Detection of sequential activation of left atrium and coronary sinus musculature in the general population

学位記番号：医博甲160

Characteristics of systolic and diastolic potentials recorded in the left interventricular septum in verapamil-sensitive left ventricular tachycardia

We studied the electrophysiological characteristics of systolic (SP) and diastolic (DP) potentials recorded during sinus rhythm (SR) in the left interventricular septum of a 27 year-old woman presenting with verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia (VT). During SR, and during VT, SP was activated from ventricular base-to-apex, and DP from apex-to-base. SP and DP were both detected at the site of successful ablation during SR, whereas during VT, DP was detected away from the earliest activation site. Thus, SP apparently reflected a critical component of the reentrant circuit, while DP reflected the activation of a bystander pathway

Development of catheter-type tactile sensor composed of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film

To achieve quantitative palpation in vivo, we developed a catheter-type tactile sensor composed of a polyvinylidene fluoride film for minimally invasive surgery. We evaluated the fundamental performance of the prototype sensor by a weight-drop test. We also measured the output of the prototype sensor as it was inserted into a blood vessel model with shapes mimicking lesions. The ø2-mm sensor passed easily into the blood vessel model with lesion-like shapes. Sensor outputs corresponded to the shape of the inner wall of the blood vessel model, making it possible to determine the position of a protrusion and the convexity interval of a rough surface by filtering and frequency analysis of the output

Irregular atrial flutter following pulmonary vein isolation for persistent atrial fibrillation

AbstractA 65-year-old man with a history of refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) underwent catheter ablation for persistent AF lasting 2 months. AF was not terminated after complete isolation of the 4 pulmonary veins (PV). Instead, it was transformed to a sustained atrial tachyarrhythmia with beat-to-beat variability in the atrial cycle length. A 12-lead electrocardiogram during tachycardia showed negative flutter-like waves in the inferior leads. Entrainment pacing along the tricuspid annulus confirmed the diagnosis of irregular cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI)-dependent typical atrial flutter (AFL). Linear ablation of the CTI terminated AFL and restored sinus rhythm

\mu-\tau Symmetry and Maximal CP Violation

We argue the possibility that a real part of a flavor neutrino mass matrix only respects a mu-tau symmetry. This possibility is shown to be extended to more general case with a phase parameter \theta, where the mu-tau symmetric part has a phase of \theta/2. This texture shows maximal CP violation and no Majorana CP violation.Comment: 5 pages, version to appear in Phys. Lett.