Length of hospital stay for elective electrophysiological procedures: a survey from the European Heart Rhythm Association

G Boriani, JF Imberti, F Leyva, R Casado-Arroyo… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Electrophysiological (EP) operations that have traditionally involved long hospital
lengths of stay (LOS) are now being undertaken as day case procedures. The coronavirus …

Cardiac magnetic resonance–derived myocardial scar is associated with echocardiographic response and clinical prognosis of left bundle branch area pacing for …

Z Chen, X Ma, Y Gao, S Wu, N Xu, F Chen, Y Song… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is a novel approach for cardiac
resynchronization therapy (CRT), but the impact of myocardial substrate on its effect is …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) non-responders in the contemporary era: A State-of-the-Art review

L Gerra, N Bonini, DA Mei, JF Imberti, M Vitolo, T Bucci… - Heart Rhythm, 2024 - Elsevier
Since 2000s CRT became a revolutionary therapy for heart failure with reduced left
ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) and wide QRS. However, about one third of CRT …

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Patients with Mild to Moderately Reduced Ejection Fraction and Left Bundle Branch Block

YM Cha, HC Lee, SK Mulpuru, AJ Deshmukh… - Heart Rhythm, 2024 - Elsevier
Background It is unknown whether cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) would improve
or halt the progression of heart failure (HF) in patients with mild to moderately reduced …

Concepts of Cardiac Dyssynchrony and Dynamic Approach

BI Catrina, F Batar, I Manitiu, L Prodan, C Tanasescu… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cardiac conduction involves electrical activity from one myocyte to another, creating
coordinated contractions in each. Disruptions in the conducting system, such as left bundle …

Probabilistic learning of the Purkinje network from the electrocardiogram

F Álvarez-Barrientos, M Salinas-Camus… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2023 - arxiv.org
The identification of the Purkinje conduction system in the heart is a challenging task, yet
essential for a correct definition of cardiac digital twins for precision cardiology. Here, we …

LV cathode position in CRT recipients: How can we benefit from CMR?

M Bertelli, M Ziacchi, F van Slochteren… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Left ventricular lead positioning represents a key step in CRT optimization.
However, evidence for its guidance based on specific topographical factors and related …

Electrical management of heart failure: shaping the future of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology

E Bressi, JG Luermans, AD Arnold… - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In the relentless pursuit of mitigating the global burden of heart failure (HF), the
cardiovascular community is perpetually exploring avant-garde strategies that promise …

Is more,“more” when it comes to pacing in heart transplant patients?

JR Gimbel - Heart Rhythm, 2024 - heartrhythmjournal.com
In a study reported in this issue of HeartRhythm, Gowani et al 1 ask us to reflect on a subset
of 399 consecutive patients who underwent bicaval anastomotic orthotopic heart …

Clinical significance and prognostic value of right bundle branch block in permanent pacemaker patients

A Mazza, MG Bendini, M Leggio… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Aims In patients undergoing pacemaker implantation with no prior history of heart failure
(HF), the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB) has been identified as an …