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Too fast, too furious

Heart BMJ

Clinical introduction A woman in her 30s, a case of rheumatic mitral stenosis status post balloon mitral valvuloplasty 15 years prior, presented to urgent care with palpitations and dyspnoea for 1 week. Echocardiography demonstrated severe calcific mitral stenosis with pulmonary hypertension.

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Atrial dilatation in Atrial fibrillation : A query with multiple twists!

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

Both atria develop from a combination of the primitive atrium, sinus venous, and pulmonary veins.It The atrial muscle can be entirely normal, or the interstitium can be infiltrated with lipids, fibroblasts, amyloid, etc. Pulmonary veins have been the primary target for ablation for many years, yet the success rates remain inconsistent.

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Boston Scientific Receives FDA Approval for FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System

DAIC

A company statement reported that its PFA System is indicated for the isolation of pulmonary veins in the treatment of drug-refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, paroxysmal (i.e., intermittent) atrial fibrillation (AF) and is a unique new alternative to standard-of-care thermal ablation treatment.

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Multielectrode Radiofrequency Balloon Catheter for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Results From the Global, Multicenter, STELLAR Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

This prospective, multicenter study conducted in the United States, Italy, and China investigated the safety and efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using HELIOSTAR in drug-refractory symptomatic PAF. The primary safety endpoint was the occurrence of early-onset primary adverse events (PAEs).

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Aortic Dissection, Valvular (especially Aortic Stenosis), Tamponade. heart auscultation (aortic stenosis); c. Of the 67 patients who underwent targeted tests, suspected diagnoses were confirmed in 49 (73%) patients: aortic stenosis (n = 8, 1%), pulmonary embolism (n = 8, 1%), seizures/stroke (n = 30, 5%), and other diseases (n = 3).