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Levene J, Voigt A, Thoma F, Mulukutla S, Bhonsale A, Kancharla K, Shalaby A, Estes NM, Jain S, Saba S. Patient Outcomes by Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Function. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e033211. [PMID: 38353214 PMCID: PMC11010111 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.033211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Left ventricular dysfunction is characterized by systolic and diastolic parameters, leading to heart failure (HF) with reduced or preserved ejection fraction (EF), respectively. The goal of this study is to examine the impact of left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction (DD) on patient outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS Two cohorts were used in this analysis: Cohort A included 136 455 patients with EF ≥50%, stratified by the presence and grade of DD. Cohort B included 16 850 patients with EF <50%, stratified by EF quartiles. Patients were followed to the end points of all-cause death and cardiovascular, HF, or cardiac arrest hospitalizations. Over a median follow-up of 3.42 years, 23 946 (16%) patients died and 31 113 (20%), 13 305 (9%), and 1269 (1%) were hospitalized for cardiovascular, HF, or cardiac arrest causes, respectively. With adjustment for comorbidities, the risk of all-cause mortality and of cardiovascular and HF hospitalizations increased steadily with increasing grade of DD in patients with normal EF, and even more so in patients with worsening EF. The risk of hospitalization for cardiac arrest in patients with grade III DD, however, was comparable to that of patients with EF <25% (hazard ratio, 1.00 [95% CI, 0.98-1.01]) and worse than that of patients in better EF quartiles. CONCLUSIONS Although systolic dysfunction is associated with a greater risk of overall death and HF hospitalizations than DD, the risk of cardiac arrest in patients with grade II and III DD is comparable to that of patients with moderate and severe systolic dysfunction, respectively. Future studies are needed to examine treatment strategies than can improve these outcomes.
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- Jacqueline Levene
- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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- Heart and Vascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh School of MedicinePittsburghPAUSA
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Vokač D, Stangler Herodež Š, Krgović D, Kokalj Vokač N. The Role of Next-Generation Sequencing in the Management of Patients with Suspected Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy after Syncope or Termination of Sudden Arrhythmic Death. Genes (Basel) 2024; 15:72. [PMID: 38254962 PMCID: PMC10815304 DOI: 10.3390/genes15010072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death are frequent in patients with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy and can precede heart failure or additional symptoms where malignant cardiac arrhythmias are mostly the consequence of advanced cardiomyopathy and heart failure. Finding these subgroups and making an early diagnosis could be lifesaving. In our retrospective study, we are presenting arrhythmic types of frequent cardiomyopathies where an arrhythmogenic substrate is less well defined, as in ischemic or structural heart disease. In the period of 2 years, next-generation sequencing (NGS) tests along with standard clinical tests were performed in 208 patients (67 women and 141 men; mean age, 51.2 ± 19.4 years) without ischemic or an overt structural heart disease after syncope or aborted sudden cardiac death. Genetic variants were detected in 34.4% of the study population, with a significant proportion of pathogenic variants (P) (14.4%) and variants of unknown significance (VUS) (20%). Regardless of genotype, all patients were stratified according to clinical guidelines for aggressive treatment of sudden cardiac death with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). The P variant identified by NGS serves for an accurate diagnosis and, thus, better prevention and specific treatment of patients and their relatives. Results in our study suggest that targeted sequencing of genes associated with cardiovascular disease is an important addendum for final diagnosis, allowing the identification of a molecular genetic cause in a vast proportion of patients for a definitive diagnosis and a more specific way of treatment. VUS in this target population poses a high risk and should be considered possibly pathogenic in reanalysis.
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- Damijan Vokač
- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Division of Internal Medicine, University Medical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia;
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- Clinical Institute for Genetic Diagnostics, University Medical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (Š.S.H.); (D.K.)
- Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Genetic Diagnostics, University Medical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (Š.S.H.); (D.K.)
- Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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- Clinical Institute for Genetic Diagnostics, University Medical Centre Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; (Š.S.H.); (D.K.)
- Medical Faculty, University of Maribor, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
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Vivarelli C, Censi F, Calcagnini G, De Ruvo E, Calò L, Mattei E. 5G Service and Pacemakers/Implantable Defibrillators: What Is the Actual Risk? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4512. [PMID: 36901531 PMCID: PMC10001652 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Rapidly growing worldwide, 5G service is expected to deeply change the way we communicate, connect and share data. It encompasses the whole spectrum of new technology, infrastructure and mobile connectivity, and will touch not only every sector in the industry, but also many aspects of our everyday life. Although the compliance with international regulations provides reasonable protection to public health and safety, there might be specific issues not fully covered by the current technical standards. Among the aspects that shall be carefully considered, there is the potential interference that can be induced on medical devices, and in particular on implantable medical devices that are critical for the patient's life, such as pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. This study aims to assess the actual risk that 5G communication systems pose to pacemakers and implantable defibrillators. The setup proposed by the ISO 14117 standard was adapted to include 5G characteristic frequencies of 700 MHz and 3.6 GHz. A total number of 384 tests were conducted. Among them, 43 EMI events were observed. Collected results reveal that RF hand-held transmitters operating in these two frequency bands do not pose additional risk compared to pre-5G bands and that the safety distance of 15 cm typically indicted by the PM/ICD manufacturer is still able to guarantee the patient's safety.
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- Cecilia Vivarelli
- Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Italian National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy
- Department Ingegneria Civile e Ingegneria Informatica (DICII), University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Italian National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Italian National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular, Endocrine-Metabolic Diseases and Aging, Italian National Institute of Health, 00161 Rome, Italy
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Ching CK, Hsieh YC, Liu YB, Rodriguez DA, Kim YH, Joung B, Singh B, Huang D, Hussin A, Chasnoits AR, O'Brien JE, Cerkvenik J, Lexcen D, Van Dorn B, Zhang S. The mortality analysis of primary prevention patients receiving a cardiac resynchronization defibrillator (CRT-D) or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) according to guideline indications in the improve SCA study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2021; 32:2285-2294. [PMID: 34216069 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND In primary prevention (PP) patients the utilization of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) and cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillators (CRT-D) remains low in many geographies, despite the proven mortality benefit. PURPOSE The objective of this analysis was to examine the mortality benefit in PP patients by guideline-indicated device type: ICD and CRT-D. METHODS Improve sudden cardiac arrest was a prospective, nonrandomized, nonblinded multicenter trial that enrolled patients from regions where ICD utilization is low. PP patient's CRT-D or ICD eligibility was based upon the 2008 ACC/AHA/HRS and 2006 ESC guidelines. Mortality was assessed according to guideline-indicated device type comparing implanted and nonimplanted patients. Cox proportional hazards methods were used, adjusting for known factors affecting mortality risk. RESULTS Among 2618 PP patients followed for a mean of 20.8 ± 10.8 months, 1073 were indicated for a CRT-D, and 1545 were indicated for an ICD. PP CRT-D-indicated patients who received CRT-D therapy had a 58% risk reduction in mortality compared with those without implant (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 0.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.28-0.61, p < .0001). PP patients with an ICD indication had a 43% risk reduction in mortality with an ICD implant compared with no implant (adjusted HR: 0.57, 95% CI: 0.41-0.81, p = .002). CONCLUSIONS This analysis confirms the mortality benefit of adherence to guideline-indicated implantable defibrillation therapy for PP patients in geographies where ICD therapy was underutilized. These results affirm that medical practice should follow clinical guidelines when choosing therapy for PP patients who meet the respective defibrillator device implant indication.
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- Chi Keong Ching
- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre of Singapore, Outram, Singapore
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Internal Medicine Department, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Fundación Cardioinfantil, Instituto de Cardiología Fundación Cardio infantil, Centro Internacional de Arritmias, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Cardiology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Medanta, The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, West China Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Institut Jantung Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic plc, Mounds View, Minnesota, USA
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- Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic plc, Mounds View, Minnesota, USA
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- Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic plc, Mounds View, Minnesota, USA
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- Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic plc, Mounds View, Minnesota, USA
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- Fu Wai Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Laczay B, Patel D, Grimm R, Xu B. State-of-the-art narrative review: multimodality imaging in electrophysiology and cardiac device therapies. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 2021; 11:881-895. [PMID: 34295711 DOI: 10.21037/cdt-20-724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Cardiac electrophysiology procedures have evolved to provide improvement in morbidity and mortality for many patients. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) placement and lead extraction procedures are proven procedures, associated with significant reductions in patient morbidity and mortality as well as improved quality of life. The applications and optimization of these therapies are an evolving field. The optimal use and outcomes of cardiac electrophysiology procedures require a multidisciplinary approach to patient selection, device selection, and procedural planning. Cardiac imaging using echocardiography plays a key role in selection of patients for CRT therapy, for guidance of left ventricular (LV) lead placement, and for optimization of atrioventricular pacing delays in patients with CRT. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) is an important tool in assessment of lead perforation, as well as assessing risk of lead extraction and procedural planning. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important adjunct to transthoracic echocardiography for patient selection and risk stratification for defibrillator therapy for multiple disease states including ischemic cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, cardiac sarcoidosis, and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is a useful adjunct to the diagnosis of device infections as well as inflammatory conditions including cardiac sarcoidosis. Our review attempts to summarize the contemporary roles of multimodality imaging in CRT therapy, ICD therapy and lead extraction therapy.
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- Balint Laczay
- Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
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Sabottke C, Breaux M, Lee R, Foreman A, Spieler B. Analysis of Potential for User Errors in Mobile Deployment of Radiology Deep Learning for Cardiac Rhythm Device Detection. J Digit Imaging 2021; 34:572-580. [PMID: 33742333 PMCID: PMC8329116 DOI: 10.1007/s10278-021-00443-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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We examine how convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for cardiac rhythm device detection can exhibit failures in performance under suboptimal deployment scenarios and examine how medically adversarial image presentation can further impair neural network performance. We validated the publicly available Pacemaker-ID web server and mobile app on 43 local hospital emergency department (ED) cases of patients presenting with a cardiac rhythm device on anterior-posterior (AP) chest radiograph and assessed performance using Cohen's kappa coefficient for inter-rater reliability. To illustrate adversarial performance concerns, we then produced example CNN models using the 65,379 patient MIMIC-CXR chest radiograph retrospective database and evaluated performance with area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUROC). In retrospective review of 43 patients with cardiac rhythm devices on AP chest radiographs during our study period (January 1, 2020 to March 1, 2020), 74.4% (32/43) had device manufacturer information readily available within the electronic medical record. A total of 25.6% of patients (11/43) did not have this information documented in the patient chart and could ostensibly benefit from CNN-based identification of device manufacturer. For patients with known device manufacturer, the Pacemaker-ID prediction was accurate in 87.5% of cases (28/32). Mobile app accuracy varied from 62.5 to 93.75% depending on image capture settings and presentation. Cohen's kappa coefficient varied from 0.448 to 0.897 depending on mobile image capture conditions. For our additional analysis of medically adversarial performance failures with a DenseNet121 trained on MIMIC-CXR images, we showed that an AUROC of 0.9807 ± 0.0051 could be achieved on an example testing dataset while masking a 30% false positive rate in identification of cardiac rhythm devices versus clinically distinct entities such as vagal nerve stimulators. Despite the promise of CNN approaches for cardiac rhythm device analysis on chest radiographs, further study is warranted to assess potential for errors driven by user misuse when deploying these models to mobile devices as well as for cases when performance can be impaired by the presence of other support apparatuses.
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- Carl Sabottke
- Department of Medical Imaging, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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- School of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital and Clinics, Lafayette, LA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Lafayette General Medical Center, Lafayette, LA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, USA
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Kim J. Networks and near-field communication: up-close but far away. Digit Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-818914-6.00019-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Giovanni S, Stefano M, Teresa SM, Margherita C, Giovanni B, Umberto P, Paola P, Giacomo C, Pierfranco D, Alfonso G, Riccardo C, Claudio M. Incremental prognostic value of myocardial neuroadrenergic damage in patients with chronic congestive heart failure: An iodine-123 meta-iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy study. J Nucl Cardiol 2020; 27:1787-1797. [PMID: 30377997 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-018-01467-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND ICD in primary prevention reduced mortality in patients with heart failure (HF); however, in about 80% of the ICD recipients an event requiring a device intervention will never occur. Thus, a reliable screening test included in a multiparametric approach to appropriately select patients to ICD implantation is increasingly required. Aim of the work was to assess if the Iodine-123 Meta-Iodobenzylguanidine scintigraphy (123I-mIBG) could be useful to identify patients with HF who would not benefit from the ICD implantation because at low risk of arrhythmias. METHODS AND RESULTS This is a retrospective multicentre study on patients undergoing 123I-mIBG from February 2012 to December 2015. Inclusion criteria where: age ≥ 18 years old, LVEF ≤ 35% with idiopathic or ischemic heart disease, no previous malignant ventricular arrhythmias. Patients were divided in two groups based on of late H/M < or ≥ 1.60 on 123I-mIBG. Primary end-point was occurrence of malignant arrhythmias. Secondary end-point was occurrence of cardiac death and hospitalization for worsening HF. MACE were mortality and malignant arrhythmias. Eighty-one patients were enrolled (mean age: 69 years). On 123I-mIBG, 54 patients had late H/M < 1.6 and 27 patients had late H/M ≥ 1.60. After a mean follow-up of 13.3 (± 9.7) months, the primary end-point occurred in 13 patients out of 81. No arrhythmias occurred in patients with H/M late ≥ 1.6. Nineteen patients out of 20 with MACE showed an H/M late < 1.6. Death in group with H/M ≥ 1.6 occurred for worsening HF. A late H/M ≥ 1.60 showed a very high NPV for arrhythmia (100%) and for death (96.3%). CONCLUSION 123I-mIBG imaging has the capability to identify patients at low risk of events.
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- Scrima Giovanni
- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Santa Croce Moncalieri, Moncalieri, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, SS Trinita' Hospital, ASL No, Borgomanero, NO, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ospedale Santa Croce Moncalieri, Moncalieri, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, SS Trinita' Hospital, ASL No, Borgomanero, NO, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, SS Trinita' Hospital, ASL No, Borgomanero, NO, Italy
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Ospedale Santa Croce Moncalieri, Moncalieri, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, Ospedale Santa Croce Moncalieri, Moncalieri, Italy
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- IRCCS Nuclear Medicine Department, Maugeri Clinical Scientific Institute, Veruno, Italy
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- IRCCS Cardiology Department, Maugeri Clinical Scientific Institute, Veruno, Italy
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Iskandarani G, Khamis AM, Sabra M, Cai M, Akl EA, Refaat M. Transvenous versus subcutaneous implantable cardiac defibrillators for people at risk of sudden cardiac death. Hippokratia 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ghida Iskandarani
- Faculty of Medicine; American University of Beirut Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine; American University of Beirut Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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- Department of Cardiac Arrythmia; Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College; Beijing China
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- Department of Internal Medicine; American University of Beirut Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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- Department of Internal Medicine; American University of Beirut Medical Center; Beirut Lebanon
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Matusik PS, Bryll A, Matusik PT, Popiela TJ. Ischemic and non-ischemic patterns of late gadolinium enhancement in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Cardiol J 2020; 28:67-76. [PMID: 32037500 DOI: 10.5603/cj.a2020.0009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2019] [Revised: 09/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) may reveal myocardial fibrosis which is associated with adverse clinical outcomes in patients undergoing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) placement. At the same time, transmural LGE in the posterolateral wall is related to nonresponse to conventional cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Herein, the aim was to assess the presence and determinants of LGE in CMR in heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction. METHODS Sixty-seven patients were included (17.9% female, aged 45 [29-60] years), who underwent LGE-CMR and had left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) as determined by echocardiography. RESULTS In HF patients with LVEF ≤ 35% (n = 29), ischemic and non-ischemic patterns of LGE were observed in 51.7% and 34.5% of patients, respectively. In controls (n = 38), these patterns were noted in 23.7% and 42.1% of patients, respectively. HF patients with LVEF ≤ 35% and transmural LGE in the posterolateral wall (31.0%) were characterized by older age, coronary artery disease (CAD) and previous myocardial infarction (MI) (61 ± 6 vs. 49 ± 16 years, p = 0.008, 100% vs. 40%, p = 0.003 and 78% vs. 25%, p = 0.014, respectively). In patients with LVEF ≤ 35%, LGE of any type, diagnosed in 86.2% of patients, was associated with CAD (68% vs. 0%, p = 0.02), while only trends were observed for its association with older age and previous MI (p = 0.08 and p = 0.12, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Among HF patients with LVEF ≤ 35%, clinical factors including older age, CAD, and previous MI are associated with transmural LGE in the posterolateral wall, while CAD is associated with LGE. This data may have potential implications for planning ICD and CRT placement procedures.
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- Patrycja S Matusik
- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Skawińska 8 Street, 33-332 Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Jagiellonian University Medical College
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- Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Prądnicka 80 Street, 31-202 Kraków, Poland. .,Department of Electrocardiology, The John Paul II Hospital, Prądnicka 80 Street, 31-202 Kraków, Poland.
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Jagiellonian University Medical College
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Malekpour M, Dehghani-Tafti F, Ratki SKR, Seifpoor Z, Namiranian N, Shafiee M, Mali S, Seyed Hosseini SM. Yazd Province of Iran ICD Registry for the Years 2014-2016. Crit Pathw Cardiol 2020; 19:90-93. [PMID: 32011358 DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the trends in the care of patients undergoing implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation in our region and to analyze whether the quality of care is the same as the other centers or not? METHODS Adult patients with an indication for ICD implants were enrolled in our registry and followed over a 19-43-month period. RESULTS The ICD implantation rate was 100/million per year. The mean age of patients treated with ICD was 62.36 (±12.93) years old and the majority of patients were men (77.6%). Most patients had ischemic heart failure (65.2%). Nearly half of the patients had NYHA class III (53.8%) and the mean of ejection fraction was 26.7 (±9.8%). ICDs were frequently implanted for primary prevention (71.9%). Single chamber ICDs (ICD-VR) were chosen in 25.2%, dual-chamber ICDs in 37.1% (ICD-DR) and biventricular ICDs (CRT-D) in 37.6%, respectively. Complications related to ICD implantation occurred in about 7.49% of all procedures. During follow-up period death occurred in 14.8% of our patients. Also, 13.3% of patients received ICD shock which was appropriate in 71% of patients. CONCLUSIONS In comparison between our registry and NCDR registry, baseline patient characteristics and ICD type were almost the same, but the complication rate was higher. There is still a need to perform a large multicenter registry in our community to improve our knowledge in this Era.
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- Maliheh Malekpour
- From the Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- From the Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- From the Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Yazd Diabetes Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- From the Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- From the Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Kim SH, Seo BF, Choi Y, Kim JY, Oh YS. Subpectoral Implantation of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device: A Reasonable Alternative for the Conventional Prepectoral Approach. World J Plast Surg 2019; 8:163-170. [PMID: 31309052 PMCID: PMC6620812 DOI: 10.29252/wjps.8.2.163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The prepectoral implantation technique has been the standard procedure for cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED). However, it cannot be performed in such patients with thin skin or patients with cosmetic concerns. This study was designed to demonstrate the feasibility and safety of the subpectoral compared to the prepectoral approach. METHODS We conducted a retrospective, nonrandomized comparison of the prepectoral (234 cases) and subpectoral approach (32 cases) in patients who received CIED implantation at a tertiary center between July 2012 and May 2015. We compared lead characteristics, procedure time and complications between the subpectoral and prepectoral approach. RESULTS In the subpectoral group, two complications were observed, whereas six complications were found in the prepectoral group (2/32 vs. 6/234, respectively, p=0.25). In the subpectoral group, one patient developed wound infection and the others were safely conducted without any complications. In the prepectoral group, two patients developed hemopericardium, three developed pocket hematoma requiring surgical revision, and one developed a pneumothorax. Procedure time in the subpectoral group took longer than that in the prepectoral group (150±50 min versus 91±49 min, p=0.06). In lead characteristics, there were no significant differences between the two groups. CONCLUSION The subpectoral approach is technically feasible and non-inferior to the prepectoral approach, in the aspect of complication and lead characteristics, but seemed to take more procedure time. The subpectoral approach is a more reasonable choice for selected patients in whom the prepectoral approach is not feasible or in individuals who have cosmetic concerns.
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- Sung-Hwan Kim
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Samanta R, Narayan A, Pouliopoulos J, Kovoor P, Thiagalingam A. Influence of Body Mass Index on Recurrence of Ventricular Arrhythmia, Mortality in Defibrillator Recipients With Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy. Heart Lung Circ 2019; 29:254-261. [PMID: 30922553 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2018] [Revised: 10/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease. There is little known, however, about the influence of body mass index (BMI) on spontaneously occurring ventricular arrhythmias in patients with ischaemic heart disease. We sought to examine the effect of BMI on the ventricular arrhythmia (VA) recurrence and mortality in defibrillator recipients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy. METHODS Consecutive patients (n = 123) with ischaemic cardiomyopathy (left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≤ 40%) and a primary or secondary prevention defibrillator were included. Patients were classified according to their BMI as being normal (18.5-24.99, n = 54/ 43.9%), overweight (2 -29.99, n = 43/ 35%) or obese (>30, n = 26/20.3%). RESULTS The primary combined endpoint of VA recurrence and mortality occurred in 36%, 5.4% and 11.5% of patients with normal, overweight and obese BMI (p = 0.001). When adjusting for risk factors such as ejection fraction, age and triple vessel disease, on multivariable analysis, normal BMI remained a significant predictor for the primary outcome (Hazard Ratio, Normal vs Overweight = 7.1, 95% CI 1.8-25, p = 0.002: Hazard Ratio, Normal vs Obese = 5.5, 95% CI 1.11-25, p = 0.033). There was a non-significant trend towards reduced survival in patients with normal weight in comparison to overweight and obese patients (p = 0.08). CONCLUSION In defibrillator recipients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy, BMI appears to be a significant predictor for the combined primary outcome of spontaneously occurring ventricular arrhythmias and mortality. Normal BMI, compared to overweight and obese patients had worse outcomes, suggesting the presence of the obesity paradox in ventricular arrhythmogenesis late post infarction.
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- Rahul Samanta
- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia; The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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El Moheb M, Nicolas J, Khamis AM, Iskandarani G, Akl EA, Refaat M. Implantable cardiac defibrillators for people with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018; 12:CD012738. [PMID: 30537022 PMCID: PMC6517305 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012738.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is evidence that implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) for primary prevention in people with an ischaemic cardiomyopathy improves survival rate. The evidence supporting this intervention in people with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy is not as definitive, with the recently published DANISH trial finding no improvement in survival rate. A systematic review of all eligible studies was needed to evaluate the benefits and harms of using ICDs for primary prevention in people with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of using compared to not using ICD for primary prevention in people with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy receiving optimal medical therapy. SEARCH METHODS We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, and the Web of Science Core Collection on 10 October 2018. For ongoing or unpublished clinical trials, we searched the US National Institutes of Health Ongoing Trials Register ClinicalTrials.gov, the World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP), and the ISRCTN registry. To identify economic evaluation studies, we conducted a separate search to 31 March 2015 of the NHS Economic Evaluation Database, and from March 2015 to October 2018 on MEDLINE and Embase. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials involving adults with chronic non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy due to a left ventricular systolic dysfunction with an ejection fraction of 35% or less (New York Heart Association (NYHA) type I-IV). Participants in the intervention arm should have received ICD in addition to optimal medical therapy, while those in the control arm received optimal medical therapy alone. We included studies with cardiac resynchronisation therapy when it was appropriately balanced in the experimental and control groups. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS The primary outcomes were all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, sudden cardiac death, and adverse events associated with the intervention. The secondary outcomes were non-cardiovascular death, health-related quality of life, hospitalisation for heart failure, first ICD-related hospitalisation, and cost. We abstracted the log (hazard ratio) and its variance from trial reports for time-to-event survival data. We extracted the raw data necessary to calculate the risk ratio. We summarised data on quality of life and cost-effectiveness narratively. We assessed the certainty of evidence for all outcomes using GRADE. MAIN RESULTS We identified six eligible randomised trials with a total of 3128 participants. The use of ICD plus optimal medical therapy versus optimal medical therapy alone decreases the risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio (HR) 0.78, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.66 to 0.92; participants = 3128; studies = 6; high-certainty evidence). An average of 24 patients need to be treated with ICD to prevent one additional death from any cause (number needed to treat for an additional beneficial outcome (NNTB) = 24). Individuals younger than 65 derive more benefit than individuals older than 65 (HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.91; participants = 348; studies = 1) (NNTB = 10). When added to medical therapy, ICDs probably decrease cardiovascular mortality compared to not adding them (risk ratio (RR) 0.75, 95% CI 0.46 to 1.21; participants = 1781; studies = 4; moderate-certainty evidence) (possibility of both plausible benefit and no effect). Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was also found to decrease sudden cardiac deaths (HR 0.45, 95% CI 0.29 to 0.70; participants = 1677; studies = 3; high-certainty evidence). An average of 25 patients need to be treated with an ICD to prevent one additional sudden cardiac death (NNTB = 25). We found that ICDs probably increase adverse events (possibility of both plausible harm and benefit), but likely have little or no effect on non-cardiovascular mortality (RR 1.17, 95% CI 0.81 to 1.68; participants = 1781; studies = 4; moderate-certainty evidence) (possibility of both plausible benefit and no effect). Finally, using ICD therapy probably has little or no effect on quality of life, however shocks from the device cause a deterioration in quality of life. No study reported the outcome of first ICD-related hospitalisations. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS The use of ICD in addition to medical therapy in people with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy decreases all-cause mortality and sudden cardiac deaths and probably decreases mortality from cardiovascular causes compared to medical therapy alone. Their use probably increases the risk for adverse events. However, these devices come at a high cost, and shocks from ICDs cause a deterioration in quality of life.
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- Mohamad El Moheb
- American University of Beirut Medical CenterFaculty of MedicineBeirutLebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical CenterFaculty of MedicineBeirutLebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical CenterClinical Research InstituteBeirutLebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical CenterFaculty of MedicineBeirutLebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical CenterDepartment of Internal MedicineRiad El Solh StBeirutLebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical CenterDepartment of Internal MedicineRiad El Solh StBeirutLebanon
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Garweg C, Ector J, Voros G, Greyling A, Vandenberk B, Foulon S, Willems R. Monocentric experience of leadless pacing with focus on challenging cases for conventional pacemaker. Acta Cardiol 2018; 73:459-468. [PMID: 29189109 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2017.1410351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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AIM Leadless cardiac pacemaker has been developed to reduce complications related to cardiac pacing and is considered as an alternative to conventional pacemaker although safety and efficacy data in clinical practice are limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy profile of Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) used in daily clinical activity with a focus on challenging cases for conventional pacing. METHODS A total of 66 patients (46 men, 79.1 ± 9.7 years) having a Class I or II indication for ventricular pacing underwent a Micra TPS implant procedure. All patients were enrolled in a prospective registry. Follow-up visits were scheduled at discharge and after 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. RESULTS Primary indication for pacing was third degree atrioventricular block (30.3%), sinus node dysfunction (21.2%) or permanent atrial fibrillation with bradycardia (45.5%). The device was successfully implanted in 65 patients (98.5%). During follow-up of 10.4 ± 6.1 months (range 1-23 months), electrical measurements remained stable. Mean pacing capture threshold, pacing impedance and R-wave sensing were respectively 0.57 ± 0.32 V, 580 ± 103 Ohms, 10.62 ± 4.36 mV at the last follow-up. One major (loss of function) and three minor adverse events occurred. Pericardial effusion, dislodgement, device related infection or pacemaker syndrome were not observed. Micra TPS implantation was straightforward for patients with congenital or acquired cardiac and/or vascular abnormalities, previous tricuspid surgery and after heart transplantation. CONCLUSION Our experience confirms that implantation of Micra is safe and efficient in a real world population including patients who present a challenging condition for conventional pacing.
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- Christophe Garweg
- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
- Cardiology, University Hospitals Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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Zheng Q, Di Biase L, Ferrick KJ, Gross JN, Guttenplan NA, Kim SG, Krumerman AK, Palma EC, Fisher JD. Use of antimicrobial agent pocket irrigation for cardiovascular implantable electronic device infection prophylaxis: Results from an international survey. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2018; 41:1298-1306. [DOI: 10.1111/pace.13473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Qi Zheng
- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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- Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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El Moheb M, Nicolas J, Iskandarani G, Akl EA, Refaat M. Implantable cardiac defibrillators for patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy. Hippokratia 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd012738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Mohamad El Moheb
- American University of Beirut Medical Center; Faculty of Medicine; Beirut Lebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical Center; Faculty of Medicine; Beirut Lebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical Center; Faculty of Medicine; Beirut Lebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical Center; Department of Internal Medicine; Riad El Solh St Beirut Lebanon
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- American University of Beirut Medical Center; Department of Internal Medicine; Riad El Solh St Beirut Lebanon
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Zheng Q, Fisher JD. Still begging for a solution: The ongoing problem of device (CIED) infection. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2017; 40:824-825. [DOI: 10.1111/pace.13103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/25/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Qi Zheng
- Cardiology Division, Arrhythmia Service; Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston MA USA
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- Cardiology Division, Arrhythmia Service; Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Bronx NY USA
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Automated Classification of Severity in Cardiac Dyssynchrony Merging Clinical Data and Mechanical Descriptors. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2017; 2017:3087407. [PMID: 28348637 PMCID: PMC5350313 DOI: 10.1155/2017/3087407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 12/18/2016] [Accepted: 01/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves functional classification among patients with left ventricle malfunction and ventricular electric conduction disorders. However, a high percentage of subjects under CRT (20%–30%) do not show any improvement. Nonetheless the presence of mechanical contraction dyssynchrony in ventricles has been proposed as an indicator of CRT response. This work proposes an automated classification model of severity in ventricular contraction dyssynchrony. The model includes clinical data such as left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), QRS and P-R intervals, and the 3 most significant factors extracted from the factor analysis of dynamic structures applied to a set of equilibrium radionuclide angiography images representing the mechanical behavior of cardiac contraction. A control group of 33 normal volunteers (28 ± 5 years, LVEF of 59.7% ± 5.8%) and a HF group of 42 subjects (53.12 ± 15.05 years, LVEF < 35%) were studied. The proposed classifiers had hit rates of 90%, 50%, and 80% to distinguish between absent, mild, and moderate-severe interventricular dyssynchrony, respectively. For intraventricular dyssynchrony, hit rates of 100%, 50%, and 90% were observed distinguishing between absent, mild, and moderate-severe, respectively. These results seem promising in using this automated method for clinical follow-up of patients undergoing CRT.
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Kang SK, Murphy RKJ, Hwang SW, Lee SM, Harburg DV, Krueger NA, Shin J, Gamble P, Cheng H, Yu S, Liu Z, McCall JG, Stephen M, Ying H, Kim J, Park G, Webb RC, Lee CH, Chung S, Wie DS, Gujar AD, Vemulapalli B, Kim AH, Lee KM, Cheng J, Huang Y, Lee SH, Braun PV, Ray WZ, Rogers JA. Bioresorbable silicon electronic sensors for the brain. Nature 2016; 530:71-6. [DOI: 10.1038/nature16492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 604] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dominguez-Rodriguez A, Abreu-Gonzalez P, Jimenez-Sosa A, Gonzalez J, Caballero-Estevez N, Martin-Casanas FV, Lara-Padron A, Aranda JM. The impact of frailty in older patients with non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy after implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator. Europace 2015; 17:598-602. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euu333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023] Open
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Ruwald MH, Solomon SD, Foster E, Kutyifa V, Ruwald AC, Sherazi S, McNitt S, Jons C, Moss AJ, Zareba W. Left ventricular ejection fraction normalization in cardiac resynchronization therapy and risk of ventricular arrhythmias and clinical outcomes: results from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) trial. Circulation 2014; 130:2278-86. [PMID: 25301831 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.114.011283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Appropriate guideline criteria for use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) do not take into account potential recovery of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients treated with CRT-defibrillator. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients randomized to CRT-defibrillator from the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT) trial who survived and had paired echocardiograms at enrollment and at 12 months (n=752) were included. Patients were evaluated by LVEF recovery in 3 groups (LVEF ≤35% [reference], 36%-50%, and >50%) on outcomes of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTAs), VTA ≥200 bpm, ICD shock, heart failure or death, and inappropriate ICD therapy by multivariable Cox models. A total of 7.3% achieved LVEF normalization (>50%). The average follow-up was 2.2±0.8 years. The risk of VTA was reduced in patients with LVEF >50% (hazard ratio [HR], 0.24; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.07-0.82; P=0.023) and LVEF of 36% to 50% (HR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.28-0.68; P<0.001). Among patients with LVEF >50%, only 1 patient had VTA ≥200 bpm (HR, 0.16; 95% CI, 0.02-1.51), none were shocked by the ICD, and 2 died of nonarrhythmic causes. The risk of HF or death was reduced with improvements in LVEF (LVEF >50%: HR, 0.29; 95% CI, 0.09-0.97; P=0.045; and LVEF of 36%-50%: HR, 0.44; 95% CI, 0.28-0.69; P<0.001). For inappropriate ICD therapy, no additional risk reduction for LVEF>50% was seen compared with an LVEF of 36% to 50%. A total of 6 factors were associated with LVEF normalization, and patients with all factors present (n=42) did not experience VTAs (positive predictive value, 100%). CONCLUSIONS Patients who achieve LVEF normalization (>50%) have very low absolute and relative risk of VTAs and a favorable clinical course within 2.2 years of follow-up. Risk of inappropriate ICD therapy is still present, and these patients could be considered for downgrade from CRT-defibrillator to CRT-pacemaker at the time of battery depletion if no VTAs have occurred. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00180271.
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- Martin H Ruwald
- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.).
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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- From the Heart Research Follow-up Program, Division of Cardiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (M.H.R., V.K., A.-C.R., S.S., S.M., A.J.M., W.Z.); Department of Cardiology, Gentofte Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark (M.H.R., A.-C.R., C.J.); Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.D.S.); and Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco (E.F.)
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