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Author(s):
Satish Raj
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Robert Sheldon
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3 years ago
Syncope and palpitations are two common clinical presentations, and both pose difficulties in the approach to their management. They are both symptoms of a number of syndromes, and an efficient approach with targeted therapy is challenging. Cardiac arrhythmia specialists, who lack a compact and accessible guide to management, see many patients with these symptoms in consultation. Recognising this…
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Author(s):
Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
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2 years ago
In this interview, Dr Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy (Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute, Overland Park, KS, US) discusses the outcomes of the multicenter Susruta-IST Registry, which aimed to report upon the outcomes of sinus node sparing surgical thoracoscopic hybrid ablation (SUSRUTA) for inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST).
Questions:
1. Please summarise the aim, study design and endpoints?
2. What…
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Author(s):
Dario DiFrancesco
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3 years ago
HCN4 (hyperpolarisation-activated, cyclic nucleotide gated 4) channels, the pore-forming α–subunits of ‘funny’ channels originally described in pacemaker cells of the sinoatrial node (SAN),1 are responsible for the early phase of diastolic depolarisation in these cells and are key determinants of pacemaker generation and control of heart rate.2–5 HCN4 channels are selectively expressed in the SAN…
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Unmissable EP Papers
Author(s):
Demosthenes G Katritsis
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Andrew Grace
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Angelo Auricchio
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et al
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3 years ago
Article
Author(s):
Demosthenes G Katritsis
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Giuseppe Boriani
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Francisco G Cosio
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et al
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3 years ago
Endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estimulación Cardiaca y Electrofisiologia (SOLAECE)
This is an executive summary of the full consensus document on the management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) patients published in Europace. The consensus document was prepared by a Task Force from the European Heart Rhythm…
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Author(s):
Satoshi Higa
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Li-Wei Lo
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Shih-Ann Chen
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3 years ago
Catheter ablation of AF has become an established therapy and may have the potential to cure this most commonly encountered sustained arrhythmia. Previous studies have demonstrated that pulmonary veins (PVs) are a major source of the ectopic beats that initiate AF. PV isolation in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal AF refractory to antiarrhythmic drugs is effective; however, it is difficult to…
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6 years ago
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):
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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