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2. Estimulación multisitio como tratamiento de la disfunción ventricular. Reporte de un caso. Multisite stimulation as treatment of ventricular dysfunction. A case report.
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Roberto Zayas Molina, Amalia Peiz González, Jesús Castro Hevia, Yanela Fayad Rodríguez, Miguel A. Quiñones Pérez, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Julio Taín Vásquez, and Francisco Dorticós Balea
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ESTIMULACION CARDIACA ARTIFICIAL ,DISFUNCION VENTRICULAR IZQUIERDA ,CARDIAC ARTIFICIAL STIMULATION ,LEFT VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Se evalúan los resultados obtenidos con la estimulación cardíaca VDD (bicameral y biventricular) en una paciente con diagnóstico de miocardiopatía dilatada, disfunción ventricular severa (capacidad funcional III-IV de la NYHA) y bloqueo de rama izquierda. Se realizó una estimulación cardíaca transitoria durante 5 min en: aurícula derecha (AD)-ventrículo derecho (VD), AD-ventrículo izquierdo (VI) y AD-ambos ventrículos (biventricular) con el cátodo en VD o VI. La estimulación permanente se planteó acorde con los resultados obtenidos con la precedente y se realizó AD-VI y biventricular (cátodo en VI), con diferentes intervalos PR. La función ventricular fue evaluada en ambos protocolos mediante una ventriculografía nuclear y se definieron la fracción de eyección, los volúmenes sistólicos, telesistólicos y telediastólicos del VI y el índice de regurgitación mitral (con la estimulación permanente). Se concluye que la estimulación biventricular resultó la opción más eficaz en la mejoría de la disfunción ventricular. The results obtained in the VDD cardiac stimulation (dual chamber and biventricular) in a patient with diagnosis of dilated myocardiopathy, severe ventricular dysfunction (functional capacity III-IV of the NYHA) and left bundle branch block are evaluated. A transitory cardiac stimulation was carried out during 5 min in: right auricle (RA)-right ventricle (RV), RA-left ventricle (LV) and RA-both ventricles (biventricular) with the cathode in RV or LV.The permanent stimulation was suggested according to the results obtained with the previous one and RA-LV and biventricular stimulation (cathode in LV) was produced with different PR intervals. The ventricular function was evaluated in both protocols by nuclear ventriculography. The ejection fraction, the systolic, telesystolic and telediastolic volumes of the LV and the mitral regurgitation index (with permanent stimulation) were defined. It is concluded that biventricular stimulation proved to be the most efficient option to improve ventricular dysfunction.
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- 2000
3. Taquicardias ortodrómicas e intranodales. Equívocos diagnósticos y ablación. Orthodromic and intra-nodal tachycardia. Diagnostic mistakes and ablation
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Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Jesús Castro Hevia, Igor Rodríguez Peredo, Roberto Zayas Molina, and Francisco Dorticós Balea
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TAQUICARDIA/ diagnóstico ,TAQUICARDIA SINOATRIAL NODAL DE REENTRADA/ diagnóstico ,TAQUICARDIA ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL DE REENTRADA/ diagnóstico ,ELECTROCARDIOGRAFIA ,ESTIMULACION ELECTRICA. TACHYCARDIA/diagnosis ,TACHYCARDIA ,SINOATRIAL NODAL REENTRY/diagnosis ,ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY/diagnosis ,ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY ,ELECTRIC STIMULATION. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Resulta trascendente el diagnóstico diferencial entre las taquicardias ortodrómica e intranodal, por su frecuencia, la orientación del estudio electrofisiológico y la terapéutica antiarrítmica o ablativa que se debe emplear. Los conocimientos electrofisiológicos llevados al electrocardiograma ofrecen criterios orientadores, pero ciertos casos se apartan de los modelos. El objetivo fue precisar la frecuencia del hecho y las variantes de cada taquicardia. Se estudiaron 40 pacientes entre 14 y 78 años, en un período de 14 meses. Se documentó la taquicardia con un diagnóstico presuntivo; la estimulación eléctrica programada precisó el definitivo, con posterior ablación: intranodales (29), ortodrómicas (10), ambas (1). Hubo congruencia clínico-electrofisiológica en 30 (75 %); en 10 existió error o duda: intranodales (6), ortodrómicas (3), ambas (1). Las variedades de la intranodal son: P superpuesta al QRS, como fuerza terminal, RP menor de 60 ms, RP mayor o igual a 60 ms, RP mayor que el PR, P delante del QRS; y las de la ortodrómica: RP mayor o igual a 60 ms, RP menor que 60 ms, y RP mayor que el PR. Se concluye que el diagnóstico puede establecerse por el electrocardiograma pero existen variantes que llevan a equívocos diagnósticos, que aclarará el estudio electrofisiológico.
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- 1999
4. Estimulación bicameral en la miocardiopatía hipertrófica obstructiva subaórtica. Información preliminar. Dual chamber pacing in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Preliminary information.
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Jesús Castro Hevia, Roberto Zayas Molina, Yanela Fayad Rodríguez, Raul Díaz Padrón Camejo, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Juan Prohías Martínez, and Angela Castro Arca
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MIOCARDIOPATIA HIPERTROFICA/ terapia ,ESTIMULACION CARDIACA ARTIFICIAL ,MARCAPASO ARTIFICIAL. CARDIOMYOPATHY ,HYPERTETROPHIC/therapy ,CARDIAC PACING ,ARTIFICIAL ,PACEMAKER ,ARTIFICIAL. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
La estimulación con marcapasos bicameral en pacientes con Miocardiopatía Hipertrófica Obstructiva disminuye el gradiente de presión subaórtico y mejora la sintomatología. En un período de dos años estudiamos y tratamos a 8 pacientes, 4 femeninos, entre 15 y 69 años (valor promedio de 40 años), con esa entidad que manifestaban gradientes subaórticos iguales o mayores de 54 mmHg medidos por ecocardiografía. Se calcularon en vista de tres cámaras adicionándole 20 mmHg al gradiente pico de la insuficiencia mitral y sustrayéndolo a la presión sistólica determinada por esfigmomanometría. Todos se mantenían con capacidad funcional grado III-IV según la clasificación de la NYHA, a pesar del tratamiento farmacológico con betabloqueadores y anticálcicos a dosis máxima tolerable. Se les implantaron marcapasos bicamerales con retardo aurículo-ventricular de 100 milisegundos, que se les modificó evolutivamente según los resultados ecocardiográficos y clínicos. El promedio de gradientes de presión subaórtico fue de 78 mmHg preimplante y en el seguimiento entre 1,5 y 21 meses, disminuyó en el 60 % (a 31 mmHg de promedio) con mejoría en todos los pacientes de la capacidad funcional a grado I-II. Este proceder es una opción para aquellos pacientes que no mejoran con tratamiento farmacológico antes de decidir tratamiento quirúrgico; no obstante la obstrucción es sólo parte de la compleja patología de esta entidad, la disfunción diastólica, la isquemia miocárdica y las arritmias son otros procesos en los que los efectos del tratamiento con marcapasos está por definir. Dual chamber pacing in patients suffering from obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reduces subatrial pressure gradient and improves symptoms. In two years, 8 patients (4 women and 4 men) aged 15-19 years old (average 40) were trated and studied; they showed subatrial gradients equal to or higher than 54 mmHg according to echocardiography results by adding 20 mmKg to peak gradient of mitral valve failure and substracting the same from systolic pressure detemined by shygmomanometry. All patients kept II-IV grade functional capacity as indicated in NYHA classification in spite of the drug therapy with maximum tolerable dosage of beta-blockers and anticalcic drugs. They were implanted dual-chamber pacers with 100 mseg AV delay programming which was modified according to the evolution of echocardiographic & clinical results. The average subatrial pressure gradient was 78 mmHg before pacer implanting and 31 mmHg after a follow-up period from 1.5 to 21 months in wich pressure gradients were reduced by 60 % and patients reached I-II grade functional capacity. This method is an alternative for those patients who do not improve their condition with drug therapy before deciding to treat them surgically. Nevertheless, obstruction is just one part of the complex pathology of this disease since diastolic dysfunction, myocardial ischemia and arrhythmias are other disorders where the effects of pacer treatment is not yet defined.
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- 1999
5. Utilidad de los registros intracavitarios en la ablación de las taquicardias por reentrada nodal (reporte de 3 casos). Usefulnes of intracavitary recording in the ablation of nodal reentry tachycardia.
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Roberto Zayas Molina, Jsús Castro Hevia, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Frank Tornés, and Francisco Dorticós Balea
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TAQUICARDIA ,TAQUICARDIA ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL DE REENTRADA ,ARRITMIA ,TACHYCARDIA ,ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY ,ARRHYMIA ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Se analizó los resultados obtenidos en 3 pacientes portadores de taquicardia por reentrada nodal, a quienes se les realizó ablación con radiofrecuencia. Con las aplicaciones de energía en el tercio inferior del triángulo de Koch, sitio de salida de la vía de conducción lenta, se destruyó la rápida y se provocó un bloqueo auriculoventricular transitorio. Dos pacientes quedaron con un intervalo PR prolongado y los 3 sin conducción retrógrada. El registro del seno coronario durante las aplicaciones permitió definir alargamientos del intervalo ventriculoauricular durante el ritmo de unión, que manifestaron la lesión de la vía rápida retrógrada y conducción por la lenta. Se concluye que la prolongación del intervalo ventriculoauricular que aparece con el ritmo de unión durante las aplicaciones de radiofrecuencia, puede ser un marcador que defina la lesión de la vía de conducción nodal rápida. El registro intracardíaco (seno coronario) resulta imprescindible para hacer este diagnóstico. The results obtained in 3 patient carriers of nodal reentry tachycardia that underwent ablation with radiofrecuency were analized. With the applications of energy on the lower third of Koch's triangle, an exit site of the slow patway conduction, the fast patway was destroyed and a temporary auriculoventricular block was produced. 2 of the patients had a proonged P-R interval and the 3 of them had no retrograde conduction. The recording of the coronary simus during the applications allowed to define enlargements of the ventriculoauricular interval during the coupled rhythm that showed the injury of the retrograde fast pathway and the conduction by the slow pathway. It is concluded that the prolongation of the ventriculoauricular interval appearing with the coupled rhythm dirung the applications of radiofrequency may be a marker that defines the of the fast patway nodal conduction. the intracardiac recording (caronary sinus) is indispensable to make this diagnosis.
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- 1999
6. Taquicardia ventricular fascicular izquierda. Reporte de 2 casos. Left ventricular fascicular tachycardia. Report of 2 cases.
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Jesús Castro Hevia, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Roberto Zayas Molina, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, and Francisco Rodríguez Marturell
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TAQUICARDIA VENTRICULAR/cirugía ,TAQUICARDIA VENTRICULAR/quimioterapia ,ABLACION POR CATETER ,VERAPAMIL/uso terapéutico. TACHYCARDIA ,VENTRICULAR/surgery. TACHYCARDIA ,VENTRICULAR/drug therapy ,CATHETER ABLATION ,VERAPAMIL/therapeutic use. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
La taquicardia ventricular fascicular izquierda se describe en pacientes jóvenes con corazón sano, episodios de arritmia sostenida y diversa sistematología. El electrocardiograma de la arritmia muestra taquicardia regular con QRS estrecho e imagen de bloqueo de rama derecha y fascicular anterior izquierdo y con frecuencia disociación auriculoventricular (AV). Se presentaron 2 pacientes, uno de 20 y otro de 10 años de edad, masculinos, remitidos por presentar taquicardias muy frecuentes, de horas de duración, presincopales en el mayor e incesante de días de evolución en el niño que no respondían a diversos fármacos. El electrocardiograma de ambos mostró la morfología típica de esta entidad, disociación AV en el adulto y conducción retrógada en el niño. Al adulto se le realizó estudio electrofisiológico, y previa topoestimulación (estimulación desde el posible sitio de origen de la taquicardia) se anestesió, y se emitió un choque de 350J. Se ha mantenido asintomático por 2 años y medio. Al niño se le administró 2,5mg de verapamilo EV lo que hizo que se enlenteciera la arritmia y que presentara disociación AV, capturas, fusiones y pasó a ritmo sinusal. A los pocos minutos reinició de nuevo y se indicó tratamiento con verapamilo oral en dosis de 40mg cada 8 horas. Doce horas después cesó la arritmia definitivamente. Actualmente se mantiene asintomático a los 7 meses de evolución con dosis de 120mg de verapamilo al día. En un futuro se le realizará ablación del origen de la arritmia con radiofrecuencia. Aunque esta taquicardia es poco frecuente, casi siempre es confundida con arritmias supraventriculares por lo que es importante que sea reconocida para indicar un tratamiento farmacológico correcto así como su remisión a un centro especializado para logar la curación por medio de la ablación con radiofrecuencia. Left ventricular fascicular tachycardia is described in young patients with a sound heart, episodes of continuous arrthytmia and diverse systematology. The EKG shows regular tachycardia with narrow QRS and an image of right branch block and of left anterior fascicular blok with frequent AV dissociation. We received 2 male patients aged 20 and 10, respectively, that were referred for having very frequent tachycardia of some hours of duration that were presyncopal in the oldest and incessant with days of evolution in the youngest. Neither of them responden to drugs. The EKG of both patients revealed the typical morphology of this condiction, AV dissociation in the adult and retrograde conduction in the child. The adult underwent an electrophysiological study and, previous topostimulation (stimulation from the possible spot of origin of tachycardia), he was anesthetized and a dhock of 350J was produced. This patient has been asymptomatic for 2 years and a half. The child was administered 2.5 mg of IV verapamil, which made the arrhytmia slower and brought about AV dissociation, captures, and fusions. As a result, he passed to sinusal rhythm. A few minutes later, he reinitiated and it was indicated treatment with oral verapamil at a dose of 40 mg every 8 hours. After 12 hours, the arrhytmia stopped definitively. At present, he is asymptomatic at the 7th month of evolution with daily doses of 120 mg of verapamil. In a future, he will undergo ablation of the origin of arrhytmia with radiofrequency. Although this tachycardia is rarely seen, it is usually confused supraventricular arrhytmias, so it is important to recognize to indicate the righ pharmacological treatment as well as its referral to a specialized center to attain healing by means of ablation with radiofrequency.
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- 1998
7. Usefulnes of intracavitary recording in the ablation of nodal reentry tachycardia
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Roberto Zayas Molina, Jesús Castro Hevia, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Frank Tornés, and Francisco Dorticós Balea
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taquicardia ,taquicardia atrioventricular nodal de reentrada ,arritmia/terapia. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
The results obtained in 3 patient carriers of nodal reentry tachycardia that underwent ablation with radiofrecuency were analized. With the applications of energy on the lower third of Koch's triangle, an exit site of the slow patway conduction, the fast patway was destroyed and a temporary auriculoventricular block was produced. 2 of the patients had a proonged P-R interval and the 3 of them had no retrograde conduction. The recording of the coronary simus during the applications allowed to define enlargements of the ventriculoauricular interval during the coupled rhythm that showed the injury of the retrograde fast pathway and the conduction by the slow pathway. It is concluded that the prolongation of the ventriculoauricular interval appearing with the coupled rhythm dirung the applications of radiofrequency may be a marker that defines the of the fast patway nodal conduction. the intracardiac recording (caronary sinus) is indispensable to make this diagnosis.
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- 2014
8. Dual chamber pacing in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Preliminary information
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Jesús Castro Hevia, Yanela Fayad Rodríguez, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Roberto Zayas Molina, Raúl Díaz Padrón Camejo, Juan Prohías Martínez, and Angela Castro Arca
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miocardiopatia hipertrofica/ terapia ,estimulacion cardiaca artificial ,marcapaso artificial. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Dual chamber pacing in patients suffering from obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reduces subatrial pressure gradient and improves symptoms. In two years, 8 patients (4 women and 4 men) aged 15-19 years old (average 40) were trated and studied; they showed subatrial gradients equal to or higher than 54 mmHg according to echocardiography results by adding 20 mmKg to peak gradient of mitral valve failure and substracting the same from systolic pressure detemined by shygmomanometry. All patients kept II-IV grade functional capacity as indicated in NYHA classification in spite of the drug therapy with maximum tolerable dosage of beta-blockers and anticalcic drugs. They were implanted dual-chamber pacers with 100 mseg AV delay programming which was modified according to the evolution of echocardiographic & clinical results. The average subatrial pressure gradient was 78 mmHg before pacer implanting and 31 mmHg after a follow-up period from 1.5 to 21 months in wich pressure gradients were reduced by 60 % and patients reached I-II grade functional capacity. This method is an alternative for those patients who do not improve their condition with drug therapy before deciding to treat them surgically. Nevertheless, obstruction is just one part of the complex pathology of this disease since diastolic dysfunction, myocardial ischemia and arrhythmias are other disorders where the effects of pacer treatment is not yet defined.
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- 2014
9. Atrial flutter with 1:1 atrioventricular conduction
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Francisco D. Rodríguez Martorell, Carmen Nieto Lluis, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Lidia M. Rodríguez Nande, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Jesús Castro Hevia, and Roberto Zayas Molina
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flutter atrial/cirugía ,ablacion por cateter ,nodulo auriculoventricular/cirugía ,flutter atrial/terapia ,cardioversion electrica. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
Atrial flutter with 1:1 atrioventricular conduction is a cardiac arrhythmia difficult to diagnose, fatal in many cases, and unmanageable with drug therapy. A number of 17 patients presenting with this disease was studied. A percentage of 70.6 % presented with throbbings, 64.7 % with syncope and important symptoms such as dizziness, sweating, and angina pectoris. The episode was solved with the use of antiarrythmic agents by endovenous route or electrical cardioversion. Ten patients had associated cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and aortic stenosis. During the follow-up 5 patients were controlled with the use of antiarrythmic drugs. Eleven patients underwent electrophysiologic studies with diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. When the drugs failed to be effective or the crisis of 1:1 atrial flutter was execrable for the patient, an electrical fulguration of the flutter focus (five cases) was performed. Two patients needed antiarrythmic agents even after the procedure and are now asymptomatic. Three cases with nonsuccessful ablation of the focus or associated atrial fibrillation underwent a fulguration of the atrioventricular node. All patients had a satisfactory evolution. This entity is poorly tolerated presenting a great deal of symptoms and the diagnosis and prevention with drugs is very difficult with no pharmacologic therapeutic possibilities.
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- 2014
10. Taquicardia ventricular fascicular izquierda. Reporte de 2 casos
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Jesús Castro Hevia, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Roberto Zayas Molina, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, and Francisco Rodríguez Marturell
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taquicardia ventricular/cirugía ,taquicardia ventricular/quimioterapia ,ablacion por cateter ,verapamil/uso terapéutico. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
La taquicardia ventricular fascicular izquierda se describe en pacientes jóvenes con corazón sano, episodios de arritmia sostenida y diversa sistematología. El electrocardiograma de la arritmia muestra taquicardia regular con QRS estrecho e imagen de bloqueo de rama derecha y fascicular anterior izquierdo y con frecuencia disociación auriculoventricular (AV). Se presentaron 2 pacientes, uno de 20 y otro de 10 años de edad, masculinos, remitidos por presentar taquicardias muy frecuentes, de horas de duración, presincopales en el mayor e incesante de días de evolución en el niño que no respondían a diversos fármacos. El electrocardiograma de ambos mostró la morfología típica de esta entidad, disociación AV en el adulto y conducción retrógada en el niño. Al adulto se le realizó estudio electrofisiológico, y previa topoestimulación (estimulación desde el posible sitio de origen de la taquicardia) se anestesió, y se emitió un choque de 350J. Se ha mantenido asintomático por 2 años y medio. Al niño se le administró 2,5mg de verapamilo EV lo que hizo que se enlenteciera la arritmia y que presentara disociación AV, capturas, fusiones y pasó a ritmo sinusal. A los pocos minutos reinició de nuevo y se indicó tratamiento con verapamilo oral en dosis de 40mg cada 8 horas. Doce horas después cesó la arritmia definitivamente. Actualmente se mantiene asintomático a los 7 meses de evolución con dosis de 120mg de verapamilo al día. En un futuro se le realizará ablación del origen de la arritmia con radiofrecuencia. Aunque esta taquicardia es poco frecuente, casi siempre es confundida con arritmias supraventriculares por lo que es importante que sea reconocida para indicar un tratamiento farmacológico correcto así como su remisión a un centro especializado para logar la curación por medio de la ablación con radiofrecuencia.
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- 2014
11. Multisite stimulation as treatment of ventricular dysfunction. A case report
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Roberto Zayas Molina, Amalia Peix González, Jesús Castro Hevia, Yanela Fayad Rodríguez, Miguel A. Quiñones Pérez, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Julio Taín Vázquez, and Francisco Dorticós Balea
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Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
The results obtained in the VDD cardiac stimulation (dual chamber and biventricular) in a patient with diagnosis of dilated myocardiopathy, severe ventricular dysfunction (functional capacity III-IV of the NYHA) and left bundle branch block are evaluated. A transitory cardiac stimulation was carried out during 5 min in: right auricle (RA)-right ventricle (RV), RA-left ventricle (LV) and RA-both ventricles (biventricular) with the cathode in RV or LV.The permanent stimulation was suggested according to the results obtained with the previous one and RA-LV and biventricular stimulation (cathode in LV) was produced with different PR intervals. The ventricular function was evaluated in both protocols by nuclear ventriculography. The ejection fraction, the systolic, telesystolic and telediastolic volumes of the LV and the mitral regurgitation index (with permanent stimulation) were defined. It is concluded that biventricular stimulation proved to be the most efficient option to improve ventricular dysfunction.
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- 2014
12. Estimulación multisitio en pacientes con disfunción ventricular severa y trastornos de conducción
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Roberto Zayas Molina, Amalia Peix González, esús Castro Hevia, Miguel A. Quiñones Pérez, Yanela Fayat Rodríguez, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, and Francisco Dorticós Balea
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ESTIMULACION CARDIACA ARTIFICIAL ,MIOCARDIOPATIA CONGESTIVA ,DISFUNCION VENTRICULAR ,MARCAPASO ARTIFICIAL ,INSUFICIENCIA CARDIACA CONGESTIVA ,CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL ,CARDIOMYOPATHY, CONGESTIVE ,VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION ,PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL ,HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE ,Medicine - Abstract
La estimulación multisitio constituye una alternativa terapéutica para pacientes con disfunción ventricular severa. Esta técnica fue utilizada en 6 pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca refractaria, clase funcional III-IV y bloqueo de rama izquierda, para evaluar su eficacia. Se programaron intervalos PR variables para estimulación: Biventricular: entre el seno coronario o el ventrículo izquierdo y la punta del ventrículo derecho; y Bifocal: entre el tracto de salida y la punta del ventrículo derecho. Se realizó una ventriculografía nuclear en estado basal, a los 7 días y a los 6 meses posimplantación, para medir las fracciones de eyección, el sincronismo ventricular y el índice de regurgitación mitral. Durante el seguimiento, 2 pacientes hicieron insuficiencia cardíaca refractaria y uno de ellos falleció (estimulación bifocal). La mejoría de la fracción de eyección y de la capacidad funcional fueron evidentes con la estimulación biventricular. Esta técnica resultó eficaz en el tratamiento de la disfunción ventricular severa.The multisite pacing is a therapeutic alternative for patients with severe ventricular dysfunction. This technique was used in 6 patients with functional class III-IV refractory heart failure and left bundle branch block to evaluate its efficiency. Variable PR intervals were programmed for biventricular pacing between the output tract and the apex of the right ventricle. A nuclear ventriculography in basal state was performed on the 7th day and on the 6th month after the implantation to measure the ejection fractions, the ventricular synchronism and the mitral regurgitation index. During the follow-up, 2 patients had refractory heart failure and one of them died (bifocal pacing). The improvement of the ejection fraction and of the functional capacity were evident with the biventricular pacing. This technique proved to be efficient in the treatment of severe ventricular dysfunction.
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- 2003
13. Arritmias Supraventriculares y Síndrome de Brugada
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Francisco Dorticós BALEA, Jesús Castro HEVIA, Roberto Zayas MOLINA, Margarita Dorantes SANCHEZ, Miguel Quiñones PÉREZ, Yanela Fayat RODRIGUEZ, and Jorge L Arbaiza SIMON
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fibrilación auricular, taquicardia intranodal, síndrome de Brugada ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
El síndrome de Brugada está constituido por un patrón electrocardiográfico característico y tendencia a presentar síncopes o paro cardiaco por arritmias ventriculares malignas. La asociación de fibrilación auricular es de un 10%. En los últimos 6 años atendimos 15 pacientes (13 masculinos), portadores de esa entidad; en dos se constataron episodios de fibrilación auricular y otro tenía documentado una taquicardia intranodal. El primero había presentado un síncope, la estimulación eléctrica programada desde ventrículo derecho desencadenó fibrilación ventricular autolimitada, se le implantó un desfibrilador automático; el segundo aquejaba palpitaciones irregulares, de corta duración, se le indujo fibrilación auricular por manipulación de catéteres, la estimulación eléctrica programada no provocó arritmias. Al paciente con taquicardia intranodal se le realizó ablación exitosa de la vía lenta, previa estimulación eléctrica programada desde ventrículo derecho negativa. Ninguno de ellos tenía antecedentes familiares de muerte súbita. En el seguimiento entre 3 y 15 meses, el primer paciente al que se implantó el desfibrilador automático presentó dos descargas eléctricas del mismo por episodios nocturnos de fibrilación ventricular, el segundo paciente presentó otro episodio similar de palpitaciones autolimitadas y el tercero se mantiene asintomático, sin fármacos. La incidencia de arritmias supraventriculares en esta entidad es elevada. Las manifestaciones clínicas, la documentación de la taquicardia y la estimulación eléctrica programada nos permitirán diagnosticarlas y tratarlas adecuadamente.
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- 2002
14. Síndrome de Brugada: a Propósito de Cinco Casos
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Jesús Castro HEVIA, Francisco Dorticós BALEA, Margarita Dorantes SANCHEZ, Roberto Zayas MOLINA, Miguel Quiñones PÉREZ, and Gustavo Padrón PEÑA
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muerte súbita cardiaca, síndrome de Brugada, fibrilación ventricular ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
El síndrome de Brugada es causa frecuente de muerte súbita en pacientes sin cardiopatía estructural demostrable. Está caracterizado por aparente bloqueo de rama derecha, elevación del segmento ST en V1-V3 y probabilidad de presentar síncope o paro cardiaco por arritmias ventriculares malignas. Se diagnosticaron cinco pacientes en los últimos 5 años con exclusión de patología estructural cardiaca; cuatro debutaron con una parada cardiaca en fibrilación ventricular y uno con síncope. En un paciente se detectó alternancia de la morfología del ST, complejo a complejo en V1-V2, en la prueba de ajmalina, rechazó implantarse un desfibrilador automático, se indicó amiodarona y propranolol, evolucionó sin arritmias durante 4 años y 9 meses. A tres se les implantó el desfibrilador; uno recibió 12 choques adecuados, 9 de ellos en 72 horas en el mes 18 del implante, debido a una
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- 2001
15. Flutter auricular con conducción auriculoventricular 1:1. Atrial flutter with 1:1 atrioventricular conduction.
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Francisco D. Rodríguez Martorell, Carmen Nieto Lluis, Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Lidia M. Rodríguez Nande, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Jesús Castro Hevia, and Roberto Zayas Molina
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FLUTTER ATRIAL/cirugía ,ABLACION POR CATETER ,NODULO AURICULOVENTRICULAR/cirugía ,FLUTTER ATRIAL/terapia ,CARDIOVERSION ELECTRICA. ATRIAL FLUTTER/surgery ,CATHETER ABLATION ,ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE/surgery ,ATRIAL FLUTTER/therapy ,ELECTRIC CARDIOVERSION. ,Internal medicine ,RC31-1245 ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
El flutter auricular con conducción auriculoventricular 1:1 es una arritmia cardiaca difícil de diagnosticar, fatal en muchos casos y rebelde al tratamiento medicamentoso. Se estudiaron 17 pacientes con esta entidad. El 70,6 % presentó palpitaciones, el 64,7 % síncope y el resto síntomas importantes como mareos, sudoración y angina. El episodio se yuguló con antiarrítmicos endovenosos o cardioversión eléctrica. Diez pacientes tenían enfermedades cardiovasculares asociadas como hipertensión arterial, cardiopatía isquémica y estenosis aórtica. En el seguimiento cinco pacientes fueron controlados con fármacos antiarrítmicos. A once se les realizaron estudios electrofisiológicos con objetivos diagnóstico o terapéuticos. Cuando los fármacos fueron inefectivos o la crisis de flutter auricular 1:1 ominosa para el paciente, se realizó fulguración eléctrica del foco del flutter (cinco casos), dos de ellos necesitaron antiarrítmicos, aún después del procedimiento y se han mantenido asintomáticos. A los tres casos con ablación del foco no exitosa o asociación de una fibrilación auricular se les fulguró el nodo auriculoventricular. Todos evolucionaron bien. Esta entidad es mal tolerada, muy sintomática de difícil diagnóstico y prevención con drogas, con posibilidades terapéuticas no farmacológicas. Atrial flutter with 1:1 atrioventricular conduction is a cardiac arrhythmia difficult to diagnose, fatal in many cases, and unmanageable with drug therapy. A number of 17 patients presenting with this disease was studied. A percentage of 70.6 % presented with throbbings, 64.7 % with syncope and important symptoms such as dizziness, sweating, and angina pectoris. The episode was solved with the use of antiarrythmic agents by endovenous route or electrical cardioversion. Ten patients had associated cardiovascular diseases such as arterial hypertension, ischemic heart disease, and aortic stenosis. During the follow-up 5 patients were controlled with the use of antiarrythmic drugs. Eleven patients underwent electrophysiologic studies with diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. When the drugs failed to be effective or the crisis of 1:1 atrial flutter was execrable for the patient, an electrical fulguration of the flutter focus (five cases) was performed. Two patients needed antiarrythmic agents even after the procedure and are now asymptomatic. Three cases with nonsuccessful ablation of the focus or associated atrial fibrillation underwent a fulguration of the atrioventricular node. All patients had a satisfactory evolution. This entity is poorly tolerated presenting a great deal of symptoms and the diagnosis and prevention with drugs is very difficult with no pharmacologic therapeutic possibilities.
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- 1997
16. Tpeak-Tend and Tpeak-Tend Dispersion as Risk Factors for Ventricular Tachycardia/Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With the Brugada Syndrome
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Margarita Dorantes Sánchez, Jesús Castro Hevia, Miguel Angel Quiñones Pérez, Roberto Zayas Molina, Francisco Dorticós Balea, Charles Antzelevitch, Yanela Fayad Rodríguez, and Francisco Tornés Bárzaga
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Adult ,Male ,Tachycardia ,medicine.medical_specialty ,genetic structures ,Bundle-Branch Block ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Ventricular tachycardia ,Sensitivity and Specificity ,Article ,Electrocardiography ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Sodium channel blocker ,Recurrence ,Risk Factors ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Brugada syndrome ,Fibrillation ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Bundle branch block ,business.industry ,Syndrome ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,ROC Curve ,Anesthesia ,Ventricular Fibrillation ,Ventricular fibrillation ,Tachycardia, Ventricular ,cardiovascular system ,Cardiology ,Female ,medicine.symptom ,Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business ,Follow-Up Studies ,Sodium Channel Blockers - Abstract
ObjectivesOur objective in this study was to evaluate Tpeak-Tend interval (Tp-e) and other electrocardiographic parameters as risk factors for recurrence of life-threatening cardiac events in patients with the Brugada syndrome (BS).BackgroundThe Tp-e interval in the electrocardiogram (ECG) has been reported to predict life-threatening arrhythmias in the long QT syndrome.MethodsTwenty-nine patients with the ECG pattern of BS and 29 healthy age- and gender-matched controls were studied. The follow-up period was 42.65 ± 24.42 months (range 11 to 108 months).ResultsUpon presentation, five patients had suffered aborted sudden death, five syncope, and two presyncope. Eleven patients with the ECG pattern of BS had a prolonged (>460 ms) QTc in V2but usually not in inferior or left leads. No patient had abnormally prolonged QT dispersion. Programmed electrical stimulation induced ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation in 5 out of 26 patients. Inducibility did not predict recurrence of events. Cardioverter-defibrillators were implanted in 14 patients (all symptomatic and two asymptomatic). During follow-up, nine symptomatic patients experienced recurrences. Previous cardiac events and a QTc >460 ms in V2were significant risk factors (p = 0.00002 and p = 0.03, respectively). Tp-e and Tp-e dispersion were significantly prolonged in patients with recurrences versus patients without events (104.4 and 35.6 ms vs. 87.4 and 23.2 ms; p = 0.006 and p = 0.03, respectively) or controls (90.7 and 17.9 ms; p = 0.02 and p = 0.001, respectively).ConclusionsOur study demonstrates significant correlation between previous events, QTc >460 ms in V2, Tp-e, and Tp-e dispersion and occurrence of life-threatening arrhythmic events, suggesting that these parameters may be useful in risk stratification of patients with the Brugada syndrome.
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17. [Electrical storm in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator]
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Francisco José Tornés, Bárzaga, Paulina Cisneros, Clavijo, Margarita Dorantes, Sánchez, Jesús Castro, Hevia, Roberto Zayas, Molina, Miguel Angel Quiñones, Pérez, Joaquín Bueno, Leza, Yanela Fayad, Rodríguez, and Francisco Dorticós, Balea
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Adult ,Aged, 80 and over ,Male ,Heart Ventricles ,Humans ,Arrhythmias, Cardiac ,Female ,Prospective Studies ,Middle Aged ,Aged ,Defibrillators, Implantable - Abstract
Some patients receive multiple appropriate shocks during a short period of time, arrhythmic electrical storm (malignant ventricular arrhythmias resulting in device interventionor = 3 times during 24 hours). It is a common implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy-related complication. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence, characteristics, prognostic implications and therapeutic options of electrical storm. This six years prospective study comprised 115 device recipients, who were followed for 510-2,100 days. Electrical storm occurred in 18.3% at 336 days (median) after the implantation, due to diverse causes. The patients with electrical storm had 12 arrhythmic episodes and 9 shocks (median) per electrical storm; 46.6% had more than one storm corresponding to the first recurrence in 60%. There were no deaths. Two additional control groups (with recurrences or not but without storm) were studied. Electrical storm was responsible for more frequent readmissions to the hospital as compared to the controls. The arrhythmic cluster could be terminated by a combined and individualized therapy (amiodarona and beta blockers specially); antitachycardia pacing was better tolerated than shocks. Arrhythmic storm represents a frequent, serious and unpredictable event in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. It occurrs early or late after the implantation and can be managed by combined therapy. It does not independently increase mortality.
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18. [Non-invasive electrical markers in patients with the Brugada syndrome]
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Juan Antonio, Alvarez-Gómez, Margarita, Dorantes Sánchez, Jeanice, Stanley, Rodolfo, Stusser Beltranena, Jesús, Castro Hevia, Darío, Barrera Sarduy, Eduardo, Rivas Estany, and Francisco, Dorticós Balea
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Adult ,Male ,Death, Sudden ,Electrocardiography ,Bundle-Branch Block ,Humans ,Female ,Prospective Studies ,Syndrome ,Evoked Potentials - Abstract
Throughout the 13 years of recognizing the Brugada syndrome as a separate entity, there has been a search for invasive and non-invasive markers for detecting risk of life-threatening arrhythmic events, particularly for asymptomatic individuals in whom the first manifestation may be sudden cardiac death. Hence, the preclinical diagnosis is pivotal for adequate and timely preventive measures. The objective of this study was to compare various non-invasive markers to characterize and stratify patients at risk. Late potentials, QT interval, QT dispersion, and heart variability were analyzed over a two-year period, in 20 patients (17 men and 3 women) with the Brugada syndrome (symptomatic and asymptomatic) and compared with 20 normal individuals similar in age and gender (control group). Late potentials were present in 80% of patients versus 5% in the control group (p0.0001); all of these with recurrent episodes had late potentials. In conclusion, this is the most important non-invasive marker for risk stratification, recurrences and inducibility of malignant arrhythmias during electrophysiological testing. Markers, invasive and non-invasive, should be considered integrally, for a better diagnostic and prognostic approach to reality.
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19. [Sudden death due to electrical causes in individuals without demonstrable structural cardiac disease. Experience in Cuba]
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Margarita Dorantes, Sánchez, Jesús Castro, Hevia, Francisco Tornés, Bárzaga, Miguel Angel Quiñones, Pérez, Roberto Zayas, Molina, and Francisco Dorticós, Balea
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Adult ,Male ,Adolescent ,Cuba ,Arrhythmias, Cardiac ,Defibrillators, Implantable ,Heart Arrest ,Electrocardiography ,Death, Sudden, Cardiac ,Risk Factors ,Child, Preschool ,Humans ,Female ,Child ,Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac ,Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - Abstract
Sudden cardiac death due to electrical causes in individuals with no evidence of structural heart disease is an important clinical and public health problem, and it is not yet solved. The objectives of this study were: to characterize patients reanimated from a sudden death event of electrical cause; to know the mediated evolution during a period of three years and to study premonitory electrical signs. 42 individuals were studied, 30 were male and 12 female, mean age 37.7 years, healthy heart, by clinic and paraclinic methods. Nine subpopulations were studied, being Brugada syndrome, long QT syndrome and idiopathic ventricular fibrillation the most frequent. Ventricular fibrillation and twisting of the points were the arrhythmias responsible for most death events. There were premonitory signs in 92.8% and clinical recurrences of life-threatening events in 71.4% but they were induced during programmed electrical stimulation only in 4 of 18 patients. Atrial fibrillation was the most frequent coexistent arrhythmia (19%). In summary, there are frequent premonitory signs (particularly atrial fibrillation), and also malignant arrhythmic recurrences but a poor inducibility at the electrophysiology laboratory. It is very difficult to stratify the risk because of the low predictive value of diagnostic methods.
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20. Terapia de ressincronizaçao com marcapassos biventriculares. Avaliaçao em 5 anos de seguimento
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Roberto Zayas Molina, Osmim Castaneda Chirino, Juan Valiente Mustelier, Raimind Garcia Fernandez, Jesus Castro Hevia, Alfredo Vazquez Cruz, Marcos Rodriguez Garcia, and Francisco Dorticos Balea
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Ressincronizaçao ,Marcapassos ,Assincronia ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,RC666-701 - Abstract
A terapia de ressincronizaçao (TRC) demonstrou sua utilidade em pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca (IC) congestiva. OBJETIVOS: Determinar a resposta clínica, ecocardiográfica e a sobrevivência em pacientes com TRC, em 5 anos de seguimento. MÉTODOS: Entre dezembro de 2002 e novembro de 2006, foram implantados marcapassos biventriculares em 47 pacientes com IC refratária, classes funcionais (CF) avançadas e assincronia mecânica ventricular; seguimento em 43 casos. Em 5 anos, foram avaliados: hospitalizaçoes, teste de esforço (TE), CF, variáveis ecocardiográficas e sobrevivência. RESULTADOS: Houve reduçao das hospitalizaçoes, melhora da CF e do TC (p = 0,000). A fraçao de ejeçao do ventrículo esquerdo aumentou de 23,4% ± 5,3 a 33,4% ± 9,2 nos sobreviventes e de 18,1% ± 4,3 a 28,2% ± 5 nos falecidos. O volume sistólico final do ventrículo esquerdo foi reduzido 24,3%. 9,3% foram nao respondedores. Faleceram 16 pacientes (56,2 % de forma súbita e 43,7 % com CF IV prévia). As mulheres tiveram menor mortalidade (31,3% vs 40,7%). Sobrevivência em 5 anos: 62,7%. CONCLUSOES: A TRC teve resultados favoráveis. A MS foi a principal causa de morte. O sexo masculino, a FEVI prévia 23% e a CF IV tiveram pior prognóstico.
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- 2012
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