Myocarditis Causing Premature Ventricular Contractions:Insights From the MAVERIC Registry
MyocarditisPremature Ventricular Contractions1 moreTo assess potential link between unrecognized myocardial inflammation (myocarditis) and premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) associated with and without reduced Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) through comprehensive diagnostic work up.
Trial Comparing Ablation With Medical Therapy in Patients With Ventricular Tachycardia
Ventricular TachycardiaCoronary Artery DiseaseThis study aims to compare antiarrhythmic drug therapy with catheter ablation using the SmartTOUCH catheter (Biosense Webster Inc.) as treatment for patients with ventricular tachycardia and coronary artery disease
Hemodynamic Differentiation of Tachycardia Episodes Using Tissue Perfusion
ArrhythmiasCardiacThis research study is a prospective, single-center, feasibility study designed to assess the possibility to detect hemodynamic changes during tachycardia episodes using tissue perfusion.
Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in LVAD Patients
Ventricular TachycardiaEnd-stage Heart Failure2 moreThe CHANNELED-Registry is a multicenter retrospective study to (1) systematically assess the mechanism and origin of ventricular tachycardia in patients with end-stage heart failure carrying an left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and (2) to evaluate procedural parameters and outcome of ventricular tachycardia ablation in this special subset of patients.
Iron Sucrose in Patients With Iron Deficiency and POTS
Iron-deficiencyPostural Orthostatic Tachycardia SyndromeThis study aims to investigate whether the treatment of non-anemic iron deficiency with intravenous iron sucrose will result in decreased symptom reporting and improved cardiovascular indices in patients with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome (POTS).
Echocardiography-based Motion Integration and Management for Substrate Characterization and STAR...
Ventricular ArrythmiaProspective, observational, single center, pilot study to analyze the feasibility of motion and structural data integration in patients with ventricular arrhythmia by means of artificial intelligence for improved arrhythmogenic substrate characterization and motion management during stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation.
Typical and Atypical AVNRT High-resolution Mapping
TachycardiaAtrioventricular Nodal ReentryThis study is aimed at : Identifying the exact location of the circuit of typical and atypical AVNRT by applying high-resolution electroanatomic mapping. Investigating the possibility that the recently described "ring tissues" participate in the AVNRT circuit.
Study Evaluating GAP-486 in Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
ArrhythmiasTo determine whether the administration of test article will decrease the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients who have acute coronary syndrome (unstable angina, ST segment elevated myocardial infarction or myocardial infarction without ST elevation).
Rook Epicardial Access Device Study
Ventricular TachycardiaArrythmiaThe purpose of this study is to confirm the efficacy and safety of the Talon Surgical Rook® Epicardial Access Kit as a pericardial access device. The Rook® Epicardial Access Kit will be used to gain access the epicardial surface of the heart via a subxiphoid approach in adult patients with a normal, non-distended pericardial space.
Anti-Cholinergic Receptors Antibodies, Autonomic Profile and Dysautonomia Symptoms in PAF, ALS and...
Pure Autonomic FailureAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis2 moreAnti alfa-3 and alfa-7 ganglionic cholinergic receptors (anti-AChRs) antibodies (Abs) plasma removal by plasmapheresis (1,2) acutely improved dysautonomia symptoms in case reports with Pure Autonomic Failure (PAF) (3). We shall assess the prevalence of anti-AChRs Ab and the relationship among Ab titer, cardiovascular autonomic profile and symptoms in neurodegenerative diseases characterized by similar dysautonomia symptoms such as PAF, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) (4). Ab positive patients will undergo selective immunoabsorption once a week up to achievement of Ab titer lower than 65% of baseline followed by immunosuppressive therapy with prednisone. Both Ab positive and negative groups will undergo anti-AChR Abs, autonomic profile and dysautonomia symptoms assessment, every 4 months up to 3 years. Evidence of correlation among reduced Ab titer and autonomic profile and symptoms improvement may result in new effective therapy.