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Expert consensus document on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram: The task force on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram in Japan: Part 2: Current status of inappropriate automated diagnosis is widely used electrocardiographs in Japan.

Takao Katoh, Masaaki Yashima, Naohiko Takahashi, Eiichi Watanabe, Takanori Ikeda, Yuji Kasamaki, Naokata Sumitomo, Norihiro Ueda, Hiroshi Morita, Masayasu Hiraoka

Journal of arrhythmia 37 ( 6 ) 1427 - 1433 2021.12

Fragmented QRS as a predictor of cardiac events in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis. International journal

Soichiro Ogura, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Koji Nakagawa, Nobuhiro Nishii, Satoshi Akagi, Norihisa Toh, Yoichi Takaya, Masashi Yoshida, Toru Miyoshi, Atsuyuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Ito

Journal of cardiology 79 ( 3 ) 446 - 452 2021.11

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BACKGROUND: Multiple spikes within the QRS complex, known as fragmented QRS (fQRS), are associated with the occurrences of ventricular arrhythmic events (VAEs) in patients with Brugada syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. However, the association between fQRS and occurrence of VAEs in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) has not been elucidated. METHODS: We evaluated the associations between fQRS and cardiac events including VAEs [non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (NSVT), sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT), and ventricular fibrillation (VF)], hospitalization for heart failure, and all-cause death in 68 patients with CS (30 patients with fQRS vs. 38 patients without fQRS) over a 5-year period. RESULTS: Cardiac events occurred in 22 patients with fQRS and 18 patients without fQRS (73% vs. 47%, p=0.009). Of the cardiac events that occurred in CS patients, VAEs occurred more frequently in patients with fQRS than in patients without fQRS (VAEs: 70% vs. 45%, p=0.017; NSVT: 70% vs. 45%, p=0.010; VT: 43% vs. 18%, p=0.011, and VF: 6.7% vs. 2.6%, p=0.34), whereas there was no significant difference in hospitalization for heart failure or all-cause death between patients with and those without fQRS (hospitalization for heart failure: 6.7% vs. 5.3%, p=0.75; all-cause death: 6.7% vs. 5.3%, p=0.64). Multivariate analysis showed that fQRS in the baseline electrocardiogram was independently associated with VAEs (hazard ratio: 2.21, 95% confidence interval: 1.15-4.25, p=0.017). CONCLUSION: fQRS is a predictor of VAEs in patients with CS.

DOI： 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.10.022

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Successful ablation of a superior fast-slow atrioventricular reentrant tachycardia in a patient with congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries. International journal

Satoshi Kawada, Nobuhiro Nishii, Saori Asada, Koji Nakagawa, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

HeartRhythm case reports 7 ( 10 ) 698 - 701 2021.10

Effect of preprocedural pharmacologic cardioversion on pulmonary vein isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. International journal

Keisuke Okawa, Shohei Hara, Takeshi Morimoto, Ryu Tsushima, Yuya Sudo, Masahiro Sogo, Masatomo Ozaki, Masahiko Takahashi, Masayuki Doi, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

Heart rhythm 18 ( 9 ) 1473 - 1479 2021.9

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BACKGROUND: The optimal strategy for catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF) remains unknown. A preprocedural additive treatment for patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone to optimize catheter ablation should be investigated. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine whether pharmacologic cardioversion with a fixed low-dose antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) before ablation could stratify the long-term outcome of a PVI-alone strategy. METHODS: We conducted a prospective cohort study of PeAF patients who underwent PVI using contact force-sensing catheters. No substrate modification was performed. Fixed low-dose bepridil was administered before ablation for cardioversion and patients were classified into 2 groups based on obtaining sinus rhythm (SR). The rate of recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and/or atrial tachycardia (AT) within 36 months was compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS: Among the 303 PeAF patients who received the AAD, 102 returned to SR (SR group), and the other 201 had persistence of AF (non-SR group). AF persistence duration at baseline and during bepridil administration was similar between the 2 groups. The SR group had a significantly lower 36-month AF/AT recurrence rate than the non-SR group (17 [22.2%] vs 55 [34.0%], log-rank P = .022). AT-type recurrence was observed in 16 patients (2 [3.3%] in the SR group vs 14 [8.9%] in the non-SR group; log-rank P = .051). Nonresponse to AAD was an independent predictor of AF/AT recurrence after adjusting for other risk factors (hazard ratio 1.34; 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.77; P = .040). CONCLUSION: Preprocedural pharmacologic cardioversion could be a useful determinant for patients with treatable PeAF by PVI alone.

DOI： 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.04.027

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Who is at high-risk in J wave syndromes? International journal

Hiroshi Morita, Masakazu Miyamoto

Trends in cardiovascular medicine 32 ( 6 ) 364 - 365 2021.8

Pathological and clinical effects of interleukin-6 on human myocarditis. International journal

Naofumi Amioka, Kazufumi Nakamura, Tomonari Kimura, Keiko Ohta-Ogo, Takehiro Tanaka, Tomohiro Toji, Satoshi Akagi, Koji Nakagawa, Norihisa Toh, Masashi Yoshida, Toru Miyoshi, Nobuhiro Nishii, Atsuyuki Watanabe, Ryotaro Asano, Takeshi Ogo, Yoshikazu Nakaoka, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroyuki Yanai, Hiroshi Ito

Journal of cardiology 78 ( 2 ) 157 - 165 2021.8

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BACKGROUND: Numerous basic studies have shown a relationship between interleukin-6 (IL-6) and the development or severity of myocarditis. However, there has been no study in which the effect of IL-6 levels in patients with myocarditis was evaluated. METHODS: We enrolled control patients (n = 12) and consecutive patients with acute myocarditis (n = 13), including lymphocytic, eosinophilic, and giant cell myocarditis, and investigated the pathological and clinical effects of IL-6 on human myocarditis. RESULTS: The serum IL-6 level in patients with myocarditis (16.7 [9.9, 103.8] pg/mL) was significantly higher than that in the control patients (1.4 [1.0, 1.9] pg/mL) (P<0.001). Immunohistochemical analysis showed that IL-6 was expressed in infiltrating inflammatory cells of endomyocardial biopsy samples from all patients with myocarditis. Moreover, the log-transformed value of serum IL-6 level showed significant positive correlations with serum creatine kinase (CK) level, CK-MB level, peak CK level, peak CK-MB level and C-reactive protein level (all P ≤ 0.005) and a negative correlation with the left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction (p = 0.014). We divided the patients with myocarditis into a low IL-6 group (9.9 [4.5, 14.2] pg/dL, n = 7) and a high IL-6 group (108.9 [51.1, 130.9] pg/dL, n = 6). The degree of infiltration of IL-6-expressing inflammatory cells in myocardial samples obtained from patients in the high IL-6 group was significantly more severe than that in samples obtained from patients in the low IL-6 group. Furthermore, patients in the high IL-6 group significantly more frequently received catecholamine therapy (P = 0.005), venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (P = 0.029), and artificial respirator support (P = 0.021) in the acute phase of myocarditis. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that there is a strong impact of IL-6 on cardiac injury and dysfunction in patients with myocarditis.

DOI： 10.1016/j.jjcc.2021.03.003

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Expert consensus document on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram: The task force on automated diagnosis of the electrocardiogram in Japan. Part 1: Nomenclature for diagnosis and abnormal findings.

Takao Katoh, Masaaki Yashima, Naohiko Takahashi, Eiichi Watanabe, Takanori Ikeda, Yuji Kasamaki, Naokata Sumitomo, Norihiro Ueda, Hiroshi Morita, Masayasu Hiraoka

Journal of arrhythmia 37 ( 4 ) 871 - 876 2021.8

Functionally validated SCN5A variants allow interpretation of pathogenicity and prediction of lethal events in Brugada syndrome. International journal

Taisuke Ishikawa, Hiroki Kimoto, Hiroyuki Mishima, Kenichiro Yamagata, Soshiro Ogata, Yoshiyasu Aizawa, Kenshi Hayashi, Hiroshi Morita, Tadashi Nakajima, Yukiko Nakano, Satoshi Nagase, Nobuyuki Murakoshi, Shinya Kowase, Kimie Ohkubo, Takeshi Aiba, Shimpei Morimoto, Seiko Ohno, Shiro Kamakura, Akihiko Nogami, Masahiko Takagi, Matilde Karakachoff, Christian Dina, Jean-Jacques Schott, Koh-Ichiro Yoshiura, Minoru Horie, Wataru Shimizu, Kunihiro Nishimura, Kengo Kusano, Naomasa Makita

European heart journal 42 ( 29 ) 2854 - 2863 2021.7

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AIMS: The prognostic value of genetic variants for predicting lethal arrhythmic events (LAEs) in Brugada syndrome (BrS) remains controversial. We investigated whether the functional curation of SCN5A variations improves prognostic predictability. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using a heterologous expression system and whole-cell patch clamping, we functionally characterized 22 variants of unknown significance (VUSs) among 55 SCN5A mutations previously curated using in silico prediction algorithms in the Japanese BrS registry (n = 415). According to the loss-of-function (LOF) properties, SCN5A mutation carriers (n = 60) were divided into two groups: LOF-SCN5A mutations and non-LOF SCN5A variations. Functionally proven LOF-SCN5A mutation carriers (n = 45) showed significantly severer electrocardiographic conduction abnormalities and worse prognosis associated with earlier manifestations of LAEs (7.9%/year) than in silico algorithm-predicted SCN5A carriers (5.1%/year) or all BrS probands (2.5%/year). Notably, non-LOF SCN5A variation carriers (n = 15) exhibited no LAEs during the follow-up period. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only LOF-SCN5A mutations and a history of aborted cardiac arrest were significant predictors of LAEs. Gene-based association studies using whole-exome sequencing data on another independent SCN5A mutation-negative BrS cohort (n = 288) showed no significant enrichment of rare variants in 16 985 genes including 22 non-SCN5A BrS-associated genes as compared with controls (n = 372). Furthermore, rare variations of non-SCN5A BrS-associated genes did not affect LAE-free survival curves. CONCLUSION: In vitro functional validation is key to classifying the pathogenicity of SCN5A VUSs and for risk stratification of genetic predictors of LAEs. Functionally proven LOF-SCN5A mutations are genetic burdens of sudden death in BrS, but evidence for other BrS-associated genes is elusive.

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Incremental prognostic value of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease over coronary computed tomography angiography findings in patients with suspected coronary artery disease. International journal

Keishi Ichikawa, Toru Miyoshi, Kazuhiro Osawa, Takashi Miki, Hironobu Toda, Kentaro Ejiri, Masashi Yoshida, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

European journal of preventive cardiology 2021.7

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AIMS: This study aimed to investigate additional risk stratification benefits of hepatic steatosis (HS) concurrently assessed during coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in a large patient cohort with suspected stable coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS: In this prospective study, 1148 Japanese outpatients without a history of CAD who underwent coronary CTA for suspected stable CAD (mean age 64 ± 14 years) were included. HS, defined on CT as a hepatic-to-spleen attenuation ratio of <1.0, was examined just before the evaluation of adverse CTA findings, defined as obstructive and/or high-risk plaque. The major adverse cardiac events (MACE) were the composite of cardiac death, acute coronary syndrome, and late revascularization. The incremental predictive value of HS was evaluated using the global χ2 test and C-statistic. HS was identified in 247 (22%) patients. During a median follow-up of 3.9 years, MACE was observed in 40 (3.5%) patients. HS was significantly associated with MACE in a model that included adverse CTA findings (hazard ratio 4.01, 95% confidence interval 2.12-7.59, P < 0.001). By adding HS to the Framingham risk score and adverse CTA findings, the global χ2 score and C-statistic significantly increased from 29.0 to 49.5 (P < 0.001) and 0.74 to 0.81 (P = 0.026), respectively. In subgroup analyses in patients with diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome, HS had significant additive predictive value for MACE over the Framingham risk score and adverse CTA findings. CONCLUSION: In patients with suspected stable CAD, concurrent evaluation of HS during coronary CTA enables more accurate detection of patients at higher risk of MACE.

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無症候性ブルガダ症候群における心臓突然死のリスク層別化(Risk Stratification for Sudden Cardiac Death in Asymptomatic Brugada Syndrome)

中野由紀子, 廣延直也, 清水渉, 高木雅彦, 森田宏, 相庭武司, 草野研吾, 大野聖子, 鎌倉令, 堀江稔, 高橋尚彦, 篠原徹二, 青沼和隆, 村越伸行, 吉田幸彦

日本循環器学会学術集会抄録集 85回 TP14 - 2 2021.3

Inappropriate Automatic Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation in Widely-used Electrocardiograph : Current Situation and Problems

Katoh Takao, Yashima Masaaki, Takahashi Naohiko, Watanabe Eiichi, Ikeda Takanori, Kasamaki Yuji, Sumitomo Naokata, Ueda Norihiro, Morita Hiroshi, Hiraoka Masayasu

Japanese Journal of Electrocardiology 41 ( 1 ) 5 - 13 2021.2

Language：Japanese Publisher：Japanese Heart Rhythm Society

Background : Automatic diagnosis of electrocardiograms（ECG）has been widely used not only in clinical practice but in the health check-ups for more than half a century. However, the diagnostic accuracy of widely-used computer equipped electrocardiograph is not always satisfactory and therefore requires an expert’s over-read. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the current situation and factors that led to inappropriate diagnosis focused on atrial fibrillation（AF）. Method : ECGs with inappropriate computer diagnosis were evaluated carefully by members of The Task Force on Automated Diagnosis of the Electrocardiogram in Japan. Results :（1）Inappropriate diagnosis of AF was found in 54 of 50,000 health check-up ECGs（0.11％）and 51 of 272 consecutive patients（18.8％）at a cardiovascular clinic.（2）Factors of 62 under-diagnoses for AF consisted of 42（67.7％）misdiagnoses of f-wave as sinus P waves, 5（8.1％）as ectopic P waves, 8（12.9％）as atrial flutters and 7（11.3％）of no atrial excitations.（3）Factors of 83 over-diagnoses for AF consisted of 38（45.8％）that missed sinus P waves, 37（44.6％）that overlooked ectopic P waves, and 8（9.6％）that misdiagnosed typical flutter waves. Conclusion : Inappropriate automatic diagnosis of AF may result not only in unnecessary consultations with expert physicians due to over-diagnosis but also increased risk of cerebral infarction or heart failure due to under-diagnosis. The construction of highly accurate and reliable systems by further improving computer algorithms is urgent needly to improve automatic diagnosis of ECG.

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Higher oxidized high-density lipoprotein to apolipoprotein A-I ratio is associated with high-risk coronary plaque characteristics determined by CT angiography. International journal

Kazuki Suruga, Toru Miyoshi, Kazuhiko Kotani, Keishi Ichikawa, Takashi Miki, Kazuhiro Osawa, Kentaro Ejiri, Hironobu Toda, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

International journal of cardiology 324 193 - 198 2021.2

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BACKGROUND: Oxidized high-density lipoprotein (oxHDL), unlike native HDL, is characterized by reduced cholesterol efflux capability and anti-inflammatory properties. The ratio of oxHDL to apolipoprotein A-I (oxHDL/apoAI) is a possible marker of dysfunctional HDL. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between oxHDL/apoAI and coronary plaque characteristics that increase the likelihood of cardiovascular events as determined by coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography. METHODS: A total of 297 patients (mean age; 67 years, men; 63%) who underwent coronary CT angiography for suspected stable coronary artery disease (CAD) were included. High-risk plaques (HRP) were defined by three characteristics: positive remodeling; low-density plaques; and spotty calcification. Significant stenosis was defined as a luminal narrowing of >70%. Serum concentrations of oxHDL were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS: Patients with higher oxHDL/ApoAI showed significantly greater prevalence of HRP (p = 0.03) and significant stenosis (p < 0.01) compared with patients with low oxHDL/ ApoAI. The multivariate logistic analysis demonstrated that oxHDL/ApoAI significantly associated with the presence of HRP and significant coronary stenosis (p = 0.01 and < 0.01). In the follow-up study including 243 patients for a median period of 1.8 years, univariate cox regression analysis showed that oxHDL/ApoAI, HRP and significant stenosis were significant predictors of cardiovascular events. CONCLUSIONS: A high oxHDL/apoAI was associated with the presence of HRP and significant stenosis determined by coronary CT angiography, which can lead to cardiovascular events in patients with suspected stable CAD.

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Prognosis of patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction after transvenous lead extraction and the need for additional hemodynamic support in the perioperative period. International journal

Nobuhiro Nishii, Takashi Nishimoto, Tomofumi Mizuno, Takuro Masuda, Saori Asada, Masakazu Miyamoto, Satoshi Kawada, Koji Nakagawa, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Morimatsu, Shingo Kasahara, Hiroshi Ito

Heart rhythm 18 ( 6 ) 962 - 969 2021.1

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BACKGROUND: Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) is necessary because of system infection, lead malfunction, or system upgrade. Patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction (SLVD) undergoing TLE may be at a higher risk because hemodynamic parameters may change unfavorably during or after TLE; however, this has not yet been clarified. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine whether patients with SLVD undergoing TLE have higher mortality. METHODS: All patients who underwent TLE were stratified as follows: patients with ejection fraction ≤ 35% (SLVD group) and those with ejection fraction > 35% (non-SLVD group). RESULTS: We assessed the data of 200 patients (SLVD group, 36; non-SLVD group, 164). Brain natriuretic peptide level and cardiac resynchronization therapy rate were higher in the SLVD group than in the non-SLVD group. There were no significant between-group differences in major complications and clinical success rates. Patients with SLVD were more likely to require additional hemodynamic support, such as catecholamine infusion, temporary atrial-ventricle sequential pacing, and temporary cardiac resynchronization therapy pacing (27.8% vs 1.2%; P < .001). The survival rate was not significantly different between the groups at 30 days and 1 year after TLE (SLVD vs non-SLVD: 30 days: 97.2% vs 99.4%; P = .215; 1 year: 80.6% vs 91.5%; P = .053). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed log brain natriuretic peptide and serum hemoglobin levels as predictors for 1-year mortality. CONCLUSION: The prognosis after TLE was comparable between patients with and without SLVD. However, additional hemodynamic support was often necessary for patients with SLVD.

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Prognostic value of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for predicting cardiovascular events in patients with diabetes mellitus with suspected coronary artery disease: a prospective cohort study. International journal

Keishi Ichikawa, Toru Miyoshi, Kazuhiro Osawa, Takashi Miki, Hironobu Toda, Kentaro Ejiri, Masatoki Yoshida, Yusuke Nanba, Masashi Yoshida, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

Cardiovascular diabetology 20 ( 1 ) 8 - 8 2021.1

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BACKGROUND: Risk stratification of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has not been established. Coronary artery calcium score (CACS) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are independently associated with cardiovascular events in T2DM patients. This study examined the incremental prognostic value of NAFLD assessed by non-enhanced computed tomography (CT) in addition to CACS and Framingham risk score (FRS) for cardiovascular events in T2DM patients. METHODS: This prospective pilot study included 529 T2DM outpatients with no history of cardiovascular disease who underwent CACS measurement because of suspected coronary artery disease. NAFLD was defined on CT images as a liver:spleen attenuation ratio < 1.0. Cardiovascular events were defined as cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, late coronary revascularization, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure. RESULTS: Among 529 patients (61% men, mean age 65 years), NAFLD was identified in 143 (27%). Forty-four cardiovascular events were documented during a median follow-up of 4.4 years. In multivariate Cox regression analysis, NAFLD, CACS, and FRS were associated with cardiovascular events (hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals 5.43, 2.82-10.44, p < 0.001; 1.56, 1.32-1.86, p < 0.001; 1.23, 1.08-1.39, p = 0.001, respectively). The global χ2 score for predicting cardiovascular events increased significantly from 27.0 to 49.7 by adding NAFLD to CACS and FRS (p < 0.001). The addition of NAFLD to a model including CACS and FRS significantly increased the C-statistic from 0.71 to 0.80 (p = 0.005). The net reclassification achieved by adding CACS and FRS was 0.551 (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: NAFLD assessed by CT, in addition to CACS and FRS, could be useful for identifying T2DM patients at higher risk of cardiovascular events.

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Usefulness of right ventriculography compared with computed tomography for ruling out the possibility of lead perforation before lead extraction. International journal

Saori Asada, Nobuhiro Nishii, Takayoshi Shinya, Akihito Miyoshi, Yoshimasa Morimoto, Masakazu Miyamoto, Koji Nakagawa, Kazufumi Nakamura, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

PloS one 16 ( 3 ) e0245502 2021

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PURPOSE: High-risk patients can be identified by preprocedural computed tomography (CT) before lead extraction. However, CT evaluation may be difficult especially for lead tip identification due to artifacts in the leads. Selective right ventriculography (RVG) may enable preprocedural evaluation of lead perforation. We investigated the efficacy of RVG for identifying right ventricular (RV) lead perforation compared with CT in patients who underwent lead extraction. METHODS: Ninety-five consecutive patients who were examined by thin-section non-ECG-gated multidetector CT and RVG before lead extraction were investigated retrospectively. Newly recognized pericardial effusion after lead extraction was used as a reference standard for lead perforation. We analyzed the prevalence of RV lead perforation diagnosed by each method. The difference in the detection rates of lead perforation by RVG and CT was evaluated. RESULTS: Of the 115 RV leads in the 95 patients, lead perforation was diagnosed for 35 leads using CT, but the leads for 29 (83%) of those 35 leads diagnosed as lead perforation by CT were shown to be within the right ventricle by RVG. Three patients with 5 leads could not be evaluated by CT due to motion artifacts. The diagnostic accuracies of RVG and CT were significantly different (p < 0.001). There was no complication of pericardial effusion caused by RV lead extraction. CONCLUSION: RVG for identification of RV lead perforation leads to fewer false-positives compared to non-ECG-gated CT. However, even in cases in which lead perforation is diagnosed, most leads may be safely extracted by transvenous lead extraction.

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Significance of Exercise-Related Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients With Brugada Syndrome. International journal

Hiroshi Morita, Saori T Asada, Masakazu Miyamoto, Yoshimasa Morimoto, Tomonari Kimura, Tomofumi Mizuno, Koji Nakagawa, Atsuyuki Watanabe, Nobuhiro Nishii, Hiroshi Ito

Journal of the American Heart Association 9 ( 23 ) e016907 2020.12

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Background Sinus tachycardia during exercise attenuates ST-segment elevation in patients with Brugada syndrome, whereas ST-segment augmentation after an exercise test is a high-risk sign. Some patients have premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) related to exercise, but the significance of exercise-related PVCs in patients with Brugada syndrome is still unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the significance of exercise-related PVCs for predicting occurrence of ventricular fibrillation (VF) in patients with Brugada syndrome. Methods and Results The subjects were 307 patients with Brugada syndrome who performed a treadmill exercise test. We evaluated the occurrence of PVCs at rest, during exercise and at the peak of exercise, and during recovery after exercise (0-5 minutes). We followed the patients for 92±68 months and evaluated the occurrence of VF. PVCs occurred in 82 patients (27%) at the time of treadmill exercise test: PVCs appeared at rest in 14 patients (4%), during exercise in 60 patients (20%), immediately after exercise (0-1.5 minutes) in 28 patients (9%), early after exercise (1.5-3 minutes) in 18 patients (6%), and late after exercise (3-5 minutes) in 12 patients (4%). Thirty patients experienced VF during follow-up. Multivariable analysis including symptoms, spontaneous type 1 ECG, and PVCs in the early recovery phase showed that these factors were independently associated with VF events during follow-up. Conclusions PVCs early after an exercise test are associated with future occurrence of VF events. Rebound of vagal nerve activity at the early recovery phase would promote ST-segment augmentation and PVCs in high-risk patients with Brugada syndrome.

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Improvement in renal and endothelial function after catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. International journal

Keisuke Okawa, Toru Miyoshi, Masahiro Sogo, Shohei Hara, Yuya Sudo, Satoko Ugawa, Masahiko Takahashi, Masayuki Doi, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

Journal of cardiology 76 ( 6 ) 610 - 617 2020.12

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BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) can be lowered by catheter ablation. We hypothesized the underlying mechanism was improvement in renal and endothelial function corresponding to AF burden, and investigated whether restoration of sinus rhythm (SR) after ablation affected these functions according to AF type. METHODS AND RESULTS: We prospectively measured estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and reactive hyperemia index (RHI) in 358 consecutive patients with AF before and 6 and 12 months after the ablation. For each AF type [paroxysmal AF (PAF), n = 229, and persistent AF (PeAF), n = 129], we evaluated changes in these markers and influence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The eGFR and natural logarithm-transformed (ln) UACR improved at 6 months in the PeAF group (68.7 ± 18.7-71.8 ± 18.9 mL/min/1.73 m2, p = 0.003 and 3.1±1.6 to 2.8±1.5, p < 0.001, respectively) and remained unchanged in the PAF group. Among the PeAF patients, recurrent AF was identified in 41, but only transiently in 38 patients. PeAF at baseline independently predicted increased eGFR [odds ratio (OR)=2.13, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.35-3.40, p = 0.001] and decreased UACR (OR=1.94, 95 % CI 1.05-3.58, p = 0.033). In the PeAF patients with CKD, ln-RHI significantly increased at 6 months after the ablation, and the change (Δ) in ln-RHI was significantly correlated with the ΔeGFR (r=0.35, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS: SR restoration after ablation was associated with an improved eGFR and UACR in PeAF patients, but not PAF patients. In PeAF patients with CKD, an improved endothelial function after ablation was associated with an improved renal function.

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Improved Risk Stratification of Patients With Brugada Syndrome by the New Japanese Circulation Society Guideline - A Multicenter Validation Study.

Akinori Wakamiya, Tsukasa Kamakura, Tetsuji Shinohara, Kenji Yodogawa, Nobuyuki Murakoshi, Hiroshi Morita, Naohiko Takahashi, Yasuya Inden, Wataru Shimizu, Akihiko Nogami, Minoru Horie, Kenzaburo Nakajima, Naoya Kataoka, Mitsuru Wada, Kenichiro Yamagata, Kohei Ishibashi, Yuko Inoue, Koji Miyamoto, Satoshi Nagase, Takashi Noda, Takeshi Aiba, Satoshi Yasuda, Masaki Ieda, Kengo Kusano

Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society 84 ( 12 ) 2158 - 2165 2020.11

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BACKGROUND: The new guideline (NG) published by the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) places emphasis on previous arrhythmic syncope and inducibility of ventricular fibrillation (VF) by ≤2 extrastimuli during programmed electrical stimulation (PES) for deciding the indication of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with Brugada syndrome (BrS). This study evaluated the usefulness of the NG and compared it with the former guideline (FG) for risk stratification of patients with BrS.Methods and Results:This was a multicenter (7 Japanese hospitals) retrospective study involving 234 patients with BrS who underwent PES at baseline (226 males; mean age at diagnosis: 44.9±13.4 years). At diagnosis, 46 patients (20%) had previous VF, 100 patients (43%) had previous syncope, and 88 patients (37%) were asymptomatic. We evaluated the difference in the incidence of VF in each indication according to the new and FGs. During the follow-up period (mean: 6.9±5.2 years), the incidence of VF was higher in patients with Class IIa indication according to the NG (NG: 16/45 patients [35.6%] vs. FG: 16/104 patients [15.4%]), while the incidence of VF in patients with other than class I or IIa indication was similarly low in both guidelines (NG: 2/143 patients [1.4%] vs. FG: 2/84 patients [2.4%]). CONCLUSIONS: This study validated the usefulness of the NG for risk stratification of BrS patients.

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救急外来での見逃し(Missed)を避けるべき心原性失神10 real cases approach

藤本竜平, 森田宏, 間瀬浩, 三木崇史, 戸田洋伸, 杜徳尚, 西井伸洋, 中村一文, 鈴木洋, 伊藤浩

日本救急医学会雑誌 31 ( 11 ) 2280 - 2280 2020.11

Ablation for idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia in a patient with double outlet right ventricle who underwent Fontan operation: a case report. International journal

Masakazu Miyamoto, Nobuhiro Nishii, Hiroshi Morita, Hiroshi Ito

European heart journal. Case reports 4 ( 5 ) 1 - 6 2020.10

Language：English

Background: The incidence of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients following Fontan operation is reported as 3.5%. Furthermore, in patients with repaired double outlet right ventricle (DORV), scar-related VT and outflow tract VT have been reported; however, Purkinje-related VT has not previously been reported. In this report, we present the case of idiopathic left VT (ILVT) in a patient with DORV who underwent Fontan operation. Case summary: A 31-year-old man was diagnosed as having DORV with complete atrioventricular defect at birth. When he was 17 years old, he underwent surgical repair, including extracardiac Fontan operation and common atrioventricular valve replacement. Five years later, VT was detected. Since some medications were ineffective in suppressing VT, he was referred to our hospital for definitive treatment. Ventricular tachycardia was induced by atrial and ventricular programmed electrical stimulations. The mechanism of the VT was determined to be re-entry. The earliest activation site was located at the mid-inferior septum of the hypoplastic left ventricle, in which Purkinje potentials were observed before the local ventricular electrogram. Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) was performed at this site to eliminate VT. Discussion: Most VTs originate from surgical scars in patients with congenital heart disease. Catheter ablation was feasible in scar-related VT. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of ILVT treated successfully with RFCA in a DORV patient who had undergone Fontan operation.

DOI： 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa264

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