Continuous right ventricular volume assessment by catheter measurement of impedance for antitachycardia system control.

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology : PACE
D KhouryJ Maloney

Abstract

Current implantable defibrillators are unable to differentiate between hemodynamically stable and unstable arrhythmias. This may result in unnecessary high energy shocks during arrhythmias that are better managed with other interventions. This study assessed the efficacy of the impedance catheter in sensing relative volumetric changes in the right ventricle as a measure of the hemodynamic status during an arrhythmia. During electrophysiological testing, 37 arrhythmias were induced in 12 patients aged 28-74 years. Rhythms recorded were: (A) hemodynamically stable tachyarrhythmias (supraventricular tachycardia and sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia)--21 episodes; and (B) hemodynamically unstable ventricular arrhythmias causing syncope (hypotensive ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation)--16 episodes. During unstable arrhythmias, stroke impedance (32 +/- 17%), arterial systolic pressure (40 +/- 11%), and right ventricular pulse pressure (15 +/- 20%), expressed as percentages of corresponding sinus rhythm values, were significantly lower than in stable arrhythmias (84 +/- 26%, 72 +/- 8%, and 111 +/- 37%, respectively); P less than 0.001. There was a good correlation between stroke impedance and mean arteria...Continue Reading

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