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The American College of Cardiology, a 49,000-member nonprofit medical society, is dedicated to enhancing the lives of cardiovascular patients through continuous quality improvement, patient-centered care,…
The Spatial Ventricular Gradient Is Associated with Pacing-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Pacing-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) is a frequent complication of right ventricular pacing that often requires re-operation for biventricular or conduction system pacing. Better methods for predicting…
Operator Characteristics and Reintervention Following Pacemaker Implant – Insights From A National Database
Some data suggest that operator procedure numbers and characteristics are associated with outcomes following cardiac device implantation. However, most of these data concern ICD implantation…
Catheter-Based Disarticulation of the Epicardial Right Ventricular Free Wall With Endocardial Pulsed Field Ablation in Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy
Surgical disarticulation of the right ventricular (RV) free wall has been described by Guiraudon and colleagues as an effective therapy for refractory ventricular tachycardia (VT)…
What cold weather does to the body and how to protect yourself this winter
Cold weather can increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke deaths, and it places the very old and very young at risk for a…
Pacing system analyzers to guide conduction system pacing implantation procedures: A comparison study of intracardiac and surface signals with an electrophysiology recording system
Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) needs confirmation of left conduction system capture assessed by testing of different electrical parameters. Guidelines recommend the use of…
“Short,” “long,” and “short-plus-long’’ coupled idiopathic ventricular fibrillation: Distribution, demographic, and electrophysiologic characteristics—A THESIS substudy
A prospective study1 and literature review2 reported that along with the classic short-coupled mode of ventricular fibrillation (VF) initiation in idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF), “not-so-short”…
High Blood Pressure
What is high blood pressure or hypertension? The American Heart Association provides information on high blood pressure, low blood pressure, and how to monitor, treat…
Collaborative Maintenance Pathway – American College of Cardiology
This assessment option, called the Collaborative Maintenance Pathway, will be available for cardiovascular disease starting in 2019, and it will integrate lifelong learning with assessment.
Device corner: unexpected pacing behavior during cryoablation for atrial fibrillation
The tracings (Figure 1) are taken during cryoablation in the right superior vein for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Phrenic nerve pacing was performed with a duodecapolar catheter…