Electrophysiology - Arrhythmias

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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% ( mean of 1.9%). The calls...

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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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MiniStern Trial: A Randomised Trial Comparing Ministernotomy to Full Median Sternotomy for Aortic Valve Replacement

March 19, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A medium-size RCT comparing full sternotomy to limited sternotomy for conventional aortic valve replacement, presented at the SCTS Annual Meeting in Glasgow. The 7-10% one year attrition rate seems quite...

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Paradigm Shift for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure

February 2, 2018 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

An editorial from an influential source discussing the recent robust results of the CASTLE-AF RCT trial. It is likely that interventions for atrial fibrillation will be boosted by these results,...

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Pericardial Blood as a Trigger for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery

December 25, 2017 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor

This review article explores the association between postoperative mediastinal blood and atrial fibrillation.

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Controversies About Atrial Fibrillation Mechanisms

April 29, 2017 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A succinct update relevant to all arrhythmia and heart failure surgeons. The concept of atrial cardiomyopathy is particularly stimulating.

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Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Closure During Cardiac Surgery on the Occurrence of Early Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke, and Mortality: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis of 10,633 Patients

December 5, 2016 | J. Rafael Sadaba

In this manuscript, the authors describe their findings in a propensity score matched analysis of a retrospectively acquire data on 9792 patients undergoing CABG or heart valve surgery over a...

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Potassium and Magnesium Supplementation do not protect against Atrial Fibrillation after Cardiac Operation: a Time-Matched Analysis.

September 27, 2016 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In this single institution retrospective study of postoperative cardiac surgery patients, serum potassium and magnesium levels at times when postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) occured were compared with levels in patients...

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Percutaneous Implantation of an Entirely Intracardiac Leadless Pacemaker

August 30, 2015 | Tom C. NguyenBronze Contributor

Multicenter trial examining the efficacy of a miniaturized and fully self-contained leadless pacemaker percutaneously implanted into the right ventricle. The leadless pacemaker met prespecified pacing and sensing requirements with 1...

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Temporary Pacing After Cardiac Surgery

July 28, 2015 | Jill LeySilver Contributor

This article offers a much needed comprehensive overview of temporary pacing strategies specific to cardiac surgical patients. In addition to discussing standard pacing content such as device settings and connections,...

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