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Comparison of safety and effectiveness of different sheaths in ablation of focal atrial tachycardia: a retrospective study
CONCLUSIONS: The application of Vizigo sheath can improve the long-term success rate of FAT and reduce the radiation exposure of patients and medical staff in our single-center limited sample study. More research may be needed in the future to confirm our findings.PMID:38617770 | PMC:PMC11009573 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-24-52 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Min Xie Dingming Liu Ruikun Jia Yixuan Bai Juan Chan Zhongyun Lin Paul Khairy Kaijun Cui Source Type: research

Development and validation of a nomogram superior to CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc models for predicting left atrial appendage dense spontaneous echo contrast/left atrial appendage thrombus
CONCLUSIONS: The nomogram model constructed in this study demonstrated excellent performance in predicting LAA dense SEC/LAAT, displaying a superior ability to that of the CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc models.PMID:38617765 | PMC:PMC11009604 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-24-288 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Shikun Sun Changsheng Ma Ying Li Jia Lin Xiaodong Qian Source Type: research

Impact of atrial fibrillation on 1-year outcome in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator: results from the German DEVICE Registry
CONCLUSIONS: Our clinical data on an extended cohort of contemporary patients confirm the significant impact of AF, and its associated comorbidities, upon mortality and major adverse events after implantation of ICD/CRT.PMID:38617758 | PMC:PMC11009579 | DOI:10.21037/jtd-23-274 (Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease)
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - April 15, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Sebastian Feickert Niels Christian Ewertsen Julia K öbe Thomas Kleemann Joachim Jehle Jochen Senges Matthias Hochadel Dietrich Andresen Christoph Stellbrink Lars Eckardt Stefan Spitzer Johannes Brachmann H üseyin Ince Giuseppe D'Ancona Source Type: research

Adherence to a handheld device-based atrial fibrillation screening protocol is associated with clinical outcomes
Conclusions Adherence to twice daily handheld ECG measurements in STROKESTOP was higher than to four times daily measurements in STROKESTOP II. Female sex and lower educational attainment were associated with ≥100% adherence and adherence consistency. Low adherence and adherence consistency were associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes. (Source: Heart)
Source: Heart - April 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: van der Velden, R. M. J., Bonander, C., Crijns, H. J. G. M., Kemp-Gudmundsdottir, K., Engdahl, J., Linz, D., Svennberg, E. Tags: Arrhythmias and sudden death Source Type: research

Mortality and rehospitalization in patients with pre-existing implantable pacemakers undergoing catheter ablation are related to increased comorbidity burden —data from the German Ablation Registry
ConclusionPatients with pacemaker systems undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter demonstrate an increased risk of death, cardiovascular events, and re-hospitalization. This observation can be largely attributed to an older patient population and an increased rate of comorbidities. (Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology)
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - April 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The role of cardiac magnetic resonance in sports cardiology: results from a large cohort of athletes
ConclusionCMR is more efficient in identifying a pathologic cardiac substrate in athletes in case of VAs (i.e., polymorphic beats), abnormal ECG repolarisation (negative T-waves in inferolateral leads), and borderline echocardiographic findings (LV hypertrophy, mildly depressed LV function). On the other hand, CMR is associated with a large proportion of negative results. Therefore, a careful clinical selection is needed to indicate CMR in athletes appropriately.Graphical AbstractClinical indications for CMR and positive CMR findings.The left panel shows clinical indications for CMR in our athletic cohort and the percentag...
Source: Clinical Research in Cardiology - April 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research