Electrophysiology - Arrhythmias

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Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure

January 23, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This is a useful manuscript on long-term follow up confirming the findings of the five-year study, with regards to superior survival on CRT than on ICD. The authors discuss the limitations of the chronology of...

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Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure

January 23, 2024 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

This is a useful manuscript on long-term follow up confirming the findings of the five-year study, with regards to superior survival on CRT than on ICD. The authors discuss the...

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Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients at Five Years

November 29, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An important free-access report on the PARTNER 3 trial that discusses the TAVI-first policy in patietns with Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality risk less than 4% (...

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Chronic Kidney Disease: a Nerve-Racking Situation for the Heart

February 28, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An interesting brief editorial on an experiment revisiting renal denervation as a panacea to cardiovascular disease

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Effects of Atrial Fibrillation on the Human Ventricle

February 24, 2022 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

Interesting study of hypertrophied human cardiomyocytes

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Perioperative Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving a Direct Oral Anticoagulant

August 19, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A standardized perioperative management protocol for pts taking direct oral anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation entailed no bridging with other anticoagulants. It resulted in low and acceptable rates of major bleeding...

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Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation Before Cardiac Surgery and Factors Associated With Concomitant Ablation

July 11, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An important update on the evolving landscape of surgery for atrial fibrillation.

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Evaluating Real-World Clinical Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Receiving the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology

April 9, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Boersma and associates reported the outcomes of left atrial appendage (LAA) closure with the Watchman device in international registry (EWOLUTION), which recruited 1,020 patients from 47 different centers. Mean age...

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Right Ventricular Pulmonary Coupling as a Therapeutic Target in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

January 18, 2019 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A good attempt to shed some light into the somewhat challenging concept of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, on the occasion of a small randomized controlled trial on albuterol.

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Testing Epinephrine for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest

August 31, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A balanced editorial discussing the relevant RCT from Britain. The esteemed authors are correct to highlight the overall discouraging survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest WITHOUT NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT. What does need...

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Association of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With Subsequent Stroke and Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

May 22, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This review of over 75,000 patients from a large administrative database found that occlusion of the left atrial appendage during cardiac surgery was associated with a reduced risk of subsequent...

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In Global News: Improving Vein Grafts, a Suture-Based Percutaneous Mitral Device, and Donating CT Surgical Equipment

April 27, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care The Jos University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria has received a donation of surgical equipment for cardiothoracic surgery from Project CURE, which will allow the hospital to offer more...

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In Global News: Quadruple Valve Surgery in the UAE, MitraClip Access in Japan, and Chewbacca Delivers Transplant News

March 23, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care A teen in Chicago, Illinois, USA, awaiting a heart transplant received the news that a heart was available from his pediatric cardiologist, who dressed up as Chewbacca from...

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