High-energy ion beams are successfully used in cancer therapy and precisely deliver high doses of ionizing radiation to small deep-seated target volumes. A similar noninvasive treatment modality for cardiac arrhythmias was tested here. This study used high-energy carbon ions for ablation of cardiac tissue in pigs. Doses of 25, 40, and 55 Gy were applied in forced-breath-hold to the atrioventricular junction, left atrial pulmonary vein junction, and freewall left ventricle of intact animals. Procedural success was tracked by (1.) in-beam positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging; (2.) intracardiac voltage mapping with visible lesion on ultrasound; (3.) lesion outcomes in pathohistolgy. High doses (40-55 Gy) caused slowing and interruption of cardiac impulse propagation. Target fibrosis was the main mediator of the ablation effect. In irradiated tissue, apoptosis was present after 3, but not 6 months. Our study shows feasibility to use high-energy ion beams for creation of cardiac lesions that chronically interrupt cardiac conduction.

Feasibility Study on Cardiac Arrhythmia Ablation Using High-Energy Heavy Ion Beams / Lehmann, H. Immo; Graeff, Christian; Simoniello, Palma; Constantinescu, Anna; Takami, Mitsuru; Lugenbiel, Patrick; Richter, Daniel; Eichhorn, Anna; Prall, Matthias; Kaderka, Robert; Fiedler, Fine; Helmbrecht, Stephan; Fournier, Claudia; Erbeldinger, Nadine; Rahm, Ann Kathrin; Rivinius, Rasmus; Thomas, Dierk; Katus, Hugo A; Johnson, Susan B; Parker, Kay D; Debus, Jürgen; Asirvatham, Samuel J; Bert, Christoph; Durante, Marco; Packer, Douglas L.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 6:(2016), p. 38895. [10.1038/srep38895]

Feasibility Study on Cardiac Arrhythmia Ablation Using High-Energy Heavy Ion Beams

SIMONIELLO, PALMA;DURANTE, MARCO;
2016

Abstract

High-energy ion beams are successfully used in cancer therapy and precisely deliver high doses of ionizing radiation to small deep-seated target volumes. A similar noninvasive treatment modality for cardiac arrhythmias was tested here. This study used high-energy carbon ions for ablation of cardiac tissue in pigs. Doses of 25, 40, and 55 Gy were applied in forced-breath-hold to the atrioventricular junction, left atrial pulmonary vein junction, and freewall left ventricle of intact animals. Procedural success was tracked by (1.) in-beam positron-emission tomography (PET) imaging; (2.) intracardiac voltage mapping with visible lesion on ultrasound; (3.) lesion outcomes in pathohistolgy. High doses (40-55 Gy) caused slowing and interruption of cardiac impulse propagation. Target fibrosis was the main mediator of the ablation effect. In irradiated tissue, apoptosis was present after 3, but not 6 months. Our study shows feasibility to use high-energy ion beams for creation of cardiac lesions that chronically interrupt cardiac conduction.
2016
Feasibility Study on Cardiac Arrhythmia Ablation Using High-Energy Heavy Ion Beams / Lehmann, H. Immo; Graeff, Christian; Simoniello, Palma; Constantinescu, Anna; Takami, Mitsuru; Lugenbiel, Patrick; Richter, Daniel; Eichhorn, Anna; Prall, Matthias; Kaderka, Robert; Fiedler, Fine; Helmbrecht, Stephan; Fournier, Claudia; Erbeldinger, Nadine; Rahm, Ann Kathrin; Rivinius, Rasmus; Thomas, Dierk; Katus, Hugo A; Johnson, Susan B; Parker, Kay D; Debus, Jürgen; Asirvatham, Samuel J; Bert, Christoph; Durante, Marco; Packer, Douglas L.. - In: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. - ISSN 2045-2322. - 6:(2016), p. 38895. [10.1038/srep38895]
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