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Unveiling the threat of crystalline silica on the cardiovascular system. A comprehensive review of the current knowledge

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Specific cardiovascular diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, pulmonary hypertension and pericarditis, were also pointed. Elevated risk of arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation, correlated with occupational silica exposure.

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Biosense Webster Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of the VARIPULSE Platform for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTec h i , announced the submission of the VARIPULSE Platform for Premarket Approval Application (PMA) to the U.S. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) was achieved using the VARIPULSE Platform. Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ).

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Chest Pain and Inferior ST Elevation.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

PR depression, which suggests pericarditis 4. We also showed that, of 47 cases of pericarditis with ST elevation, none had ST depression in aVL. ) I’ll add the following 2 comments: i ) This patient presumably has effusive-constrictive pericarditis. Absence of any ST depression in aVL. ( Clin Cardiol 22:334-344, 1999 ).

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Pulsed Field Ablation Using Focal Contact Force–Sensing Catheters for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: 1-Year Outcomes of the ECLIPSE AF Study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. Patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation underwent pulmonary vein (PV) isolation under deep sedation or general anesthesia and returned for remapping at 90 days to evaluate chronic durability. One-year freedom from atrial arrhythmia was 80.2% (95% CI, 69.7%87.4%)

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Does this T wave pattern mean anything?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

T-wave alternans and the susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias. Chronic amiodarone evokes no torsade de pointes arrhythmias despite QT lengthening in an animal model of acquired long-QT syndrome. Both ST segment and T wave alternans have been known to precede malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol.

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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Q waves in association with RBBB are usually not seen in anterior leads unless there is pulmonary hypertension or anterior infarction.

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Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

This is the proposed mechanism of precipitation of arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome during febrile episodes. There is a potential risk for drug challenge in that life threatening ventricular arrhythmias could be precipitated. This leads to shortening of action potential duration. With proper precautions, risk can be reduced.