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Prognostic value of three iron deficiency definitions in patients with advanced heart failure

European Journal of Heart Failure

Abstract Aims There is uncertainty about the definition of iron deficiency (ID) and the association between ID and prognosis in patients with advanced heart failure. We evaluated three definitions of ID in patients referred for heart transplantation.

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Utility of Left and Right Ventricular Strain in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy: A Prospective Multicenter Registry

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging

We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic utility of LV and RV strain in ARVC.METHODS:Patients with suspected ARVC (n = 109) from a multicenter registry were clinically phenotyped using the 2010 ARVC Revised Task Force Criteria and underwent baseline strain echocardiography. years, and 48% of patients were female.

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Dofetilide for the treatment of premature ventricular complexes and ventricular tachycardia in patients with structural heart disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Among the 32 patients with PVCs who successfully started dofetilide, the mean PVC burden decreased from 2010% to 88% at a median follow-up of 2.6 The composite outcome of VT/VF recurrence, heart transplantation, or death occurred in 6/12 patients (50%) without dofetilide and 49/69 patients (71%) with dofetilide. months ( p <.001).

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Catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter improves cardiac chamber size and function

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Methods A retrospective study was conducted on 468 patients who underwent ablation for CTI dependent typical AFL at a single institution between 2010 and 2019. Echocardiographic data were analyzed at baseline before ablation, and at early follow-up within 1-year postablation.

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A young lady with wide complex tachycardia. My first time actually making this diagnosis de novo in real life in the ED!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Here is a 2017 review article on ARVD in the New England Journal There is a 2010 publication by the Task Force in Diagnosis of ARVD: Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: proposed modification of the task force criteria. The diagnosis is not easy (see below). J Electrocardiol, 42 (2009), pp.

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Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplants Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction

Journal of the American Heart Association

We estimated the population rate of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and heart transplant (HT) use among (non‐Hispanic) White, Hispanic, and (non‐Hispanic) Black men and women who have heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF).Methods

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Published Research

Society of Thoracic Surgeons - Research

Institutional Coronary Artery Bypass Case Volumes and Outcomes European Journal of Heart Failure October 2023 Makoto Mori Robotic Mitral Valve Repair for Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation The Annals of Thoracic Surgery August 2023 Carlos Diaz-Castrillion Volume-Failure to Rescue Relationship in Acute Type A Aortic Dissections: An Analysis of The Society (..)