Publications
Below you can find a list of our published research.
Below you can find a list of our published research.
240 results
Cited 35 times since 2015 (4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 17 Suppl 4, 1 1 2015, Pages iv1-72 Current trends in the use of cardiac implantable electronic devices and interventional electrophysiological procedures in the European Society of Cardiology member countries: 2015 report from the European Heart Rhythm Association. Raatikainen MJ, Arnar DO, Zeppenfeld K, Merino JL, Kuck KH, Hindricks G
Aims: The aim was to provide comprehensive information on the use of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) and catheter ablation therapy in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) area. Methods and results: The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) has collected data on use of invasive arrhythmia managements since 2008. Fifty-one of the 56 ESC member countries provided data for the EHRA White Book 2015. This analysis is based on the current and previous editions of the EHRA White Book... Abstract
Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation, Volume 23, Issue 9, 1 1 2015, Pages 450 Carotid sinus massage for diagnosis in narrow QRS tachycardia. Henkens IR, Zeppenfeld K, Hauer AD
Cited 38 times since 2015 (4.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Heart rhythm, Volume 12, Issue 10, 22 4 2015, Pages 2106-2114 Myocardial scar predicts monomorphic ventricular tachycardia but not polymorphic ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation in nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Piers SR, Everaerts K, van der Geest RJ, Hazebroek MR, Siebelink HM, Pison LA, Schalij MJ, Bekkers SC, Heymans S, Zeppenfeld K
Background: The relation between myocardial scar and different types of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (NIDCM) is unknown. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of myocardial scar, assessed by late gadolinium enhancement cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (LGE-CMR), on the occurrence and type of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with NIDCM. Methods: Consecutive patients with NIDCM who underwent LGE-CMR and implantable cardio... Abstract
Cited 2 times since 2015 (0.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Korean journal of radiology, Volume 16, Issue 3, 13 2 2015, Pages 668-672 Right ventricular cardiomyopathy meeting the arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia revised criteria? Don't forget sarcoidosis! Vasaturo S, Ploeg DE, Buitrago G, Zeppenfeld K, Veselic-Charvat M, Kroft LJ
A 53-year-old woman was referred for ventricular fibrillation with resuscitation. A CT-angiography showed signs of a right ventricular enlargement without obvious cause. A cardiac MRI demonstrated a dilated and hypokinetic right ventricle with extensive late gadolinium enhancement. Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia (ARVD) was suspected according to the "revised ARVD task force criteria". An endomyocardial biopsy was inconclusive. The patient developed purulent pericarditis aft... Abstract
Cited 13 times since 2015 (1.4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Volume 8, Issue 4, 12 2 2015, Pages 853-862 Reassessing noninducibility as ablation endpoint of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia: the impact of left ventricular function. de Riva M, Piers SR, Kapel GF, Watanabe M, Venlet J, Trines SA, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K
Background: Noninducibility is frequently used as procedural end point of ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation after myocardial infarction. We investigated the influence of left ventricular (LV) function on the predictive value of noninducibility for VT recurrence and cardiac mortality. Methods and results: Ninety-one patients (82 men, 67±10 years) with post-myocardial infarction VT underwent ablation between 2009 and 2012. Fifty-nine (65%) had an LV ejection fraction (EF) >30% (mean 41±7) a... Abstract
Cited 10 times since 2015 (1.1 per year) source: EuropePMC
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 17, Issue 9, 2 1 2015, Pages 1383-1390 Incidence and predictors of dormant conduction after cryoballoon ablation incorporating a 30-min waiting period. Compier MG, De Riva M, Dyrda K, Zeppenfeld K, Schalij MJ, Trines SA
Aims: Electrical reconnection after pulmonary vein (PV) isolation is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence. Reconnection may already develop within a 30 min waiting period and may only occur as dormant conduction (DC) revealed by adenosine infusion. This study determines incidence and predictors of DC after cryoballoon ablation incorporating a 30 min waiting period and the effect of treating this 'late' DC on 1 year AF-recurrence. Methods and results: Consecutive patients... Abstract
Cited 29 times since 2015 (3.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Volume 65, Issue 18, 22 4 2015, Pages 1954-1959 Predictive value of programmed ventricular stimulation after catheter ablation of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia. Yokokawa M, Kim HM, Baser K, Stevenson W, Nagashima K, Della Bella P, Vergara P, Hindricks G, Arya A, Zeppenfeld K, de Riva Silva M, Daoud EG, Kumar S, Kuck KH, Tilz R, Mathew S, Ghanbari H, Latchamsetty R, Morady F, Bogun FM
Background: A recent meta-analysis demonstrated a survival benefit in post-infarction patients whose ventricular tachycardia (VT) was rendered noninducible by catheter ablation. Furthermore, patients with noninducible VT had a lower VT recurrence rate than did patients whose VT remained inducible after ablation. Objectives: The purpose of this multicenter cohort study was to assess whether noninducibility after VT ablation is independently associated with improved survival. Methods: Data from 1,... Abstract
JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, Volume 1, Issue 1-2, 1 1 2015, Pages 59-61 Catheter Ablation for Ventricular Tachycardia in the Elderly: Safe and Efficacious? Zeppenfeld K
Cited 5 times since 2015 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 17, Issue 7, 10 2 2015, Pages 1122-1128 An easy-to-use, operator-independent, clinical model to predict the left vs. right ventricular outflow tract origin of ventricular arrhythmias. Penela D, De Riva M, Herczku C, Catto V, Pala S, Fernández-Armenta J, Acosta J, Cipolletta L, Andreu D, Borras R, Rios J, Mont L, Brugada J, Carbucicchio C, Zeppenfeld K, Berruezo A
Aims: To identify clinical characteristics able to predict a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) origin in outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias (OTVAs). Methods and results: We included 117 consecutive patients (training sample) with successful radiofrequency ablation of OTVA in one centre. A predictive model for LVOT origin was obtained using clinical data. The model was prospectively validated in a second population (testing sample) of 143 patients from two additional centres. In training s... Abstract
Cited 18 times since 2015 (1.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography, Volume 28, Issue 4, 27 4 2015, Pages 470-477 The relationship between time from myocardial infarction, left ventricular dyssynchrony, and the risk for ventricular arrhythmia: speckle-tracking echocardiographic analysis. Leong DP, Hoogslag GE, Piers SR, Höke U, Thijssen J, Marsan NA, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K, Bax JJ, Delgado V
Background: Differences in arrhythmogenic substrate may explain the variable efficacy of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in primary sudden cardiac death prevention over time after myocardial infarction (MI). Speckle-tracking echocardiography allows the assessment left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony, which may reflect the electromechanical heterogeneity of myocardial tissue. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship among LV dyssynchrony, age of MI, and their ass... Abstract
Cited 75 times since 2015 (8 per year) source: EuropePMC
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 17 Suppl 1, 1 1 2015, Pages i1-75 Statistics on the use of cardiac electronic devices and electrophysiological procedures in the European Society of Cardiology countries: 2014 report from the European Heart Rhythm Association. Raatikainen MJ, Arnar DO, Zeppenfeld K, Merino JL, Levya F, Hindriks G, Kuck KH
Aims: There has been large variations in the use of invasive electrophysiological therapies in the member countries of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The aim of this analysis was to provide comprehensive information on cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) and catheter ablation therapy trends in the ESC countries over the last five years. Methods: The European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) has collected data on CIED and catheter ablation therapy since 2008. Last year 49 of th... Abstract
Cited 38 times since 2014 (4 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Volume 8, Issue 1, 24 4 2014, Pages 102-109 Re-entry using anatomically determined isthmuses: a curable ventricular tachycardia in repaired congenital heart disease. Kapel GF, Reichlin T, Wijnmaalen AP, Piers SR, Holman ER, Tedrow UB, Schalij MJ, Stevenson WG, Zeppenfeld K
Background: Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is an important cause of late morbidity and mortality in repaired congenital heart disease. The substrate often includes anatomic isthmuses that can be transected by radiofrequency catheter ablation similar to isthmus block for atrial flutter. This study evaluates the long-term efficacy of isthmus block for treatment of re-entry VT in adults with repaired congenital heart disease. Methods and results: Thirty-four patients (49±13 years; 74% male) with repa... Abstract
Cited 9 times since 2014 (0.9 per year) source: EuropePMC
The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, Volume 31, Issue 2, 24 4 2014, Pages 369-377 Preprocedural magnetic resonance imaging for image-guided catheter ablation of scar-related ventricular tachycardia. Tao Q, Piers SR, Lamb HJ, Zeppenfeld K, van der Geest RJ
To present and validate a highly automated MRI analysis workflow for image-guided catheter ablation of scar-related ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation procedures. A cohort of 15 post-infarction patients underwent MRI prior to VT ablation. The MRI study included a black-blood turbo spin echo sequence for visualizing the aortic root and ostium of the left main (LM) coronary artery, and a 3D late gadolinium enhanced sequence for visualizing the LV anatomy and myocardial scar substrate. Semi-auto... Abstract
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Volume 7, Issue 5, 1 1 2014, Pages 992 Response to Letter by Chhabra and Spodick regarding article, "Influence of steroid therapy on the incidence of pericarditis and atrial fibrillation following percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation for ventricular tachycardia" by Dyrda et al. Dyrda K, Piers SR, van Huls van Taxis CF, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K
Cited 8 times since 2014 (0.8 per year) source: EuropePMC
Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI, Volume 42, Issue 1, 19 3 2014, Pages 160-167 Super-resolution reconstruction of late gadolinium-enhanced MRI for improved myocardial scar assessment. Dzyubachyk O, Tao Q, Poot DH, Lamb HJ, Zeppenfeld K, Lelieveldt BP, van der Geest RJ
Purpose: To develop and validate a method for improving image resolution of late gadolinium-enhanced (LGE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for accurate assessment of myocardial scar. Materials and methods: In a cohort of 37 postinfarction patients, LGE was performed prior to ventricular tachycardia catheter ablation therapy at 1.5T. A super-resolution reconstruction (SRR) technique was applied to the three anisotropic views: short-axis (SA), two-chamber, and four-chamber, to reconstruct a singl... Abstract
Cited 22 times since 2014 (2.3 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Volume 7, Issue 5, 23 4 2014, Pages 889-897 Left-sided ablation of ventricular tachycardia in adults with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a case series. Kapel GF, Reichlin T, Wijnmaalen AP, Tedrow UB, Piers SR, Schalij MJ, Hazekamp MG, Jongbloed MR, Stevenson WG, Zeppenfeld K
Background: Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in repaired Tetralogy of Fallot focuses on isthmuses in the right ventricle but may be hampered by hypertrophied myocardium or prosthetic material. These patients may benefit from ablation at the left side of the ventricular septum. Methods and results: Records from 28 consecutive repaired Tetralogy of Fallot patients from 2 centers who underwent VT ablation were reviewed. Ablation targeted anatomic isthmuses con... Abstract
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Volume 7, Issue 4, 1 1 2014, Pages 567-569 The ideal end point for ablation in postinfarction ventricular tachycardia: one may not fit all. Zeppenfeld K
Cited 45 times since 2014 (4.6 per year) source: EuropePMC
JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, Volume 7, Issue 8, 16 3 2014, Pages 774-784 CMR-based identification of critical isthmus sites of ischemic and nonischemic ventricular tachycardia. Piers SR, Tao Q, de Riva Silva M, Siebelink HM, Schalij MJ, van der Geest RJ, Zeppenfeld K
Objectives: This study evaluates whether contrast-enhanced (CE) cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) can be used to identify critical isthmus sites for ventricular tachycardia (VT) in ischemic and nonischemic heart disease. Background: Fibrosis interspersed with viable myocytes may cause re-entrant VT. CE-CMR has the ability to accurately delineate fibrosis. Methods: Patients who underwent VT ablation with CE-CMR integration were included. After the procedure, critical isthmus sites (defined as site... Abstract
Cited 12 times since 2014 (1.2 per year) source: EuropePMC
Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, Volume 7, Issue 4, 26 4 2014, Pages 671-676 Influence of steroid therapy on the incidence of pericarditis and atrial fibrillation after percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation for ventricular tachycardia. Dyrda K, Piers SR, van Huls van Taxis CF, Schalij MJ, Zeppenfeld K
Background: This study evaluates the influence of 3 therapeutic approaches on the incidence of pericarditis and atrial fibrillation (AF) after percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation for ventricular tachycardia. Methods and results: Eighty-five consecutive procedures (2006-2011) were retrospectively reviewed. After the first 17 procedures (20.0%), no steroids were administered. For the subsequent 30 procedures (35.3%), systemic steroids were administered intravenously or orally, whereas the... Abstract
Cited 27 times since 2014 (2.7 per year) source: EuropePMC
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, Volume 16 Suppl 1, 1 1 2014, Pages i1-78 Statistics on the use of cardiac electronic devices and electrophysiological procedures in 55 ESC countries: 2013 report from the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA). Arribas F, Auricchio A, Boriani G, Brugada J, Deharo JC, Hindriks G, Kuck KH, Merino JL, Vardas P, Wolpert C, Zeppenfeld K