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Author(s): Rakesh Gopinathannair , Benjamin C Salgado , Brian Olshansky Added: 3 years ago
Heart rate and blood pressure are tightly regulated by autonomic control to effect adequate blood flow as needed. This regulatory process breaks down when the vasovagal reflex is activated. Profound, but brief, circulatory collapse manifests as bradycardia (cardioinhibitory response) and/or hypotension (vasodepressor response) and/or altered cerebral autoregulation, resulting in transient loss of… View more
Author(s): Richard Sutton Added: 3 years ago
Syncope in a patient with a pacemaker commands urgent action to ascertain its cause and provide appropriate treatment. This is a well accepted statement but the field has evolved in recent years and, strangely, has received little attention. Many considerations bear on this issue. First, syncope in pacemaker patients is not common but may be more so than generally considered. The lack of… View more
Author(s): Stavros Stavrakis , Sunny Po Added: 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… View more
Author(s): Giulio Conte , Pier D Lambiase , Angelo Auricchio Added: 3 years ago
In this video presentation and discussion, Prof Angelo Auricchio (Cardiocentro Ticino, Switzerland) and Prof Pier Lambiase (Barts Heart Centre, London, UK) meet with Dr Giulio Conte to discuss hisrecently published case study on Arrhythmia Academy. They examine and discuss the issues surrounding the unusual presentation in this real-life case as experienced by Dr Conte. They review the… View more
Author(s): Satish Raj , Robert Sheldon Added: 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… View more
Author(s): Robert Sheldon Added: 5 years ago
ProfessorRobert S. Sheldon discusses arandomized pragmatic trial of strategies of permanent pacemaker versus implantable cardiac monitor in older patients with syncope and bifascicular block. Filmed by Radcliffe Cardiology on-site at HRS 2018 in Boston, US. View more