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ECG changes following balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a retrospective study

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

This research evaluates the effect of balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) on cardiac electrophysiological changes in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH).

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Stent‐in‐Stent Intervention for Pulmonary Vein in Stent Restenosis: A Long‐Term Follow‐Up Case Report

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Balloon angioplasty seems to be the widely preferred treatment of choice. ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary vein (PV) restenosis develops with reported incidence rates of up to 50%. Method and Results A 54-year-old man with long history of atrial fibrillations developed PVS secondary to multiple radiofrequency ablation procedures.

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

DAIC

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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10 Benefits Of Using The SoftCath Cardiology Software

SoftCath

One can make use of the Cath lab software in a hassle-free manner for electrophysiology, to carry out clinical research, and to manage data recovery. Reports can be prepared for ultrasound, angioplasty, and TEE with the use of robust analysis.

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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

DAIC

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.

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Myocardial revascularisation in complex patients: does it happen as prescribed by the heart team?

The British Journal of Cardiology

Decisions were implemented in 135 cases (89%). The average time between the HT and the implementation of its decision was 80.5 ± 129.3 There were 17 deaths: 10 cardiac, six non-cardiac and one of unknown cause.