Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 18, 2024

In this study, we aimed to determine whether SacVal is effective in reducing the occurrence of AF in heart failure and identify the underlying mechanism of its electrophysiological effect in mice. Methods Adult male mice underwent transverse aortic constriction, followed by SacVal, valsartan, or vehicle treatment for two weeks.

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Cassling

MARCH 1, 2024

Fluoroscopy-guided procedures are the leading source of occupational ionizing radiation exposure for electrophysiologic (EP) personnel. RSS may have an important role in full-body protection to all medical personnel from scattered radiation during electrophysiologic and cardiovascular implantable electronic device procedures.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

The patient is female in her 80s with a medical hx of previous MI with PCI and stent placement. She also has a hx of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and is on oral anticoagulant treatment. She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. The last echocardiography 12 months ago showed HFmrEF.

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Tachycardia Electrophysiology Atrial Flutter Ischemia 107

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

In the presence of pinacidil induced arrhythmogenicity, neither SGLT2 inhibitor had a significant impact on cardiac electrophysiology. Conclusion In this model, empagliflozin and dapagliflozin demonstrated opposite antiarrhythmic properties.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

DECEMBER 20, 2024

UC Davis Director of Pediatric Electrophysiology Dan Cortez has set another world record: He is the first to implant a dual chamber leadless pacemaker in a child. His case report was published this week in the journal Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 16, 2024

Might there be such a phenomenon relevant to cardiac electrophysiology? First, it is observed as an unintended consequence of ordering a medical test. Second, the subsequent steps for optimal clinical care remain poorly elucidated.

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Journal of the American Heart Association

DECEMBER 13, 2024

BackgroundAlthough there has been limited research into the perturbation of electrophysiological activity in the brain after ischemia, the activity signatures during ischemia and reperfusion remain to be fully elucidated.

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Electrophysiology Ischemia Research 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Invasive electrophysiology studies were performed to evaluate atrioventricular conduction in detail. A case of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)-associated myocarditis with reversible advanced atrioventricular block (AVB) was reported.

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

JUNE 20, 2024

Abstract Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a cardiac electrophysiological disease with unknown etiology, associated with sudden cardiac death. We reviewed the main electrophysiological and structural variables from BrS clinical studies to assess which data could be used to validate a computational approach.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 18, 2024

Transcript of the video: Just before discussing about an electrophysiology tracing in ventricular pacing, we will have a look at how the electrodes are placed. This is the left anterior oblique view and right anterior oblique view on fluoroscopy. Multiple catheters can be seen here.

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DAIC

MAY 13, 2024

electrophysiology labs. While single-use device reprocessing and its cost savings benefits have traditionally been promoted by lab management, physicians are increasingly playing a role in the adoption of device re-use in the electrophysiology lab. I am hopeful that Heart Rhythm Society’s conference will reflect this.”

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HeartRhythm

MAY 14, 2024

The field of electrophysiology (EP) has benefited from numerous seminal innovations and discoveries that have enabled clinicians to deliver therapies and interventions that save lives and promote quality of life.

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HeartRhythm

JULY 9, 2024

Cardiac electrophysiologic and Cardiovascular involvement has long been important in the surveillance, care, and prognosis of patients with both BMD and DMD, and is the leading cause of mortality in patients with DMD.

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Electrophysiology Heart Failure Cardiomyopathy 40

Science Daily - Heart Disease

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Researchers used an electrophysiological computer model of the heart's electrical circuits to examine the effect of the applied voltage field in multiple fibrillation-defibrillation scenarios. They discovered far less energy is needed than is currently used in state-of-the-art defibrillation techniques.

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Defibrillator Electrophysiology Research 108

HeartRhythm

OCTOBER 7, 2024

We aimed to evaluate the accuracy and interpretability of existing conversational AI models for patient education on various cardiac electrophysiology (EP) procedures. Increasingly, patients will utilize these services to address their questions, akin to the use of web-based search engines(2).

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue 22 , Page 1745-1746, November 26, 2024.

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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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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

1) Historically, invasive electrophysiologic testing (EPS) with programmed ventricular stimulation (PVS) was performed to identify those at risk for future events and when identified, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) were recommended as a primary prevention strategy.

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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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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Suture-based techniques versus manual compression for femoral venous haemostasis after electrophysiology procedures Abstract Background and aims Methods for femoral venous haemostasis following electrophysiology (EP) procedures include manual compression (MC) and suture-based techniques such as a figure-of-eight suture secured with a hand-tied knot (..)

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HeartRhythm

AUGUST 31, 2024

acute stroke platform to develop a standardized Electrophysiology (EP) consult pathway for placement of monitoring devices in the IP setting. Complex operational pathways for placement of Event Monitors (EM) and Implantable Loop Recorders (ILR) results in delay and low volumes. For CONNECT, we leveraged a previously used Viz.ai

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Nature Reviews - Cardiology

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 23 October 2024; doi:10.1038/s41569-024-01092-0 In this Tools of the Trade article, Bodagh and Williams highlight the utility of OpenEP, an open-source platform that offers standardized solutions for storage and analysis of electroanatomic mapping data.

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JAMA Cardiology

MARCH 26, 2024

This diagnostic study aims to develop and validate a simple new criterion, time to notch longer than 75 milliseconds in lead I on electrocardiography, to identify left bundle branch block based on electrophysiological studies of human patients.

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Circulation

JANUARY 15, 2024

Using a battery of assays, including immunohistochemistry, immuno-electron microscopy imaging, and action potential recording, we assessed the effect of loss ofCarm1function on cardiomyocyte cell growth, myofibril expansion, T-tubule formation, and electrophysiological maturation.

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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. There was no difference in first-pass isolation (83% versus 82%;P=1.0)

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Pacing cycle length (PCL)-dependent changes in left atrial (LA) electrophysiological properties have not been fully elucidated.

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DAIC

JANUARY 19, 2024

“I am grateful to my ACC colleagues for recognizing our work with this prestigious award,” said Chugh, associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute and the Pauline and Harold Price Chair in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research at Cedars-Sinai. The credit goes to my mentees and colleagues over the years.

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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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HeartRhythm

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It was this fact that prompted Cosío and colleagues,1 when producing a “consensus document” at the end of the 20th century, to emphasize that when catheters were manipulated within the right atrium during electrophysiologic procedures, they were described as moving “anteriorly” when in reality the movement was superior.

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Journal of Clinical Investigation - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Overexpression or silencing of Syn2a levels in IL neurons replicated or alleviated behavioral, electrophysiological, and biochemical phenotypes in resistant mice.

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American College of Cardiology

MARCH 8, 2024

PT is an 82-year-old man who presents with persistent, mildly symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) of approximately 4-5 months' duration.

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DAIC

JANUARY 8, 2024

The electrophysiology community has long awaited innovation in robotic catheter technology and we are excited to support this progress.” “We were delighted to perform the first procedures using the MAGiC catheter, and were pleased with the performance,” said. Račkauskas. The catheter was very stable, effective and safe.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 5, 2024

We explored this ability by using an example from the field of cardiac electrophysiology. By leveraging advanced algorithms and vast medical knowledge databases, these chatbots promise to provide immediate, accessible, and personalized medical advice.

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DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

“The entire digital electrocardiogram signal performed significantly better than a few of its components,” said Chugh, who is also the Pauline and Harold Price Chair in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and associate director in the Smidt Heart Institute. “We

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Among the most serious manifestations associated with HF is arrhythmia due to the electrophysiological changes within the cardiomyocyte. Among these electrophysiological changes, disruptions in sodium and potassium currents’ function and trafficking, as well as calcium handling, all of which impact arrhythmia in HF.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 10, 2024

The electrophysiological mechanism is relatively difficult to clarify, requiring a electrophysiological study. An electrophysiological study showed that the tachycardia arose from the left atrial appendage (LAA) and was conducted through two distinct pathways.

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American College of Cardiology

APRIL 24, 2024

The PRO portion of the currently featured PRO/CON debate between Dr. Brian Olshansky and Dr. John Mandrola presents a significant conundrum within the fields of electrophysiology and geriatric cardiology.

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