Allam, Sahitya McDowell, Emily Heard, Brittney Kim, Taelim Luu, Emmelyn Muto, Carlene Mazimba, Sula Mehta, Nishaki
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Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Purpose Electrophysiology procedures pose infection risk and require surgical room sterility. Currently, there is no universally approved protocol for disinfecting lead garments in the electrophysiology laboratory. This study explores the feasibility of using ATP testing to assess the microbial burden of lead aprons and evaluates the impact of a sa...
Chen, Chao-Feng Liu, Mei-Jun Jin, Chao-Lun Gao, Xiao-Fei Liu, Xiao-Hua Xu, Yi-Zhou
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Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
Limited comparative data are available regarding catheter ablation (CA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) using second-generation cryoballoon (CB-2) vs. radiofrequency (RF) ablation in elderly patients (> 75 years old). The present study aimed to compare the costs and clinical outcomes in elderly patients using these two strategies. Elderly patients with...
Rajendra, Anil Hunter, Tina D. Morales, Gustavo Osorio, Jose
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Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Purpose Overnight stays associated with catheter ablation (CA) for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) account for a significant proportion of treatment cost. Same-day discharge (SDD) after CA may be attractive to both patients and hospitals, especially in light of current restrictions on overnight stays due to COVID-19. This study reports on the ...
Kupó, Péter Pap, Róbert Sághy, László Tényi, Dalma Bálint, Alexandra Debreceni, Dorottya Basu-Ray, Indranill Komócsi, András
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Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
The most common complications of electrophysiology (EP) procedures are related to vascular access. Our study aims to conduct a meta-analysis comparing ultrasound (US)-guided vs. palpation-based technique for femoral venous access in EP procedures. Electronic databases were searched and systematically reviewed for studies comparing femoral vein punc...
Hsia, Brian C Greige, Nicolas Quiroz, Jose A Khokhar, Ahmed S Daily, Johanna Di Biase, Luigi Ferrick, Kevin J Fisher, John D Krumerman, Andrew
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Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
Hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine, and azithromycin have been used for treatment of COVID-19, but may cause QT prolongation. Minority populations are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. This study evaluates the risk of QT prolongation and subsequent outcomes after administration of these medications in largely underrepresented minority COVID-19 ...
Leung, Lisa Wm Gallagher, Mark M Santangeli, Pasquale Tschabrunn, Cory Guerra, Jose M Campos, Bieito Hayat, Jamal Atem, Folefac Mickelsen, Steven Kulstad, Erik
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Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
Thermal damage to the esophagus is a risk from radiofrequency (RF) ablation of the left atrium for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). The most extreme type of thermal injury results in atrio-esophageal fistula (AEF) and a correspondingly high mortality rate. Various strategies for reducing esophageal injury have been developed, including po...
Romero, Jorge Alviz, Isabella Parides, Michael Diaz, Juan Carlos Briceno, David Gabr, Mohamed Gamero, Maria Patel, Kavisha Braunstein, Eric D. Purkayastha, Sutopa
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Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Purpose Cardiac involvement with COVID-19 infection has become evident by elevated troponin, cardiac arrhythmias, ST segment elevation, myocarditis, fulminant heart failure, and sudden cardiac death. We aimed to describe the association of COVID-19 and T-wave inversion (TWI) in a large case series. Methods We conducted an observational, retrospecti...
García-Bolao, Ignacio Moñino, David Marsal, Roger Ramos, Pablo Erkiaga, Ane Irezabal, Joana Albarrán-Rincón, Ramón
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Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Purpose Remote system operation technology was developed and applied to a non-fluoroscopic navigation system in order to overcome Spanish mobility restrictions caused by Covid-19 pandemic infection and subsequently used routinely. Methods and results Fifty consecutive complex ablations were performed in different days using this technology. All the...
Calkins, Hugh Natale, Andrea Gomez, Tara Etlin, Alex Bishara, Moe
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Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
There is limited data on the specific incidence of serious adverse events, such as atrioesophageal fistula (AEF), associated with either contact force (CF) or non-CF ablation catheters. Since the actual number of procedures performed with each type of catheter is unknown, making direct comparisons is difficult. The purpose of this study was to asse...
Topf, Albert Motloch, Lukas J Kraus, Johannes Danmayr, Franz Mirna, Moritz Schernthaner, Christiane Hoppe, Uta C Strohmer, Bernhard
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Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing
A 62-year-old pacemaker-dependent patient presented to our department with a sudden onset of reduced physical capacity. While initial physical and pacemaker evaluations remained without specific findings, Holter-ECG monitoring revealed an abnormal rate response with unusual pauses during physical exercise. Consequently, closer evaluation of the pac...
