
Nithi Tokavanich
@tontokavanich
Cardiologist, @ CCEP University of Michigan #EPpeeps @Umichcardiology @UMhealthsparrow MDCU @chulahospital 🇹🇭 ETF @JICE_EP
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19-04-2010 13:22:25
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Consult. 38 special GSW x2 self inflicted to St. Jude Medical PM. Ripped header off, split can. RA lead tested normal, RV lead impedance 100 with R <0.5mV. Extracted system and implanted a MICRA AV. Leadless pacing won't save your life in this scenario! #EPeeps. Medtronic Cardiac.



Our data on “prophylactic” #ablateVT in tetralogy of Fallot presented today AHA Science with simultaneous pub in HeartRhythm. Targeting slowly conducting anatomic isthmuses regardless of VT inducibility assoc w fewer arrhythmic events & ICD implants. heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…




Feasibility of ethanol ablation of the vein of Marshall in patients with coronary sinus leads, by Nithi Tokavanich and colleagues U-M Health Frankel CVC #EPeeps heartrhythmopen.com/article/S2666-…


Atrial fibrillation ablation timing: where is the sweet spot? academic.oup.com/eurheartj/arti… Prash Sanders



Mitral isthmus block (MIB) in left WPW 28 yof s/p failed RFA of a concealed left lateral AP at other center. 1)MIB at the start of the case during V pacing & ORT (breakthrough CS 3-4/ CS 7-8) 2) LAA Pacing depicts MIB 3)XR successful site 4) RFA Hospital Posadas



Lukas Urbanek at the Young Investigator Award about Blanking times in PFA: ➡️ In PFA, too, ERAT predicts long-term recurrence ➡️ 2 months blanking period may be still too long for PFA ➡️ Appropriate blanking time for PFA may be 4 weeks or less EHRAPresident


#EHRA2025 #JACCCEP: First published data on the olive ablation strategy for the pentaspline PFA catheter. In this study, the novel strategy significantly improved PVI durability. jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… #epAblation #EPeeps David Schaack Shaojie Chen


.Ziggy Whitman -- At transplant. We should either extract the leads., or leave them alone without entering the pocket to leave them extractable. All device transplant listed pts at Temple now are evaluted by EP and transplant team advised. This includes the admonition --


205 patients from 15 US centers that underwent cardioneural ablation with 78% freedom from recurrent syncope and 97% freedom from pacemakers. Simpub in JACC Journals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…


The latest video in our partnership with Dr. Glaucomflecken summarizes the results of the VANISH2 trial, which compared catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drug therapy for ventricular tachycardia. View the full article for free: nej.md/DrG16

#Europace #Epepps Which are the results of Epicardial ablation in high-risk Brugada syndrome❓ See the results from a randomized clinical trial 🔗➡️doi.org/10.1093/europa… Giulio Conte Dominik Linz Francesco Santoro, MD, PhD Marco Vitolo Ⓜ️ Davide Mei Xiaodong Zhang (Andy), MD, PhD, FHRS, FACC Luigi Di Biase
