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Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center and GE HealthCare Collaborate to Install the First Allia IGS Pulse Electrophysiology Lab in the United States for Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Procedures

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HHNM will use the Allia IGS Pulse system in its cardiac electrophysiology (EP) lab to plan, guide and monitor the outcomes of electrophysiological procedures, such as cardiac ablations, cardiac catherizations, transcatheter aortic valve replacements, balloon and coronary angioplasties and more. It’s an honor to have the U.S.’s

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A fascinating electrophysiology case. What is this wide complex tachycardia, and how best to manage it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Medical treatment for heart failure was optimized and after a few days the patient was discharged with referral to VT ablation procedure. Therefore — Just because a patient remains awake and alert with an adequate blood pressure for an extended period of time does not rule out the possibility sustained VT.

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A young man with another episode of tachycardia. What is it? And why give adenosine in sinus rhythm?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His blood pressure was 118/96. The therapeutic and diagnostic cardiac electrophysiological uses of adenosine We can again see shortening of the PR interval and widening of the QRS complex with delta waves. An accessory pathway was identified and was ablated. With that in mind, how would you proceed with treatment?

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

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Session 104) - What Is Really New in Electrophysiology That Will Change My Practice? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24 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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Early Rhythm Control, Lifestyle Modification and More Tailored Stroke Risk Assessment Are Top Goals in Managing Atrial Fibrillation

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The updated guideline calls for a stronger, more prescriptive focus on healthy lifestyle habits to prevent or lessen the burden of AFib, as well as early and more aggressive rhythm control in general, including upgraded recommendations for catheter ablation as first line therapy to prevent disease progression.

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Young Man with a Heart Rate of 257. What is it and how to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Blood pressure was normal (109/83). The Differential Diagnosis is: SVT with aberrancy(#) [AVNRT vs. The patient was found to have a "concealed" posteroseptal pathway (WPW without delta waves) confirmed to have SVT at EP study and was ablated. Admission and referral to electrophysiology is always indicated.

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ACC/AHA Release Updated 2023 Guidelines for Atrial Fibrillation

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Furthermore, it includes the latest recommendations which specifically address AF and thromboembolic risk assessment, anticoagulation, left atrial appendage occlusion, AF catheter or surgical ablation, and risk factor modification and AF prevention. As such, the Class of Recommendation for catheter ablation has been upgraded.