JCS/JHRS 2020 guideline on pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias

K Ono, Y Iwasaki, M Akao, T Ikeda, K Ishii… - Circulation …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS) published the “Guidelines for Pharmacological
Treatment of Arrhythmia” in 2004, and a revised edition was published in 2009. 1 Both …

[HTML][HTML] Interventional heart failure therapy: A new concept fighting against heart failure

K Saku, S Yokota, T Nishikawa, K Kinugawa - Journal of Cardiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Heart failure is a progressive disease that is associated with repeated exacerbations and
hospitalizations. The rapid increase in the number of heart failure patients is a global health …

Brugada syndrome as a major cause of sudden cardiac death in Asians

Y Nakano, W Shimizu - JACC: Asia, 2022 - jacc.org
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is one of the main inherited arrhythmia syndromes causing
ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden cardiac death in young to middle-aged men …

JCS/JHRS 2021 guideline focused update on non-pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias

A Nogami, T Kurita, K Kusano, M Goya, M Shoda… - Circulation …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In 2019, the Guidelines for non-pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias (JCS/JHRS 2019)
were published, covering areas such as treatment using cardiac electrical implantable …

Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Is a Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death in the Early Period After Hospital Discharge in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction

K Hanada, S Sasaki, M Seno, Y Kimura… - Circulation …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The incidence of sudden cardiac death (SCD) after discharge in Japanese
acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction …

Characteristics and optimal ablation settings of a novel, contact‐force sensing and local impedance‐enabled catheter in an ex vivo perfused swine ventricle model

K Tsutsui, D Kawano, H Mori, R Kato… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Local impedance (LI) has emerged as a new technology that informs on
electrical catheter‐tissue coupling during radiofrequency (RF) ablation. Recently, IntellaNav …

Efficacy of his bundle pacing on LV relaxation and clinical improvement in HF and LBBB

H Kato, S Yanagisawa, T Sakurai, C Mizuno… - Clinical …, 2022 - jacc.org
Objectives This study aimed to compare acute hemodynamic improvements and responses
to His bundle pacing (HBP) and conventional biventricular pacing (BVP). Background HBP …

Low-Voltage-Area Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation―Extended Follow-up Results of the VOLCANO Trial―

M Masuda, M Asai, O Iida, S Okamoto, T Ishihara… - Circulation …, 2022 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The randomized controlled VOLCANO trial demonstrated comparable 1-year
rhythm outcomes between patients with and without ablation targeting low-voltage areas …

Primary results from the Japanese Heart Failure and sudden cardiac death Prevention Trial (HINODE)

K Aonuma, K Ando, K Kusano, T Asai, K Inoue… - ESC heart …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The HINODE study aimed to analyse rates of mortality, appropriately treated ventricular
arrhythmias (VA), and heart failure in Japanese patients and compared with those in …

Efficacy and feasibility of cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure: A large‐scale multicenter study

S Yanagisawa, H Suzuki, Y Kanzaki… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Data are limited regarding outcomes of cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation
(AF) in patients with heart failure (HF). This large‐scale multicenter study aimed to evaluate …