Arrhythmias
This study assessed the incidence rates of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPM) and the associated long-term clinical consequences of PPM implantation after isolated mitral valve (MV) repair compared to concomitant MV repair and tricuspid annuloplasty. Data...
This multicenter registry assessed long-term outcomes of thoracoscopic atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation using a bipolar irrigated radiofrequency clamp across 13 years. Among 678 patients (predominantly longstanding persistent AF), freedom from...
This systematic review of 80 studies (7,517 patients; 10,375 imaging examinations) examined how success is assessed after surgical left atrial appendage closure. Transesophageal echocardiography dominated intraoperative assessment (83 percent), while...
At the Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery in Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, leading surgeons presented on arrhythmia surgery. Professor Aldo Rinaldi, consultant cardiologist and clinical lead for electrophysiology at...
This retrospective study compared outcomes in patients undergoing mitral valve repair for valve prolapse, with and without mitral annular disjunction (MAD). After propensity score matching, 100 patients (50 with MAD...
Read the amazing story of the 44-year-old nurse who got acute chest pain in a remote area of Australia. He was the only clinican in the area, so he took...
Patient Care Some Syrian refugee children have received surgery for congenital heart defects in Jordan, however many refugees in need of complex medical care are unable to receive such care....
Patient Care The first deceased donor lung transplant in the UAE was performed at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart and Vascular Institute, making the hospital the first in the...
Patient Care A woman in the northwest US who was thought to have drowned makes a surprising recovery, aided by a local hospital’s use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for traumatic...
Patient Care A professional US football player who had a congenital coronary artery anomaly corrected as a teenager meets with kids currently undergoing treatment for congenital heart disease, seeking to...
Patient Care Doctors in Abu Dhabi, UAE, say that a surprisingly high number of young Emirati adults have atrial fibrillation. Two lung cancer survivors attended last Sunday’s Super Bowl 52...
Patient Care Portugal’s first Eurovision winner, Salvador Sobral, has made a good recovery after undergoing a heart transplant in December. Canada’s first Inuk cardiac surgeon talks about choosing to become...
Incredible story about how American Heart Association President Dr John Warner suffered a cardiac arrest after his presidential address and was subsequently saved by two bystanders. This story emphasizes the...

