ヒグチ　サトシ   Higuchi Satoshi   樋口　諭    所属   医学部 医学科（東京女子医科大学病院）    職種   寄附部門講師
論文種別	症例報告
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia associated with cardiac sarcoidosis: Targeting a low-voltage area with strict voltage criteria.
掲載誌名	正式名：Journal of Cardiology Cases 略　 称：J Cardiol Cases ISSNコード：1878-5409
掲載区分	国内
出版社	Elsevier published on behalf of the Japanese College of Cardiology
巻・号・頁	10(4),pp.159-161
著者・共著者	HIGUCHI Satoshi†, EJIMA Koichiro*, MANAKA Tetsuyuki, SHODA Morio, HAGIWARA Nobuhisa
担当区分	筆頭著者
発行年月	2014/10
概要	The usefulness of voltage mapping with strict voltage criteria for catheter ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia (VT) has been reported but not for VT associated with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS). A 62-year-old man with CS was referred for catheter ablation of VT refractory to antiarrhythmic and immunosuppressive therapy. Voltage mapping during sinus rhythm using strict voltage criteria with an upper limit of the low-voltage area (LVA) of ≤0.8 mV revealed an LVA on the posterior side of the interventricular septum, and a narrow isthmus was observed in the LVA. Concealed entrainment was observed at the narrow isthmus during the VT. The VT was eliminated and was no longer inducible after a focal radiofrequency application targeting the narrow isthmus. As with postinfarction VT, targeting the LVA with strict voltage criteria might be a feasible method for the catheter ablation of VT associated with CS. <Learning objective: The activation mapping strategy during ongoing ventricular tachycardia is sometimes difficult to illustrate a complete map. Adjusting the voltage limits of the bipolar maps with strict voltage criteria for identifying the critical isthmus of the macroreentrant circuits during sinus rhythm might be a feasible method to eliminate ventricular tachycardia associated with not only myocardial infarctions, but also cardiac sarcoidosis.>.
DOI	10.1016/j.jccase.2014.07.002
PMID	30534232