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O RNIA, LO S ANG ELES

GELES • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO

2/8/2016

HOW TO DECIDE ON AN INITIAL APPROACH: ENDO, EPI, OR BOTH?

Noel G. Boyle MD PhD, Jason Bradfield MD,
Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD PhD

UCLA
SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ

Cardiac Arrhythmia Center

Interventional Cardiovascular Programs

Neurocardiology Research Center of Excellence

Cardiac Arrhythmia Center
The mission of the UCLA Cardiac Arrhythmia Center is to
generate new knowledge in the field of cardiac electrophysiology
and cardiovascular therapeutics

DISCLOSURES: University of California (UCLA campus) has patents
developed by my group in the areas of catheter technology, embolism
prevention technology, minimally invasive methods for cardiac
interventions, cardiac neural diagnostics and therapeutics

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When to go epicardial
• General concepts
• ECG criteria
• Etiology & Imaging criteria

SCHEMATIC OF PERICARDIAL SINUSES AND
ACCESS TO VARIOUS EPICARDIAL REGIONS VIA
THE PERICARDIAL SPACE

Sheath in
in front
Transverse
Sheath
of
Sinus
Great Arteries

A
RCA
HRA
HIS

ENDO

SVC

RV
CS

Anterior Access:
EPI

Lateral Tricuspid annulus

Aorta

B

Halo

Anterior Right Ventricle

PA

Aorta

PA

RSPV

LAA

LSPV
LIPV
RIPV

Inferior/Posterior/Lateral
Access areas
Lateral mitral annulus
LAA
LV ant and lat wall
Posterior left atrium (via
oblique sinus)
Diaphragmatic surfaces of
RV and LV

C

Boyle NG & Shivkumar K: Epicardial Interventions in Electrophysiology Circulation 2012 ;126:1752-1769

EPICARDIAL ACCESS NEEDLES AND LANDMARKS FOR NEEDLE ENTRY

RV
Curved end faces Heart

Liver

Direction of Needle Entry

Open end away from Heart
toward right inferior quadrant 3-6
O'clock viewed from caudal view

Inferior

Anterior

Boyle NG & Shivkumar K: Epicardial Interventions in Electrophysiology 2012 Circulation 2012 ;126:1752-1769

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Dangers of Pericardial Access
•
•
•
•
•

RV perforation
Pericardial bleeding
Liver Injury
Abdominal Bleeding
Entry into left pleural space

epicardial/intramural
hematoma

RV perforation

Liver entry

ELECTROANATOMIC MAPPING AIDED EPICARDIAL ACCESS

Bradfield J, Tung R, Vaseghi M, Moriarty JM, Boyle NG, Buch E, Mandapati R, Shivkumar K. Our Approach To Minimize Risk Of Epicardial Access:
Standard Techniques With The Addition Of Electroanatomic Mapping Guidance. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2013 (in press)

Approach to Assessing Need for Epicardial Access/Ablation
1. ECG suggest Epicardial VT exit site

A

B

YES

NO

Consider
obtaining

2. Prior unsuccessful Endocardial Ablation

Epicardial

YES

NO

Access for

3. Define SCAR location with CE imaging:
Sub epicardial or mid-myocardial scar

Mapping

YES

(and

NO
4. Consider likelihood of Epicardial circuit
for Underlying Substrate:

Ablation)
C

HIGH

LOW
Perform Endocardial Mapping and Ablation first

A
ECG Criteria (Berruezo et al Circ 2004)

1) Pseudo-delta >34 ms

B
ECG Criteria for NICM (Valles E Circ AE 2010)

1) Absence of inferior Q wave

C
Probability of Epicardial
Focus (Sacher F et al JACC 2010)

Normal

6%

2) IDT (V2) >85 ms

2) Pseudodelta ≥75 ms

ICM

16%

3) Shortest RS complex
>121 ms

3) MDI >0.59

NICM

35%

ARVC

41%

Other CM

18%

4) Presence of Q wave in lead I
4) ORS duration >211 ms

Boyle NG & Shivkumar K: Epicardial Interventions in Electrophysiology, Circulation 2012;126:1752-1769

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When to go epicardial
• General concepts
• ECG criteria
• Etiology & Imaging criteria

ECG CRITERIA FOR NON ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

1) Absence of inferior Q wave
2) pseudo-delta ≥75 ms
3) MDI >0.59
4) Presence of Q wave in
lead I

Valles E, Bazan V, Marchlinski FE. Ecg criteria to identify epicardial ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic
cardiomyopathy. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2010;3:63-71

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TWELVE-LEAD ECG FEATURES TO IDENTIFY VENTRICULAR
TACHYCARDIA ARISING FROM THE EPICARDIAL RIGHT VENTRICLE

1) pseudo-delta >34 ms
2) intrinsicoid deflection
time (v2) >85 ms
3) shortest RS complex >121
ms
4) QRS duration >211 ms

Bazan V, Bala R, Garcia FC, Sussman JS, Gerstenfeld EP, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado E, Marchlinski FE.
Twelve-lead ECG features to identify ventricular tachycardia arisingfrom the epicardial right ventricle.
Heart Rhythm. 2006;3:1132-1139

QRS CHARACTERISTICS FAIL TO RELIABLY IDENTIFY
VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS THAT REQUIRE EPICARDIAL
ABLATION IN ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE
•Pseudodelta wave (PdW)
•Intrinsicoid deflection time (IDT)
•Shortest RS complex (SRS)
•QRS duration (QRSd)
•Maximum deflection index (MDI)
•Q or q wave in lead I (QWL1)

•Absence of q waves in inferior leads aVR/aVL ratio
Martinek M, Stevenson WG, Inada K, Tokuda M, Tedrow UB. QRS characteristics fail to reliably identify
ventricular tachycardias that require epicardial ablation in ischemic heart disease. J Cardiovasc
Electrophysiol. 2012;23:188-193

ECGI: Surface ECG combined with CT imaging to produce 3D
maps of electrical activity on the surface of the human heart.

Shivkumar K , Narayan SM Science Transl Med 2011;3:98fs2-98fs2

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ECGI ISOCHRONE MAPS FOR LOCALIZATION OF VT SITE OF
ORIGIN

Wang Y, Cuculich PS, Zhang J, Desouza KA, Vijayakumar R, Chen J, Faddis MN, Lindsay BD, Smith
TW, Rudy Y. Noninvasive Electroanatomic Mapping of Human Ventricular Arrhythmias with
Electrocardiographic Imaging. Science Translational Medicine. 2011 3(98):98ra84.

When to go epicardial
• General concepts

• ECG criteria
• Etiology & Imaging criteria

Sacher F, Roberts-Thomson K, Maury P, Tedrow U, Nault I, Steven D, Hocini M, Koplan B, Leroux L,
Derval N, Seiler J, Wright MJ, Epstein L, Haissaguerre M, Jais P, Stevenson WG. Epicardial ventricular
tachycardia ablation a multicenter safety study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;55:2366-2372

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SUMMARY: EPI, ENDO or BOTH
1. ECG suggest Epicardial VT exit site

B

A

YES

NO

Consider
obtaining

2. Prior unsuccessful Endocardial Ablation

Epicardial

YES

NO

Access for

3. Define SCAR location with CE imaging:
Sub epicardial or mid-myocardial scar

Mapping

YES

(and

NO
4. Consider likelihood of Epicardial circuit
for Underlying Substrate:

Ablation)
C

HIGH

LOW
Perform Endocardial Mapping and Ablation first

C

B

A
ECG Criteria (Berruezo et al Circ 2004)

1) Pseudo-delta >34 ms

ECG Criteria for NICM (Valles E Circ AE 2010)

1) Absence of inferior Q wave

Probability of Epicardial
Focus (Sacher F et al JACC 2010)

Normal

6%

2) IDT (V2) >85 ms

2) Pseudodelta ≥75 ms

ICM

16%

3) Shortest RS complex
>121 ms

3) MDI >0.59

NICM

35%

ARVC

41%

Other CM

18%

4) Presence of Q wave in lead I
4) ORS duration >211 ms

Boyle NG & Shivkumar K: Epicardial Interventions in Electrophysiology, Circulation 2012;126:1752-1769

Cardiomyopathy & Transplantation:
Gregg C. Fonarow MD
Tamara Horwich MD
Daniel Cruz MD
Arnold Baas MD
Mario Deng MD
Ali Nsair MD
ACHD:
Ravi Mandapati MD
Jamil Aboulhosn MD
Pamela Miner RN NP
Cardiac Surgery:
Hillel Laks MD
Murray Kwon MD
Richard Shemin MD
Peyman Benharash MD
Curtis Hunter MD
Echocardiography:
Barbara Natterson MD
Aman Mahajan MD PhD
Cardiac Anesthesia:
Komal Patel MD
Jonathan Ho MD

Center Director
Kalyanam Shivkumar MD PhD
Co-Directors
Noel G. Boyle MD PhD
Aman Mahajan MD PhD
Specialized Program for AF
Eric F. Buch MD, MS, Dir
Specialized Program for VT
Jason Bradfield, MD, Dir
Implanted Devices Clinic
Osamu Fujimura MD, Dir
Cardiac EP, UCLA Olive View
Carlos Macias, MD Dir
Clinical & Translational Research
Marmar Vaseghi MD MS, Dir
West Los Angeles-VAMC:
Zenaida Feliciano MD, Dir
Malcolm Bersohn MD
Janet Han MD
Electrophysiology Faculty:
Olujimi A. Ajijola MD PhD
Carlos Macias MD
Ravi Mandapati MD

EP Fellows/trainees:
Jonathan Hoffman MD
Houman Khakpour MD
Yuliya Krokhaleva MD
Tadanobu Irie MD PhD
Una Buckley MD
David Hamon MD
Pradeep Rajendran BS (MSTP/PhD)
Ray Chui BS (MCIP/PhD)

Jeffrey L. Ardell PhD, Dir
J. Andrew Armour MD PhD
John Tompkins PhD
Eileen So BS
EP Nurse Practitioners:
Shelly Cote RN MN NP
Jean Gima RN MN NP
Geraldine Pavez RN MN NP
Research Administration:
Julie M. Sorg RN MSN
Radiology:
J. Paul Finn MD PhD
Stephen J. Kee MD
John Moriarty MD
Stefan Ruehm MD
Administrative:
Susana Morales
Carmen Mora BS
Julie Ramirez BS
Health System:
Laura Brandsen-Yost MSHA
Erick Ascencio CVT

Coach John R. Wooden
1910-2010

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Outcomes of Combined Epicardial
and Endocardial Ablation
Srinivas Dukkipati, MD
Director, Electrophysiology Lab
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY

Scar-Related VT
d’Avila A et al.
Heart Rhythm 2006

LV

RV

LV

RV

RF
Myocardial Infarction
•
•
•

Coronary artery territory
Subendocardial or transmural
Epicardial scar present in ~10%1

Dilated Cardiomyopathy
•
•
•
•

Mid-myocardial & epicardial, patchy
or longitudinal striae
Scar progression over time2
Basal – perivalvular3
Anteroseptal & inferolateral scar
location in 89% of those with VT4
3HH

1Verma
2Liuba

A et al. JCE 2005;16:465-71
I et al. Heart Rhythm 2014;11:755-62

et al. Circulation 2003; 108:704-10
S et al. Circ EP 2013;6:875-83

4Piers

Disclosures
• Biosense Webster – Research Grant

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Post-MI: Endo–Epicardial
Homogenization
Di Biase L et al – JACC 2012;60:132-41
• 100% non-inducibility achieved in both groups

81%

51%

DCM: Endocardial Ablation
Hsai HH et al – Circ 2003; 108:704-10
• 19 pts with DCM and MMVT
– Basal (peri-mitral) scar in ALL
– Endocardial scar <25% of LV
– Of 57 VTs, 88% of induced VTs
were from basal scar
• After ablation, 14/19 (74%) were
non-inducible
• After 22 ± 12 months, only 5 pts
(23%) were alive without VT
recurrence

DCM – Epicardial Scar
Cano O et al – JACC 2009; 54:799-808.
• 22 pts with DCM and failed prior endocardial ablation
(n=20) or VT suggestive of epicardial origin (n=2)
• Combined epicardial/endocardial mapping was performed
• Scar Location
 Epicardial scar in 18 pts (82%) – basal LV/lateral wall
 Endocardial scar in 12 pts (54%) – basal LV

• Scar Area
 Epicardial = 55.3 ± 33.5 cm2
 Endocardial = 22.9 ± 32.4 cm2 (p < 0.01)

• F/U 18 ± 7 months
 71% free of VT

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Cano O et al. JACC 2009;54:799-808

Single Procedure VT-free Survival:
ICM vs. NICM
VT-free Survival at 1 year:
ICM = 57%,
Results From the Prospective
NICM = 40.5%
Heart Centre of Leipzig VT
(HELP-VT) Study

Dinov B et al –
Circulation 2014;129:728-36

•

224 pts. (ICM 164, NICM 63)

•

Epicardial ablation:
 ICM 1.2%
 NICM 30.8%

•

Acute procedural success (noninducibility of VT):
 ICM 77.4%
 NICM 66.7%

VT-free Survival at 1 year:
ICM = 57%,
NICM = 40.5%

Circ EP 2014;7:414-23

•

87 pts. with NICM and VT:
 Anteroseptal scar 44
 inferolateral 43

•

Presence of anteroseptal scar
was associated with a HR 5.5
(p<0.001) for VT recurrence

ECM: early CM
DCM: LVEF<45%, mod-severe LV dilatation

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Transcoronary
Ethanol Ablation

VT Termination

BIPOLAR RFA

INFUSION NEEDLE ABLATION

Sapp J L et al. Circ 2013;128:2289-2295

Koruth JS et al. Heart Rhythm 2012;9:1932-41

HCM

ARVC

RV

AP Burke - http://emedicine.medscape.com

RV ENDOCARDIAL

EPICARDIAL

Cardiac
Sarcoidosis
Dubrey SW et al. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2010;52:336-46

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Circ EP 2011;4:185-194

Heart Rhythm 2010;7:1036-42

•

10 pts. with HCM & drug refractory
VT undergoing combined
epicardial-endocardial ablation

•

•

Epicardial scar present in 8/10
(80%)

•

Epicardial RFA in 13 pts
(59%)

•

Acute procedural success: 89%

•

Acute procedural success: 86%

•

At 37 ± 17 months – 78% VT free

•

At 20 ± 9 months – 73% VT
free

22 pts with HCM & drug
refractory VT undergoing
catheter ablation

ARVC-VT: Endocardial Ablation

Dalal et al JACC 50:432, 2007

ARVC-VT: Combined Endocardial &
Epicardial Ablation
Santangeli P et al – Circ EP 2015;8:1413-21
• 62 pts. with ARVC-VT undergoing endocardial ± epicardial ablation
• Follow-up 56 ± 44 months

VT Frequency

Freedom from Ventricular Arrhythmias

71%

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VT-free Survival at 1 year:
ICM = 57%,
NICM = 40.5%
Circ EP 2012;5:992-1000

•

224 pts. with NICM and VT:

•

Epicardial ablation:
•
•
•
•
•
•

•

DCM 29%
ARVC 30%
Sarcoidosis 15%
HCM 43%
Congenital 6%
Valvular 3%

Secondary endpoint: freedom
from death, transplantation, VT
hospitalization

Final Thoughts
• Unlike in ischemic VT, scar in other substrates is NOT
predominantly limited to the sub-endocardium
• Epicardial scar present in:
 ICM ~10%
 other substrates ≥ 30%

• An endocardial ± epicardial ablation approach
 best results in ICM and ARVC
 suboptimal results in DCM (inferolateral scar better than
anteroseptal scar) and Cardiac Sarcoidosis

• Better mapping and ablation technologies are necessary
to improve outcomes

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Role of Imaging Techniques in
Catheter Ablation of Ventricular
Tachycardia
Amin Al-Ahmad, MD, FACC, FHRS, CCDS
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute
Austin, Texas

Disclosures
•
•
•
•
•
•

Medtronic
St Jude Medical
Boston Scientific
Biosense
Apama Medical
Khalila Medical

Introduction
• Pathophysiology of VT in complex
• Interplay between substrate, triggers
• Understanding the substrate is helpful in
targeting VT
• Imaging during procedures to guide in
ablation and prevent compliactions

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Pre-Procedural Imaging
• Nuclear
– Perfusion
– Viability
– Innervation

• MRI
– Late enhancement

• CT scan/Rotational Fluoroscopy

Rijnierse et al. JNC 2015

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Rijnierse et al. JNC 2015

Perez-David JACC 2011

Perez-David JACC 2011

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Desjardins et al. HR 2009

Fernandez-Armenta et al. Circ A&E 2013

Dickfeld et al. Circ A&E 2011

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CT Scan- Wall thinning

Komatsu et al. Circ A&E 2013
Cochet et al. JCE 2013

Image of LV scar- Rotational
Fluoroscopy

Day 0

Day 30

Visualization of RF Lesions--Rotational
Fluoroscopy
• 29 RF ablation
lesions were
created and
visualized
• All lesions
exhibited a
perfusion defect
• 24 lesions
(83%) had a
peripheral
enhancing ring
Girard E, Al-Ahmad A. et al. JACC Imaging 4(3): 259-268, 2011

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Procedural Imaging
• ICE
– 2D
– 3D

• Fluoroscopy registration tools

ICE for VT
• Placement of the ICE catheter in the RA or RV
or pericardium allows visualization of the left
ventricle
– Structures:
• papillary muscle
• false tendon
• valves
• coronary arteries

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3D Reconstructed Images

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Vaseghi et al, HeartRhythm 2006

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ICE for VT
• Visualization of areas
of wall thinning or wall
motion abnormalities

Epicardial Scar
Unipolar voltage

ICE Image

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Epicardial VT

Interventional MRI

Real-time guidance of a passive catheter to the His bundle position in the
canine model. A, Catheter bipolar electrodes (Bi) are shown in the inferior
vena cava. B, The catheter is advanced, with tip (arrow) entering hepatic
vein. C, Catheter buckling as a result of advancement into a hepatic vein.
D, The catheter tip is withdrawn into the inferior vena cava. E, The
catheter tip is advanced beyond the hepatic vein branch in the inferior
vena cava. F, The catheter tip is advanced to the tricuspid annulus. SVC
indicates superior vena cava; L, liver; RV, right ventricle; and RA, right
atrium.

Nazarian S, et al. Circulation. 2008

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Conclusions
• Pre-procedural imaging is helpful in gaining
insight into stuructural and functional
substrate for VT
• CT and MRI correlate well with EA mapping
• Intra-cardiac ultrasound is valuable during VT
ablation for identifying substrate, catheter
location and preventing complications

Thank You

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Epicardial Mapping and Ablation Techniques:
How to Prevent and Manage Complications
Mathew D. Hutchinson, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania

Disclosures
Within the past 12 months, I have received modest
financial support from the following entities:
1. Medtronic- lecture honoraria
2. Biosense Webster- advisory panel
3. Abiomed- lecture honoraria

Perioperative
considerations

• Patient selection
– Habitus
– Prior surgery, pericarditis

• Hematologic issues

Pericardial access complications
N

Acute

Chronic

Sacher et al.

156

5.1%

1.9%

Tung et al.

109

8.8%

NR

Della Bella et al.

218

2.3%

1.8%

Piers et al.

29

7%

3%

Sacher et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55:2366-72
Tung et al. Heart Rhythm 2013; 10:490-498
Della Bella et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011; 4:653-9
Piers et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2013; 6:513-521

– Anticoagulation management
– Blood products

• Equipment
– Access-related
– Coronary angiography
– Phrenic protection

• Surgical backup

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Anatomy of the approach
Flat Lateral

LV
RV
Anterior

Larrey’s
Space

LV

RV

Liver

Catheter

RAO 30º

Tricks and tips

LAO 40º

LV

RV

1. Needle techniques
Apex

2. Define cardiac border

LAO 50º

AP

3. Use ICE, contrast
4. Don’t panic with RV perf

LV

5. Confirm guidewire position

RV

6. Maintain sheath hygiene

Anterior
Phrenic N
Internal
Thoracic

Access-related
complications

Inferior
Phrenic A
Musculophrenic
Superior
Epigastric
Rectus
Abdominus

• Superficial vessels
• Abdominal viscera
• Cardiac chambers
• Epicardial vessels

RV

LV

L Pleural
Cavity

Ross et al. Heart Rhythm 2011; 8:318-21

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Approach-specific complications

Koruth et al. Heart Rhythm 2011; 8:1652-7

Anterior: In-and-out RV
perforation

Posterior: Liver laceration

Ablation-related coronary injury

Intimal hyperplasia

• Presentation
• Acute occlusion, spasm
• Chronic stenosis
• Likelihood of vessel injury:
• Proximity to vessel (<2mm)
• Internal diameter (<1.8mm)
• Energy source (RF>cryo)
Hypotension
during RF

D’Avila et al. PACE 2002; 25:1488-92
Lustgarten et al. Heart Rhythm 2005; 2:82-90

Phrenic nerve protection
Non-compliant balloon 18x40

B

B
LV

LV

LV
Diaphragm

Diaphragm

Phrenic capture at 20mA
Fan et al. Heart Rhythm 2009 6(1): 59-64

•
•
•
•

Double pericardial access required
Consider steerable sheath
Position ablator between LV and balloon
Alternative air +/- fluid- increased DFT

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Re-access after pericarditis/cardiac surgery
• 28 pts; 4-9% total epi procedures
• Acute success 17/28
• 100% with adhesions (anterior
post surgical)
• Blunt dissection required for
mapping; deflectable sheath
• Complications: ~10% (no deaths)
Sosa et al. J Interv Card Electr 2004; 10:281-288
Roberts-Thompson et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010; 21:406-411
Tschabrunn et al. Heart Rhythm 2013; 10:165-169

Summary- Epi access complications
• Relatively high complication rate
• Adequate planning and equipment is essential to success
• Complications specific to timing and approach
• Develop a specific technique, but modify it as required

Thank You!

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