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Ventricular Fibrillation, ICD, LBBB, QRS of 210 ms, Positive Smith Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, and Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pacemaker mediated tachycardia! Pacemaker mediated tachycardia , also called "Endless Loop Tachycardia," cannot happen during atrial fibrillation, so the A fib must have converted. Another ECG was recorded 12 minutes later: Paced rhythm, probable Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia ? The patient was admitted without angiogram."

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Orchestra BioMed Announces Initiation of BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of AVIM Therapy in Hypertensive Pacemaker Patients

DAIC

The BACKBEAT pivotal study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy (also known as BackBeat CNT), for the treatment of pacemaker-indicated patients with uncontrolled hypertension despite the use of antihypertensive medications. Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic, Inc. and Europe.

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Severe Aortic Stenosis, Titration and Acute Heart Failure, Pacemakers After TAVR

American College of Cardiology

He then examines titration of medications after acute heart failure. In this week's View, Dr. Eagle looks at secular trends of incidence and outcomes in severe aortic stenosis.

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Data Demonstrates Favorable Impact of AVIM Therapy on Diastolic Dysfunction

DAIC

The retrospective analysis of data from the MODERATO II study demonstrated that AVIM therapy significantly improved echocardiographic (Echo) markers of diastolic dysfunction, an important component in the development of heart failure, in hypertensive patients. Advanced Heart Failure Cardiologist, Duke Health on Feb.

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Low prevalence of CRT upgrade in patients with significant RV pacing: 10-year real-world data in a UK DGH

The British Journal of Cardiology

In heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) requiring a pacemaker, biventricular cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) is preferred to right ventricular (RV) pacing. We aim to report the prevalence and characteristics of CRT upgrades in a UK district general hospital over a 10-year period.

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Eagle’s Eye View: Blood Pressure and PAD, Leadless Pacemakers, Palliative Care and Heart Failure

American College of Cardiology

Eagle covers various blood pressure parameters and their predictability for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and complications, then explores the five-year outcomes of leadless pacemakers.

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Case Report: Leadless and left bundle branch area pacemakers, complementary advantages require a personalized approach

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Traditional transvenous pacemakers consist of a pacemaker generator usually positioned surgically in the upper left chest on the pectoral muscle fascia and one or more leads positioned through the veins to the right atrium and across the tricuspid valve to the right ventricular apex.