Jayakumar Sahadevan,Deepa Srinivasan
Jayakumar Sahadevan
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of sleep-disordered breathing that is prevalent in the population and frequently under diagnosed. Usually presenting with respiratory symptoms, the most significant consequences of OSA a...
Amy N McCammond,Seshadri Balaji
Amy N McCammond
Management of tachycardia in children depends on the accurate characterization of the origin and mechanism of the rhythm, which can usually be achieved using noninvasive tests such as an electrocardiogram, Holter or cardiac event monitoring...
Bharat Singh,Stuart D Russell,Alan Cheng
Bharat Singh
Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects more than 5 million people in the United States and is one of the most common reasons for recurrent hospitalizations. Since the majority of admissions related to CHF are secondary to progressively wors...
Carolina Escudero,Roxane Carr,Shubhayan Sanatani
Carolina Escudero
Arrhythmias are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Despite recent technological advances in treatment, pharmacologic therapy remains the most common treatment modality for pediatric arrhythmias. The choice of antiarr...
Yaniv Bar-Cohen,Michael J Silka
Yaniv Bar-Cohen
Post-operative arrhythmias occur commonly following pediatric cardiac surgery and can result in significant hemodynamic deterioration. Arrhythmias are more likely in the immediate post-operative period due to myocardial injury and ischemia,...
Left atrial appendage occlusion and ligation devices: what is available, how to implement them, and how to manage and avoid complications [0.03%]
左心耳封堵和结扎装置:应用现状、实践和并发症的预防及处理
Arash Aryana,Eduardo B Saad,André dAvila
Arash Aryana
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, and it is associated with an elevated risk of thromboembolic events, including ischemic stroke. Evidence suggests that at least 90 % of left atrial thrombi discovered...
Update on indications, techniques, and complications of cardiac implantable device lead extraction [0.03%]
心脏植入装置导线拔除的指征、技术及并发症的最新研究进展
Charles J Love
Charles J Love
All devices (quite simply and with rare exception) that are infected, or strongly suspected of being infected, need to be removed, with complete extraction of all intravascular hardware and foreign material in the pocket. Failure to do so n...
Updates on the inherited cardiac ion channelopathies: from cell to clinical [0.03%]
从细胞到临床:遗传性心脏离子通道病研究进展
Jennifer N A Silva,Jonathan R Silva
Jennifer N A Silva
The inherited channelopathies are a rare, heterogeneous group of diseases with widely variable clinical presentations and courses. Systematic clinical and experimental work has led to identification of disease-causing genetic mutations and ...
Recommendations regarding dietary intake and caffeine and alcohol consumption in patients with cardiac arrhythmias: what do you tell your patients to do or not to do? [0.03%]
心律失常患者饮食、咖啡因和酒精摄入的推荐意见:你告诉你的病人做什么或不做什么?
Kathryn A Glatter,Richard Myers,Nipavan Chiamvimonvat
Kathryn A Glatter
The etiology of arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation is multifactorial. Most arrhythmias are associated with comorbid illnesses like hypertension, diabetes, thyroid disease, or advanced age. Although it is tempting to blame a stimulant...
MRI-Conditional Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: What's New and What Can We Expect in the Future? [0.03%]
磁共振条件下的心脏植入式电子设备:有哪些新进展以及未来我们可以期待什么?
Roy Beinart,Saman Nazarian
Roy Beinart
The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a diagnostic technique is rapidly expanding. The number of patients who undergo implantation of permanent pacemaker, implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), and/or cardiac resynchronizati...