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Author(s):
Deepika Narasimha
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Anne B Curtis
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3 years ago
Implantable cardiac devices such as implantable cardioverter- defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) devices lead to improved survival and better clinical outcomes in appropriately selected patients with heart failure (HF) with a reduced ejection fraction (EF). Although there are significant sex differences in the aetiology, pathophysiology and clinical course of HF,…
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Author(s):
Sanghamitra Mohanty
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Andrea Natale
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2 years ago
Anne B Curtis
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Job title: Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine
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Author(s):
Shohreh Honarbakhsh
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Rui Providencia
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Pier D Lambiase
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3 years ago
Brugada syndrome (BrS) remains one of the most common inherited channelopathies associated with an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD), with a worldwide prevalence of approximately 0.05%.1–3 It is accepted that appropriate utilisation of the ICD in high-risk patients with aborted SCD and haemodynamically compromising arrhythmias is life-saving. However, there remains a lack of consensus…
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Author(s):
Khaldoun G Tarakji
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Christopher R Ellis
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Pascal Defaye
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et al
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3 years ago
Over the last few decades an increasing body of evidence has supported the role of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) including permanent pacemakers (PPMs), implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT-D [with defibrillator] and CRT-P [without defibrillator]) in improving quality of life and survival.1 In addition, there has been a…
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Author(s):
Cristian Podoleanu
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Jean-Claude Deharo
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3 years ago
The increasing use of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) for management of cardiac conditions has over the last few years been associated with higher infection rates.1 Expanded CIED use alone cannot account for this rise,2–4 which involves both patient- and device-related factors. Indeed patients are tending to be older and presenting with co-morbidities, while devices are becoming…
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Author(s):
Cristina E Molina
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Jordi Heijman
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Dobromir Dobrev
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3 years ago
Optimal cardiac function depends on appropriate rate and force of contraction, with specific cardiac regions having developed particular beat-to-beat properties depending on their individual functions. For example, isovolumetric contraction time is shorter in the right ventricle (RV) than in the left ventricle (LV). At the cellular level, cardiac function is regulated by regional cardiomyocyte…
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Optimal Management of CIED Infections
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1 year ago
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Author(s):
Rikke Esberg Kirkfeldt
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Jens Brock Johansen
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Jens Cosedis Nielsen
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3 years ago
Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) therapy is effective and safe. However, infections related to CIED treatment may have devastating consequences, causing significant morbidity, mortality and generating considerable healthcare costs.1–6 Temporal trends in CIED treatment indicate a disproportional increase in CIED infections relative to implantation rates.1,7,8 Reasons for this trend are…
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