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22,800 | HEAD AND THORAX ELEVATION PREVENTS THE RISE OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE DURING EXTRACORPOREAL RESUSCITATION IN SWINE. | Aim: Head and thorax elevation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation improves cerebral hemodynamics and ultimate neurological outcome after cardiac arrest. Its effect during extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) is unknown. We tested whether this procedure could improve hemodynamics in swine treated by E-... |
22,801 | A fatal case of repeated ventricular fibrillation due to torsade de pointes following repeated administration of metoclopramide. | Although metoclopramide has many adverse effects, torsade de pointes (TdP) is rare. We describe a fatal case of repeated ventricular fibrillation due to TdP following repeated administration of metoclopramide. Administration of multiple doses of metoclopramide over a short time to a patient with risk factors for TdP sh... |
22,802 | MATE1 Deficiency Exacerbates Dofetilide-Induced Proarrhythmia. | Dofetilide is a rapid delayed rectifier potassium current inhibitor widely used to prevent the recurrence of atrial fibrillation and flutter. The clinical use of this drug is associated with increases in QTc interval, which predispose patients to ventricular cardiac arrhythmias. The mechanisms involved in the dispositi... |
22,803 | A Preclinical Study on Brugada Syndrome with a CACNB2 Variant Using Human Cardiomyocytes from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells.<ELocationID EIdType="pii" ValidYN="Y">8313</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.3390/ijms23158313</ELocationID><Abstract><AbstractText>Aims: Some gene variants in the sodium ch... | Aims: Some gene variants in the sodium channels, as well as calcium channels, have been associated with Brugada syndrome (BrS). However, the investigation of the human cellular phenotype and the use of drugs for BrS in presence of variant in the calcium channel subunit is still lacking. Objectives: The objective of thi... |
22,804 | Incremental prognostic value of left atrial strain in patients with heart failure. | The present study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of atrial strain and strain rate (SR) parameters derived from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) feature tracking (FT) in patients with ischaemic and non-ischaemic dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) but without atrial f... |
22,805 | The Ominous Triad of Severe Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. | QT prolongation is present in 26-52% of cases of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM). It has been postulated to result from reduced cardiac repolarization reserve and reflects the transient myocardial insult observed in TCM. Bradycardia-induced QT interval prolongation is amplified by the occurrence of TCM, a combination th... |
22,806 | Open-chest Pulsed Electric Field Ablation of Cardiac Ganglionated Plexi in Acute Canine Models. | This study aimed to evaluate the safety and acute effect on markers of cardiac autonomic tone following pulsed electric fields (PEFs) delivered to epicardial ganglionated plexi (GP) during a cardiac surgical procedure. Ablation of GP as a treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF) has shown promise, but thermal ablation en... |
22,807 | Catheter Ablation Versus Medical Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart failure: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. | The optimal treatments for atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients are controversial. The present study compared the efficacy of catheter ablation and medical therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure.</AbstractText>Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched until Janu... |
22,808 | The Effects of Lipopolysaccharide Derivatives in Rodent Models of Cardiac Arrhythmia.<Pagination><StartPage>886</StartPage><EndPage>892</EndPage><MedlinePgn>886-892</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.5152/AnatolJCardiol.2022.1524</ELocationID><Abstract><AbstractText Label="BACKGROUND">Se... | Several previous studies have suggested that sublethal doses of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) and monophosphoryl lipid A Re595, a nonpyrogenic derivative of Salmonella minnesota lipopolysaccharide, exhibit antiarrhythmic effects in the rat model of ischemia-reperfusion arrhythmias.</AbstractText>In th... |
22,809 | Use of Mechanical Circulatory Support to Demonstrate Pulmonary Hypertension Reversibility in Mitral Stenosis. | A 56 year old female with a history of rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) presented with severe pulmonary edema. Transthoracic echocardiogram demonstrated severe MS (mean valve area 0.5 cm 2 , mean gradient of 16 mm Hg) with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Right heart catheterization demonstrate... |
22,810 | Stabilizing Cardiac Ryanodine Receptor With Dantrolene Treatment Prevents Binge Alcohol-Enhanced Atrial Fibrillation in Rats. | Binge drinking is a risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias, known as the holiday heart syndrome. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently diagnosed arrhythmia in this condition. Recent reports indicated that cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) dysfunction and Ca 2+ leak contribute to alcohol-enhanced AF. In this stud... |
22,811 | (-)-Carvone Modulates Intracellular Calcium Signaling with Antiarrhythmic Action in Rat Hearts. | (-)-Carvone is a monoterpene found in essential oils with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity.</AbstractText>The aim of this paper was to analyze the antiarrhythmic property of (-)-carvone in the rat heart and its effects on the intracellular Ca2+ signaling.</AbstractText>The effects of (-)-carvone were evaluate... |
22,812 | The subtle tine: Asymptomatic Micra perforation incidentally discovered during cardiac surgery. | A 70-year-old woman with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation underwent Micra leadless pacemaker implantation and atrioventricular nodal ablation. No postprocedural complications were noted. She subsequently underwent surgical mitral valve replacement 4 years later. During the surgery, Micra tine perforation of ... |
22,813 | The Challenge of Pregnancy in Women With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disease that frequently presents at a young age. Pregnancy represents a state of high physiological stress to the cardiovascular system. Thus, pregnant women with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy face the potential for higher morbidity and, therefore, their management may become a si... |
22,814 | Long-Term Influence of Atrial Switch Operation on Hemodynamics After the Rastelli Procedure. | The study aimed to investigate the long-term influence of atrial switch on post-Rastelli hemodynamic condition. Of 112 patients with transposition of the great arteries (TGA) or TGA-type double outlet right ventricle, ventricular septal defect (VSD), and pulmonary stenosis (PS) who underwent intra-cardiac repair betwee... |
22,815 | Left Atrial Dysfunction as Marker of Arrhythmic Events in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. | In this study, we investigated whether left atrial functions evaluated by speckle tracking echocardiography , classic echocardiographic and clinic parameters predict appropriate Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) shock in patients who underwent ICD implantation for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.</AbstractText>T... |
22,816 | Sex-Based Differences in Selected Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Use: A 10-Year Statewide Patient Cohort. | Background Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) include pacemakers, cardioverter defibrillators, and resynchronization therapy. This study aimed to assess CIED implantation and outcomes by sex and indication. Methods and Results This was a retrospective cohort study of adults with cardiovascular hospitalizati... |
22,817 | Multiparametric evaluation of right ventricular function in pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with congenital heart disease. | Outcome in patients with congenital heart diseases and pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is closely related to right ventricular (RV) function. Two-dimensional echocardiographic parameters, such as strain imaging or RV end-systolic remodeling index (RVESRI) have emerged to quantify RV function.</AbstractText>We pro... |
22,818 | Single-Dose St. Thomas Versus Custodiol® Cardioplegia for Right Mini-thoracotomy Mitral Valve Surgery. | Custodiol® and St. Thomas cardioplegia are widely employed in mini-thoracotomy mitral valve (MV) operations. One-dose of the former provides 3 h of myocardial protection. Conversely, St. Thomas solution is usually reinfused every 30 min and safety of single delivery is unknown. We aimed to compare single... |
22,819 | Two decades of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation and follow-up at a South African referral centre: trends, indications and long-term outcomes in a resource-limited setting. | More than two-thirds of cardiovascular deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Sudden cardiac deaths (SCD) from ventricular arrhythmias are an important cause of cardiovascular deaths. Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are an important therapeutic strategy for detecting and terminating ventricular... |
22,820 | Life-Threatening Coronary Vasospasm Treated by Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: The Warning Signs. | Coronary artery vasospasm is the sudden narrowing of an artery caused by rapid prolonged contraction. It reduces blood supply to the heart and can present with typical cardiac chest pain symptoms. Vasospasm can lead to fatal arrhythmic complications such as ventricular fibrillation. Our case report describes an example... |
22,821 | A successfully treated Brugada syndrome presenting in ventricular fibrillation preceded by fever and concomitant hypercalcemia. | Brugada syndrome (BS) is a genetic channelopathy syndrome that causes fatal cardiac dysrhythmias and sudden death. Fever and antiarrhythmics are aggravating factors of BS. There are many reports about BS preceded by fever but fewer reports on BS caused by hypercalcemia (HC). Here, we describe a unique case of BS preced... |
22,822 | Design of Mid-Q Response: A prospective, randomized trial of adaptive cardiac resynchronization therapy in Asian patients. | The aim of the Mid-Q Response study is to test the hypothesis that adaptive preferential left ventricular-only pacing with the AdaptivCRT algorithm has superior clinical outcomes compared to conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in heart failure (HF) patients with moderately wide QRS duration (≥12... |
22,823 | Pulmonary vein isolation alone versus pulmonary vein isolation with additional extensive ablation for paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. | The value of additional ablation beyond pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is unclear, especially for persistent AF. It is uncertain whether substrate modification with additional extensive ablation improves outcomes. We reviewed our experience to determine whether pulmonary vein isolation w... |
22,824 | Vicious LQT induced by a combination of factors different from hERG inhibition. | Clinically, drug-induced torsades de pointes (TdP) are rare events, whereas the reduction of the human ether-à-go-go-related gene (hERG) current is common. In this study, we aimed to explore the specific factors that contribute to the deterioration of hERG inhibition into malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Cisapri... |
22,825 | Predictors of late arrhythmic events after generator replacement in Brugada syndrome treated with prophylactic ICD. | Predictors of late life-threatening arrhythmic events in Brugada syndrome (BrS) patients who received a prophylactic ICD implantation remain to be evaluated. The aim of the present long-term multicenter study was to assess the incidence and clinical-electrocardiographic predictors of late life-threatening arrhythmic ev... |
22,826 | Holter-determined arrhythmias in young elite athletes with suspected risk: Insights from a 20-year experience. | We assessed the occurrence of rhythm alterations in elite athletes with suspected risk using Holter monitoring, and the association of Holter-determined rhythm alterations with echocardiographic findings.</AbstractText>A large cohort of Spanish elite athletes (N</i> = 6,579, 34% female) underwent in-depth cardiological... |
22,827 | Exercise-related major adverse cardiovascular events in asymptomatic recreational master athletes: a case series. | In master athletes, atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) is the primary condition leading to major adverse cardiovascular events during sports. We report two cases of asymptomatic recreational athletes who suffered from an exercise-induced cardiovascular event.</AbstractText>The first athlete is a 70-year-old ... |
22,828 | Exercise Testing Using Sprint Protocol vs Bruce Protocol in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. | We present the case of a relative of a patient with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. This relative underwent a standard (Bruce) exercise stress test (EST), which had normal results. He then underwent our modified "sprint" EST, with positive results. This report underlines how the sprint EST may pr... |
22,829 | Cardiac amyloidosis and left atrial appendage closure. The CAMYLAAC study.<Pagination><StartPage>503</StartPage><EndPage>510</EndPage><MedlinePgn>503-510</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1016/j.rec.2022.08.001</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType="pii" ValidYN="Y">S1885-5857(22)00208-0</E... | Arrhythmias originating from the ventricular myocardium or His-Purkinje system are grouped under ventricular arrhythmia (VA). This includes a subset of arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia (VT), ventricular fibrillation (VF), premature ventricular contractions (PVC), and ventricular flutter. Wide compl... |
22,830 | Two types of peptides derived from the neurotoxin GsMTx4 inhibit a mechanosensitive potassium channel by modifying the mechanogate. | Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans. Current atrial fibrillation antiarrhythmic drugs have limited efficacy and carry the risk of ventricular proarrhythmia. GsMTx4, a mechanosensitive channel-selective inhibitor, has been shown to suppress arrhythmias through the inhibition of ... |
22,831 | Detection of inflammation using cardiac positron emission tomography for evaluation of ventricular arrhythmias: An institutional experience. | The use of cardiac positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) is increasingly used for the detection of underlying inflammation in patients with ventricular arrhythmias (ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation [VT/VF]), but the role of PET-CT remains undefined, particularly for patients who do n... |
22,832 | Impact of atrioventricular junction ablation and CRT-D on long-term mortality in patients with left ventricular dysfunction, permanent, refractory atrial fibrillation, and narrow QRS: Results of a propensity-matched analysis. | In patients with symptomatic permanent atrial fibrillation (PEAF) and narrow QRS, atrio-ventricular junction ablation (AVJA) plus cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is superior to medical therapy in reducing heart failure (HF) hospitalization and all-cause mortality. To compare the mortality of a population of pat... |
22,833 | QTc Prolongation in Poison Center Exposures to CredibleMeds List of Substances with "Known Risk of Torsades de Pointes". | Many drugs carry some risk of QT interval prolongation, which can lead to life-threatening dysrhythmias including Torsades de Pointes (TdP). CredibleMeds.org identifies medications categorized as "Known Risk of TdP" but does not stratify risk in acute supratherapeutic ingestions. We sought to determine the proportion o... |
22,834 | Prognostic model for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a UK cohort study. | To develop a validated clinical prognostic model to determine the risk of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery as part of the PARADISE project (NIHR131227).</AbstractText>Prospective cohort study with linked electronic health records from a cohort of 5.6 million people in the United Kingdom Clinical Practice Resea... |
22,835 | Prevalence of Mitral Annulus Disjunction and Mitral Valve Prolapse in Patients With Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation. | Background Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation (IVF) is diagnosed in patients with ventricular fibrillation of which the origin is not identified after extensive evaluations. Recent studies suggest an association between mitral annulus disjunction (MAD), mitral valve prolapse (MVP), and ventricular arrhythmias. The pre... |
22,836 | Major Clinical Issues in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is one of the most common inheritable cardiomyopathies. Contemporary management strategies, including the advent of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and effective anticoagulation, have substantially improved the clinical course of HCM patients; however, the disease burden of HCM... |
22,837 | Obesity in young sudden cardiac death: Rates, clinical features, and insights into people with body mass index >50kg/m<sup>2</sup>. | To contextualize obesity rates in young sudden cardiac death (SCD) against the age-matched national population, and identify clinical and pathologic features in WHO class II and III obesity.</AbstractText>A prospective state-wide out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry included all SCDs in Victoria, Australia from 2019... |
22,838 | Impact of computed tomography on the diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis with acute coronary syndrome: A case series. | Both the diagnosis and treatment of coronary artery involvement with Takayasu arteritis (TA) are challenging. In this study, we report different clinical scenarios of two TA cases without Typical symptoms of TA that initially presented in the form of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Patient 1 was a 24-year-old Japanese w... |
22,839 | Effectiveness of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Patients With Non-Ischemic Heart Failure With Systolic Dysfunction　- Subanalysis of the Nippon Storm Study. | The prospective observational Nippon Storm Study aggregated clinical data from Japanese patients receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy. This study investigated the usefulness of prophylactic ICD therapy in patients with non-ischemic heart failure (NIHF) enrolled in the study.Methods and&... |
22,840 | [Correlation between abnormal left atrial appendage function and thrombotic events in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation]. | <b>Objective:</b> To investigate the association between abnormal left atrial appendage function and thrombotic events in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, and the independent risk factors affecting left atrial appendage function. <b>Methods:</b> Patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, who visited... |
22,841 | Polypharmacy and Major Adverse Events in Atrial Fibrillation. | Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) often receive multiple medications daily. The purpose of this study was to examine the prognostic implications of polypharmacy in patients with AF. This is a retrospective post hoc analysis of 1113 AF patients, enrolled in a randomized trial during an acute hospitalization (MISOAC... |
22,842 | Atrial amyloidosis: mechanisms and clinical manifestations. | Cardiac amyloidosis (CA) is now recognized as an important cause of heart failure. Increased wall thickness and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle are the most easily detectable manifestations of CA, but amyloid accumulates in all cardiac structures. Involvement of the left and right atria may be due to the ha... |
22,843 | Sacubitril/valsartan reduces indications for arrhythmic primary prevention in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: insights from DISCOVER-ARNI, a multicenter Italian register. | This sub-study deriving from a multicentre Italian register [Deformation Imaging by Strain in Chronic Heart Failure Over Sacubitril-Valsartan: A Multicenter Echocardiographic Registry (DISCOVER)-ARNI] investigated whether sacubitril/valsartan in addition to optimal medical therapy (OMT) could reduce the rate of implant... |
22,844 | Causal relation of tricuspid regurgitation for heart failure outcomes: a mediation analysis of echocardiographic predictors. | Although significant tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is critically associated with heart failure (HF) prognosis, the predictors for large TR impact on HF outcomes remain unknown. This study aimed to identify echocardiographic predictors for a causal relation of TR to HF outcomes.</AbstractText>In a retrospective, acute HF... |
22,845 | Ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death events following acalabrutinib initiation. | Acalabrutinib, a next-generation Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor (BTKi), associates with dramatic efficacy against B-cell malignancies. Recently, unexplained ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) with next-generation BTKi-therapy have been reported. Yet, whether acalabrutinib associates with VAs in long-term follow-up is un... |
22,846 | Therapeutic benefits of distal ventricular pacing in mid-cavity obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) patients with left ventricular (LV) mid-cavity obstruction (LVMCO) often experience severe drug-refractory symptoms thought to be related to intraventricular obstruction. We tested whether ventricular pacing, guided by invasive haemodynamic assessment, reduced LVMCO and improved refrac... |
22,847 | The effects of pneumopericardium during epicardial catheter ablation after dry pericardiocentesis on patients with ventricular arrhythmia.<Pagination><StartPage>373</StartPage><EndPage>379</EndPage><MedlinePgn>373-379</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.1007/s10840-022-01327-5</ELocationI... | Coffee, next to water, is the most consumed drink in the world. Coffee contains over 1000 chemical compounds, the most popular of which are caffeine, chlorogenic acid, kahweol, cafestol and trigonelline. Numerous studies have shown the beneficial effects of coffee on the cardiovascular system, nervous system, digestive... |
22,848 | Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Cardiac Arrhythmias in Adults: Mechanistic Insights and Clinical Implications: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. | Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), characterized by specific underlying physiological mechanisms, comprises obstructive and central pathophysiology, affects nearly 1 billion individuals worldwide, and is associated with excessive cardiopulmonary morbidity. Strong evidence implicates SDB in cardiac arrhythmogenesis. Imme... |
22,849 | Successful Ablation of Sustained Monomorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient With Mitral Annular Disjunction. | Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) with or without mitral valve prolapse is associated with sudden death. Observed arrhythmias are usually ventricular ectopic beats originating from the papillary muscles. We describe a successful ablation of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia from an epicardial focus in a pati... |
22,850 | Multimodal Approach for the Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation Detected After Stroke: SAFAS Study. | Intensive screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) has led to a better recognition of this cause in stroke patients. However, it is currently debated whether AF Detected After Stroke (AFDAS) has the same pathophysiology and embolic risk as prior-to-stroke AF. We thus aimed to systematically approach AFDAS using a multimo... |
22,851 | A case of ventricular fibrillation without left ventricular systolic dysfunction induced by trastuzumab emtansine for breast cancer. | Trastuzumab-induced cardiomyopathy is a known complication of its use in breast cancer treatment. However, cardiac complications of trastuzumab without left ventricular systolic dysfunction have been rarely reported. These include left bundle branch block, sinus node dysfunction, and ventricular tachycardia. We herein ... |
22,852 | LKB1: An emerging therapeutic target for cardiovascular diseases. | Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are currently the most common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Experimental studies suggest that liver kinase B1 (LKB1) plays an important role in the heart. Several studies have shown that cardiomyocyte-specific LKB1 deletion leads to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, left ventricu... |
22,853 | High-risk ECG patterns in ST elevation myocardial infarction for mortality prediction. | We explored the pre-intervention (first medical contact) electrocardiographic (ECG) patterns and their relation to survival among patients with acute myocardial infarction, who presented either with ST elevation (ST elevation myocardial infarction, STEMI) or LBBB, and who underwent emergent coronary angiography in a re... |
22,854 | Long-term risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes associated with cutaneous lupus erythematosus: a nationwide cohort study. | Autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus, have been associated with a substantial risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, data on the long-term risk of incident heart failure and other adverse cardiovascular outcomes among patients diagnosed with cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) a... |
22,855 | Bilateral thoracoscopic cardiac sympathetic denervation in patients with refractory ventricular tachyarrhythmias non‑responsive to other treatment. |  To explore the efficacy and safety of bilateral thoracoscopic cardiac sympathetic denervation (BTCSD) as an underutilised last‑resort surgical technique for patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias and electrical storm non-responsive to other treatment.</AbstractText> Patients with refractory ventri... |
22,856 | Oral milrinone for management of refractory right ventricular failure in patients with left ventricular assist devices. | We present a single-centre retrospective experience using oral milrinone in patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) and concurrent refractory right ventricular failure.</AbstractText>All patients implanted with LVAD between January 2013 and July 2021 from a high-volume advanced heart failure service were ... |
22,857 | 'Vanishing' fragmented potential at the epicardium in a patient with Brugada syndrome. | A man in his 40s with Brugada syndrome underwent catheter ablation for ventricular fibrillation. When we performed epicardial mapping again to check for residual ablation sites after ablation, a remarkable reproducible fragmented potential was observed at the anterior aspect of the right ventricle using an Advisor HD G... |
22,858 | Impact of coronavirus disease 19 outbreak on arrhythmic events and mortality among implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients followed up by remote monitoring: a single center study from the Veneto region of Italy. | The 2020 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 outbreak entailed reduced availability of traditional (in-office) cardiology consultations. Remote monitoring is an alternative way of caring that may potentially mitigate the negative effects of the epidemic to the care of cardiovascular diseases. We evaluated t... |
22,859 | Predictors and Outcomes of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in Patients With a Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Above or Below 60. | Background Although potential therapeutic candidates for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are emerging, it is still unclear whether they will be effective in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 60% or higher. Our aim was to identify the clinical characteristics of these pati... |
22,860 | Right ventricular function and long-term clinical outcomes after cardiac resynchronization therapy: A cardiovascular magnetic resonance study. | Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction has been linked to a poor response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We sought to determine whether cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived measures of RV function influence clinical outcomes after CRT.</AbstractText>In this retrospective study, we used CMR to assess... |
22,861 | K2P1 leak cation channels contribute to ventricular ectopic beats and sudden death under hypokalemia. | Hypokalemia causes ectopic heartbeats, but the mechanisms underlying such cardiac arrhythmias are not understood. In reduced serum K<sup>+</sup> concentrations that occur under hypokalemia, K2P1 two-pore domain K<sup>+</sup> channels change ion selectivity and switch to conduct inward leak cation currents, which cause ... |
22,862 | [Minimally invasive adrenalectomy – Operative and perioperative results of transperitoneal and retroperitoneal adrenalectomies performed at the University of Szeged Department of Surgery during 23 years]. | Aim. Our goal was to evaluate operative and perioperative data of retroperitoneal (RP) and transperitoneal (TP) adrenalectomies performed at the University of Szeged Department of Surgery. Patients and method. During a retrospective cohort study including 174 adrenalectomies (28 RP; 146 TP) performed betwee... |
22,863 | Combined cardiac surgery in a Marfan syndrome patient with severe scoliosis via lower hemisternotomy: a case report. | Scoliosis is one of the symptoms manifested by patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). Deformity of the thoracic cavity due to severe scoliosis may cause difficulty during cardiac surgery in terms of the surgical approach and instrument manipulation; however, only a few reports have been available regarding the surgical c... |
22,864 | Genome-Wide Association Study for Idiopathic Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Identifies Key Role of <i>CCR7</i> and <i>PKN2</i> in Calcium Homeostasis and Cardiac Rhythm Maintenance. | Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia (VT) occurs in structurally normal hearts and accounts for a significant number of all types of VT. The genome-wide association study is the most effective strategy for identifying novel genetic variants for common diseases. However, no genome-wide association study has been reported ... |
22,865 | Long-term events following catheter-ablation for atrial fibrillation in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. | Data regarding prognostic events following catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are scarce. We conducted this study to compare the incidence of major adverse clinical events (MACE) following CA for AF between patients with HFpEF and ... |
22,866 | Clinical Characteristics, Genetic Findings and Arrhythmic Outcomes of Patients with Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia from China: A Systematic Review. | Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare inherited cardiac ion channelopathy. The present study aims to examine the clinical characteristics, genetic basis, and arrhythmic outcomes of CPVT patients from China to elucidate the difference between CPVT patients in Asia and Western countries.<... |
22,867 | Restrictive Atrial Dysfunction in Cardiac Amyloidosis: Differences between Immunoglobulin Light Chain and Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Patients. | Background: In cardiac amyloidosis, the prevalence of thromboembolic events and atrial fibrillation is higher in transthyretin amyloidosis compared to immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis. Therefore, we hypothesize that transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis patients have worse atrial function. Purpose: To explore the lef... |
22,868 | Del Nido versus Bretschneider cardioplegic solution in valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis - a case-control pilot study. | The adequate protection provided by the del Nido cardioplegia has already been proven in trials comparing the solution with blood cardioplegia. However, evidence regarding comparison to the Bretschneider HTK solution is limited.</AbstractText>To determine the efficacy of the del Nido cardioplegia when compared to Brets... |
22,869 | Controversial COVID-19 Cures: Hydroxychloroquine and Oleander Pediatric Ingestion Simulation Cases. | The use of hydroxychloroquine has dramatically increased since being touted as a potential therapeutic in combating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This newfound popularity increases the risk of accidental pediatric ingestion, whereby just one or two tablets causes morbidity and mort... |
22,870 | NT-proBNP Levels Influence the Prognostic Value of Mineral Metabolism Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Disease. | Background. Mineral metabolism (MM) system and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-ProBNP) have been shown to add prognostic value in patients with stable coronary artery disease (SCAD). However, the influence of NT-ProBNP on the prognostic role of MM in patients with SCAD has not been shown yet. The objective... |
22,871 | Using Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance Algorithm to Select Minimal Sets of Heart Rate Variability Parameters for Atrial Fibrillation Detection. | Heart rate is quite regular during sinus (normal) rhythm (SR) originating from the sinus node. In contrast, heart rate is usually irregular during atrial fibrillation (AF). Complete atrioventricular block with an escape rhythm, ventricular pacing, or ventricular tachycardia are the most common exceptions when heart rat... |
22,872 | Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Can Predict Atrial Thrombosis Even in Non-High-Risk Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation. | Background—Current guidelines do not recommend routine use of transesophageal echocardiography (TOE) in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of our study was to identify predictors for left atrial thrombosis (LAT) in patients with AF that would require TOE despite anticoagulation therap... |
22,873 | Role of advanced imaging with cardiac computed tomography and MRI in atrial and ventricular ablation. | Increasing evidence supports the use of advanced imaging with cardiac computed tomography (CCT) and cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in the work-up of patients with arrythmias being considered for ablation.</AbstractText>Advances in imaging technology and postprocessing are facilitating the use of advanced imaging befo... |
22,874 | Prognostic significance of cardiorenal dysfunction within 1 year after atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with systolic dysfunction. | Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation can improve left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and renal function and can even reduce mortality in patients with impaired LVEF. However, the effect of post-ablation cardiorenal dysfunction on the prognosis of patients with impaired LVEF who underwent AF ablation remains unclear.... |
22,875 | Red Flags in Syncope: Clues for the Diagnosis of Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation. | Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation is responsible for ≈5%-7% of aborted cardiac arrest, mainly striking subjects in their forties. Syncope caused by short-coupled rapid polymorphic ventricular tachycardia is frequently noted in a patient's past history. However, a diagnosis of neurally mediated syncope, the mos... |
22,876 | Management of Atrial Fibrillation Across the Spectrum of Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction. | Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia among patients with heart failure (HF), and HF is the most common cause of death for patients presenting with clinical AF. AF is frequently associated with pathological atrial myocardial dysfunction and remodeling, a triad that has been called atrial myopathy. AF c... |
22,877 | A Case Report of a Wenckebach Phenomenon Occurring during a His-Bundle Pacing Procedure: Is It Atrioventricular Node Pacing? | A 70-year-old man with severe valvular cardiomyopathy, permanent atrial fibrillation (AF) with a slow ventricular response, and transient atrioventricular (AV) block, was admitted to our center for severe heart failure and recurrent presyncope. While hospitalized, the coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) show... |
22,878 | Biventricular versus Conduction System Pacing after Atrioventricular Node Ablation in Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. | Conduction system pacing (CSP) modalities, including His-bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch pacing (LBBP), are increasingly used as alternatives to biventricular (BiV) pacing in heart failure (HF) patients scheduled for pace and ablate strategy. The aim of the study was to compare clinical outcomes of HF patien... |
22,879 | E-CPR in Cardiac Arrest due to Accidental Hypothermia Using Intensivist Cannulators: A Case Series of Nine Consecutive Patients. | <b>Background:</b> Severe accidental hypothermia (AH) accounts for over 1300 deaths/year in the United States. Early extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is recommended for hypothermic cardiac arrest. We describe the use of a rapid-deployment extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (E-CPR) team using intensivist phy... |
22,880 | Inappropriate Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks Secondary to Cardiac Remodeling: A Unique Case of T Wave Oversensing. | Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are used for the primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Currently, two different modalities of ICDs are in use: transvenous (TV) and subcutaneous (S-ICD). The use of S-ICDs has been driven by several potential benefits of this technology: preservati... |
22,881 | Relationship between Serum miR-106 and MYL4 Levels and the Prevalence, Risk Stratification, and Prognosis of Atrial Fibrillation. | To analyze the predictive value of serum microRNA-106 (miRNA-106), miR-106, and myosin light chain 4 (MYL4) levels on the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and to explore the relationship between serum miR-106 and MYL4 and the risk stratification and prognosis of atrial fibrillation, thereby providing basis for them to... |
22,882 | Investigating the Relationship Between Cardiac Function and Insulin Sensitivity in Horses: A Pilot Study. | Metabolic syndrome in humans is commonly associated with cardiovascular dysfunction, including atrial fibrillation and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction. Although many differences exist between human and equine metabolic syndrome, both of these conditions share some degree of insulin resistance. The aims of this p... |
22,883 | Effects of Ivabradine on Patients with Depressed Left Ventricular Function after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. | The potential synergistic effect of ivabradine and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) in heart failure (HF) patients has rarely been studied. We aimed to evaluate the clinical benefits of ivabradine in patients with left ventricular dysfunction following CRT implantation.</AbstractText>Two hundred and thirty-one p... |
22,884 | Effects of Methylprednisolone on Myocardial Function and Microcirculation in Post-resuscitation: A Rat Model.<Pagination><StartPage>894004</StartPage><MedlinePgn>894004</MedlinePgn></Pagination><ELocationID EIdType="pii" ValidYN="Y">894004</ELocationID><ELocationID EIdType="doi" ValidYN="Y">10.3389/fcvm.2022.894004</EL... | The left atrium (LA) is a crucial component of the cardiac physiology that partakes in collecting blood into the heart and modulates left ventricular filling during systole and diastole, respectively. Left atrial enlargement (LAE) is the hallmark of the structural remodeling process, which occurs in response to ch... |
22,885 | Aging-associated susceptibility to stress-induced ventricular arrhythmogenesis is attenuated by tetrodotoxin. | Aging is associated with increased prevalence of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias, but mechanisms underlying higher susceptibility to arrhythmogenesis and means to prevent such arrhythmias under stress are not fully defined. We aimed to define differences in aging-associated susceptibility to ventricular fibril... |
22,886 | Cases of prolonged cardiac arrest with preserved gasping successfully resuscitated with ECPR. | Longer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) time is associated with worsened neurological outcomes in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Gasping during CPR is a favorable neurological predictor for OHCA. Recently, the efficacy of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) in refractory cardiac arrest has be... |
22,887 | Esmolol for intractable ventricular arrhythmias in major amitriptyline toxicity. | A massive tricyclic overdose of 10 g of amitriptyline resulted in cardiovascular collapse with multiple episodes of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation despite aggressive attention to current recommended therapy of sodium bicarbonate and hypertonic saline, and correction of electrolytes. Second-line an... |
22,888 | Febuxostat Increases Ventricular Arrhythmogenesis Through Calcium Handling Dysregulation in Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes. | Febuxostat is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to reduce the formation of uric acid and prevent gout attacks. Previous studies have suggested that febuxostat was associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular events, including atrial fibrillation, compared with allopurinol, another anti-hyperuricemia drug. Whereas in... |
22,889 | Predicting Periprocedural Complications in Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The PROGRESS-CTO Complication Scores. | Chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with increased risk of periprocedural complications. Estimating the risk of complications facilitates risk-benefit assessment and procedural planning.</AbstractText>This study sought to develop risk scores for in-hospital major adverse... |
22,890 | Medical Therapy for Functional Mitral Regurgitation. | Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) can be broadly categorized into 2 main groups: ventricular and atrial, which often coexist. The former is secondary to left ventricular remodeling usually in the setting of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction or less frequently due to ischemic papillary muscle remodeling. ... |
22,891 | Acacetin, a Potent Transient Outward Current Blocker, May Be a Novel Therapeutic for <i>KCND3</i>-Encoded Kv4.3 Gain-of-Function-Associated J-Wave Syndromes. | The transient outward current (Ito) that mediates early (phase 1) repolarization is conducted by the KCND3</i>-encoded Kv4.3 pore-forming α-subunit. KCND3</i> gain-of-function mutations have been reported previously as a pathogenic substrate for J wave syndromes (JWS), including the Brugada syndrome and early rep... |
22,892 | Association of Pulmonary Function With Late-Life Cardiac Function and Heart Failure Risk: The ARIC Study. | Background Pulmonary and cardiac functions decline with age, but the associations of pulmonary dysfunction with cardiac function and heart failure (HF) risk in late life is not known. We aimed to determine the associations of percent predicted forced vital capacity (ppFVC) and the ratio of forced expired volume in 1&#x... |
22,893 | Interatrial Block Predicts Life-Threatening Arrhythmias in Dilated Cardiomyopathy. | Background Interatrial block (IAB) has been associated with supraventricular arrhythmias and stroke, and even with sudden cardiac death in the general population. Whether IAB is associated with life-threatening arrhythmias (LTA) and sudden cardiac death in dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) remains unknown. This study aimed ... |
22,894 | Effect of Sacubitril/Valsartan on Reducing the Risk of Arrhythmia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. | Relevant data of PARADIGM-HF reveals sacubitril/valsartan (SV) therapy led to a greater reduction in the risks of arrhythmia, and sudden cardiac death than angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI)/angiotensin receptor inhibitor (ARB) therapy in HFrEF, however, inconsistent results were reported in subsequent stud... |
22,895 | Mortality and Clinical Predictors After Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair for Secondary Mitral Regurgitation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis. | Percutaneous mitral valve repair (PMVR) provides an available choice for patients suffering from secondary mitral regurgitation (SMR), especially those whose symptoms persist after optimal, conventional, heart-failure therapy. However, conflicting results from clinical trials have created a problem in identifying patie... |
22,896 | The role of nitric oxide on the antiarrhythmic effects of ketamine/xylazine in a rat model of acute cardiac ischemia-reperfusion. | The prevalence of ventricular arrhythmias during general anesthesia is about 70%. In experimental studies on the antiarrhythmic effects of different agents, using anesthetic drugs that do not have any protective properties are preferable. The present study was conducted to investigate molecular mechanisms involved in t... |
22,897 | Cardiac contractility modulation therapy improves health status in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pilot study (CCM-HFpEF). | This pilot study aimed to assess the potential benefits of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).</AbstractText>This was a prospective, multicentre, single-arm, pilot study of CCM therapy in patients with HFpEF and New York Heart Association (NYHA... |
22,898 | Anabolic steroid misuse is an important reversible cause of cardiomyopathy: a case report. | Anabolic steroid misuse is very common and has been linked to the development of a severe cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, and sudden death.</AbstractText>A 46-year-old miner presented to hospital with subacute dyspnoea and palpitations. Investigations revealed atrial fibrillation and a severe dilated cardiomyopathy with l... |
22,899 | A case report of pericardial constriction with coexisting severe left main coronary artery disease. | Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a rare condition in which the pericardium becomes progressively fibrotic and non-compliant leading to impaired ventricular filling and overt heart failure. While CP shares many clinical and haemodynamic similarities with restrictive cardiomyopathy, differentiation of these diseases is ... |
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