Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Slow VT below the detection rate of the ICD lead to worsening heart failure and low stroke volume. Post conversion of VT the patient had low output cardiac failure and became unstable and hypoperfused. Cardiac output (CO) was being maintained by the tachycardia. After atrial rhythm/SR was restored the patient slowly improved.

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Tachycardia Electrophysiology Atrial Flutter Ischemia 119

DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

Higher up the cardiovascular patient pathway, AI-based ECG algorithms that create 2D and 3D maps of the heart (Vektor Medical) are being used to shorten ablation procedure times, resulting in reduced procedure costs and patient risks. For example, in March 2023 Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) partnered with Viz.ai How Has Funding Progressed?

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AFIB Reimbursement Research Atrial Fibrillation 105

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 25, 2023

AF-CHF trial in those with AF and congestive heart failure also failed to show any advantage for the rhythm control strategy [3]. Overall, it appears that rhythm control strategy in AF may be better in those with heart failure and in those with associated cardiovascular conditions and early AF.

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Atrial Fibrillation Heart Failure Ablation Cardiac Arrest 52

DAIC

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Session 104) - What Is Really New in Electrophysiology That Will Change My Practice? Bleeds, What Do the Guidelines Tell Us About Practical Management in A-fib? 24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

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Aortic valve Myocardial Infarction Aortic Blood Pressure 103

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Methods In a cohort of ATTRwt-CA patients from 2011 to 2022 without prior sustained VA, we ascertained the presence and characteristics of NSVT during clinically indicated ambulatory Holter monitoring. In univariable Cox proportional hazard model, NYHA class 3 or 4 heart failure ( p =.048), 048), the presence of NSVT ( p =.04),

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Tachycardia Heart Failure Arrhythmia Outcomes 40

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Methods Consecutive patients with bradycardia indicated for pacing from 2016 to 2022 were prospectively followed for the clinical endpoints of heart failure (HF)-hospitalizations and all-cause mortality at 2 years.

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Bradycardia Physiology Pacemaker Heart Failure 40

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Abstract Introduction In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), atrial fibrillation (AF) has historically been regarded to have a deleterious impact on clinical course, strongly associated with progressive heart failure (HF) symptoms. Therefore, we evaluated the impact of AF on QoL utilizing patient reported outcome measures (PROMs).

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Quality of Life Atrial Fibrillation Cardiomyopathy Heart Failure 40