Be Still My Beating Heart—The Ablate and Pace Study
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Acute Evaluation of a Preformed Single-pass VDD/DDD Pacing Lead
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
The clinical utility of single lead, atrial synchronous, ventricular pacing (VDD), for patients with normal sinus function and heart block is well established. Atrial stimulation, unavailable in VDD systems presents a significant disadvantage. DDD pacing systems however, require the introduction and positioning of two separate leads. The acute huma...
Idiopathic Left Ventricular Aneurysm: An Unusual Substrate of Ventricular Fibrillation and Ventricular Tachycardia
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) is a very rare clinical condition. This article describes a patient with idiopathic LVA associated with episodes of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. Clinical and instrumental examinations did not reveal the pathogenesis of the aneurysm. The malignant clinical course suggests that an ag...
Should Patients with Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Be Allowed to Drive? Observations in 291 Patients from a Si...
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Motor-vehicle driving restrictions for patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) vary widely throughout the world because safety concerns have never been adequately resolved in this patient population. To address this issue, we examined the driving behavior of 291 ICD patients to correlate the frequency of device therapy during d...
Electrophysiologic Characteristics of a Dilated Atrium in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutte...
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
This study investigated the difference of atrial electrophysiologic characteristics between a normal and dilated atrium and compared them among patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and flutter. Twenty-seven patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and 28 patients with paroxysmal atrial flutter were divided into four subgroups, according...
40 Years of Implantable Cardiac
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Teaching Interventional Electrophysiology: Is Revision of Core Curricula in Order?
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
The Ablate and Pace Trial: A Prospective Study of Catheter Ablation of the AV Conduction System and Permanent Pacemaker ...
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Background: The Ablate and Pace Trial (APT) prospectively assessed the effects of catheter ablation of the AV conduction system and permanent pacemaker implantation on health-related quality of life, survival, exercise capacity, and ventricular function in 156 patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Methods: All patients referred for cathete...
Electrophysiologic Characteristics of Different Ectopic Rhythms During Slow Pathway Ablation in Patients with Atrioventr...
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
The presence of ectopic rhythm has been considered to be the most important marker for successful slow pathway ablation, but the details of different ectopic rhythms have not been well described. This study included 83 consecutive patients with typical AV node reentrant tachycardia who underwent slow pathway ablation. The interval between the atria...
Design and Implementation of the Dual Site Atrial Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation (DAPPAF) Clinical Trial
Published in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
The Dual Site Atrial Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation (DAPPAF) study compares dual site, single site and support pacing modalities in the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with a history of paroxysmal AF (PAF) and a bradyarrhythmic indication for pacing. The trial is a randomized crossover comparison of dual site atrial pacing...
