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Cardiology in H1 2024

CardiacWire

Pulsed Field Awakening – Pulsed field ablation was the clear electrophysiology highlight of 2024 so far, after dominating conversations at HRS 2024 , producing mounting evidence of its advantages, and scoring its first FDA approval.

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American College of Cardiology ACC.24 Late-breaking Science and Guidelines Session Summary

DAIC

Session 104) - What Is Really New in Electrophysiology That Will Change My Practice? The Guidelines Sessions at ACC.24 24: Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American College of Cardiology Late-Breaking Clinical Trials (Session 402) Saturday, April 6 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

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Highlights of ACC 2024

Cardiology Update

The PREVENT 12 ( NCT02316886 ) trial aimed to determine if performing preventive PCI on non-flow-limiting vulnerable plaques yields better clinical outcomes compared to relying solely on optimal medical therapy. These patients were identified to have non-flow-limiting vulnerable coronary plaques through intracoronary imaging.

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What Lies Beneath

EMS 12-Lead

Jesse McLaren @ECGcases [link] [link] This case was kindly submitted by Dr. Paco Dardon (@PacoDardon), and it’s a privilege to present it as a formal review due to the many pathophysiological, and electrophysiological, phenomenon at play. The coronary angiogram revealed no critical stenosis, or acute plaque ulceration. Friedman, M.,

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Syncope and Block

EMS 12-Lead

plaque disruption), the T waves still manifest markings of a previous state of suboptimal coronary flow that resolved: Type II supply-demand mismatch in the setting of extreme bradycardia. Josephson’s Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: Techniques and Interpretations (6th ed). European Heart Journal, 28 , 2449-2455. [7] 7] Callans, D.