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Author(s): Prapa Kanagaratnam Added: 3 years ago
The 4mm deflectable radiofrequency (RF) ablation catheter enabled small necrotic lesions to be created anywhere in the heart, revolutionised the treatment of tachycardias mediated by localised abnormalities such as atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT), accessory pathways and focal atrial tachycardias1 and fuelled the rapid growth of cardiac electrophysiology. The first… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
HF 22: 6M Results of a No-Implant Interatrial Shunt in Pts With Chronic HF
Author(s): Lars H Lund Added: 1 year ago
Prof Lars Lund (Karolinska Institute, SE) outlines the findings of the ALLEVIATE-HF-1 and ALLEVIATE-HF-2 studies at 6 months. Presented at Heart Failure 22, this study aimed to evaluate a no-implant shunt in patients with chronic heart failure. Discussion Points: 1. Aims of This Study 2. No-Implant Interatrial Shunt 3. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria, Patient Cohort and Study Design 4. Key… View more

Heart Failure
Author(s): Sophie Mavrogeni , George Markousis-Mavrogenis , Genovefa Kolovou Added: 3 years ago
Rheumatoid arthritis, the spondyloarthropathies, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic vasculitides, inflammatory myopathies, systemic sclerosis and mixed connective tissue disease are autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) with high incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD).1 CVD is usually underestimated in patients with rheumatic diseases, because the main focus of rheumatologists is the signs… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics
Author(s): Brage H Amundsen , Anders Thorstensen , Asbjørn Støylen Added: 3 years ago
Cardiovascular imaging is a rapidly growing area, where technological development combined with clinicians’ demand for optimal visualisation of the heart might lead us to a situation where costs are high and evidence is sparse. Applying the correct imaging modality is thus an important task in clinical practice. The aim of this article is to discuss the present and future potential of deformation… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics
Author(s): Melanie Maytin , Laurence M Epstein Added: 3 years ago
Early Techniques Lead extraction has undergone an explosive evolution since its inception as a rudimentary skill with limited technology and therapeutic options (see Figure 1). Early techniques involved simple manual traction, which frequently proved ineffective for chronically implanted leads and carried a high risk for myocardial avulsion, tamponade, and death.1–3 Bilgutay and colleagues… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Rick Geoffrion Added: 3 years ago
Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease associated with atherosclerosis is a condition mainly associated with a thickening of the artery wall and the eventual blockage of blood flow in an artery due to fatty deposits and plaque formation. When cardiovascular disease is brought to mind, the heart is what people think of most; however, although the heart is the predominant organ affected by… View more

Intervention
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Author(s): Bruno Passaretti , Paolo Sganzerla , Elena Lucca , et al Added: 3 years ago
The presence of electrical dyssynchrony (which following an electrocardiogram can be visualised as a left bundle branch block [LBBB]) is an indication for biventricular pacing if it is associated with systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction [EF] <35%) and dyspnoea in New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II–IV. In the great majority of patients, biventricular pacing determines a significant… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Robert Eckel
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Professor of Medicine
Dr Robert Eckel is Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado, US.Dr Eckel has held appointments such as the Charles A. Boettcher II Endowed Chair in atherosclerosis research at the University of Colorado, director of the Lipid Clinic at University of Colorado Hospital, and program director of the… View more