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The Cryoballoon vs Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation (CIRCA-DOSE) Study Results in Context
Author(s): Jason G Andrade , Atul Verma , Laurent Macle , et al Added: 3 years ago
AF is a common chronic, progressive disease, characterised by exacerbations and remissions. Over the past 10–15 years, multiple large-scale observational studies and randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that catheter ablation is superior to anti-arrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy in maintaining sinus rhythm and improving AF-related symptoms, exercise capacity and quality of life.1–7 The… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Job title: Cardiologist
Dr Bruce Wilkoff is the Director of Cardiac Pacing and Tachyarrhythmia Devices and a staff cardiologist at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cleveland, US. Dr Wilkoff is also a Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease and a Certified Cardiac Device Specialist. His… View more
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Dr Saba received his MB, MCh from Cairo University's Faculty of Medicine, Egypt in 1994. He then went on to complete a house officer post at Cairo University Hospitals in 1995, completed a fellowship program and MSc degree in cardiovascular medicine from 1996 to 1999 before taking up a post as lecturer in cardiovascular medicine at Cairo University in November 1999. Dr Saba then completed an… View more
Supraventricular Arrhythmias in Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Author(s): Carina Blomström-Lundqvist , Tatjana S Potpara , Helena Malmborg Added: 3 years ago
With the advent of successful surgical repairs and modern diagnostic techniques, an increasing number of patients with congenital heart disease survive to adulthood. Despite these improvements, the surgical corrective atrial incisions performed during childhood lead to subsequent myocardial scarring that have the inherent risk of harbouring substrates for macro-reentrant atrial tachycardias … View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Heterogeneous Populations
Impact of Catheter Ablation on Quality of Life and Healthcare Utilisation
Author(s): Sanghamitra Mohanty , Andrea Natale Added: 2 years ago

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Hussam Ali , Pierpaolo Lupo , Riccardo Cappato Added: 3 years ago
Numerous large clinical trials have demonstrated the benefit of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD) in selected populations.1,2 These results and advances in defibrillation therapies have led to an impressive expansion of ICD implants and indications in recent decades. Although initially focusing on secondary prevention, current ICD indications… View more

Heart Failure

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Thorsten Lewalter , Giuseppe Boriani Added: 3 years ago
The monitoring of atrial fibrillation (AF) can be performed using a great variety of strategies and tools. Strategies range from monitoring only symptomatic AF (e.g., post-catheter ablation with or without surface electrocardiogram [ECG] documentation) to continuously monitoring heart rhythm using implantable pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) or subcutaneous implantable… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Domenico G Della Rocca , Sanghamitra Mohanty , Chintan Trivedi , et al Added: 3 years ago
AF is the most common sustained arrhythmia, and carries an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications. The latest estimates on the prevalence of AF portray an alarming scenario, with a steep increase in the number of people developing AF and prediction that the number affected will more than double in the next 40 years.1 Among the strategies to restore and maintain sinus… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Author(s): Ameeta Yaksh , Lisette JME van der Does , Eva AH Lanters , et al Added: 3 years ago
Cardiac arrhythmias during pregnancy pose a serious threat to the health of both mother and foetus. Women with established tachyarrhythmias, congenital heart defects or channelopathies have the highest risk for development of arrhythmias.1,2 They also develop de novo or occur in women without apparent heart diseases. Tachyarrhythmias, including both supraventricular and ventricular tachycardias,… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions
Author(s): A John Camm Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in 1–2 % of the general population and is increasingly prevalent in older people, occurring in about 10 % of over 80 year olds.1 AF is associated with a variety of cardiovascular conditions. The arrhythmia is associated with a five-fold rise in stroke risk and frequently coexists with heart failure, both leading… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Prevention & Chronic Conditions