
CATHETER ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: WHAT IS THE BEST
MARKER TO OPTIMIZE CATHETER/TISSUE CONTACT?
Jacopo Marazzato 1, Roberto De Ponti 1, Raffaella Marazzi 1, Lorenzo Doni 1, Manola Vilotta
1
, Jorge Antonio Salerno-Uriarte 1
1
Department of Heart & Vessels, Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi-University of
Insusbria, Varese, Italy
16-8 Abstract 18-30
ROBOTIC AND CONVENTIONAL ABLATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION:
IMPACT OF BIOMARKERS ON RECURRENCES
Gaetano Pinnacchio 1, Maria Lucia Narducci 1, Gemma Pelargonio 1, Francesco Perna 1,
Gianluigi Bencardino 1, Gianluca Comerci 1, Antonio Di Monaco 2, Nicola Vitulano 2,
Massimo Grimaldi 2, Filippo Crea 1
1
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart - Cardiology Institute, Rome, Italy, 2 Ospedale
Regionale Genarale F. Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy
16-9 Abstract 15-40
ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA POST GANGLIONIC PLEXI ABLATION
Belinda Sandler 1, Markus Sikkel 1, Boon Lim 1, Nick Linton 1, Fu Ng 1, Zachary Whinnett 1,
Norman Qureshi 1, Louisa Malcome-Lawes 1, Maria Kim 1, Afzal Sohail 1, Wyn Davies 1,
Michael Koa-Wing 1, Nicholas Peters 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
16-10 Abstract 18-12
THIRD GENERATION CRYOBALLOON EXPERIENCE
Zefferino Palamà 1, Luigi Sciarra 1, Saverio Iacopino 2, Ermenegildo De Ruvo 1, Pasquale
Filannino 2, Alessio Borrelli 1, Paolo Artale 1, Alberto Caragliano 2, Antonio Scarà 1, Paolo
Golia 1, Lucia De Luca 1, Domenico Grieco 1, Marco Rebecchi 1, Stefano Favale 3, Leonardo
Calò 1
1
Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy, 2 GVM Care and Research, Cotignola, Italy, 3 Policlinico
di Bari, Bari, Italy
17-1 Abstract 19-18
FEBRILE SEIZURES PRIOR TO SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN THE YOUNG - A
NATIONWIDE STUDY
Niels Kjær Stampe 1, Charlotte Glinge 1, Reza Jabbari 1, Thea Bjune 1, Bjarke Risgaard 1,
Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1, Bo Gregers Winkel 1
1
Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
17-2 Abstract 11-10
HIGH INCIDENCE OF ST T WAVE CHANGES IN WOMEN DURING TILT TABLE
TESTING
Frank Marcus 1, Jagdesh Kandala 1, Prakash Suryanarayana 1
1
The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, United States
17-3 Abstract 19-26
ST-SEGMENT DEPRESSION WITH CONCAVE-UPWARD CURVE: A CASE
REPORT OF INHERITED ARRHYTHMIA
Carlo La Valle 1, Maurizio Russo 1, Domenico Della Rocca 2, Luca Santini 3, Giovanni B.
Forleo 2, Ruggiero Mango 2, Marco Galeazzi 1, Claudio Pandozi 1, Furio Colivicchi 1
1
Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy, 2 Cardiology Division,
University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, 3 Cardiology Division, G.B. Grassi Hospital,
Rome, Italy
17-4 Abstract 08-13
INTERVENTRICULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITY AS A
POTENTIAL MECHANISM OF FAILURE OF IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER
DEFIBRILLATOR SENSING AND THERAPY
Saheed Lawal 1, Ian Wright 1, Rasheda Chowdhury 1, Nicholas S Peters 1, Fu Siong Ng 1
1
Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
17-5 Abstract 01-14
DO ATRIAL FIBRILLATION SOURCES NEAR PULMONARY VEINS HAVE
UNIQUE PROPERTIES COMPARED TO SOURCES AT OTHER LOCATIONS?
Rachita Navara 1, George Leef 1, Fatemah Shenasa 1, Albert Rogers 1, Gabriela Meckler 1,
Tina Baykaner 1, Junaid Zaman 1, Chad Brodt 1, Mohan Viswanathan 1, Paul J. Wang 1, Sanjiv
M. Narayan 1
1
Stanford University Hospital, Palo Alto, United States
17-6 Abstract 15-20
CHANGE IN GALECTIN-3 LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION 1 YEAR AFTER SINUS RHYTHM RESTORATION
Antoniya Kisheva 1, Yoto Yotov 1, Trifon Chervenkov 1, Yana Bocheva 1
1
University hospital "St Marina", Varna, Bulgaria
17-7 Abstract 15-10
FEASIBILITY OF NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATORY
RATE AND ITS MODIFICATION BY FLECAINIDE IN HORSES WITH INDUCED
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Eva Zander Hesselkilde 1, Helena Carstensen 1, Maria Mathilde Haugaard 1, Jonas Carlson 2,
Thomas Jespersen 3, Rikke Buhl 1, Pyotr G. Platonov 2
1
Department of Large Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University
of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund
University, Lund, Sweden, 3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and
Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
17-8 Abstract 15-23
THE PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING IN PATIENTS MORE
THAN 65 YEARS WITH PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
William Eysenck 1, Neil Sulke 1, Steve Furniss 1, Rick Veasey 1
1
Cardiology Research Department, Eastbourne Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,
Eastbourne, United Kingdom
17-9 Abstract 15-25
PECULIARITIES OF ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION IMPAIRMENT IN
DIFFERENT FORMS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Yuliya Shaposhnikova 1, Irina Ilchenko 1, Lesya Bobronnikova 1
1
Kharkiv national medical university, Kharkiv, Ukraine
17-10 Abstract 15-34
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERMETHYLATION IN
HUMAN LEFT ATRIUM AND TREATMENT WITH DECITABINE REDUCES
ATRIAL TACHYARRYTHMIAS IN SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RATS
Rosa Doñate Puertas 1, Sophie Rome 2, Philippe Chevalier 3
1
Institut NeuroMyoGene, Lyon, France, 2 Carmen Laboratory, Lyon, France, 3 Louis Pradel
Cardiology Hospital, Lyon, France
18-1 Abstract 19-11
HOW BIG IS THE CLINICAL PROBLEM WITH INAPPROPRIATE SHOCKS IN
REAL LIFE WHEN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT ARE FACILITATED BY
REMOTE RHYTHM AND DEVICE MONITORING?
Emma Sandgren 1, Cecilia Rorsman 1, Johan Engdahl 2, Nils Edvardsson 3
1
Department of Medicine Halland Hospital Varberg, Varberg, Sweden, 2 Karolinska
Institute, Dept. of Clinical Sciences, Cardiology Unit, Danderyd’s University Hospital,
Stockholm, Sweden, 3 Sahlgrenska Academy at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg,
Sweden
18-2 Abstract 19-16
ICD IMPLANTATION FOR SECONDARY PREVENTION IN PATIENTS WITH A
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN THE CONTEXT OF ACUTE CARDIAC
ISCHEMIA AND A HISTORY OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Vincent van Dijk 1, Jorn Brouwer 1, Lucas Boersma 1, Jippe Balt 1
1
St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
18-3 Abstract 19-15
HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A COMPARISON OF TRANSVENOUS
AND SUBCUTANEOUS ICD’S
Liesbeth Timmers 1, Peter Goethals 2, Philippe Purnode 2, Frederic Van Heuverswyn 1, Luc
Jordaens 1
1
Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, 2 Clinique Saint Jean-Kliniek Sint Jan, Brussels,
Belgium
18-4 Abstract 19-20
CONTROLLED SEDATION WITH MIDAZOLAM AND ANALGESIA WITH
NALBUPHINE TO ALLEVIATE PAIN IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING
SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTOR DEFIBRILLATOR
IMPLANTATION.
Michael Peyrol 1
1
1- Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM),
Department of Cardiology, Nord Hospital., Marseille, France
18-5 Abstract 19-21
REAL LIFE EXPERIENCE WITH THE TREATMENT PERIOD (WEAR TIME) OF
THE WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR (WCD) AND FOLLOW-UP
INCLUDING QUALITY OF LIFE FROM A GERMAN SINGLE CENTER COHORT
Christoph Schuhmann 1, Michaela Kubieniec 1, Korbinian Lackermair 1, Stefan Kaeaeb 1,
Reza Wakili 1, Heidi Estner 1, Stephanie Fichtner 1
1
Medizinische Klinik und Poliklink 1, Klinikum der Universitaet Muenchen, LMU, Munich,
Germany
18-6 Abstract 19-22
SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR
IMPLANTATION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE ITALIAN CLINICAL PRACTICE
Antonio D'Onofrio 1, Ernesto Ammendola 2, Fabrizio Caravati 3, Paola Ferrari 4, Giovanni
Luca Botto 5, Fabrizio Drago 6, Maria Grazia Bongiorni 7, Domenico Pecora 8, Antonio Pani 9,
Antonello Vado 10, Antonio Rapacciuolo 11, Miguel Viscusi 12, Massimo Giammaria 13,
Roberto Rordorf 14, Sergio Valsecchi 15, Alessandro Capucci 16
1
Monaldi Hospital, Napoli, Italy, 2 Ospedale MOnaldi, II Università, Napoli, Italy, 3
Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy, 4 Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII,
Bergamo, Italy, 5 Ospedale S. Anna, Como, Italy, 6 Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù,
Roma, Italy, 7 A.O.U. PIsana, Cisanelli (PI), Italy, 8 Poliamulanza di Brescia, Brescia, Italy, 9
Ospedale Manzoni, Lecco, Italy, 10 Ospedale Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy, 11 Ospedale
Federico II, Napoli, Italy, 12 Ospedale Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, Caserta, Italy, 13
Ospedale Maria Vittoria, Torino, Italy, 14 I.R.C.C.S. Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, 15
Boston Scienfic Corporation, Milano, Italy, 16 Ospedale Riuniti, Torrette di Ancona, Ancona,
Italy
18-7 Abstract 19-23
SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF ANTI-TACHYCARDIA PACING IN PATIENTS
WITH HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY IMPLANTED WITH A
CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR
Carmen Adduci 1, Francesca Palano 1, Beatrice Musumeci 1, Daria Santini 1, Lorenzo
Semprini 1, Massimo Volpe 1, Camillo Autore 1, Pietro Francia 1
1
Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, St Andrea Hospital,
Rome, Italy
18-8 Abstract 10-10
USING OF ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS TO PREDICT
APPROPRIATE ABLATION SITES FOR CARDIONEUROABLATION
Tolga Aksu 1, Tumer Guler 1, Ebru Golcuk 2, Kivanc Yalin 2
1
Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Kocaeli,
Turkey, 2 Bayrampasa Kolan Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey
18-9 Abstract 08-12
THE EFFECTS OF VALVULAR HEART DISEASE ON ATRIAL CONDUCTION
DURING SINUS RHYTHM
Lisette van der Does 1, Eva Lanters 1, Christophe Teuwen 1, Ilse Mouws 1, Ameeta Yaksh 1,
Paul Knops 1, Charles Kik 1, Ad Bogers 1, Natasja de Groot 1
1
Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands
18-10 Abstract 17-10
UNEXPLAINED EXERTIONAL NEAR SYNCOPE IN A MALE ATHLETE WITH NO EVIDENCE OF
CARDIAC DISEASE
A. Stuto1, E. Cosentino1, A. Lo Giudice1, B. Armaro2, A. Pizzi3, A. Pulcini4 –
1STAR FOR LIFE Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, Siracusa, Italy,2 Studio di cardiologia Dr. Armaro
Biagio sas, STAR FOR LIFE, Siracusa, Italy, 3 sports Medicine Unit Viareggio, Viareggio (Lu),
Italy, 4 Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
18-11 Abstract 01-13
INTERPLAY OF ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART
DISEASE
Elisabeth M.J.P. Mouws 1, Danny Veen 1, Christophe P. Teuwen 1, Tanwier T.T.K. Ramdjan
1
, Paul Knops 1, Marjolein van Reeven 1, Ad J.J.C. Bogers 1, Natasja M.S. de Groot 1
1
Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
19-1 Abstract 17-15
LOCAL PRE-POTENTIALS AND PACE MAPPING: A GUIDE FOR ABLATION OF
PREMATURE VENTRICULAR COMPLEXES ARISING IN THE PULMONARY
ARTERY
Rahul Jain 1, Marcelle Stucky 2, Mamta Barmeda 3, Andrea Uradu 2, Thomas Kambur 2
1
Richard L Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Indianapolis, United States, 2
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, United States, 3 Indiana University
School of Allied Health Sciences, Indianapolis, United States
19-2 Abstract 17-12
AMIODARONE PREVENTS VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION DURING FIRST
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A PORCINE MODEL
Stefan Sattler 1, Anniek Lubberding 2, Lasse Skibsbye 2, Mette Flethøj 2, Reza Jabbari 1,
Thomas Jespersen 2, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1
Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet,
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical
Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
19-3 Abstract 17-14
CIRCADIAN, WEEKLY, AND SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF VENTRICULAR
FIBRILLATION IN PATIENTS WITH ST-ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL
INFARCTION
Mia Ravn Jacobsen 1, Reza Jabbari 1, Charlotte Glinge 1, Preman Kumarathurai 2, Olav
Wendelboe Nielsen 2, Niels Kjær Stampe 1, Bo Gregers Winkel 1, Bjarke Risgaard 1, Frants
Pedersen 1, Erik Jørgensen 1, Thomas Engstrøm 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 1
1
The Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital,
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University
Hospital of Bispebjerg, Copenhagen, Denmark
19-4 Abstract 17-16
CAN THE EXTENT OF MYOCARDIAL SCAR OR ISCHEMIA PREDICT THE
SUCCESS OF ANTITACHYCARDIA PACING THERAPY?
Dalia Giedrimiene 1, Akrivi Manola 1, William Duvall 1, Jeffrey Kluger 1
1
Hartford Hospital/Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, United States
19-5 Abstract 17-19
INCIDENCE, RISK FACTORS AND EFFICACY OF PHARMACOTHERAPY OF
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS AND ITS IMPACT ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES
IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME
Oskars Kalejs 1, Aija Maca 1, Karlis Trusinskis 1, Ilja Zakke 1, Ginta Kamzola 1, Iveta Sime 2,
Marina Kovalova 3, Kristine Dombrovska 1, Andrejs Erglis 1
1
P. Stradins University hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 Liepaja Regional Hospital, Liepaja, Latvia, 3
Jelgava Regional hospital, Jelgava, Latvia
19-6 Abstract 17-13
OPEN VERSUS CLOSED THORAX APPROACH TO STUDY VENTRICULAR
FIBRILLATION DURING FIRST ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN A
PORCINE MODEL
Anniek Lubberding 1, Stefan Sattler 2, Mette Flethøj 1, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen 2, Thomas
Jespersen 1
1
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of
Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2 Heart Center, Department of Cardiology,
Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
19-7 Abstract 18-29
COMPARISON BETWEEN ROBOTIC AND MANUAL APPROACH OF
VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS ABLATION: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Stefano Grossi 1, catia de rosa 1, francesca bianchi 1, michele brunacci 1, andrea sibona masi 1,
maria rosa conte 1
1
Mauriziano Hospital, Turin, Italy
19-8 Abstract 18-19
OUTFLOW TRACT VENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEATS ABLATION IN
PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF STRUCTURAL HEART DISEASE: TECHNICAL
CONSIDERATIONS AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES
Haitham Badran 1, Rania Samir 1, Mohamed Amin 1
1
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
19-9 Abstract 17-11
RESCUE RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION IN A PATIENT WITH
VENTRICULAR ELECTRICAL STORM REFRACTORY TO ENDOCARDIAL
CATHETER ABLATION: A CASE REPORTA STEERABLE LONG SHEATH
(AGILIS, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, ST. PAUL, MN) USING THE STANDARD ‘‘OVER
THE WIRE’’ TECHNIQUE.
Erdem Guler 1, Tolga Aksu 1
1
Kocaeli Derince Education and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
19-10 Abstract 18-23
CATHETER ABLATION OF IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR
TACHYARRHYTHMIAS: A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE
Daniel Marchov 1, Denislav Boychev 1, Momchil Marinov 1, Genadi Kaninski 1, Vassil
Traykov 1
1
Tokuda Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
20-1 Abstract 01-11
RESULTS OF MODELING PAROXYSMAL AND PERSISTENT ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION ABLATION APPROACHES AND THEIR EXTRAPOLATION TO
CLINICAL RESULTS
Evgeny Zhelyakov 1, Andrey Ardashev 1, Mikhail Mazurov 2, Ilia Kaluzhny 2, Yury Belenkov
1
1
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia, 2 Economic and Statstic Instution, Moscow,
Russia
20-2 Abstract 24-16
QT PROLONGATION AND TORSADES DE POINTES AFTER CS LEAD
IMPLANTATION FOR CRTD
Midori Kakihara 1, Fuminori Odagiri 1, Takashi Tokano 1, Yuji Nakazato 1
1
Department of Cardiology, Juntendo University Urayasu Hospital, Urayasu, Japan
20-3 Abstract 31-10
COMBINING CRT AND CATHETER ABLATION FOR TREATMENT PATIENTS
WITH LONG-STANDING PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
Andrey Ardashev 1, Evgeny Zhelyakov 1, Armen Kocharyan 1, Yury Belenkov 1
1
Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
20-4 Abstract 24-13
CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY CAN LEAD TO THE
NORMALIZATION OF THE EKG IN SUPER RESPONDERS
Abdeddayem Haggui 1, Houaida Mahfoudhi 1, Rana Dahmani 1, Leila Riahi 1, Imen Hamdi 1,
Chadia Chourabi 1, Khalil Houissa 1, Mehdi Gommidh 1, Nadhem Hajlaoui 1, Dhaker
Lahidheb 1, Wafa Fehri 1, Habib Haouala 1
1
Military Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisie
20-5 Abstract 24-17
TRIVENTRICULAR PACING WITH HIS BUNDLE STIMULATION: A NOVEL
TECHNIQUE IN CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY
Ermenegildo de Ruvo 1, Luca Monzo 1, Domenico Grieco 1, Alessio Borrelli 1, Antonio Scarà
1
, Alessandro Fagagnini 1, marco Panuccio 1, Giuseppe Bruni 1, Lucia De Luca 1, Luigi
Sciarra 1, Paolo Golia 1, Leonardo Calò 1
1
Policlinico Casilino, Rome, Italy
20-6 Abstract 24-18
USE OF AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY CATHETER IN THE CORONARY SINUS
FROM THE FEMORAL VEIN TO ENABLE PLACEMENT OF A LEFT
VENTRICULAR PACING LEAD VIA THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN VEIN
Moeen Abedin 1
1
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, TX, United States
20-7 Abstract 24-20
THE QRS DURATION DRIVES THE MYOCARDIAL EFFECTS OF THE
UPGRADE FROM CRT-D TO MPP IN PRIMARY DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY,
BUT SHOWS WEAKER RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SHORT-TERM CLUES OF
PERIPHERAL VASCULAR REMODELING.
Ambrogio Capria 1, Luca Santini 2, Silvia Ventresca 3, Germana Panattoni 3, Valentina Ribatti
3
, Fortunata Condemi 3, Domenico Giovanni Della Rocca 3, Giovanni Battista Forleo 4, Giulia
Magliano 1, Domenico Sergi 3, Francesco Romeo 3
1
University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Department of Internal Medicine, Rome, Italy, Rome,
Italy, 2 Ospedale G. B. Grassi - Department of Cardiology, Ostia (Rome), Italy, Ostia (Roma),
Italy, 3 University Hospital of Tor Vergata, Department of Cardiology, Rome, Italy, Rome,
Italy, 4 Ospedale L. Sacco - Department of Cardiology, Milano, Italy, Milan, Italy
20-8 Abstract 15-41
THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN PATIENS WITH ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION AFTER ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION
Aldis Strelnieks 1, Irina Pupkevica 2, Natalia Nikrus 2, Antra Sinkevica 2, Evija Knoka 2, Irina
Cgojeva-Sproge 2, Ginta Kamzola 2, Kristine Jubele 2, Aivars Lejnieks 1, Andrejs Erglis 2
1
Riga East University hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 P. Stradins University hospital, Riga, Latvia
20-9 Abstract 15-22
CLASS 1C AGENTS ARE EFFECTIVE AND SAFE IN TERMINATING RECENTONSET ATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN ELDER PATIENTS TOO
Antonio Bonora 1, Gianni Turcato 2, Valentina Siviero 2, Elena Franchi 3, Alice Dilda 1,
Valeria Vertemati 2, Daniele Prati 3, Claudio Pistorelli 1
1
Emergency and Intensive Care Department - University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy, 2
Postgraduate School of Emergency Medicine, University of Verona, Verona, Italy, 3
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
20-10 Abstract 15-42
COMPARISON OF RIVAROXABAN AND DABIGATRAN VERSUS WARFARIN IN
PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT AND LONG-STANDING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
UNDERGOING ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION WITH HIGH RISK OF STROKE
AND EMBOLISM
Oskars Kalejs 1, Irina Pupkevica 1, Natalia Nikrus 1, Antra Simkevica 1, Ketija Apsite 1, Irina
Cgojeva-Sproge 1, Ginta Kamzola 1, Luba Grinevica 1, Aldis Strelnieks 2, Aivars Lejnieks 2,
Andrejs Erglis 1
1
P.Stradins University hospital, Riga, Latvia, 2 Riga East University hospital, Riga, Latvia
21-1 Abstract 05-19
RIGHT ATRIAL FLUTTER MAP USING SINGLE PLANE FLUOROSCOPY
jasbir sra 1
1
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Aurora Research Institute, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s
Medical Centers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
21-2 Abstract 28-10
GENERATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC 3D CARDIAC CHAMBER MAPS USING
2D FLUOROSCOPY
Amar Sra 1, David Krum 1, Lyn Erickson 1
1
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers,
Milwaukee, United States
21-3 Abstract 28-17
PREOPERATIVE ECGI MAPPING OF PREMATURE VENTRICULAR
COMPLEXES (PVCS) DURING PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS TO MANAGE
RECURRENT VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION (VF)
Kevin Ming Wei Leong 1, Fu Siong Ng 1, Prapa Kanagaratnam 1
1
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
21-4 Abstract 05-20
GENERATION OF PATIENT-SPECIFIC 3D CARDIAC CHAMBER MODELS
FROM SINGLE PLANE FLUOROSCOPY
Amar Sra 1, David Krum 1, Lynn Erickson 1
1
From Aurora, Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Centers,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and APN Health, LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
United States
21-5 Abstract 28-18
HIGH DENSITY MAPPING OF TRIANGLE OF KOCH IN AVNRT, NEW INSIGHT
Claudio Pandozi 1, Carlo La Valle 1, Maurizio Russo 1, Marco Galeazzi 1, Furio Colivicchi 1
1
Cardiology Division, San Filippo Neri Hospital, Rome, Italy
21-6 Abstract 28-16
DIRECT VISUALIZATION OF ACCESSORY PATHWAYS USING HIGH DENSITY
VOLTAGE MAPPING
Steven Bailin 1, Ian Law 1, Luis Ochoa 1, Siva Krothapalli 1, Hardik Doshi 1
1
University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa City, United States
21-7 Abstract 08-10
REVERSIBLE COMPLETE HEART BLOCK AFTER CAROTID ARTERY
DISSECTION
Kanwar Yugraj Singh 1, Firas Zahwe 1, Masood Akhtar 1, Vikram Nangia 1
1
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai/Aurora St. Luke's Medical Centers,
Milwaukee, United States
21-8 Abstract 08-11
ACUTE CONDUCTION BLOCK DURING PERMANENT HIS BUNDLE PACING
(HBP): MECHANISTIC INSIGHTS INTO INTRA-HISIAN AV BLOCK
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Angela Naperkowski 1
1
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States
21-9 Abstract 23-11
HIS BUNDLE PACING IN PROSTHETIC CARDIAC VALVES
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman 1, Faiz A Subzposh 1, Parikshit Sharma 2, Kenneth Ellenbogen 3
1
Geisinger Heart Institute, Wilkes Barre, United States, 2 Rush University Medical Center,
Chicago, United States, 3 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, United States
21-10 Abstract 31-12
A PATIENT SUITABLE TO HEART TRANSPLANT FOR END-STAGE HEART
FAILURE: SUBCUTANEOUS OR TRANSVENOUS ICD?
Cettina Ruperto 1, Giovanni Ricca 1, Giuseppe Busacca 1, Leonarda Cassaniti 1, Antonio
Andrea Arcidiacono 1, Giovanni Licciardello 1
1
Cardiology Department P.O. E. Muscatello, Augusta (SR), Italy
22-1 Abstract 21-11
THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF REAL-WORLD EVIDENCE
AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS AND PAYERS: RESULTS OF AN
ONLINE SURVEY
Ahmet Fuat 1
1
Carmel Medical Practice, Durham, United Kingdom
22-2 Abstract 01-19
CLINICAL RESPONSE TO DIETARY GLUTEN RESTRICTION AMONG
PATIENTS WITH CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS
Javier Banchs 1, Keith Suarez 1, Giselle Baquero 2, Stacey LaPine 3, Soraya Samii 3, Deborah
Wolbrette 3, Gerald Naccarelli 3, Mario Gonzalez 3
1
Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple, United States, 2 University of Miami Miller School of
Medicine, Miami, United States, 3 Penn State Hershey Heart & Vascular Institute, Hershey,
United States
22-3 Abstract 07-10
OVERCONSUMPTION OF ENERGY DRINK IN YOUNG STUDENTS OF NAPLES
Maurizio Santomauro 1, Gaetano Palma 1, Gaetano Castellano 1, Gabriele Lannelli 1, Carla
Riganti 1, Adele Ferro 2, Michele Mottola 1, Carlo Vosa 1
1
Federico II University, Naples, Italy, 2 Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche CNR, Naples,
Italy
22-4 Abstract 05-13
DOES INDUCTION COOKING INTERACT WITH WEARABLE CARDIOVERTER
DEFIBRILLATORS?
Sebastian Reif 1, Hans-Jürgen Krieg 1, Uwe F. Dorwarth 1, Ellen Hoffmann 1
1
Klinik für Kardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum GmbH,
Herzzentrum München-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
22-5 Abstract 05-14
DO AIRPORT METAL DETECTOR GATES INTERACT WITH WEARABLE
CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS?
Sebastian Reif 1, Hans-Jürgen Krieg 1, Uwe F. Dorwarth 1, Ellen Hoffmann 1
1
Klinik für Kardiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Städtisches Klinikum GmbH,
Herzzentrum München-Bogenhausen, Munich, Germany
22-6 Abstract 21-10
BAYES' REGISTRY (INTERATRIAL BLOCK AND YEARLY EVENTS)
Manuel Martínez-Sellés 1, Adrian Baranchuk 2, Roberto Elosua 3, Luis Alberto Escobar
Robledo 4, Albert Massó van Roessel 4, Antoni Bayés de Luna 4
1
Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, 2 Heart Rhythm Service,
Kingston General Hospital, Queen's Universitary, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, 3 Hospital del
Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain, 4 Fundació Investigació Cardiovascular,
ICCC, Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
22-7 Abstract 18-15
LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA
ABLATION IN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE: SINGLE CENTRE UK
EXPERIENCE
Vinit Sawhney 1, Alex McLellan 1, Dhanuka Perera 1, Dionisio Izquierdo 1, Deshveer Babra 1,
Richard Schilling 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Martin Lowe 1, Vivienne Ezzat 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
22-8 Abstract 18-16
RETROGRADE AORTIC ACCESS OF THE PULMONARY VENOUS ATRIUM
PROVIDES EQUIVALENT OUTCOMES TO RIGHT ATRIAL OR TRANSEPTAL
ACCESS OF THE LEFT ATRIUM IN PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART
DISEASE
Vinit Sawhney 1, Alex McLellan 1, Dhanuka Perera 1, Dionisio Izquiero 1, Deshveer Babra 1,
Richard Schilling 1, Pier Lambiase 1, Martin Lowe 1, Vivienne Ezzat 1
1
Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
22-9 Abstract 13-10
NEW LEFT-LATERAL FREE-WALL VENTRICULOATRIAL ACCESSORY
CONDUCTION APPEARING AFTER RF ABLATION OF A RIGHT
POSTEROSEPTAL ACCESSORY PATHWAY
Alessandro Dal Monte 1, Selina Argnani 1, Federica Giannotti 1, Nicola Amatulli 1, Massimo
Margheri 1, Corrado Tomasi 1
1
Ospedale S. Maria delle Croci, AUSL della Romagna, Ravenna, Italy, Ravenna, Italy
22-10 Abstract 15-32
IS AF BURDEN <0.5% A CLINICALLY MEANINGFUL CRITERION OF SUCCESS
AFTER AF ABLATION?
Anna Björkenheim 1, Axel Brandes 2, Anders Magnuson 3, Alexander Chemnitz 2, Lena
Svedberg 1, Nils Edvarsson 4, Dritan Poci 1
1
Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE 70182
Örebro, Sweden, Örebro, Sweden, 2 Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital,
Odense, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, 3 Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of
Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE 70182 Örebro, Sweden, Örebro, Sweden, 4
Sahlgrenska Academy at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden, Göteborg,
Sweden