Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A team at New York City-based NYU Langone successfully implanted the world's smallest pacemaker into a newborn baby suffering from a congenital complete heart block.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 30, 2024

The term Temporary Permanent Pacemaker will seem to be a contradiction of terms, but it is a reality! One of the earliest reports of using temporary permanent pacemaker was in the setting of an infected cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) in a pacemaker dependent patient. Both groups had similar baseline charcteristics.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Leadless pacemakers (LPM) were developed as an alternative to transvenous pacemakers to avoid lead related complications. Despite being generally safe, complications associated with LPM implantation, such as cardiac perforation, can be life-threatening.

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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

MARCH 20, 2025

Procedural, in-hospital, and follow-up clinical outcomes were evaluated after procedures.ResultsThe average age of the 130 patients was 71.24.4 All patients were pre-TAVR assessed by transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography of the aortic valve (AV) and relevant left cardiac and vascular anatomy. years old, 55.4%

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The British Journal of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

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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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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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The FDA has issued a safety alert for some Boston Scientific Accolade pacemakers after reports of a battery-related manufacturing issue causing the devices to initiate safety mode. The devices have limited functionality when in safety mode and may be unable to provide optimal cardiac support.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Topaz device was implanted in a 74-year-old female patient with a pacemaker lead passing through the tricuspid annulus, classed as having New York Heart Association (NYHA) class III heart failure and presenting with torrential TR. Importantly, the performance of the pacemaker was not affected by the valve.

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ECG Guru

MARCH 30, 2025

We do not have followup on this patient's hospital course or treatment. This would demand further investigation, probably with a temporary transvenous pacemaker as a safeguard measure. The ST segments in leads with T wave changes are also uncomfortably straight. 1) Is this rhythm the result of OMI? 1) Is this rhythm the result of OMI?

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DAIC

JULY 2, 2024

In Memoriam: Prolific Philanthropist Ann Lurie, Namesake of the Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago 5. HonorHealth Research Institute Study Uses New Programing for Pacemakers to Control High Blood Pressure Without Additional Drugs 6. Supercharging the ECG: AI set to Revolutionize the Diagnostic Cardiology Market 7.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Introduction:While the utilization of leadless pacemakers is growing, the safety of device retrieval remains an important question that has yet to be addressed.Methods:Using the State Inpatient Database (2016 to 2021), we identified 426 cases of leadless pacemaker (Medtronic MICRA) revision or replacement using ICD-10-PCS codes 02WA3NZ and 02PA3NZ.

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JAMA Cardiology

OCTOBER 1, 2024

This randomized clinical trial assesses whether cardioverter-defibrillator implantation is more effective than amiodarone therapy for the primary prevention of all-cause mortality and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death, hospitalization for heart failure, and use of a pacemaker among patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

The implantation of leadless pacemakers has grown in recent years for the management of bradycardias. There are no randomized controlled trials to evaluate outcomes for single-chamber transvenous (TV), dual-chamber TV, and leadless pacemakers.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

High grade atrioventricular block requiring pacemaker (PPM) implantation is a common complication of mitral valve replacement (MVR) and is associated with longer hospital stays and higher readmission rates. These clinical outcomes have not been examined in large nationally representative cohorts.

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HeartRhythm

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

An 80-year-old man with renal disease on hemodialysis, coronary artery disease, complete heart block and a dual chamber leadless pacemaker (LP) implanted because of previous bacteremia, presented with syncope. While in the hospital, he had witnessed ventricular fibrillation (VF) arrest for which he received external defibrillation.

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HeartRhythm

APRIL 30, 2024

Introduction: Leadless pacemakers (LP) are increasingly utilized in pts with bradycardia and may be associated with better outcomes compared to right ventricular pacing (RVP). Conduction system pacing (CSP) with HBP or LBBAP have been associated with reduction in death or heart failure hospitalization (HFH).

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ECG Guru

MARCH 30, 2025

We do not have followup on this patient's hospital course or treatment. This would demand further investigation, probably with a temporary transvenous pacemaker as a safeguard measure. The ST segments in leads with T wave changes are also uncomfortably straight. 1) Is this rhythm the result of OMI? 1) Is this rhythm the result of OMI?

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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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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 7, 2024

We report an elderly male patient with frequent episodes of dizziness due to a complete atrioventricular block who underwent temporary pacemaker insertion in a local hospital.

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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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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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DAIC

JANUARY 29, 2025

The data supports the conclusion that the AI-based analytics from the ICMs provide valuable information, particularly for those at a higher risk of an AF-related hospitalization, clinic visit, or therapeutic intervention. The first-of-its-kind DEFINE AFib study leveraged a unique design that engaged patients from the very beginning.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

OCTOBER 16, 2024

All patients had a reduced LVEF of 36%–50% and underwent pacemaker implantation. Clinical outcomes, including death from any cause, fatal ventricular arrhythmias, hospitalization for heart failure, and echocardiographic improvements after 1 year, were assessed. No fatal ventricular arrhythmias occurred. to 42.4 ± 6.3%).

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Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

JANUARY 3, 2025

based Mass General Brigham identified 21 genes associated with bradyarrhythmias, a common cardiovascular disorder often treated with pacemaker implantation, according to a study published Jan. Researchers from Somerville, Mass.-based 2 in Nature Genetics.

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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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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

OCTOBER 24, 2024

ResultsThe overall in-hospital mortality was 1,7%. There were no statistically significant differences in terms of stroke, paravalvular leak, mechanical ventilation time, blood transfusion requirements, pacemaker implantation, reexploration for bleeding, conversion, wound infection, or in-hospital stay.

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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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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. Seeing as the patient has a single chamber ICD/pacemaker, pacing the ventricle will also lead to AV dyssynchrony that will compromise ventricular filling, further impairing hemodynamics. small squares in width (260ms).

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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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