Vector Remote

AUGUST 8, 2022

What Clinics Can Do to Protect the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias Scope of Reimbursement Cuts The release of the annual Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule is an event that business leaders and caregivers in healthcare anxiously anticipate.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Evidence suggests a reduced incidence of ventricular and atrial arrhythmias in patients with dapagliflozin or empagliflozin treatment. It is unclear to what extent the reduced arrhythmia burden is due to direct effects of the SGLT2 inhibitors or is solely a marker of improved cardiac function.

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Electrophysiology Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmia Cardiac Function 59

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

MARCH 20, 2025

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

the most commonly overlooked arrhythmia ( See My Comment at the bottom of the page in the May 1, 2023 — and the November 12, 2019 post , among others ). But over 95% likelihood in today's case supports the need to assume VT until proven otherwise. Why was it Wrong to Think the Rhythm was AFlutter?

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, posing significant health burdens. The most productive journals were Europace and the Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. The institution with the largest output was The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Volume 17, Issue 12 , Page e013285, December 1, 2024.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 8, 2024

Establishing the precise mechanism of cardiac arrhythmias in the electrophysiology laboratory is one of the main requisites for a successful and safe ablation.

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Electrophysiology Laboratory Article Tachycardia 40

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Personalized computational models ("digital twins") of cardiac electrophysiology (EP) based on clinical imaging have shown potential utility in arrhythmia prognostics and treatment planning.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

MARCH 3, 2025

A pacemaker modified for newborns' tiny bodies safely and effectively stabilized their heart rhythms for up to two years, according to new research published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

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Pacemaker Heart Rhythm Electrophysiology Arrhythmia 70

HeartRhythm

JANUARY 6, 2025

We sought to evaluate the electrophysiological characteristics and durability of PFA lesions, encompassing not only PVI but also left atrium (LA) posterior lines and left posterolateral mitral isthmus lines in a series of consecutive patients with recurrent atrial tachyarrhythmias after an index PFA procedure using a pentaspline catheter.

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Electrophysiology Bicuspid/Mitral Arrhythmia Pulmonary 40

HeartRhythm

JUNE 24, 2024

Promising as a treatment option for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, cardiac stereotactic body radiotherapy (cSBRT) has demonstrated early antiarrhythmic effects within days of treatment. The mechanisms underlying the immediate and short-term antiarrhythmic effects are poorly understood.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

MAY 8, 2024

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With the unveiling of the Genesis System, Baptist Health Lexington has become the first in Kentucky, and one of the first in the world, to provide the latest advancement in robotic technology to treat cardiac arrhythmias. “We In 2006, Lewis realized something was not right with his heart during one of his regular outdoor runs.

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HeartRhythm

MAY 5, 2024

The spatial ventricular gradient (SVG), a vectorcardiographic measure of electrical heterogeneity, has been associated with arrhythmic events over long-term follow-up, but its relationship with short-term inducibility of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) is unclear.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

MARCH 17, 2025

BackgroundAcute myocardial ischemia (AMI)triggered ventricular arrhythmias are closely linked to maladaptive sympathetic hyperactivity mediated via the left stellate ganglion (LSG). Treated animals exhibited attenuated repolarization variability and reduced electrophysiological heterogeneity in ischemic myocardium. versus 12.331.76

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Ischemia Arrhythmia Electrophysiology Blood Pressure 40

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) is high in this population, both in the acute and delayed phases after implantation. Abstract Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is an established treatment for patients with advanced heart failure refractory to medical therapy.

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DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

“As electrophysiologists, our primary goal is to improve the lives of our patients,” said Dr. Mario Volpicelli , Head of the Electrophysiology Unit of the hospital. Robotic Magnetic Navigation introduces the benefits of robotic precision and safety to cardiac ablation, a common minimally invasive procedure to treat arrhythmias.

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HeartRhythm

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Electroanatomic mapping (EM) has revolutionized the understanding and ablation of complex arrhythmias by providing simultaneous representation of electrogram timing, location, and voltage in both space and time.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

MARCH 17, 2025

Methods and Results A total of 323 consecutive FAT patients who underwent electrophysiological study and radiofrequency catheter ablation between January 2011 and March 2023 were selected for this study. Conclusion Significant age differences were observed in the distribution of FAT foci.

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American College of Cardiology

AUGUST 30, 2024

The field of invasive cardiac electrophysiology (EP) has witnessed extraordinary advancements over the past 57 years, beginning with the foundational recording of the His bundle electrogram in 1969 by Anthony Damato, MD.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

JANUARY 29, 2024

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. Three months after the index procedure, patients underwent a repeat electrophysiology study to identify pulmonary vein reconnections. Forty patients underwent a repeat electrophysiology study. or acute reconnection (4% versus 14%;P=0.3)

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Electrophysiology Atrial Fibrillation Pulmonary Ablation 76

DAIC

JUNE 11, 2024

In electrophysiology, innovation is king, but it is often incremental, and it almost always lacks rationale, comprehensive clinical documentation and relevance for hospitals that try to balance the increasing costs of new technology with increasing demand and reimbursement that just can’t keep pace.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

There is limited data regarding safety, electrophysiologic characteristics and arrhythmia substrate during ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation in patients with prior aortic valve replacement (AVR).

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation in structural heart disease improves arrhythmia free survival. Procedural factors that influence these outcomes are not well described.

Arrhythmia 40

Arrhythmia Ablation Electrophysiology Outcomes 40

Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

BackgroundIschemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is the end stage of ischemic heart disease, in which ventricular remodeling contributes to a fatal ventricular arrhythmia, worsens heart function and unfavorable outcomes, and is related to persistent chronic inflammation. Journal of the American Heart Association, Ahead of Print.

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HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Computational modeling of the heart has become an important research tool in cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias with recent advances in real-world applications. Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing cardiac arrhythmia management by aiding detection, predicting risk, and contributing to clinical decision-making.

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Arrhythmia Electrophysiology Research 40

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JANUARY 13, 2025

Studies have shown that mutations in the RYR2 gene, which encodes the RyR2 protein, are linked to several cardiac arrhythmias, including catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), long QT syndrome (LQTS), calcium release deficiency syndrome (CRDS), and atrial fibrillation (AF).

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Congenital Heart Disease Electrophysiology Congenital Heart Disease 40

HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Adult patients with repaired Tetralogy of Fallot (rTOF) have a high incidence of ventricular arrhythmias from an early age due to slowly conducting anatomic isthmuses (SCAI) between valves and scars or patches from the repair.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The findings, led by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. Patients who present with persistent atrial fibrillation at diagnosis are more likely to have certain risk factors as compared with patients with occasional atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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AFIB Risk Factors Atrial Fibrillation Electrophysiology 71

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Fever and Arrhythmia in Brugada Syndrome

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Arrhythmia Electrophysiology 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JULY 8, 2024

BackgroundHuman pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (hPSC-CMs) show tremendous promise for cardiac regeneration following myocardial infarction (MI), but their transplantation gives rise to transient ventricular tachycardia (VT) in large-animal MI models, representing a major hurdle to translation.

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HeartRhythm

JULY 22, 2024

Although the electrcardiographic and electrophysiological properties of ventricular arrhythmias (VA) from the vicinity of lateral tricuspid annulus (TA) have been reported in previous studies, their precise site of origin have not been addressed.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

APRIL 17, 2024

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Epicardial radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) originating from the left ventricular summit (LVS) is challenging because of the anatomic barriers.

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Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print.

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Electrophysiology Arrhythmia Circulation 49

HeartRhythm

MARCH 5, 2024

In this respect, the role of electrophysiology study (EPS) has been subject of debate. Risk stratification in Brugada syndrome (BrS) remains controversial. In some centers, it is common practice to use an implantable loop recorder (ILR) after a negative EPS to help risk stratification.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Myocardial calcium (Ca2+) signaling plays a crucial role in contractile function and membrane electrophysiology. An abnormal myocardial Ca2+ transient is linked to heart failure and ventricular arrhythmias.

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Heart Failure Arrhythmia Electrophysiology Cardiomyopathy 40

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Can they predispose to any arrhythmia? What are the findings?

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