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Author(s):
Maria Min-Young Kim
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2 years ago
In this interview, Dr Maria Min-Young Kim (Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK) discusses the results of the GANGLIA-AF Trial, a study that aimed to determine the role of ectopy-triggering ganglionated plexus ablation (ET-GP) in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.
Questions:
1. Please summarise the main aims, study design and endpoints of this trial?
2. What were your key…
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Author(s):
Tolga Aksu
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Jamario R Skeete
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Henry H Huang
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1 year ago
Author(s):
George D Katritsis
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Demosthenes G Katritsis
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3 years ago
Implantable cardiac devices, such as pacemakers, are used to treat a number of heart conditions, especially those related to the electrical conduction system. Cardiac pacemakers are a well-established and effective therapy, and have been in use for more than 50 years.
The first pacemaker was implanted in a patient in October 1958 by Åke Senning in Stockholm, in cooperation with engineer Rune…
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Author(s):
Stavros Stavrakis
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Sunny Po
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3 years ago
There are numerous conglomerations of autonomic ganglia on the epicardial surface of the heart, known as ganglionated plexi (GP). These GP have been shown to play a significant role in different arrhythmias, including AF. As such, GP ablation has become an adjunctive procedure in the treatment of AF. This review will present the current data on the significance of GP in arrhythmogenesis and will…
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Author(s):
Vincent Umbrain
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Christian Verborgh
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Gian-Battista Chierchia
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et al
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3 years ago
The current option for refractory treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) includes hybrid AF-surgery.1–2 The hybrid approach was originally a combination of mini-invasive surgical epicardial evaluation and ablation, as well as endocardial electrophysiologist (EP) catheter ablation with the intention of creating a lesion set to cure AF.3 In the search for greater efficacy with less patient…
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Author(s):
Yunqiu Jiang
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Sunny S Po
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Faris Amil
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et al
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3 years ago
Imbalance of the autonomic nervous system (sympathetic/parasympathetic) is known to contribute to the pathophysiology of multiple cardiovascular diseases, including AF, MI (and related ventricular arrhythmias) and heart failure. The concept of neuro-immune axis has been proposed to tightly integrate the brain–heart–periphery axis, which is characterised by various pathways of the anti…
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Author(s):
Rohil Bedi
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Ali Ahmad
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Piotr Horbal
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et al
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7 months ago
Author(s):
Konstantinos C Siontis
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Hakan Oral
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3 years ago
Advanced catheter-based technologies employed for the ablation of symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) have revolutionised the management of this common sustained arrhythmia. In the late 1990s, premature depolarisations originating from the myocardial sleeves within the pulmonary veins were recognised to initiate AF. This landmark discovery rendered pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) as the…
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Convergent AF Ablation
Author(s):
Karan Wats
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Andy Kiser
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Kevin Makati
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et al
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3 years ago
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