MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a condition that affects the heart muscle, causing it to become enlarged, thick, or rigid. This condition often leads to heart failure, as the heart cannot effectively pump blood. Beta-blockers , which slow the heart rate and reduce blood pressure. Anticoagulants to prevent blood clots.

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DAIC

APRIL 29, 2025

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the OmniaSecure defibrillation lead for placement within the right ventricle. The lead connects to an implantable defibrillator, and treats potentially life threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) and bradyarrhythmias.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

JANUARY 25, 2024

A number of these devices have guideline recommendations and some have been shown to improve outcomes such as cardiac resynchronization therapy, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and long-term mechanical support. For others, more evidence is still needed before large-scale implementation can be strongly advised.

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Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Background:Most out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients who are initially treated with an automated external defibrillator (AED) and present in a non-shockable rhythm never receive a shock. The AEDs were the first defibrillator on scene either in home, in public access or by a BLS team.

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DAIC

MARCH 26, 2024

UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to successfully implant the world’s first dual chamber and leadless pacemaker system to help treat people with abnormal heart rhythms. Pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) are the standard of care to regulate a patient’s irregular heartbeat.

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Medical Xpress - Cardiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Researchers have now found a way to combine right ventricular (RV) septal EMB, exploiting the benefit of 3D curved conduction system pacing (CSP) sheaths, with subsequent cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED, devices like pacemakers or defibrillators to regulate heart rhythm) implantation, using the same sheath.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Beyond conventional investigation and consideration of endomyocardial biopsy, there is a paucity of data to guide clinicians with regards to the issue of heart rhythm disorder. The case encapsulates the difficulties facing clinicians with such pathology and the need to further investigate and risk stratify such patients.

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HeartRhythm

AUGUST 22, 2024

In the midst of the current opioid crisis, the pain management predicament does not spare the field of interventional cardiology, most notably the need to treat postoperative pain following the implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), including pacemakers and defibrillators.

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DAIC

JUNE 19, 2024

milla1cf Wed, 06/19/2024 - 20:57 June 19, 2024 — When electrophysiologist Eugenio Cingolani, MD , isn’t seeing patients, he can usually be found in his laboratory, investigating improved treatments for heart rhythm disorders. This is a complex procedure that destroys the abnormal heart tissue that’s causing the rapid heartbeat.

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European Journal of Heart Failure

MARCH 19, 2025

Risk stratification and criteria/best time point for coronary intervention and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation, however, are still controversial topics in this difficult clinical setting. New VAs during AHF have previously identified patients with higher in-hospital and 60-day morbidity and mortality.

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Vector Remote

MAY 9, 2023

For cardiac clinics, that typically includes the following types of devices: Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs). These devices are implanted under the skin and can monitor the heart’s rhythm, delivering as-needed electrical shocks to correct abnormal heart rhythms.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

After resuscitation and defibrillation , there were no more episodes of TdP. Had there been recurrent episodes of pause-dependent TdP, temporary ventricular pacing at a higher heart rate would have been indicated to suppress the pauses and in that way decreasing the risk of further episodes of TdP. The ECG shows sinus rhythm.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The guidelines for atrial fibrillation ( AF ) from the American Heart Association ( AHA ) in 2019 and the European Society of Cardiologists ( ESC ) in 2020 recommend continued monitoring and evaluation for patients with atrial high-rate episodes (AHRE), with the ESC noting a preference for remote monitoring.5,6 Eur Heart J.

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DAIC

JANUARY 19, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 01/19/2024 - 10:38 January 19, 2024 — Heart rhythm expert Sumeet Chugh, MD , associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai , is the recipient of this year’s American College of Cardiology ( ACC ) Distinguished Scientist Award-Clinical Domain. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

ACM is a form of genetic heart disease characterized by scarring in the heart muscle. This scarring increases the risk of dangerously fast heart rhythms that can lead to sudden cardiac death (SCD). There are currently no approved medical therapies that have been shown to prevent progression of ACM.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Image courtesy of UCL Institute of Cardiovascular Science / James Tye milla1cf Tue, 12/19/2023 - 18:19 December 19, 2023 — A vest that can map the electrical activity of the heart in fine detail could potentially be used to better identify people at high risk of sudden cardiac death , suggests a new study led by UCL researchers.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

APRIL 17, 2024

The rapid rise in left ventricular pressure following the impact possibly results in mechanical activation of the electrical system of the heart producing the lethal heart rhythm abnormality. Left ventricle is the lower muscular chamber of the heart which pumps oxygenated blood to the whole body.

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DAIC

MAY 9, 2024

Guidance for integrating risk markers with tools to estimate an individual patient’s SCD risk score is recommended to aid in the patient/clinician shared decision-making regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement, incorporating a patient’s personal level of risk tolerance and specific treatment goals including quality of life.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Heart Rhythm, 13(7): 1515-1520. [2]: Heart Rhythm, 4(2), 198-199. [6] Heart Rhythm, 15(9): 1394-1401. [7] 7] American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circ Res, 85(9), 803-809. [6]:

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Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

Interventions that may prolong life include implantation of a defibrillator. Patients with a very weak hearts may be prone to life threatening heart rhythm disturbances and therefore a defibrillator within the chest can detect this and deliver a life-saving shock there and then and thereby prolong life.

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Wellnest

JULY 19, 2023

The abnormal heart rhythms can further lead to death because of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. As a result, an ECG monitor is attached to the patient immediately upon arrival at the hospital to assess their heart rhythm and provide appropriate treatment in the event of an abnormal rhythm.

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Heart 2023 Conference

JUNE 24, 2023

Study author Hannah Keage (University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia) said: "The implantable defibrillator (ICD) is very good at prolonging a patient's life, but we need to make sure it is a good quality of life”. An ICD is recommended for people at high risk for life-threatening heart rhythms and those in cardiac arrest.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Heart Rhythm 2016. Heart Rhythm 2018. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator ), with long-term potential for device-related complications from the ICD, including inappropriate shocks? An EP study might be helpful in symptomatic patients (Sroubek et al., The prognostic significance of fever-induced Brugada syndrome.

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