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Case Report: Treatment Planning Study to Demonstrate Feasibility of Transthoracic Ultrasound Guidance to Facilitate Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation With Protons
Perrin, R., Maguire, P., Garonna, A., Weidlich, G., Bulling, S., Fargier-Voiron, M., De Marco, C., Rossi, E., Ciocca, M., Vitolo, V., & Mirandola, A. (2022). Case Report: Treatment Planning Study to Demonstrate Feasibility of Transthoracic Ultrasound Guidance to Facilitate Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation With Protons. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 9, 849247. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.849247
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A step towards routine for stereotactic radioablation in refractory ventricular tachycardia – interim analysis on short term safety of the first prospective, multi-centre, multi-platform study RAVENTA
A Zaman, D Krug, L Eidinger, J Boda-Heggemann, B Rudic, F Mehrhof, L H Boldt, J Fleckenstein, A Kluge, F A Siebert, A Schweikard, R Vontlein, J Dunst, H Bonnemeier, O Blanck, A step towards routine for stereotactic radioablation in refractory ventricular tachycardia – interim analysis on short term safety of the first prospective, multi-centre, multi-platform study RAVENTA, European Heart Journal, Volume 43, Issue Supplement_2, October 2022, ehac544.697, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.697
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Inflammation and fibrosis characterize different stages of myocardial remodeling in patients after stereotactic body radiotherapy of ventricular myocardium for recurrent ventricular tachycardia
Kučera, T., Jedličková, K., Šramko, M., Peichl, P., Cvek, J., Knybel, L., Hurník, P., Neuwirth, R., Jiravský, O., Voska, L., & Kautzner, J. (2023). Inflammation and fibrosis characterize different stages of myocardial remodeling in patients after stereotactic body radiotherapy of ventricular myocardium for recurrent ventricular tachycardia. Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology, 62, 107488. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carpath.2022.107488
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Stereotactic body radiation therapy for refractory premature ventricular contractions that originate from the left ventricular summit: A case report
Huang, L. H., Gao, Z. Z., Li, W. Y., Zhang, H. C., Zheng, J. W., & Liu, X. P. (2022). Stereotactic body radiation therapy for refractory premature ventricular contractions that originate from the left ventricular summit: A case report. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, 10.1111/pace.14590. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.14590
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Successful Application of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate in a Patient With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Nasu, T., Toba, M., Nekomiya, N., Itasaka, R., Mafune, S., Nakata, T., Ikeda, H., & Yokoshiki, H. (2022). Successful Application of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Ventricular Tachycardia Substrate in a Patient With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. The American journal of cardiology, 184, 149–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.08.017
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Cardiac radiotherapy induces electrical conduction reprogramming in the absence of transmural fibrosis
Zhang DM, Navara R, Yin T, Szymanski J, Goldsztejn U, Kenkel C, Lang A, Mpoy C, Lipovsky CE, Qiao Y, Hicks S, Li G, Moore KMS, Bergom C, Rogers BE, Robinson CG, Cuculich PS, Schwarz JK, Rentschler SL. Cardiac radiotherapy induces electrical conduction reprogramming in the absence of transmural fibrosis. Nat Commun. 2021 Sep 24;12(1):5558. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-25730-0. PMID: 34561429.
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Noninvasive Stereotactic Radiation for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia After Failure of Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation
Bernstein, H. M., Leon, W., Daly, M. E., Park, P., Ghasemiesfe, A., Beri, N., Eng, M., & Srivatsa, U. N. (2022). Noninvasive Stereotactic Radiation for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia After Failure of Cardiac Sympathetic Denervation. JACC. Case reports, 4(18), 1189–1194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.06.025
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Histopathological Examination of an Explanted Heart in a Long-Term Responder to Cardiac Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation)
Miszczyk, M., Sajdok, M., Nożyński, J., Cybulska, M., Bednarek, J., Jadczyk, T., Latusek, T., Kurzelowski, R., Dolla, Ł., Wojakowski, W., Dyla, A., Zembala, M., Drzewiecka, A., Kaminiów, K., Kozub, A., Chmielik, E., Grza Dziel, A., Bekman, A., Gołba, K. S., & Blamek, S. (2022). Histopathological Examination of an Explanted Heart in a Long-Term Responder to Cardiac Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy (STereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation). Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 9, 919823. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.919823
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First experimental exploration of real-time cardiorespiratory motion management for future stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation treatments on the MR-linac
Akdag O, Borman PTS, Woodhead P, Uijtewaal P, Mandija S, Van Asselen B, Verhoeff JJC, Raaymakers BW, Fast MF. First experimental exploration of real-time cardiorespiratory motion management for future stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation treatments on the MR-linac. Phys Med Biol. 2022 Mar 9;67(6). doi: 10.1088/1361-6560/ac5717. PMID: 35189610.
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Non-invasive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias: Venturing into the Unknown
Hayase J, Chin R, Cao M, Hu P, Shivkumar K, Bradfield JS. Non-invasive Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias: Venturing into the Unknown. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2022 Feb 15;13(2):4894-4899. doi: 10.19102/icrm.2022.130202. PMID: 35251759; PMCID: PMC8887931.
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Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in patients with refractory ventricular tachyarrhythmia
Molon, G., Giaj-Levra, N., Costa, A., Bonapace, S., Cuccia, F., Marinelli, A., Trachanas, K., Sicignano, G., & Alongi, F. (2022). Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in patients with refractory ventricular tachyarrhythmia. European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology, 24(Suppl C), C248–C253. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suac016
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Phantom study of stereotactic radioablation for ventricular tachycardia (STRA-MI-VT) using Cyberknife Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System with a single fiducial marker
Piccolo, C., Vigorito, S., Rondi, E., Piperno, G., Ferrari, A., Pepa, M., Riva, G., Durante, S., Conte, E., Catto, V., Andreini, D., Carbucicchio, C., Jereczek-Fossa, B. A., Pompilio, G., Orecchia, R., & Cattani, F. (2022). Phantom study of stereotactic radioablation for ventricular tachycardia (STRA-MI-VT) using Cyberknife Synchrony Respiratory Tracking System with a single fiducial marker. Physica medica : PM : an international journal devoted to the applications of physics to medicine and biology : official journal of the Italian Association of Biomedical Physics (AIFB), 100, 135–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2022.06.019
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Stereotactic body radioablation therapy as an immediate and early term antiarrhythmic palliative therapeutic choice in patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia
Aras, D., Çetin, E. H. Ö., Ozturk, H. F., Ozdemir, E., Kara, M., Ekizler, F. A., Ozeke, O., Ozcan, F., Korkmaz, A., Kervan, U., Turhan, N., Coskun, N., Tezcan, Y., Huang, H., Aksu, T., & Topaloglu, S. (2022). Stereotactic body radioablation therapy as an immediate and early term antiarrhythmic palliative therapeutic choice in patients with refractory ventricular tachycardia. Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing, 1–9. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01352-4
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Evaluation of the feasibility of cardiac gating for SBRT of
ventricular tachycardia based on real-time ECG signal
acquisition
Reis, C. Q. M., & Robar, J. L. (2022). Evaluation of the feasibility of cardiac gating for SBRT of ventricular tachycardia based on real-time ECG signal acquisition. Journal of applied clinical medical physics, e13814. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/acm2.13814
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Phase I/II Trial of Electrophysiology-Guided Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation for Ventricular Tachycardia
Robinson CG, Samson PP, Moore KMS, Hugo GD, Knutson N, Mutic S, Goddu SM, Lang A, Cooper DH, Faddis M, Noheria A, Smith TW, Woodard PK, Gropler RJ, Hallahan DE, Rudy Y, Cuculich PS. Phase I/II Trial of Electrophysiology-Guided Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation for Ventricular Tachycardia. Circulation. 2019 Jan 15;139(3):313-321. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038261. PMID: 30586734; PMCID: PMC6331281.
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Longer Term Results from a Phase I/II Study of EP-guided Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation for Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia (ENCORE-VT)
Robinson CG, Samson P, Moore KM, Hugo GD, Knutson N, Mutic S, Goddu SM, Cooper DH, Faddis M, Noheria A, Smith TW, Woodward PK, Gropler RJ, Hallahan DE, Rudy Y, Cuculich PS. (2019). Longer Term Results from a Phase I/II Study of EP-guided Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation for Treatment of Ventricular Tachycardia (ENCORE-VT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 105(3), 682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.08.032
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Myocardial Performance After EP-Guided Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation (ENCORE) for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)
Cuculich P, Kashani R, Mutic S, Hallahan D, & Robinson C. (2017). Myocardial Performance After EP-Guided Noninvasive Cardiac Radioablation (ENCORE) for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT). International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 99(2), E511–E512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.1827
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Cardiac radioablation-A systematic review
van der Ree MH, Blanck O, Limpens J, Lee CH, Balgobind BV, Dieleman EMT, Wilde AAM, Zei PC, de Groot JR, Slotman BJ, Cuculich PS, Robinson CG, Postema PG. Cardiac radioablation-A systematic review. Heart Rhythm. 2020 Aug;17(8):1381-1392. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.03.013. Epub 2020 Mar 20. PMID: 32205299.
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Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation as a Novel Treatment Approach for Cardiac Arrhythmias: Facts and Limitations
Chalkia M, Kouloulias V, Tousoulis D, Deftereos S, Tsiachris D, Vrachatis D, Platoni K. Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation as a Novel Treatment Approach for Cardiac Arrhythmias: Facts and Limitations. Biomedicines. 2021 Oct 13;9(10):1461. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines9101461. PMID: 34680578; PMCID: PMC8533522.
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Stereotactic radioablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia: preliminary data and insights from the STRA-MI-VT phase Ib/II study
Carbucicchio C, Andreini D, Piperno G, Catto V, Conte E, Cattani F, Bonomi A, Rondi E, Piccolo C, Vigorito S, Ferrari A, Pepa M, Giuliani M, Mushtaq S, Scarà A, Calò L, Gorini A, Veglia F, Pontone G, Pepi M, Tremoli E, Orecchia R, Pompilio G, Tondo C, Jereczek-Fossa BA. Stereotactic radioablation for the treatment of ventricular tachycardia: preliminary data and insights from the STRA-MI-VT phase Ib/II study. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2021 Oct 5:1–13. doi: 10.1007/s10840-021-01060-5. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34609691; PMCID: PMC8490832.