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Distribution Variance of Focal Atrial Tachycardia Foci and Long‐Term Outcomes After Ablation: Experience From Two Chinese Centers

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Distribution Variance of Focal Atrial Tachycardia Foci and Long-Term Outcomes After Ablation. ABSTRACT Introduction The distribution of the origin of focal atrial tachycardia (FAT) in patients with different ages have not been clearly elucidated. After a mean follow-up of 47.2 months, FAT recurred in 57 patients.

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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

She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. Answer : The ECG above shows a regular wide complex tachycardia. Said differently, the ECG shows a rather slow ventricular tachycardia with a 2:1 VA conduction. Cardiac output (CO) was being maintained by the tachycardia.

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Operative therapy for cardiac arrhythmias: Setting the stage for catheter ablation

HeartRhythm

Using ECG recording and deductive reasoning, our teachers and predecessors classified the bradycardias and tachycardias and proposed many mechanisms, subsequently proven to be correct. Notwithstanding many insightful observations, the electrocardiogram (ECG) arguably ignited the big bang in our understanding of cardiac arrhythmias.

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Personalized Heart Digital Twins Detect Substrate Abnormalities in Scar-Dependent Ventricular Tachycardia

Circulation

BACKGROUND:Current outcomes from catheter ablation for scar-dependent ventricular tachycardia (VT) are limited by high recurrence rates and long procedure durations. Contrast-enhanced cardiac magnetic resonance images were used to reconstruct finite-element meshes, onto which regional electrophysiological properties were applied.

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Five Criteria Predict Induction and Ablation of Supraventricular Tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Five criteria predict whether patients are likely or unlikely to have supraventricular tachycardia induced or ablated at an electrophysiologic study (EPS). Methods We performed a retrospective chart review of 1089 patients referred for EPS and ablation of SVT at 2 high volume centers. Termination of SVT with adenosine.

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Boston Scientific Initiates AVANT GUARD Clinical Trial to Evaluate FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System as First-Line Treatment for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

Outcomes of ablation with the FARAPULSE PFA System – a nonthermal treatment in which electric fields selectively ablate heart tissue – will be compared to outcomes following use of anti-arrhythmic drug (AAD) therapy, which is commonly prescribed for patients living with persistent AF. The company now anticipates U.S. Circulation.

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Spontaneous termination of ventricular tachycardia in the human heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Abstract Introduction Understanding the spatiotemporal location of the spontaneous termination of ventricular tachycardia (VT) may provide new insights for ablation. These findings may help guide future studies into improving the success of VT ablation.