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What is new in Heart failure management ? Ultrasonic cardiac re-synchronization : The WiSE -CRT device

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

The primary reason is, the LV epicardial lead pacing site was pre-selected by the coronary sinus anatomy. Green: Micra leadless pacemaker; blue: WiSE-CRT system LV endocardial electrode; and red: WiSE-CRT system subcutaneous battery and ultrasound generator. Leadless Ultrasound-Based Cardiac Resynchronization System in Heart Failure.

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A teenager with chest pain, a troponin below the limit of detection, and "benign early repolarization"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He was readmitted a few weeks later for a heart failure exacerbation, diuresed, and discharged again. The last information available is that the patient was undergoing heart transplant evaluation. She died before she could get a heart transplant. Beware a negative Bedside ultrasound. Pericarditis?