Arrhythmias & EP
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Anticoagulation therapy after VT ablation yields fewer thrombotic events
Key clinical point: Anticoagulant therapy may be a good idea after ventricular tachycardia ablation in patients with risk factors for stroke, even...
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AF and stroke may be temporally related
Key clinical point: One-third of patients with an ischemic stroke while they had an implantable cardiac device had atrial fibrillation in the 30...
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Primary arrhythmia syndromes: Common cause of pediatric sudden cardiac death
Primary arrhythmia syndromes account for most cases of sudden cardiac death in a large pediatric case series.
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FDA approves first leadless pacemaker
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Early antiarrhythmic drugs boost survival in shock-refractory cardiac arrest
Key clinical point: Routine use of injectable amiodarone or lidocaine by paramedics in cases of shock-refractory VF/VT out-of-hospital cardiac...
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FIRE AND ICE trial called a win for cryoablation of AF
Cryoballoon ablation is simpler, quicker, and more user-friendly than radiofrequency ablation.
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Similarities seen in rate and rhythm control for postsurgical AF
Key clinical point: Rate control offers the advantage of simplicity over a rhythm control strategy in new-onset atrial fibrillation after cardiac...
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VIDEO: Fire and Ice - Which catheter ablation approach is best in AF?
Hailed as a win for freeze technology.
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FDA: CT scans safe for patients with electronic medical devices
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Idarucizumab may reverse dabigatran anticoagulation in intracranial hemorrhage
Key clinical point: An ongoing investigation suggests that idarucizumab can reliably stop intracranial hemorrhage associated with dabigatran...
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High false positives found for Medtronic’s implantable AF detectors
Key clinical point: The high sensitivity of Medtronic’s implantable loop recorders means that they’re good at detecting possible AF, but their...