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The shock wave as a new energy source of therapy for tachyarrhytmias

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18590759
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Circulatory organs internal medicine
Research InstitutionTohoku University

Principal Investigator

KUMAGAI Koji  Tohoku University, Hospital, Lrcture (30400328)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SIMOKAWA Hiroaki  Tohoku University, Graduate School of Medicine, Professor (00235681)
FUKUDA Koji  Tohoku University, Hospital, Research Associate (20375083)
WAKAYAM Yuji  Tohoku University, Hospital, Research Associate (10375082)
SUGAI Yoshinao  Tohoku University, Hospital, Research Associate (90400340)
Project Period (FY) 2006 – 2007
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2007)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,010,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2007: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Keywordsshock wave / tachyarrhythmias / non-pharmacological therapy
Research Abstract

Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has been established as an effective and safe non-pharmacological therapy for arrhythmias. The indication for RFCA has been rapidly widened, from supraventricular tachycardia a decade ago to ventricular tachyarrhythmias with underlying heart disease and atrial fibrillation in recent days. However, it is difficult to eliminate the origin located deep in the myocardial wall and the origin in the epicardium by RFCA because the delivery of radiofrequency has an effect only within a limited depth. In this study, we paid attention to shock wave as a new energy source of therapy for such tachyarrhythmias with the origin located deep in the myocardial wall. The extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has been established as an effective and safe therapy. In addition, the extracorporeal cardiac shock wave therapy for ischemic heart disease has been also evaluated as an effective and noninvasive therapeutic strategy in this hospital. Technically, it is possible to focus and deliver the shock wave to the tachyarrhythmias with the origin located deep in the myocardial wall. In this study, the aim is finally to develop the non invasive method using extracorporeal cardiac shock wave for the tachyarrhythmias with the origin located deep in the myocardial wall which was resistant to RFCA. At first we tried to make the catheter system equipped with apparatus which can deliver shock wave (shock wave catheter) and evaluate the effect of damage of tissue in the cardiac cavity of a porcine. We confirmed that shock wave could generate energy enough to destroy the tissue from a basic experiment.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2007 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 2006 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2008

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Electrocardiographic Characteristics of the Variants of Idiopathic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias2008

    • Author(s)
      Koji Kumagai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 5月号

      Pages: 495-501

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Electrocardiographic Characteristics of the Variants of Idiopathic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias2008

    • Author(s)
      Koji Kumagai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 19(5)

      Pages: 495-501

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2007 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Journal Article] Electrocardiographic Characteristics of the Variants of Idiopathic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias.2008

    • Author(s)
      Koji kumagai
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2月号(in press)

    • Related Report
      2007 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed

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Published: 2006-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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