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Atrial Fibrillation (AF) and Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF): Advances and Challenges

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

In these conditions, advances in electrophysiology and heart failure physiology are intertwined and are integrated in this review. It highlights the confluence of two major cardiovascular epidemics, atrial fibrillation and heart failure, with preserved ejection fraction.

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Biosense Webster Begins Enrollment of Pivotal Trial Evaluating the Laminar Left Atrial Appendage Elimination Device?

DAIC

The first procedures, performed by leading physicians Saibal Kar , MD, FACC, FSCAI, (Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Los Robles Health System , California, HCA Healthcare National Physician Director, Interventional Cardiology) and Devi Nair , MD, FACC, FHRS, (Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Division, St.

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Atrial hiPSC-CM as a pharmacological model to evaluate anti-AF drugs: Some lessons from IKur

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Under particular experimental conditions, atrial hiPSC-CMs may not closely resemble the electrophysiology of the human atrium. Under particular experimental conditions, atrial hiPSC-CMs may not closely resemble the electrophysiology of the human atrium.

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A young man with palpitations.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Cardioversion can be done pharmacologically (usually procainamide) , but why would you want to do that? Some very short R-R intervals Never give an AV nodal blocker to Atrial Fibrillation with WPW; it can result in ventricular fibrillation. This means NO calcium channel blocker, beta blocker, adenosine, or digoxin.

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Targeted M‐Channel Activation in the Left Stellate Ganglion Protects Against Ischemia‐Induced Ventricular Arrhythmias in Canines

Journal of the American Heart Association

We investigated whether pharmacological Mchannel activation in the LSG mitigates sympathetic overdrive and arrhythmogenesis in AMI.Methods and ResultsTwentyfour beagles underwent LSG microinjection of either vehicle (n=12) or retigabine (Mchannel activator, 50 M; n=12) 30 minutes before AMI induction. versus 12.331.76

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Sudden Palpitations in a Young Adult

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Hence, the IV Amiodarone was once one of the 2nd-line choices for acute pharmacologic cardioversion in such patients without hemodynamic instability. This electrophysiological property is called decremental conduction. Definite treatment is in the electrophysiology lab where ablation of the accessory pathway can be performed.

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Prevention and control of cardiac arrhythmic by using therapeutic foods: A review

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Functional food is a rich source of natural compounds with significant pharmacological, The aim of this paper is to explore its effect on arrhythmia. Abstract Introduction Arrhythmia occurs as a common heart vascular disease.