Chagas heart disease: A contemporary review

A Velasco, CA Morillo - Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2020 - Springer
Chagas disease is caused by a parasite infection endemic of the Americas. Traditionally
observed in rural areas of Latin America, current migration trends have turned Chagas …

Zero to minimal fluoroscopy for cardiac electronic device implantation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Luke, C Milla, JK Tandi, R Julario - Journal of Arrhythmia, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Fluoroscopy is conventionally performed for cardiac implantable electronic
device (CIED) therapy and carries radiation drawback for both patients and medical workers …

Zero‐fluoroscopy permanent pacemaker implantation using Ensite NavX system: clinical viability or fanciful technique?

P Guo, J Qiu, Y Wang, G Chen, R Proietti… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Fluoroscopy is the imaging modality routinely used for cardiac device
implantation and electrophysiological procedures. Due to the rising concern regarding the …

[HTML][HTML] Aegrescit medendo: orthopedic disability in electrophysiology-call for fluoroscopy elimination—review and commentary

DS Rubenstein, BB Holmes, JA Manfredi… - Journal of Interventional …, 2022 - Springer
Aegrescit medendo, the remedy is worse than a disease, was first described in book XII of
the Aeneid [1]. Fluoroscopy has been a necessary evil for the interventional …

[HTML][HTML] Near-zero fluoroscopy implantation of dual-chamber pacemaker in pregnancy using electroanatomic mapping

J Payne, M Lo, H Paydak, W Maskoun - HeartRhythm Case Reports, 2017 - Elsevier
Complete heart block rarely occurs in patients< 50 years of age and is less common during
pregnancy. It is important to establish that symptoms are related to the heart block, and the …

Cardiac interventions in pregnant patients without fluoroscopy

V Tuzcu, EE Gul, A Erdem, H Kamali, T Saritas… - Pediatric …, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Cardiac interventions with fluoroscopy during pregnancy carry significant risks
for the fetus. This report reviews three pregnant patients: two of them requiring pacemaker …

Three-dimensional mapping in cardiac implantable electronic device—a feasible and effective alternative to fluoroscopy

X Ge, M Chen, Z Sha, J Zhang - Journal of Interventional Cardiac …, 2023 - Springer
Background During the last decade, three-dimensional mapping technology has
substantially aided the development of cardiac implanted electronic devices (CIEDs). This …

[HTML][HTML] Implantation of a dual-chamber permanent pacemaker in a pregnant patient guided by intracardiac echocardiography and electroanatomic mapping

KCM Chua, ETS Lim, DTT Chong, BY Tan… - HeartRhythm Case …, 2017 - Elsevier
Fluoroscopy has traditionally been the primary cardiac imaging modality to guide
transvenous permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantations. This entails radiation exposure …

Progress in zero‐fluoroscopy implantation of cardiac electronic device

J Qiu, Y Wang, G Chen, C Zhao… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Fluoroscopy is the imaging modality routinely used for cardiac device implantation. Due to
the rising concern regarding the harmful effects of radiation exposure to both the patients …

Challenge of managing opposing rhythms in a mother and fetus

N Chaudhry‐Waterman, V Kumar, S Karr… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We report a case of a fetus with complex congenital heart disease and
supraventricular tachycardia in the setting of maternal high grade atrioventricular block at 26 …