DAIC

JANUARY 5, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/05/2024 - 11:42 June 5, 2024 — Medtronic , a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has received CE (Conformité Européenne) Mark for its Micra AV2 and Micra VR2 , the next generation of its industry-leading miniature, leadless pacemakers. 3 This CE Mark milestone follows U.S. Kowal, M.D., Kowal, M.D.,

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Methods Consecutive patients with bradycardia indicated for pacing from 2016 to 2022 were prospectively followed for the clinical endpoints of heart failure (HF)-hospitalizations and all-cause mortality at 2 years. 6.60) were associated with increased hazard of HF-hospitalizations, and RVP (2.52, 95% CI: 1.19–5.35)

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Journal of the American Heart Association

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The aim of this study was to describe incidental arrhythmias detected during screening for AF in the STAR‐FIB (Predicting SilenT AtRial FIBrillation in Patients at High Thrombembolic Risk) cohort study.Methods and ResultsIn the STAR‐FIB cohort study, we screened hospitalized patients for AF with 3 repeat 7‐day Holter ECGs.

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HeartRhythm

JUNE 4, 2024

One day, an 83-year-old man was admitted to the Royal Melbourne Hospital with a nonfunctioning pacemaker. About 36 hours later, the pacemaker started to pace the heart 280 times/min. Dr Peter earned his MBBS from the Benares Hindu University and completed postgraduate study at the Mumbai GS Medical College.

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DAIC

MAY 17, 2024

Based on the Health Data Hub complete medico-administrative database and comprehensive datasets from Implicity's AI -based remote monitoring platform, the Implicity team trained and validated a machine learning algorithm that assesses the risk of future heart failure events, enabling physicians to intervene before a patient requires hospitalization.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Case presentation A 64 year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of symptoms of a tired heart and shortness of breath. After surgical resection of the tumor and implantation of a permanent pacemaker, the symptoms of the patient were significantly improved, allowing subsequent chemotherapy.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

JANUARY 4, 2024

Since the implantation of the first pacemakers in the 1960s, rapid advancements in biomedical technologies have led to the development of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) in the 1990s. 1,2) Moreover, now evidence on CRT upgrade with hard outcome is also available for patients with HFrEF and wide, paced QRS (3).

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are health care facilities that provide same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures, outside a hospital setting for planned procedures on low-risk, stable patients. This registry suite is meeting an unmet need.

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HeartRhythm

MARCH 7, 2024

A newborn male was delivered via cesarean section at term due to acute fetal distress and fetal bradycardia, necessitating emergency pacemaker implantation. During hospitalization, the infant experienced multiple seizures and episodes of hypoglycemia.

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HeartRhythm

AUGUST 16, 2023

Lying in a hospital bed, waiting to be scheduled for a pacemaker implant, I realized the irony that I would be the recipient of the innovations I was instrumental in initially developing more than 50 years ago.

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Conquering CHD

MARCH 7, 2024

Where operations were completed / How to find a copy of all operative reports as available Ideally, your family would already have a copy of all the operative notes from all surgeries, catheter procedures, pacemaker implantations, and electrical studies of the heart.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The researchers were able to show that those who had been ill with COVID-19 could also suffer from heart rhythm disturbances, both in the form of so-called tachycardias , when the heart ha rate is high, and bradyarrhythmias , when the heart is slow so that a pacemaker is sometimes needed.

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MAY 23, 2022

Today’s vlog is on the subject of heart failure and in particular on a special type of pacemaker which can make a significant improvement to the quality of life and length of life in patients with heart failure. In addition, the group with the BiV pacemaker were less likely to be hospitalized for heart failure flare-ups.

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Vector Remote

APRIL 14, 2023

The Beginning: The Need for Cardiac Remote Patient Monitoring The first implantable pacemaker, was developed in the late 1950s, but the first clinically successful pacemaker was implanted into a 77-year-old at a Veterans Affairs hospital in New York in 1960.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

This case was sent by Amandeep (Deep) Singh at Highland Hospital, part of Alameda Health System. The patient presented to an outside hospital An 80yo female per triage “patient presents with chest pain, also hurts to breathe” PMH: CAD, s/p stent placement, CHF, atrial fibrillation, pacemaker (placed 1 month earlier), LBBB.

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Heart BMJ

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Methods From January 2003 to June 2022, consecutive patients with liver metastases of midgut NETs and severe CHD (severe valve disease with symptoms and/or right ventricular enlargement) were included at Beaujon and Bichat hospitals. Epicardial pacemakers were systematically implanted in operated patients and 25% were permanently paced.

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DAIC

JUNE 17, 2024

Specifically designed to prevent post-operative complications for devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators, EluPro incorporates powerful antibiotic therapy combined with advanced tissue engineering to create a BioEnvelope that over time regenerates into a protective pocket of the patient's own tissue.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

He had previously undergone non‐contrasted head computed tomography (NCHCT) (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was unable to be performed secondary to pacemaker), which did not reveal strokes. Episodes always occurred after activity and only upon sitting. Episodes always occurred after activity and only upon sitting.

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DAIC

MAY 18, 2024

CRT, a pacemaker that corrects abnormal electrical conduction by simultaneously pacing the left and right heart chambers, is a well-established therapy for improving cardiac efficiency. Approximately 6.7 million adults in the U.S. have heart failure, and the prevalence is expected to rise to 8.5 million by 2030.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Background:Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) may be associated with greater improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction and reduction in death or heart failure hospitalization when compared with biventricular pacing (BVP) in patients requiring cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). HR 0.46;95%CI 0.29-0.74;p<0.001).

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

MAT is not a Wandering Pacemaker. In contrast — a wandering pacemaker is often a benign rhythm ( if not a normal variant ) — in which the heart rate is slower and there is a gradual shift in P wave morphology over a period of several beats, most often occurring in an otherwise healthy and asymptomatic patient.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 13, 2024

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 70s with a history of HFrEF and sick sinus syndrome s/p dual chamber pacemaker placement was admitted for overnight observation following outpatient placement of a mitral valve clip. This is unambiguous evidence of pacemaker malfunction. Imagine the pacemaker is set at a minimum rate of 60.

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Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Variations of this “theme” were seen on telemetry over the several days that this boy was in the hospital. Figure-1: Two of the lead II rhythm strips obtained on a 14-year old boy with acute rhabdomyolysis. How would YOU interpret these rhythms? We have already ruled out 2nd- or 3rd-degree AV block ( Pearl #1 ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

He presented with chest pain, not relieved by nitro, pain reproducible on exam and centered around the pacemaker insertion site. LV Ejection Fraction at the time of this hospitalization was 10%. He has had previous angiograms showing "large vessels" and "no significant coronary disease." Here is his ED ECG There is RV Pacing.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Study details and background: The vagus nerve stimulation device in this study included a pacemaker connected to a lead that wraps around the vagus nerve in the neck region. “As a clinician, it is surprising to see someone with chronic stroke – stroke that in many ways is a progressive disease – continue to improve and not show a decline.”

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SoftCath

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Discussing further, Catheterization Laboratory, also called Cath Lab, is a medical examination room where angiogram, angioplasty, ablation, and implantation of pacemaker are carried out. Better Compatibility SoftCath software is proficient in working with numerous Cardiology touch-points like Angiography, Pacemaker, Valvuloplasty, and ICD.

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GEMMS

JULY 25, 2023

Enhanced Cardiac Device Management With the growing prevalence of cardiac devices, including pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), cardiology EHR softwar e is evolving to meet the specialized needs of device management.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Patients use them to observe their heart activity by themselves when they are not in the hospital. Though their accuracy is not as high as a hospital ECG machine, they are very beneficial in detecting problems in any medical emergency and providing information about long-term heart activity.

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Vector Remote

MAY 9, 2023

It got its name from Dr. Norman Holter, an American biophysicist who was seeking a solution for recording long-term cardiac activity outside of hospital settings in the late 1940s. Because these monitors only look at a snapshot in time, they’re most often used to determine how well medications or devices like pacemakers are working.

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SoftCath

AUGUST 25, 2021

It provides quality assurance for improved results and better hospitals management. Cross Compatibility The easy-to-install SoftCath software can easily be integrated and used for Angiography, Pacemaker, Valvuloplasty, ICD, etc. It is easily adaptable for any hospital using legacy software, or the one dealing with the latest tools.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 21, 2024

The patient was extubated on Day-3 of the hospital stay. The patient improved, and on Day-11 of the hospital stay — he was off inotropes and on a small dose of a ß-blocker. As we've often emphasized on Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — it is rare in practice to see LMCA occlusion, because most such patients die before reaching the hospital.

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EMS 12-Lead

JUNE 20, 2022

According to the EMS narrative, this patient initially refused hospital transport and advised that he would seek evaluation at a later time with his personal physician. Upon hospital arrival, the patient verbalized slight attenuation of pain. It’s important to stress the presence of a normal QRS (i.e., No serial ECG’s were recorded.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 1, 2024

The patient was promptly admitted to the hospital for further evaluation. Again, see Ken's discussion below) Discussion continued The absence of pace spikes suggests this is not a pacemaker/ICD-related rhythm in this patient with an ICD. An initial electrocardiogram (ECG) is provided below. What do you think? What is the rhythm?

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GEMMS

JANUARY 2, 2024

Objective Medical Systems (OMS EHR) Objective Medical Systems or OMS EHR is a popular EHR software that offers a Stage 3 certified electronic health record for cardiology clinics and hospitals. This enables early intervention, minimizes hospital admissions, and helps improve patient outcomes.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

This case was sent by Dr Avinash Krishnamurthy, a fine emergency medicine resident from Australia Cairns base hospital Case : An adolescent male had a mechanical fall and injured his left shoulder and arm. A Patient with Ischemic symptoms and a Biventricular Pacemaker His chest was tender. A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal.

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Open Heart

MAY 2, 2023

Findings A total of 12 studies estimating environmental impacts, including carbon emissions (8 studies), of cardiac imaging, pacemaker monitoring, pharmaceutical prescribing and in-hospital care including cardiac surgery were found. Of these, three studies used the gold-standard method of Life Cycle Assessment.

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EMS 12-Lead

JUNE 1, 2022

Hospital transport was unremarkable. He received a permanent pacemaker during the subsequent inpatient stay. It was during this time that a sudden increase in pulse rate was noted, so another 12 Lead ECG was recorded upon docking the stretcher in the ambulance: There is now 1:1 P:QRS ratio with LBBB.

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