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Dijkshoorn LA, Smeding L, Pepplinkhuizen S, de Veld JA, Knops RE, Olde Nordkamp LRA. Fifteen years of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: Where do we stand, and what will the future hold? Heart Rhythm 2024:S1547-5271(24)02741-3. [PMID: 38908460 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.06.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/24/2024]
Abstract
The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) has emerged as a feasible alternative for the transvenous ICD in the treatment of ventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients without pacing or cardiac resynchronization therapy indications. Since its introduction, numerous innovations have been made and clinical experience was gained leading to its adoption in current practice and preference in certain populations. Moreover, emerging technologies like the extravascular ICD or the combination of the S-ICD with the leadless pacemaker offer new possibilities for the future. These advancements underscore the S-ICD's evolving role in ventricular tachyarrhythmia management. This review outlines implantation considerations, patient selection and troubleshooting advancements in the last 15 years and also provides insights into future perspectives.
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- L A Dijkshoorn
- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam UMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1105AZ, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Pelli A, Kenttä TV, Junttila MJ, Huber C, Schlögl S, Zabel M, Malik M, Willems R, Vos MA, Harden M, Friede T, Sticherling C, Huikuri HV. Lack of Prognostic Value of T-Wave Alternans for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Benefit in Primary Prevention. J Am Heart Assoc 2024; 13:e032465. [PMID: 38804218 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.123.032465] [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: 09/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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BACKGROUND New methods to identify patients who benefit from a primary prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) are needed. T-wave alternans (TWA) has been shown to associate with arrhythmogenesis of the heart and sudden cardiac death. We hypothesized that TWA might be associated with benefit from ICD implantation in primary prevention. METHODS AND RESULTS In the EU-CERT-ICD (European Comparative Effectiveness Research to Assess the Use of Primary Prophylactic Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators) study, we prospectively enrolled 2327 candidates for primary prophylactic ICD. A 24-hour Holter monitor reading was taken from all recruited patients at enrollment. TWA was assessed from Holter monitoring using the modified moving average method. Study outcomes were all-cause death, appropriate shock, and survival benefit. TWA was assessed both as a contiguous variable and as a dichotomized variable with cutoff points <47 μV and <60 μV. The final cohort included 1734 valid T-wave alternans samples, 1211 patients with ICD, and 523 control patients with conservative treatment, with a mean follow-up time of 2.3 years. TWA ≥60 μV was a predicter for a higher all-cause death in patients with an ICD on the basis of a univariate Cox regression model (hazard ratio, 1.484 [95% CI, 1.024-2.151]; P=0.0374; concordance statistic, 0.51). In multivariable models, TWA was not prognostic of death or appropriate shocks in patients with an ICD. In addition, TWA was not prognostic of death in control patients. In a propensity score-adjusted Cox regression model, TWA was not a predictor of ICD benefit. CONCLUSIONS T-wave alternans is poorly prognostic in patients with a primary prophylactic ICD. Although it may be prognostic of life-threatening arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in several patient populations, it does not seem to be useful in assessing benefit from ICD therapy in primary prevention among patients with an ejection fraction of ≤35%.
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MESH Headings
- Humans
- Defibrillators, Implantable
- Primary Prevention/methods
- Male
- Female
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/prevention & control
- Death, Sudden, Cardiac/etiology
- Middle Aged
- Aged
- Prospective Studies
- Electrocardiography, Ambulatory/methods
- Electric Countershock/instrumentation
- Electric Countershock/adverse effects
- Risk Assessment/methods
- Risk Factors
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/therapy
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/physiopathology
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/diagnosis
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/prevention & control
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/mortality
- Treatment Outcome
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Time Factors
- Europe/epidemiology
- Prognosis
- Heart Rate/physiology
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- Ari Pelli
- Research Unit of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Research Unit of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Research Unit of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu Oulu Finland
- Biocenter Oulu University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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- Division of Cardiology University Medical Center Göttingen Heart Center Göttingen Germany
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- Division of Cardiology University Medical Center Göttingen Heart Center Göttingen Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Division of Cardiology University Medical Center Göttingen Heart Center Göttingen Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London United Kingdom
- Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Masaryk University Brno Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University of Leuven and University Hospitals Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- Medical Physiology University Medical Center Utrecht Utrecht Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Statistics University Medical Center Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Department of Medical Statistics University Medical Center Göttingen Göttingen Germany
- DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Göttingen Göttingen Germany
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- Research Unit of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Center Oulu Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu Oulu Finland
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Knops RE, Lloyd MS, Roberts PR, Wright DJ, Boersma LVA, Doshi R, Friedman PA, Neuzil P, Blomström-Lundqvist C, Bongiorni MG, Burke MC, Gras D, Kutalek SP, Amin AK, Fu EY, Epstein LM, Tolosana JM, Callahan TD, Aasbo JD, Augostini R, Manyam H, Nair DG, Mondésert B, Su WW, Pepper C, Miller MA, Grammes J, Saleh K, Marquie C, Merchant FM, Cha YM, Cunnington C, Frankel DS, West J, Matznick E, Swackhamer B, Brisben AJ, Weinstock J, Stein KM, Reddy VY, Mont L. A Modular Communicative Leadless Pacing-Defibrillator System. N Engl J Med 2024. [PMID: 38767244 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2401807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is associated with fewer lead-related complications than a transvenous ICD; however, the subcutaneous ICD cannot provide bradycardia and antitachycardia pacing. Whether a modular pacing-defibrillator system comprising a leadless pacemaker in wireless communication with a subcutaneous ICD to provide antitachycardia and bradycardia pacing is safe remains unknown. METHODS We conducted a multinational, single-group study that enrolled patients at risk for sudden death from ventricular arrhythmias and followed them for 6 months after implantation of a modular pacemaker-defibrillator system. The safety end point was freedom from leadless pacemaker-related major complications, evaluated against a performance goal of 86%. The two primary performance end points were successful communication between the pacemaker and the ICD (performance goal, 88%) and a pacing threshold of up to 2.0 V at a 0.4-msec pulse width (performance goal, 80%). RESULTS We enrolled 293 patients, 162 of whom were in the 6-month end-point cohort and 151 of whom completed the 6-month follow-up period. The mean age of the patients was 60 years, 16.7% were women, and the mean (±SD) left ventricular ejection fraction was 33.1±12.6%. The percentage of patients who were free from leadless pacemaker-related major complications was 97.5%, which exceeded the prespecified performance goal. Wireless-device communication was successful in 98.8% of communication tests, which exceeded the prespecified goal. Of 151 patients, 147 (97.4%) had pacing thresholds of 2.0 V or less, which exceeded the prespecified goal. The percentage of episodes of arrhythmia that were successfully terminated by antitachycardia pacing was 61.3%, and there were no episodes for which antitachycardia pacing was not delivered owing to communication failure. Of 162 patients, 8 died (4.9%); none of the deaths were deemed to be related to arrhythmias or the implantation procedure. CONCLUSIONS The leadless pacemaker in wireless communication with a subcutaneous ICD exceeded performance goals for freedom from major complications related to the leadless pacemaker, for communication between the leadless pacemaker and subcutaneous ICD, and for the percentage of patients with a pacing threshold up to 2.0 V at a 0.4-msec pulse width at 6 months. (Funded by Boston Scientific; MODULAR ATP ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04798768.).
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- Reinoud E Knops
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Rahul Doshi
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Paul A Friedman
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Petr Neuzil
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Carina Blomström-Lundqvist
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Maria Grazia Bongiorni
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Martin C Burke
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Daniel Gras
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Steven P Kutalek
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Anish K Amin
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Eugene Y Fu
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Laurence M Epstein
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Jose Maria Tolosana
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Thomas D Callahan
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Johan D Aasbo
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Ralph Augostini
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Harish Manyam
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Devi G Nair
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Blandine Mondésert
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Wilber W Su
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Chris Pepper
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Marc A Miller
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Jon Grammes
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Karim Saleh
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Christelle Marquie
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Faisal M Merchant
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Yong-Mei Cha
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Colin Cunnington
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - David S Frankel
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Julie West
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Elizabeth Matznick
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Bryan Swackhamer
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Amy J Brisben
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
| | - Jonathan Weinstock
- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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- From the Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.V.A.B.), and the Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.) - both in the Netherlands; Emory University Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Atlanta (M.S.L., F.M.M.); University Hospital Southampton, Southampton (P.R.R.), the Department of Cardiology, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.), and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds (C.P.), and Manchester Heart Centre, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester (C.C.) - all in the United Kingdom; HonorHealth Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, HonorHealth Research Institute, Scottsdale, and the College of Medicine (R.D.) and Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (W.W.S.), University of Arizona, Phoenix - all in Arizona; the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester (P.A.F., Y.-M.C.), and Boston Scientific, St. Paul (J. West, E.M., B.S., A.J.B., J. Weinstock, K.M.S.) - both in Minnesota; the Department of Cardiology, Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); Department of Cardiology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden (C.B.-L.); Heart Rhythm Clinic, San Rossore Hospital, Pisa, Italy (M.G.B.); CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.); Departement de Cardiologie, Hôpital Privé du Confluent, Nantes (D.G.), and the Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiology Department, Heart and Lung Institute, Lille (C.M.) - both in France; Cardiac Electrophysiology, Drexel University (S.P.K.), and the Cardiovascular Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (D.S.F.), Philadelphia, and the Department of Cardiology, Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne (S.P.K.) - all in Pennsylvania; OhioHealth Heart and Vascular Physicians, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiology, OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (A.K.A., E.Y.F.), and the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (R.A.) Columbus, and the Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing Section, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland (T.D.C.); Northwell, Hyde Park (L.M.E.), the Cardiovascular Institute, Northwell Health Manhasset, Manhasset (L.M.E.), and Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, New York (M.A.M., V.Y.R.) - all in New York; Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, and Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid (J.M.T., L.M.); Baptist Health Lexington, Lexington, KY (J.D.A.); Erlanger Health System, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga (H.M.); the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Research, St. Bernard's Heart and Vascular Center, Arrhythmia Research Group, Jonesboro, AR (D.G.N.); Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal (B.M.); Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, Norfolk, VA (J.G.); and the Department of Cardiology, Kepler University Hospital, Medical Faculty of the Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria (K.S.)
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van der Stuijt W. Breaking barriers: Advancing equity and understanding in ICD therapy for women. Heart Rhythm 2024:S1547-5271(24)02554-2. [PMID: 38762139 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.05.012] [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: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/20/2024]
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- W van der Stuijt
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Heart Center, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kowlgi GN, Vaidya V, Dai MY, Futela P, Mishra R, Hodge DO, Deshmukh AJ, Mulpuru SK, Friedman PA, Cha YM. Trends in the 30-year span of noninfectious cardiovascular implantable electronic device complications in Olmsted County. Heart Rhythm O2 2024; 5:158-167. [PMID: 38560372 PMCID: PMC10980926 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2024.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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Background Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), such as permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices, alleviate morbidity and mortality in various diseases. There is a paucity of real-world data on CIED complications and trends. Objectives We sought to describe trends in noninfectious CIED complications over the past 3 decades in Olmsted County. Methods The Rochester Epidemiology Project is a medical records linkage system comprising records of over 500,000 residents of Olmsted County from 1966 to present. CIED implantations between 1988 and 2018 were determined. Trends in noninfectious complications within 30 days of implantation were analyzed. Results A total of 157 (6.2%) of 2536 patients who received CIED experienced device complications. A total of 2.7% of the implants had major complications requiring intervention. Lead dislodgement was the most common (2.8%), followed by hematoma (1.7%). Complications went up from 1988 to 2005, and then showed a downtrend until 2018, driven by a decline in hematomas in the last decade (P < .01). Those with complications were more likely to have prosthetic valves. Obesity appeared to have a protective effect in a multivariate regression model. The mean Charlson comorbidity index has trended up over the 30 years. Conclusion Our study describes a real-world trend of CIED complications over 3 decades. Lead dislodgements and hematomas were the most common complications. Complications have declined over the last decade due to safer practices and a better understanding of anticoagulant management.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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Li Y, Chen Y, Wang J, Xu J, Li R, Qiu Z, Jiang L, Shen F, Jiang S, Li B, Chu Y, He L, Pu L, Han X, Long X, Xue X, Tao J, Wu Y, Guo T, Yuan Y, Wang X, Wang J, Xu J, Zhao Y, Zhang Z, Hua W, Su Y, Tang B. Performance of Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) in Chinese Population with Primary Prevention Indications: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study. Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e942747. [PMID: 38400538 PMCID: PMC10900845 DOI: 10.12659/msm.942747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND International studies have shown that use of a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) could reduce lead-related complications while maintaining adequate defibrillation performance; however, data from the Chinese population or other Asian groups are limited. MATERIAL AND METHODS SCOPE is a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study. Two hundred patients with primary prevention indication for sudden cardiac death (SCD), who are candidates for S-ICD, will be enrolled. From the same population, another 200 patients who are candidates for transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (TV-ICD) will be enrolled after being matched for age, sex, SCD high-risk etiology (ischemic cardiomyopathy, and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, ion channel disease, and other) and atrial fibrillation in a 1: 1 ratio with enrolled S-ICD patients. All the patients will be followed for 18 months under standard of care. RESULTS The primary endpoint is proportion of patients free from inappropriate shock (IAS) at 18 months in the S-ICD group. The lower 95% confidence bound of the proportion will be compared with a performance goal of 90.3%, which was derived from the previous meta-analysis. The comparisons between S-ICD and TV-ICD on IAS, appropriate shock, and complications will be used as secondary endpoints without formal assumptions. CONCLUSIONS This is the first prospective multicenter study focusing on the long-term performance of S-ICD in a Chinese population. By comparing with the data derived from international historical studies and a matched TV-ICD group, data from SCOPE will allow for the assessment of S-ICD in the Chinese population in a contemporary real-world implantation level and programming techniques, which will help us to further modify the device implantation and programming protocol in this specific population in the future.
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- Yaodong Li
- Department of Cardiovascular, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tongren Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhejiang Qiushi Cardiovascular Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Meizhou People’s Hospital, Meizhou, Guangdong, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhejiang Greentown Cardiovascular Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanxi Province Cardiovascular Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi, Guizhou, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, PR China (mainland)
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Yunnan Cardiovascular Hospital, Kunming, Yunnan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Henan Provincial Chest Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Central China Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Xinqiao Hospital, Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjing Chest Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital, Zhengzhou, Henan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The Third Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, PR China
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Kwon S, Lee E, Choi EK, Lee SR, Oh S, Choi YS. Long-term outcomes of abandoned leads of cardiac implantable electronic devices. Heart Rhythm 2023; 20:1639-1646. [PMID: 37543304 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2023.07.068] [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: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence of the long-term outcomes of abandoned leads (ALs) in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is scarce. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate the long-term outcomes of ALs. METHODS This retrospective cohort study reviewed a single-center CIED registry of 2962 procedures performed from 1984-2018 and identified 130 patients with AL (AL group). We matched 2 controls without AL (by age, sex, device type, and device revision/removal date) to each patient with AL (n = 260) and compared CIED-related infection, venous thrombosis/stenosis, and all-cause mortality between groups using a Cox proportional hazard model analysis. RESULTS For a mean follow-up period of 11.2 ± 8.2 years, 14 (3.6%), 7 (1.8%), and 143 (36.7%) patients had a CIED-related infection, venous thrombosis/stenosis, or experienced all-cause mortality, respectively. The AL group had more comorbidities than the control group. Lead malfunction was the most common cause of abandonment (64.6%). After adjustment for covariates, no significant intergroup differences were noted in the risks of infection, venous thrombosis/stenosis, or all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 2.52; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.77-8.25; aHR 1.18; 95% CI 0.25-5.64; aHR 1.26; 95% CI 0.89-1.80, respectively). Patients with multiple ALs had increased risks of infection and all-cause mortality vs controls (aHR 8.61; 95% CI 2.13-34.84; aHR 2.42; 95% CI 1.17-5.00, respectively). CONCLUSION Patients with a single AL showed similar risks of CIED-related infections, venous thrombosis/stenosis, and all-cause mortality as those without ALs, whereas those with multiple ALs showed increased risks of infection and all-cause mortality.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Bucheon Sejong Hospital, Bucheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Zhang L, Li X, Liang Y, Wang J, Li M, Pan L, Chen X, Qin S, Bai J, Wang W, Su Y, Ge J. Real-world evidence for the use of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in China: A single-center experience. Herz 2023; 48:462-469. [PMID: 37540305 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-023-05192-4] [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: 10/22/2022] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (S-ICDs) have been shown to be non-inferior to transvenous ICDs in the prevention of sudden cardiac death (SCD), but there is still a lack of evidence from clinical trials in China. We investigated whether S‑ICD implantation in the Chinese population is safe and feasible and should be promoted in the future. METHODS Consecutive patients undergoing S‑ICD implantation at our center were enrolled in this retrospective study. Data were collected within the median follow-up period of 554 days. Data concerning patient selection, implantation procedures, complications, and episodes of shock were analyzed. RESULTS In total, 70.2% of all 47 patients (median age = 39 years) were included for secondary prevention of SCD with different etiologies. Vector screening showed that 98% of patients were with > 1 appropriate vector in all postures. An intraoperative defibrillation test was not performed on six patients because of the high risk of disease deterioration, while all episodes of ventricular fibrillation induced post implantation were terminated by one shock. As expected, no severe complications (e.g., infection and device-related complications) were observed, except for one case of delayed healing of the incision. Overall, 15 patients (31.9%) experienced appropriate shocks (AS) with all episodes terminated by one shock. Two patients (4.3%) experienced inappropriate shocks (IAS) due to noise oversensing, resulting in a high Kaplan-Meier IAS-free rate of 95.7%. CONCLUSION Based on appropriate patient selection and standardized implantation procedures, this real-world study confirmed the safety and efficacy of S‑ICD in Chinese patients, indicating that it may help to promote the prevention of SCD in China.
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- Lei Zhang
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Xietu Road, 1069, Shanghai, China.
- National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.
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Gómez-Mesa JE, Márquez-Murillo M, Figueiredo M, Berni A, Jerez AM, Núñez-Ayala E, Pow-Chon F, Sáenz-Morales LC, Pava-Molano LF, Montes MC, Garillo R, Galindo-Coral S, Reyes-Caorsi W, Speranza M, Romero A. Inter-American Society of Cardiology (CIFACAH-ELECTROSIAC) and Latin-American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS): multidisciplinary review on the appropriate use of implantable cardiodefibrillator in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2023; 66:1211-1229. [PMID: 36469237 PMCID: PMC10333140 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-022-01425-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Our main objective was to present a multidisciplinary review on the epidemiology of sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the tools that could be used to identify malignant ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) and to perform risk stratification. In addition, indications and contraindications for the use of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) in general and in special populations including the elderly and patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are also given. METHODS An expert group from the Inter American Society of Cardiology (IASC), through their HF Council (CIFACAH) and Electrocardiology Council (ElectroSIAC), together with the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS), reviewed and discussed the literature regarding the appropriate use of an ICD in people with heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFpEF). Indications and contraindications for the use of ICD are presented in this multidisciplinary review. RESULTS Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated the usefulness of ICD in both primary and secondary prevention of SCD in HFpEF. There are currently precise indications and contraindications for the use of these devices. CONCLUSIONS In some Latin American countries, a low rate of implantation is correlated with low incomes, but this is not the case for all Latin America. Determinants of the low rates of ICD implantation in many Latin American countries are still a matter of research. VA remains one of the most common causes of cardiovascular death associated with HFrEF and different tools are available for stratifying the risk of SCD in this population.
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- Juan Esteban Gómez-Mesa
- Cardiology Department, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.
- Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia.
- Inter-American Council of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension/CIFACAH, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Council of Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias/ELECTROSIAC, Mexico City, Mexico
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- University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Hospital, Campinas, Brazil
- Latin American Heart Rhythm Society/LAHRS, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Council of Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias/ELECTROSIAC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Hospital Angeles Pedregal, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Inter-American Council of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension/CIFACAH, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Instituto de Cardiología Y Cirugía Cardiovascular, La Habana, Cuba
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- Inter-American Council of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension/CIFACAH, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Electrophysiology, Arrhythmias and Pacemaker Unit, CEDIMAT, Centro Cardiovascular, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
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- Inter-American Council of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension/CIFACAH, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Hospital Luis Vernaza, Guayaquil, Ecuador
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- Latin American Heart Rhythm Society/LAHRS, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Cardiology Department, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
- Latin American Heart Rhythm Society/LAHRS, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cardiology Department, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
- Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Council of Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias/ELECTROSIAC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cardiology Department, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
- Centro de Investigaciones Clínicas, Fundación Valle del Lili, Cali, Colombia
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- Inter-American Council of Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias/ELECTROSIAC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Latin American Heart Rhythm Society/LAHRS, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Comisión Honoraria Para La Salud Cardiovascular, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Inter-American Council of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension/CIFACAH, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Hospital Clínica Bíblica, Ciudad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica
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- Inter-American Council of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension/CIFACAH, Mexico City, Mexico
- Inter-American Society of Cardiology/IASC, Mexico City, Mexico
- Hospital Santo Tomas, Ciudad de Panama, Panama
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Honarbakhsh S, Protonotarios A, Monkhouse C, Hunter RJ, Elliott PM, Lambiase PD. Right ventricular function is a predictor for sustained ventricular tachycardia requiring anti-tachycardic pacing in arrhythmogenic ventricular cardiomyopathy: insight into transvenous vs. subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator insertion. Europace 2023; 25:euad073. [PMID: 37213071 PMCID: PMC10202497 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euad073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
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AIMS Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) patients develop ventricular arrhythmias (VAs) responsive to anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP). However, VA episodes have not been characterized in accordance with the device therapy, and with the emergence of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD), the appropriate device prescription in ARVC remains unclear. Study aim was to characterize VA events in ARVC patients during follow-up in accordance with device therapy and elicit if certain parameters are predictive of specific VA events. METHODS AND RESULTS This was a retrospective single-centre study utilizing prospectively collated registry data of ARVC patients with ICDs. Forty-six patients were included [54.0 ± 12.1 years old and 20 (43.5%) secondary prevention devices]. During a follow-up of 12.1 ± 6.9 years, 31 (67.4%) patients had VA events [n = 2, 6.5% ventricular fibrillation (VF), n = 14], 45.2% VT falling in VF zone resulting in ICD shock(s), n = 10, 32.3% VT resulting in ATP, and n = 5, 16.1% patients had both VT resulting in ATP and ICD shock(s). Lead failure rates were high (11/46, 23.9%). ATP was successful in 34.5% of patients. Severely impaired right ventricular (RV) function was an independent predictor of VT resulting in ATP (hazard ratio 16.80, 95% confidence interval 3.74-75.2; P < 0.001) with a high predictive accuracy (area under the curve 0.88, 95%CI 0.76-1.00; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION VA event rates are high in ARVC patients with a majority having VT falling in the VF zone resulting in ICD shock(s). S-ICDs could be of benefit in most patients with ARVC with the absence of severely impaired RV function which has the potential to avoid consequences of the high burden of lead failure.
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- Shohreh Honarbakhsh
- The Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS trust, West Smithfield, London WC1 8BE, UK
- William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary’s University of London, London, E1, UK
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- The Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS trust, West Smithfield, London WC1 8BE, UK
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- The Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS trust, West Smithfield, London WC1 8BE, UK
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- The Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS trust, West Smithfield, London WC1 8BE, UK
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- The Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS trust, West Smithfield, London WC1 8BE, UK
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- The Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS trust, West Smithfield, London WC1 8BE, UK
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Kowlgi GN, Vaidya V, Dai MY, Mishra R, Hodge DO, Deshmukh AJ, Mulpuru SK, Friedman PA, Cha YM. Trends in the 30-year span of Noninfectious Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Complications in Olmsted County. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.05.09.23289751. [PMID: 37214896 PMCID: PMC10197787 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.09.23289751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Background Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) such as permanent pacemakers, implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, and cardiac resynchronization therapy devices alleviate morbidity and mortality in various diseases. There is a paucity of real-world data on CIED complications and trends. Objectives Describe trends in noninfectious CIED complications over the past three decades in Olmsted County. Methods The Rochester Epidemiology Project is a medical records linkage system comprising records of over 500,000 residents of Olmsted County from 1966-current. CIED implants between 1988-2018 were determined. Trends in noninfectious complications within 30 days of implant were analyzed. Results 175 out of 2536 (6.9%) patients who received CIED experienced device complications. 3.8% of the implants had major complications requiring intervention. Lead dislodgement was the most common (2.9%), followed by hematoma (2.1%). Complications went up from 1988 to 2005, then showed a downtrend until 2018, driven by a decline in hematomas in the last decade (p<0.01). Those with complications were more likely to have prosthetic valves. Obesity appeared to have a protective effect in a multivariate regression model. The mean Charlson comorbidity score has trended up over the 30 years. Conclusions Our study describes a real-world trend of CIED complications over three decades. Lead dislodgements and hematomas were the most common complications. Complications have declined over the last decade due to safer practices and a better understanding of anticoagulant management.
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- Gurukripa N Kowlgi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Caughron H, Bowman H, Raitt MH, Whooley MA, Tarasovsky G, Shen H, Matheny ME, Selzman KA, Wang L, Major J, Odobasic H, Dhruva SS. Cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead safety: Harnessing real-world remote monitoring data for medical device evaluation. Heart Rhythm 2023; 20:512-519. [PMID: 36586706 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current methods to identify cardiovascular implantable electronic device lead failure include postapproval studies, which may be limited in scope, participant numbers, and attrition; studies relying on administrative codes, which lack specificity; and voluntary adverse event reporting, which cannot determine incidence or attribution to the lead. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine whether adjudicated remote monitoring (RM) data can address these limitations and augment lead safety evaluation. METHODS Among 48,191 actively monitored patients with a cardiovascular implantable electronic device, we identified RM transmissions signifying incident lead abnormalities and, separately, identified all leads abandoned or extracted between April 1, 2019, and April 1, 2021. We queried electronic health record and Medicare fee-for-service claims data to determine whether patients had administrative codes for lead failure. We verified lead failure through manual electronic health record review. RESULTS Of the 48,191 patients, 1170 (2.4%) had incident lead abnormalities detected by RM. Of these, 409 patients had administrative codes for lead failure, and 233 of these 409 patients (57.0%) had structural lead failure verified through chart review. Of the 761 patients without administrative codes, 167 (21.9%) had structural lead failure verified through chart review. Thus, 400 patients with RM transmissions suggestive of lead abnormalities (34.2%) had structural lead failure. In addition, 200 patients without preceding abnormal RM transmissions had leads abandoned or extracted for structural failure, making the total lead failure cohort 600 patients (66.7% with RM abnormalities, 33.3% without). Patients with isolated right atrial or left ventricular lead failure were less likely to have lead replacement and administrative codes reflective of lead failure. CONCLUSION RM may strengthen real-world assessment of lead failure, particularly for leads where patients do not undergo replacement.
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- Hope Caughron
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California; Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
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- Knight Cardiovascular Institute, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, Oregon; Portland Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Portland, Oregon
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California; Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Service, Tennessee Valley Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee; Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah; Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, Maryland
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- Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
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Albertini L, Kawada S, Nair K, Harris L. Incidence and Clinical Predictors of Early and Late Complications of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease. Can J Cardiol 2023; 39:236-245. [PMID: 36565849 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has been proven to improve survival in adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD), but it is associated with a high rate of complications. We aimed to quantify the incidence of early (≤ 3 months; ECs) and late (> 3 months; LCs) complications in ACHD patients implanted with an ICD and to identify their clinical predictors. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 207 patients who had ICD follow-up at Toronto General Hospital from 1996 to 2019. RESULTS The most common diagnoses were tetralogy of Fallot (32.4%), dextro-transposition of the great arteries (17.9%), and congenital corrected transposition of the great arteries (13%). No intraprocedural complications were observed. Median follow-up was 3.4 years (IQR 0.1-23). 24 patients (12%) developed EC (4 hematomas, 20 lead dislodgements). A total of 56 LCs occurred (46% lead failure, 21% infection, 11% prophylactic lead extraction, 9% neurologic pain, 9% erosion, 4% other) with an incidence rate of LCs of 18% per 5 person-years. Anatomic complexity (odds ratio 2.9; P = 0.02) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator implant (odds ratio 2.5; P = 0.04) were associated with ECs. Survival rates free from LCs were 92%, 86%, and 65%, respectively, after 1, 5, and 10 years. Presence of legacy leads (hazard ratio 2.9; P = 0.006) and subpulmonary ejection fraction (5% increase, hazard ratio 1.35; P = 0.031) were associated with LCs. CONCLUSIONS ACHD patients at risk of sudden cardiac death continue to benefit from newer device technology. However, these patients, particularly those with greater anatomic and device complexity, remain at increased risk of developing complications over their lifetime. Given the life expectancy of this population, careful consideration needs to be given when a device for primary prevention is being contemplated.
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- Lisa Albertini
- Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Anderson C, Olshansky B. The LEADR ICD lead study: Is thinner better? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:268-269. [PMID: 36378785 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Christian Anderson
- Cardiology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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- Cardiology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa, Iowa City, USA
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Crossley GH, Sanders P, De Filippo P, Tarakji KG, Hansky B, Shah M, Mason P, Maus B, Holloman K. Rationale and design of the Lead Evaluation for Defibrillation and Reliability study: Safety and efficacy of a novel ICD lead design. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2023; 34:257-267. [PMID: 36378803 PMCID: PMC10107290 DOI: 10.1111/jce.15747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) are indicated for primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest. Despite enhancements in design and technologies, the ICD lead is the most vulnerable component of the ICD system and failure of ICD leads remains a significant clinical problem. A novel, small-diameter, lumenless, catheter-delivered, defibrillator lead was developed with the aim to improve long-term reliability. METHODS AND RESULTS The Lead Evaluation for Defibrillation and Reliability (LEADR) study is a multi-center, single-arm, Bayesian, adaptive design, pre-market interventional pivotal clinical study. Up to 60 study sites from around the world will participate in the study. Patients indicated for a de novo ICD will undergo defibrillation testing at implantation and clinical assessments at baseline, implant, pre-hospital discharge, 3 months, 6 months, and every 6 months thereafter until official study closure. Patients may be participating for a minimum of 18 months to approximately 3 years. Fracture-free survival will be evaluated using a Bayesian statistical method that incorporates both virtual patient data (combination of bench testing to failure with in-vivo use condition data) with clinical patients. The clinical subject sample size will be determined using decision rules for number of subject enrollments and follow-up time based upon the observed number of fractures at certain time points in the study. The adaptive study design will therefore result in a minimum of 500 and a maximum of 900 patients enrolled. CONCLUSION The LEADR Clinical Study was designed to efficiently provide evidence for short- and long-term safety and efficacy of a novel lead design using Bayesian methods including a novel virtual patient approach.
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- The Children's HospitalPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- University of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesvilleVirginiaUSA
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- Bakken Research Center, Medtronic Inc.MaastrichtThe Netherlands
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Gomez JO, Doukky R, Pietrasik G, Wigant RR, Mungee S, Baman TS. Prevalence and predictors of Twiddler's syndrome. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2022. [PMID: 36585766 DOI: 10.1111/pace.14655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 12/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Twiddler's syndrome is a poorly understood clinical phenomenon when patients either consciously or subconsciously rotate their cardiac device resulting in lead dislodgement. We aimed to determine the true prevalence and risk factors associated with Twiddler's syndrome in a real-world population. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on all patients who underwent cardiac device implantation from January 1st 2017 until Jan 1st 2022. We specifically searched for the terms "Twiddler" or "Twiddler's" imbedded within the text of the medical chart. Demographic and clinical variables were collected from the electronic medical record system. We utilized multivariable logistic regression analysis as well as Kaplan-Meier prediction models to determine independent clinical predictors of Twiddler's syndrome as well as associated mortality, respectively. RESULTS Twenty one out of 1793 patients (1.2%) were identified as having Twiddler's syndrome after chart review. Independent variables associated with Twiddler's syndrome were female sex (OR 3.76; 95% CI 1.29-10.95), antidepressant medications (OR 3.58; 95% CI 1.07-11.99), and BMI (OR 1.08; 95% CI 1.03-1.31). There was no increased six-month mortality via Kaplan-Meier analysis. CONCLUSION Our study shows that 1.2% of patients in our real-world population had evidence of Twiddler's syndrome. Independent predictors of Twiddler's syndrome include female sex, antidepressant medications as well as BMI.
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- Jorge O Gomez
- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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- Rush University Medical Centre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Cook County Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Rush University Medical Centre, Chicago, Illinois, USA.,Cook County Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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- University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA
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Gold MR, Aasbo JD, Weiss R, Burke MC, Gleva MJ, Knight BP, Miller MA, Schuger CD, Carter N, Leigh J, Brisben AJ, El-Chami MF. Infection in patients with subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Results of the S-ICD Post Approval Study. Heart Rhythm 2022; 19:1993-2001. [PMID: 35944889 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Revised: 07/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) studies included atypical cohorts of patients who were younger with fewer comorbidities. Recent S-ICD studies included patient populations with more comorbidities. OBJECTIVES The goals of this study were to determine the incidence and predictors of S-ICD-related infection over a 3-year follow-up period and to use these results to develop an infection risk score. METHODS The S-ICD Post Approval Study is a US prospective registry of 1637 patients. Baseline demographic characteristics and outcomes with 3-year postimplantation follow-up were compared between patients with and without device-related infection. A risk score was derived from multivariable proportional hazards analysis of 22 variables. RESULTS Infection was observed in 55 patients (3.3%), with 69% of infections occurring within 90 days and a vast majority (92.7%) within 1 year of implantation. Late infections more likely involved device erosion; no infections occurred after year 2. The annual mortality rate postinfection was 0.6%/y. No lead extraction complications or bacteremia related to infection were observed. An infection risk score was created with diabetes, age, prior transvenous ICD implant, and ejection fraction as predictors. Patients with a risk score of ≥3 had an 8.8 hazard ratio (95% confidence interval 2.8-16.3) of infection compared with a 0 risk score. CONCLUSION Infection rates in the S-ICD Post Approval Study were similar to other S-ICD populations and not associated with systemic blood-borne infections. Late infection (>1 year) is uncommon and associated with system erosion. A high-risk infection cohort can be identified that may facilitate preventive measures.
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- Michael R Gold
- Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina.
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- Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Lexington Cardiology/Baptist Health Medical Group, Lexington, Kentucky
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri
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- Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York
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- Boston Scientific Corporation, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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- Boston Scientific Corporation, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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- Boston Scientific Corporation, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Healey JS, Krahn AD, Bashir J, Amit G, Philippon F, McIntyre WF, Tsang B, Joza J, Exner DV, Birnie DH, Sadek M, Leong DP, Sikkel M, Korley V, Sapp JL, Roux JF, Lee SF, Wong G, Djuric A, Spears D, Carroll S, Crystal E, Hruczkowski T, Connolly SJ, Mondesert B. Perioperative Safety and Early Patient and Device Outcomes Among Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantations : A Randomized, Multicenter Trial. Ann Intern Med 2022; 175:1658-1665. [PMID: 36343346 DOI: 10.7326/m22-1566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) improve survival in patients at risk for cardiac arrest, but are associated with intravascular lead-related complications. The subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD), with no intravascular components, was developed to minimize lead-related complications. OBJECTIVE To assess key ICD performance measures related to delivery of ICD therapy, including inappropriate ICD shocks (delivered in absence of life-threatening arrhythmia) and failed ICD shocks (which did not terminate ventricular arrhythmia). DESIGN Randomized, multicenter trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02881255). SETTING The ATLAS trial. PATIENTS 544 eligible patients (141 female) with a primary or secondary prevention indication for an ICD who were younger than age 60 years, had a cardiogenetic phenotype, or had prespecified risk factors for lead complications were electrocardiographically screened and 503 randomly assigned to S-ICD (251 patients) or transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) (252 patients). Mean follow-up was 2.5 years (SD, 1.1). Mean age was 49.0 years (SD, 11.5). MEASUREMENTS The primary outcome was perioperative major lead-related complications. RESULTS There was a statistically significant reduction in perioperative, lead-related complications, which occurred in 1 patient (0.4%) with an S-ICD and in 12 patients (4.8%) with TV-ICD (-4.4%; 95% CI, -6.9 to -1.9; P = 0.001). There was a trend for more inappropriate shocks with the S-ICD (hazard ratio [HR], 2.37; 95% CI, 0.98 to 5.77), but no increase in failed appropriate ICD shocks (HR, 0.61 (0.15 to 2.57). Patients in the S-ICD group had more ICD site pain, measured on a 10-point numeric rating scale, on the day of implant (4.2 ± 2.8 vs. 2.9 ± 2.2; P < 0.001) and 1 month later (1.3 ± 1.8 vs. 0.9 ± 1.5; P = 0.035). LIMITATION At present, the ATLAS trial is underpowered to detect differences in clinical shock outcomes; however, extended follow-up is ongoing. CONCLUSION The S-ICD reduces perioperative, lead-related complications without significantly compromising the effectiveness of ICD shocks, but with more early postoperative pain and a trend for more inappropriate shocks. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Boston Scientific.
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- Jeff S Healey
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (A.D.K., J.B.)
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Innovation, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (A.D.K., J.B.)
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- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (G.A.)
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- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec, Laval University, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada (F.P.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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- Southlake Regional Hospital, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (B.T.)
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- University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (D.V.E.)
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- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.H.B., M.S.)
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- University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (D.H.B., M.S.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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- University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (M.S.)
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (V.K., E.C.)
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- Dalhousie University and QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (J.L.S.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (D.S.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, and School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (S.C.)
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- University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (V.K., E.C.)
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- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (J.S.H., W.F.M., D.P.L., S.F.L., G.W., A.D., S.J.C.)
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The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator should be considered for all patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indication. Heart Rhythm O2 2022; 3:589-596. [PMID: 36340497 PMCID: PMC9626906 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2022.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Knops RE, Pepplinkhuizen S, Delnoy PPHM, Boersma LVA, Kuschyk J, El-Chami MF, Bonnemeier H, Behr ER, Brouwer TF, Kaab S, Mittal S, Quast AFBE, van der Stuijt W, Smeding L, de Veld JA, Tijssen JGP, Bijsterveld NR, Richter S, Brouwer MA, de Groot JR, Kooiman KM, Lambiase PD, Neuzil P, Vernooy K, Alings M, Betts TR, Bracke FALE, Burke MC, de Jong JSSG, Wright DJ, Jansen WPJ, Whinnett ZI, Nordbeck P, Knaut M, Philbert BT, van Opstal JM, Chicos AB, Allaart CP, Borger van der Burg AE, Dizon JM, Miller MA, Nemirovsky D, Surber R, Upadhyay GA, Weiss R, de Weger A, Wilde AAM, Olde Nordkamp LRA. Device-related complications in subcutaneous versus transvenous ICD: a secondary analysis of the PRAETORIAN trial. Eur Heart J 2022; 43:4872-4883. [PMID: 36030464 PMCID: PMC9748587 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/23/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is developed to overcome lead-related complications and systemic infections, inherent to transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) therapy. The PRAETORIAN trial demonstrated that the S-ICD is non-inferior to the TV-ICD with regard to the combined primary endpoint of inappropriate shocks and complications. This prespecified secondary analysis evaluates all complications in the PRAETORIAN trial. METHODS AND RESULTS The PRAETORIAN trial is an international, multicentre, randomized trial in which 849 patients with an indication for ICD therapy were randomized to receive an S- ICD (N = 426) or TV-ICD (N = 423) and followed for a median of 49 months. Endpoints were device-related complications, lead-related complications, systemic infections, and the need for invasive interventions. Thirty-six device-related complications occurred in 31 patients in the S-ICD group of which bleedings were the most frequent. In the TV-ICD group, 49 complications occurred in 44 patients of which lead dysfunction was most frequent (HR: 0.69; P = 0.11). In both groups, half of all complications were within 30 days after implantation. Lead-related complications and systemic infections occurred significantly less in the S-ICD group compared with the TV-ICD group (P < 0.001, P = 0.03, respectively). Significantly more complications required invasive interventions in the TV-ICD group compared with the S-ICD group (8.3% vs. 4.3%, HR: 0.59; P = 0.047). CONCLUSION This secondary analysis shows that lead-related complications and systemic infections are more prevalent in the TV-ICD group compared with the S-ICD group. In addition, complications in the TV-ICD group were more severe as they required significantly more invasive interventions. This data contributes to shared decision-making in clinical practice.
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands,Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- St George’s University of London, London, United Kingdom,St George’s University hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximillians University Hospital, München, Germany,German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich, Germany,European Reference Network for rare, low prevalence and complex diseases of the heart: ERN GUARD-Heart
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- The Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ, United States
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany,Heart Surgery, Heart Center Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, the Netherlands,Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Tergooi MC, Blaricum, The Netherlands
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- University and University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Heart Surgery, Heart Center Dresden, Carl Gustav Carus Medical Faculty, Dresden University of Technology, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, and Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences (ACS), Amsterdam UMC, Location VUMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine—Cardiology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinaï Hospital, New York, NY, United States
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- Cardiac Electrophysiology Division, Department of Medicine, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Center for Arrhythmia Care, Heart and Vascular Institute, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, United States
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences Heart failure & Arrhythmias, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Athwal PSS, Chhikara S, Ismail MF, Ismail K, Ogugua FM, Kazmirczak F, Bawaskar PH, Elton AC, Markowitz J, von Wald L, Roukoz H, Bhargava M, Perlman D, Shenoy C. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Phenotypes and Long-term Outcomes in Patients With Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JAMA Cardiol 2022; 7:1057-1066. [PMID: 36103165 PMCID: PMC9475438 DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2022.2981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Importance In patients with sarcoidosis with suspected cardiac involvement, late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) on cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) identifies those with an increased risk of adverse outcomes. However, these outcomes are experienced by only a minority of patients with LGE, and identifying this subgroup may improve treatment and outcomes in these patients. Objective To assess whether CMR phenotypes based on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and LGE in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis (CS) are associated with adverse outcomes during follow-up. Design, Setting, and Participants This cohort study included consecutive patients with histologically proven sarcoidosis who underwent CMR for the evaluation of suspected CS from 2004 to 2020 with a median follow-up of 4.3 years at an academic medical center in Minnesota. Demographic data, medical history, comorbidities, medications, and outcome data were collected blinded to CMR data. Exposures CMR phenotypes were identified based on LVEF and LGE presence and features. LGE was classified as pathology-frequent or pathology-rare based on the frequency of cardiac damage features on gross pathology assessment of the hearts of patients with CS who had sudden cardiac death or cardiac transplant. Main Outcomes and Measures Composite of ventricular arrhythmic events and composite of heart failure events. Results Among 504 patients (mean [SD] age, 54.1 [12.5] years; 242 [48.0%] female and 262 [52.0%] male; 2 [0.4%] American Indian or Alaska Native, 6 [1.2%] Asian, 90 [17.9%] Black or African American, 399 [79.2%] White, 5 [1.0%] of 2 or more races (including the above-mentioned categories and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander), and 2 [0.4%] of unknown race; 4 [0.8%] Hispanic or Latino, 498 [98.8%] not Hispanic or Latino, and 2 [0.4%] of unknown ethnicity), 4 distinct CMR phenotypes were identified: normal LVEF and no LGE (n = 290; 57.5%), abnormal LVEF and no LGE (n = 53; 10.5%), pathology-frequent LGE (n = 103; 20.4%), and pathology-rare LGE (n = 58; 11.5%). The phenotype with pathology-frequent LGE was associated with a high risk of arrhythmic events (hazard ratio [HR], 12.12; 95% CI, 3.62-40.57; P < .001) independent of LVEF and extent of left ventricular late gadolinium enhancement (LVLGE). It was also associated with a high risk of heart failure events (HR, 2.49; 95% CI, 1.19-5.22; P = .02) independent of age, pulmonary hypertension, LVEF, right ventricular ejection fraction, and LVLGE extent. Risk of arrhythmic events was greater with an increasing number of pathology-frequent LGE features. The absence of the pathology-frequent LGE phenotype was associated with a low risk of arrhythmic events, even in the presence of LGE or abnormal LVEF. Conclusions and Relevance This cohort study found that a CMR phenotype involving pathology-frequent LGE features was associated with a high risk of arrhythmic and heart failure events in patients with sarcoidosis. The findings indicate that CMR phenotypes could be used to optimize clinical decision-making for treatment options, such as implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.
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- Pal Satyajit Singh Athwal
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis
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Magnano M, Bissolino A, Budano C, Abdirashid M, Devecchi C, Oriente D, Matta M, Occhetta E, Gaita F, Rametta F. Catheter ablation for treatment of bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome: is it time to consider it the therapy of choice? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 2022; 23:646-654. [PMID: 36099071 DOI: 10.2459/jcm.0000000000001360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation (AFCA) should be considered as a strategy to avoid pacemaker (PM) implantation for patients with bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome (BTS), but lack of evidence is remarkable. METHODS Our aim was to conduct a random-effects model meta-analysis on safety and efficacy data from controlled trials and observational studies. We compared atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence, AF progression, procedural complication, additional procedure, cardiovascular death, cardiovascular hospitalization, heart failure and stroke in patients undergoing AFCA vs. PM implantation. RESULTS PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Database and Google Scholar were screened, and four retrospective studies were selected. A total of 776 patients (371 in the AFCA group, 405 in the PM group) were included. After a median follow-up of 67.5 months, lower AF recurrence [odds ratio (OR) 0.06, confidence interval (CI) 0.02-0.18, I2 = 82.42%, P < 0.001], AF progression (OR 0.12, CI 0.06-0.26, I2 = 0%, P < 0.001), heart failure (OR 0.12, CI 0.04-0.34, I2 = 0%, P < 0.001), and stroke (OR 0.30, CI 0.15-0.61, I2 = 0%, P = 0.001) were observed in the AFCA group. No differences were observed in cardiovascular death and hospitalization (OR 0.48, CI 0.10-2.28, I2 = 0%, P = 0.358 and OR 0.43, CI 0.14-1.29, I2 = 87.52%, P = 0.134, respectively). Higher need for additional procedures in the AFCA group was highlighted (OR 3.65, CI 1.51-8.84, I2 = 53.75%, P < 0.001). PM implantation was avoided in 91% of BTS patients undergoing AFCA. CONCLUSIONS AFCA in BTS patients seems to be more effective than PM implantation in reducing AF recurrence and PM implantation may be waived in most BTS patients treated by AFCA. Need for additional procedures in AFCA patients is balanced by long-term benefit in clinical end points.
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- Maria Pia Hospital, GVM Care & Research, Torino, Italy
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- Cardiology Department, St. Andrea Hospital, Vercelli
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Rordorf R. The ATLAS Randomised Clinical Trial: What do the Superiority Results
Mean for Subcutaneous ICD Therapy and Sudden Cardiac Death Prevention as a Whole? Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev 2022; 11. [DOI: 10.15420/aer.2022.11.s1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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This review sets out the key evidence comparing subcutaneous ICDs (S-ICDs) and transvenous ICDs and uses it to empower clinical cardiologists and those who implant ICDs to make optimum patient selections for S-ICD use. The evidence demonstrates that clinical trials performed until recently have proven the performance of S-ICDs. However, the latest data now available from the ATLAS randomised controlled trial have added new insights to this body of evidence. ATLAS demonstrates the superiority of S-ICDs over transvenous ICDs regarding lead-related complications, findings that point to promising opportunities for patients who are at risk of sudden cardiac death.
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- Roberto Rordorf
- Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology Unit, Policlinico San Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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Fong KY, Ng CJR, Wang Y, Yeo C, Tan VH. Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Propensity Score-Matched Studies. J Am Heart Assoc 2022; 11:e024756. [PMID: 35656975 PMCID: PMC9238723 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.024756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (S‐ICDs) have been of great interest as an alternative to transvenous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (TV‐ICDs). No meta‐analyses synthesizing data from high‐quality studies have yet been published. Methods and Results An electronic literature search was conducted to retrieve randomized controlled trials or propensity score–matched studies comparing S‐ICD against TV‐ICD in patients with an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator indication. The primary outcomes were device‐related complications and lead‐related complications. Secondary outcomes were inappropriate shocks, appropriate shock, all‐cause mortality, and infection. All outcomes were pooled under random‐effects meta‐analyses and reported as risk ratios (RRs) and 95% CIs. Kaplan–Meier curves of device‐related complications were digitized to retrieve individual patient data and pooled under a 1‐stage meta‐analysis using Cox models to determine hazard ratios (HRs) of patients undergoing S‐ICD versus TV‐ICD. A total of 5 studies (2387 patients) were retrieved. S‐ICD had a similar rate of device‐related complications compared with TV‐ICD (RR, 0.59 [95% CI, 0.33–1.04]; P=0.070), but a significantly lower lead‐related complication rate (RR, 0.14 [95% CI, 0.07–0.29]; P<0.0001). The individual patient data–based 1‐stage stratified Cox model for device‐related complications across 4 studies yielded no significant difference (shared‐frailty HR, 0.82 [95% CI, 0.61–1.09]; P=0.167), but visual inspection of pooled Kaplan–Meier curves suggested a divergence favoring S‐ICD. Secondary outcomes did not differ significantly between both modalities. Conclusions S‐ICD is clinically superior to TV‐ICD in terms of lead‐related complications while demonstrating comparable efficacy and safety. For device‐related complications, S‐ICD may be beneficial over TV‐ICD in the long term. These indicate that S‐ICD is likely a suitable substitute for TV‐ICD in patients requiring implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator implantation without a pacing indication.
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- Khi Yung Fong
- Yong Loo Lin School of MedicineNational University of Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology Changi General Hospital Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology Changi General Hospital Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology Changi General Hospital Singapore
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Frausing MHJP, Nielsen JC, Johansen JB, Jørgensen OD, Kristensen J, Olsen T, Gerdes C, Kronborg MB. Lead complications after cardiac surgery in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2022; 62:6593490. [PMID: 35639747 DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezac318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Manipulation of the heart during cardiac surgery in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices may result in lead damage or -displacement, but whether cardiac surgery truly infers an excess risk of lead failure is not known. The objective of this study was to examine risk of lead complications after cardiac surgery in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a nationwide nested case-control study. The source population comprised all Danish patients ≥18 of age who underwent a de novo cardiac implantable electronic device implantation during 1998-2017. For inclusion, patients had to be alive and event-free 6 months after implantation. Cases were matched 1:30 to controls on time, age, sex and device type using risk set sampling. We used conditional logistic regression to estimate incidence rate ratios (IRRs) for the association between cardiac surgery and lead-related reoperation. RESULTS Our final population consisted of 67,621 patients. We identified 1437 (2.1%) incident cases of lead-related reoperations and 42,698 controls. Risk of lead complications was highest within six months of cardiac surgery (IRR 9.7, 95% CI 6.3-14.8, adjusted IRR 9.6, 95% CI 6.2-14.7), and at one year, the relative risk of lead-related reoperation was close to unity (adjusted IRR 1.2, 95% CI 0.8-1.7). CONCLUSION Cardiac surgery was associated with a considerable risk of lead complications in patients with de novo cardiac implantable electronic devices.
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- Maria Hee Jung Park Frausing
- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Bvld. 99, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle-Juul Jensens Bvld. 82, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Bvld. 99, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle-Juul Jensens Bvld. 82, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, JB Winsløws Vej 4, 5000, Odense, Denmark.,The Danish Pacemaker and ICD Register, JB Winsløws Vej 4, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- The Danish Pacemaker and ICD Register, JB Winsløws Vej 4, 5000, Odense, Denmark.,Department of Cardiac-, Vascular- and Thoracic Surgery, Odense University Hospital, JB Winsløws Vej 4, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Bvld. 99, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, JB Winsløws Vej 4, 5000, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Bvld. 99, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Palle Juul-Jensens Bvld. 99, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Palle-Juul Jensens Bvld. 82, 8200, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Pothineni NVK, Cherian T, Patel N, Smietana J, Frankel DS, Deo R, Epstein AE, Marchlinski FE, Schaller RD. Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator Explantation-A Single Tertiary Center Experience. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag 2022; 13:4947-4953. [PMID: 35474857 PMCID: PMC9023024 DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2022.130407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is an appealing alternative to transvenous ICD systems. However, data on indications for S-ICD explantations are sparse. The objective of this study was to assess the incidence and indications for S-ICD explantation at a large tertiary referral center. We conducted a retrospective study of all S-ICD explantations performed from 2014–2020. Data on demographics, comorbidities, implantation characteristics, and indications for explantation were collected. A total of 64 patients underwent S-ICD explantation during the study period. During that time, there were 410 S-ICD implantations at our institution, of which 53 (12.9%) were explanted with a mean duration from implant to explant of 19.7 ± 20.1 months. The mean age of the patients at explantation was 44.8 ± 15.3 years, and 42% (n = 27) were women. The indication for S-ICD implantation was primary prevention in 58% and secondary prevention in 42% of patients, respectively. The most common reason for explantation was infection (32.8%), followed by abnormal sensing (25%) and the need for pacing (18.8%). Those who underwent S-ICD explantation for pacing indications were significantly older (55.7 ± 13.6 vs. 42.3 ± 14.6 years, P = 0.005) with a wider QRS duration (111 ± 19 vs. 98 ± 19 ms, P = 0.03) at device implantation compared to patients who underwent explantation for other indications. The incidence of S-ICD explantation in a large tertiary practice was 12.9%. While infection was the indication for one-third of the explantations, a significant number of explantations were due to sensing abnormalities and the need for pacing. These data may have implications for patient selection for S-ICD implantation.
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- Naga Venkata K Pothineni
- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy. Translation of the document prepared by the Czech Society of Cardiology. COR ET VASA 2022. [DOI: 10.33678/cor.2022.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Evaluation of cardiovascular implantable electronic device leads post implant: ElectroPhysiology Predictable And SuStainable Implementation Of National Registries (EP PASSION). J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2022; 66:997-1004. [PMID: 35334060 DOI: 10.1007/s10840-022-01189-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Post-market evaluation is important to ensure the ongoing safety and effectiveness of cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) leads. The Twenty-First Century Cures Act and subsequent Food and Drug Administrative (FDA) Guidance provide an opportunity to leverage real-world data sources for this purpose. The past 4 years have seen the development of EP PASSION: a multi-stakeholder, collaborative effort between the FDA, CIED manufacturers, Heart Rhythm Society, and academics. Using real-world data, EP PASSION enables longitudinal evaluation of the long-term safety of CIED leads, addressing limitations of current approaches to generate evidence that informs regulatory, clinical, and manufacturer decision-making. This state of the art article describes the impetus for and launch of EP PASSION, the lessons learned, its current state, the current analytic approach, and the strengths and limitations of leveraging extant data sources for post-market lead evaluation. We also compare EP PASSION to traditional post-approval studies and describe possible future directions.
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Mueller-Leisse J, Brunn J, Zormpas C, Hohmann S, Hillmann HAK, Eiringhaus J, Bauersachs J, Veltmann C, Duncker D. Delayed Improvement of Left Ventricular Function in Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure Depends on Etiology—A PROLONG-II Substudy. SENSORS 2022; 22:s22052037. [PMID: 35271182 PMCID: PMC8914738 DOI: 10.3390/s22052037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In patients with newly diagnosed heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), three months of optimal therapy are recommended before considering a primary preventive implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). It is unclear which patients benefit from a prolonged waiting period under protection of the wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) to avoid unnecessary ICD implantations. This study included all patients receiving a WCD for newly diagnosed HFrEF (n = 353) at our center between 2012 and 2017. Median follow-up was 2.7 years. From baseline until three months, LVEF improved in patients with all peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), or ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM). Beyond this time, LVEF improved in PPCM and DCM only (10 ± 8% and 10 ± 12%, respectively), whereas patients with ICM showed no further improvement. The patients with newly diagnosed HFrEF were compared to 29 patients with a distinct WCD indication, which is an explantation of an infected ICD. This latter group had a higher incidence of WCD shocks and poorer overall survival. All-cause mortality should be considered when deciding on WCD prescription. In patients with newly diagnosed HFrEF, the potential for delayed LVEF recovery should be considered when timing ICD implantation, especially in patients with PPCM and DCM.
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Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been shown to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in primary or secondary prevention with thousands of ICDs implanted every year worldwide. Whilst ICD are more commonly implanted transvenously (TV), this approach carries high risk of peri- and post-procedural complications. Subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) have been introduced to overcome the intravascular complications of TV system by placing all metalware outside the chest cavity for those with an indication for a defibrillator and no pacing requirements. In conclusion, a review of the current guidelines recommendations regarding S-ICD may be needed considering the emerging evidence which shows high efficacy and safety with contemporary devices and programming algorithms. A stronger recommendation may be developed for selective patients who have an indication for single-chamber ICD in the absence of negative screening, recurrent monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, cardiac resynchronization therapy, or pacemaker indication. These criteria encapsulate a large proportion (around 70%!) of all ICD eligible patients.
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Current clinical practice of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Analysis using the JROAD-DPC database. Heart Rhythm 2022; 19:909-916. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Glikson M, Nielsen JC, Kronborg MB, Michowitz Y, Auricchio A, Barbash IM, Barrabés JA, Boriani G, Braunschweig F, Brignole M, Burri H, Coats AJ, Deharo JC, Delgado V, Diller GP, Israel CW, Keren A, Knops RE, Kotecha D, Leclercq C, Merkely B, Starck C, Thylén I, Tolosana JM. Grupo de trabajo sobre estimulación cardiaca y terapia de resincronización cardiaca de la Sociedad Europea de Cardiología (ESC). Rev Esp Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2021.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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[ESC guidelines 2021 on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy : What's new?]. Herz 2022; 47:31-40. [PMID: 35006289 DOI: 10.1007/s00059-021-05089-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy were presented together with the new ESC heart failure guidelines at the ESC congress in September. The new document includes detailed sections on patient evaluation and clinical assessment, implantation, minimizing complications and patient follow-up. The guidelines have been updated and expanded particularly on the approach to reflex syncope, the indications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and the perioperative management. The indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) are now in line with the simultaneously published ESC heart failure guidelines. New physiological forms of stimulation and leadless pacing are now included in the guidelines.
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Glikson M, Nielsen JC, Kronborg MB, Michowitz Y, Auricchio A, Barbash IM, Barrabés JA, Boriani G, Braunschweig F, Brignole M, Burri H, Coats AJS, Deharo JC, Delgado V, Diller GP, Israel CW, Keren A, Knops RE, Kotecha D, Leclercq C, Merkely B, Starck C, Thylén I, Tolosana JM, Leyva F, Linde C, Abdelhamid M, Aboyans V, Arbelo E, Asteggiano R, Barón-Esquivias G, Bauersachs J, Biffi M, Birgersdotter-Green U, Bongiorni MG, Borger MA, Čelutkienė J, Cikes M, Daubert JC, Drossart I, Ellenbogen K, Elliott PM, Fabritz L, Falk V, Fauchier L, Fernández-Avilés F, Foldager D, Gadler F, De Vinuesa PGG, Gorenek B, Guerra JM, Hermann Haugaa K, Hendriks J, Kahan T, Katus HA, Konradi A, Koskinas KC, Law H, Lewis BS, Linker NJ, Løchen ML, Lumens J, Mascherbauer J, Mullens W, Nagy KV, Prescott E, Raatikainen P, Rakisheva A, Reichlin T, Ricci RP, Shlyakhto E, Sitges M, Sousa-Uva M, Sutton R, Suwalski P, Svendsen JH, Touyz RM, Van Gelder IC, Vernooy K, Waltenberger J, Whinnett Z, Witte KK. 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy. Europace 2022; 24:71-164. [PMID: 34455427 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ribera A, Giménez E, Oristrell G, Osorio D, Marsal JR, García-Pérez L, Ballesteros M, Ródenas E, Belahnech Y, Escalona R, Rivas N, Roca-Luque I, Ferreira-González I, Espallargues M. Coste-efectividad del desfibrilador automático implantable para la prevención primaria de la muerte súbita cardiaca. Rev Esp Cardiol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.recesp.2021.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Glikson M, Nielsen JC, Kronborg MB, Michowitz Y, Auricchio A, Barbash IM, Barrabés JA, Boriani G, Braunschweig F, Brignole M, Burri H, Coats AJS, Deharo JC, Delgado V, Diller GP, Israel CW, Keren A, Knops RE, Kotecha D, Leclercq C, Merkely B, Starck C, Thylén I, Tolosana JM. 2021 ESC Guidelines on cardiac pacing and cardiac resynchronization therapy. Eur Heart J 2021; 42:3427-3520. [PMID: 34455430 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 814] [Impact Index Per Article: 271.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mattsson G, Wallhagen M, Magnusson P. Health status measured by Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-12 in primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with heart failure. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021; 21:411. [PMID: 34454427 PMCID: PMC8403422 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-021-02218-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Self-reported health status as measured by the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ) in patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) has mainly been reported from randomized trials. However, these studies are often limited to short follow-up and are subject to selection bias. The aim of this study was to assess KCCQ-12 in patients with primary prevention ICD due to either ischemic or nonischemic heart failure. Methods This cross-sectional observational study included all patients in Region Gävleborg, Sweden, who because of primary prevention due to heart failure, had an ICD or underwent device replacement between 2007 and 2017. After validation using medical records patients were sent and returned the KCCQ-12 by regular mail. Results A total of 118 questionnaires were analyzed (response rate 71.1%). The mean age was 70.9 ± 9.8 years, and a minority was female (n = 20, 16.9%). The mean overall summary score was 71.5 ± 22.4, there was no significant difference between ischemic and nonischemic heart failure (69.5 ± 23.1 vs. 74.4 ± 21.3; p = 0.195). Atrial fibrillation at baseline was associated with lower score for the domains Symptom frequency (70.2 ± 23.2 vs. 82.2 ± 19.2; p = 0.006) and Social limitation (62.1 ± 26.0 vs. 75.6 ± 26.6; p = 0.006) as well as the overall summary score (63.9 ± 21.3 vs. 74.8 ± 22.2; p = 0.004). Conclusion In a real-world setting, primary prevention ICD patients with heart failure report an acceptable disease-specific health status at long-term follow-up. Ischemic and nonischemic etiology showed similar health status whereas atrial fibrillation was associated with worse outcome.
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- Gustav Mattsson
- Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/Region Gävleborg, 801 87, Gävle, Sweden.
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- Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, University of Gävle, 80176, Gävle, Sweden
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- Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/Region Gävleborg, 801 87, Gävle, Sweden.,Cardiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden
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Rennert-May E, Raj SR, Leal J, Exner DV, Manns BJ, Chew DS. Economic evaluation of an absorbable antibiotic envelope for prevention of cardiac implantable electronic device infection. Europace 2021; 23:767-774. [PMID: 33554239 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euaa291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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AIMS Recent evidence suggests that an antibiotic impregnated envelope inserted at time of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation may reduce risk of subsequent CIED infection compared with standard of care (SoC). The objective of the current work was to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis comparing an antibiotic impregnated envelope with SoC at time of CIED insertion. METHODS AND RESULTS Decision analytic models were used to project healthcare costs and benefits of two strategies, an antibiotic impregnated envelope plus SoC (Env+SoC) vs. SoC alone, in a cohort of patients undergoing CIED implantation over a 1-year time horizon. Evidence from published literature informed the model inputs. Probabilistic and deterministic sensitivity analyses were performed. The primary outcome was the incremental cost per infection prevented, assessed from the Canadian healthcare system perspective. Envelope plus SoC was associated with fewer CIED infection (7 CIED infections/1000 patients) at higher total costs ($29 033 000/1000 patients) compared with SoC (11 CIED infections and $27 926 000/1000 patients). The incremental cost per infection prevented over 1 year was $274 416. Use of Env+SoC was cost saving only when baseline CIED infection risk was increased to 6% (vs. base case of 1.2%). CONCLUSIONS A strategy of Env+SoC was not economically favourable compared with SoC alone, and the opportunity cost of widescale implementation should be considered. Future work is required to develop validated risk stratification tools to identify patients at greatest risk of CIED infection. The value proposition of Env+SoC improves when applying this intervention to patients at greatest infection risk.
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- Elissa Rennert-May
- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,O'Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.,Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, 200 Morris Street, Durham, NC 27701, USA
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Persons AK, Ball JE, Freeman C, Macias DM, Simpson CL, Smith BK, Burch V. RF. Fatigue Testing of Wearable Sensing Technologies: Issues and Opportunities. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:4070. [PMID: 34361264 PMCID: PMC8347841 DOI: 10.3390/ma14154070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Standards for the fatigue testing of wearable sensing technologies are lacking. The majority of published fatigue tests for wearable sensors are performed on proof-of-concept stretch sensors fabricated from a variety of materials. Due to their flexibility and stretchability, polymers are often used in the fabrication of wearable sensors. Other materials, including textiles, carbon nanotubes, graphene, and conductive metals or inks, may be used in conjunction with polymers to fabricate wearable sensors. Depending on the combination of the materials used, the fatigue behaviors of wearable sensors can vary. Additionally, fatigue testing methodologies for the sensors also vary, with most tests focusing only on the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) regime, and few sensors are cycled until failure or runout are achieved. Fatigue life predictions of wearable sensors are also lacking. These issues make direct comparisons of wearable sensors difficult. To facilitate direct comparisons of wearable sensors and to move proof-of-concept sensors from "bench to bedside", fatigue testing standards should be established. Further, both high-cycle fatigue (HCF) and failure data are needed to determine the appropriateness in the use, modification, development, and validation of fatigue life prediction models and to further the understanding of how cracks initiate and propagate in wearable sensing technologies.
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- Andrea Karen Persons
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, 130 Creelman Street, Starkville, MS 39762, USA; (A.K.P.); (C.L.S.)
- Human Factors and Athlete Engineering, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759, USA;
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- Human Factors and Athlete Engineering, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759, USA;
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mississippi State University, 406 Hardy Road, Starkville, MS 39762, USA
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- School of Human Sciences, Mississippi State University, 255 Tracy Drive, Starkville, MS 39762, USA;
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- Department of Kinesiology, Mississippi State University, P.O. Box 6186, Starkville, MS 39762, USA;
- Columbus Orthopaedic Clinic, 670 Leigh Drive, Columbus, MS 39705, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, 130 Creelman Street, Starkville, MS 39762, USA; (A.K.P.); (C.L.S.)
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- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, 479-2 Hardy Road, Starkville, MS 39762, USA;
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- Human Factors and Athlete Engineering, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Mississippi State University, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759, USA;
- Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mississippi State University, 479-2 Hardy Road, Starkville, MS 39762, USA;
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Vatterott P, De Kock A, Hammill EF, Lewis R. Strategies to increase the INGEVITY lead strength during lead extraction procedures based on laboratory bench testing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2021; 44:1320-1330. [PMID: 34184293 PMCID: PMC9292195 DOI: 10.1111/pace.14303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Revised: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Background The INGEVITY lead (Boston Scientific, St Paul, MN, USA) has excellent clinical performance. However, its single filar design results in decreased lead tensile strength and a possible challenging extraction. This study's goal is to evaluate techniques for extracting the INGEVITY lead. Methods Two‐ and three‐dimensional models were created to simulate lead extraction from a right atrial appendage lead implant with a left subclavian approach and lead/fibrosis attachment sites. Standard and unique lead extraction preparation strategies were evaluated. Traction forces were measured from a superior approach alone or in combination with a femoral approach. Results For lead extraction via the superior approach, leaving the terminal on the lead was the only factor influencing maximum tolerated load (p‐value = .0007). Scar attachment provided greater lead tensile strength by transferring traction loading forces to the polyurethane outer insulation but dependent on insulation integrity. The strongest extraction rail was seen with a simulated femoral snaring of a locking stylet within the INGEVITY lead. Deployed screw retraction was most successful by rotating a Philips LLD#2 stylet (Philips Healthcare, Amsterdam, Netherlands) within the lead. Conclusion Results from in vitro simulations of INGEVITY lead extraction from an atrial location found the lead has low maximum tensile strength resulting in a poor extraction rail with common extraction tools and methods. However, the strength of the INGEVITY Lead extraction rail can be significantly increased by leaving the lead terminal intact and femoral snaring of the locking stylet within the lead. Such techniques may improve extraction of the INGEVITY lead.
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- Pierce Vatterott
- United Heart & Vascular Clinic, Allina Health System, St Paul, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Electrophysiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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Evaluation of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator performance in patients with ion channelopathies from the EFFORTLESS cohort and comparison with a meta-analysis of transvenous ICD outcomes. Heart Rhythm O2 2021; 1:326-335. [PMID: 34113890 PMCID: PMC8183957 DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2020.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is an alternative to conventional transvenous ICD (TV-ICD) therapy to reduce lead complications. Objective To evaluate outcomes in channelopathy vs patients with structural heart disease in the EFFORTLESS-SICD Registry and with a previously reported TV-ICD meta-analysis in channnelopathies. Methods The EFFORTLESS registry includes 199 patients with channelopathies (Brugada syndrome 83, long QT syndrome 24, idiopathic ventricular fibrillation 78, others 14) and 786 patients with structural heart disease. Results Channelopathy patients were younger (39 ± 14 years vs 51 ± 17 years; P < .001) with left ventricular ejection fraction 59% ± 9% vs 41% ± 18% (P < .001). The complication rate (follow-up: 3.2 ± 1.5 years vs 3.0 ± 1.5 years) was similar: 13.6% vs 11.2% (P = .42). Appropriate shocks rates were 9.5% vs 10.8% (P = .70), with shocks for monomorphic ventricular tachycardia being 2.0% vs 6.9% (P < .02) and for polymorphic ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation (VT/VF) 8.0% vs 5.7% (P = .30). Conversion effectiveness of VT/VF episodes was similar: 36 of 37 (97.3%) vs 151 of 155 (97.4%, P = .59). VT/VF storm event (2% vs 0.9%, P = .33) and lower inappropriate shock (IAS) (8.5% vs 12.5%, P = .12) rates were statistically similar between channelopathy and non-channelopathy patients, with 45.5% channelopathy vs 31.4% non-channelopathy patients managed with a conditional zone > 200 beats per minute (P = .0002). Annualized appropriate shock, IAS, and complication rates appear to be lower for the S-ICD vs meta-analysis TV-ICD patients, particularly lead complications. Conclusion EFFORTLESS demonstrates similar S-ICD efficacy and a nonsignificant, lower rate of IAS in channelopathy patients as compared to structural heart disease. Comparable IAS rates were achieved with the device programmed to higher rates for channelopathy patients.
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Ribera A, Giménez E, Oristrell G, Osorio D, Marsal JR, García-Pérez L, Ballesteros M, Ródenas E, Belahnech Y, Escalona R, Rivas N, Roca-Luque I, Ferreira-González I, Espallargues M. Cost-effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 75:12-21. [PMID: 34099431 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2021.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) are a cost-effective alternative for secondary prevention of sudden cardiac death, but their efficiency in primary prevention, especially among patients with nonischemic heart disease, is still uncertain. METHODS We performed a cost-effectiveness analysis of ICD plus conventional medical treatment (CMT) vs CMT for primary prevention of cardiac arrhythmias from the perspective of the national health service. We simulated the course of the disease by using Markov models in patients with ischemic and nonischemic heart disease. The parameters of the model were based on the results obtained from a meta-analysis of clinical trials published between 1996 and 2018 comparing ICD plus CMT vs CMT, the safety results of the DANISH trial, and analysis of real-world clinical practice in a tertiary hospital. RESULTS We estimated that ICD reduced the likelihood of all-cause death in patients with ischemic heart disease (HR, 0.70; 95%CI, 0.58-0.85) and in those with nonischemic heart disease (HR, 0.79; 95%CI, 0.66-0.96). The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) estimated with probabilistic analysis was €19 171/quality adjusted life year (QALY) in patients with ischemic heart disease and €31 084/QALY in those with nonischemic dilated myocardiopathy overall and €23 230/QALY in patients younger than 68 years. CONCLUSIONS The efficiency of single-lead ICD systems has improved in the last decade, and these devices are cost-effective in patients with ischemic and nonischemic left ventricular dysfunction younger than 68 years, assuming willingness to pay as €25 000/QALY. For older nonischemic patients, the ICER was around €30 000/QALY.
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- Aida Ribera
- Unidad de Epidemiología Cardiovascular, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain.
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- Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Departament de Salut, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Unidad de Calidad-Mejora de la Práctica Clínica, Dirección de Procesos y Calidad, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Epidemiología Cardiovascular, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain
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- Servicio de Evaluación del Servicio Canario de la Salud (SESCS), Tenerife, Spain; Red Española de Agencias de Evaluación de Tecnologías Sanitarias y Prestaciones del Sistema Nacional de Salud (RedETS), Spain; Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Unidad de Calidad-Mejora de la Práctica Clínica, Dirección de Procesos y Calidad, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Arritmias, Institut Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unidad de Epidemiología Cardiovascular, Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Institut de Recerca Vall d'Hebron (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (AQuAS), Departament de Salut, Barcelona, Spain; Red de Investigación en Servicios de Salud en Enfermedades Crónicas (REDISSEC), Madrid, Spain
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Constantine A, Condliffe R, Clift P, Tulloh R, Dimopoulos K. Palliative care in pulmonary hypertension associated with congenital heart disease: systematic review and expert opinion. ESC Heart Fail 2021; 8:1901-1914. [PMID: 33660435 PMCID: PMC8120400 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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AIMS Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is common amongst patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). It is a severe and complex condition that adversely affects quality of life and prognosis. While quality of life questionnaires are routinely used in clinical pulmonary hypertension practice, little is known on how to interpret their results and manage PAH-CHD patients with evidence of impaired health-related quality of life, especially those with advanced disease and palliative care needs. METHODS AND RESULTS We performed a systematic review of studies concerning palliative care for people with PAH-CHD, also reviewing the health-related quality of life literature pertaining to these patients. Of 330 papers identified through initial screening, 17 were selected for inclusion. Underutilization of advance care planning and palliative care resources was common. Where palliative care input was sought, this was frequently late in the course of the disease. No studies provided evidence-based clinical criteria for triggering referral to palliative care, a framework for providing tailored care in this patient group, or how to manage the risk of sudden cardiac death and implantable cardioverter defibrillators in advanced PAH-CHD. We synthesize this information into eight important areas, including the impact of PAH-CHD on quality of life, barriers to and benefits of palliative care involvement, advance care planning discussions, and end-of-life care issues in this complex patient group, and provide expert consensus on best practice in this field. CONCLUSIONS This paper presents the results of a systematic review and expert statements on the preferred palliative care strategy for patients with PAH-CHD.
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- Andrew Constantine
- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary HypertensionRoyal Brompton HospitalSydney StreetLondonSW3 6NPUK
- National Heart and Lung InstituteImperial College LondonLondonUK
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- Pulmonary Vascular Disease UnitRoyal Hallamshire HospitalSheffieldUK
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- Department of CardiologyQueen Elizabeth Hospital BirminghamBirminghamUK
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- Bristol Heart InstituteUniversity Hospitals Bristol, Weston NHS Foundation TrustBristolUK
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- Adult Congenital Heart Centre and Centre for Pulmonary HypertensionRoyal Brompton HospitalSydney StreetLondonSW3 6NPUK
- National Heart and Lung InstituteImperial College LondonLondonUK
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Blomstrom-Lundqvist C, Ostrowska B. Prevention of cardiac implantable electronic device infections: guidelines and conventional prophylaxis. Europace 2021; 23:euab071. [PMID: 34037227 PMCID: PMC8221047 DOI: 10.1093/europace/euab071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED) are potentially life-saving treatments for several cardiac conditions, but are not without risk. Despite dissemination of recommended strategies for prevention of device infections, such as administration of antibiotics before implantation, infection rates continue to rise resulting in escalating health care costs. New trials conveying important steps for better prevention of device infection and an EHRA consensus paper were recently published. This document will review the role of various preventive measures for CIED infection, emphasizing the importance of adhering to published recommendations. The document aims to provide guidance on how to prevent CIED infections in clinical practice by considering modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors that may be present pre-, peri-, and/or post-procedure.
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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Romero J, Bello J, Díaz JC, Grushko M, Velasco A, Zhang X, Briceno D, Gabr M, Purkayastha S, Alviz I, Polanco D, Della Rocca D, Krumerman A, Palma E, Lakkireddy D, Natale A, Di Biase L. Tumescent local anesthesia versus general anesthesia for subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Heart Rhythm 2021; 18:1326-1335. [PMID: 33684548 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) is an effective alternative to transvenous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. General anesthesia (GA) is considered the standard sedation approach because of the pain caused by the manipulation of subcutaneous tissue with S-ICD implantation. However, GA carries several limitations, including additional risk of adverse events, prolonged in-room times, and increased costs. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to define the effectiveness and safety of tumescent local anesthesia (TLA) in comparison to GA in patients undergoing S-ICD implantation. METHODS We performed a prospective, nonrandomized, controlled, multicenter study of patients referred for S-ICD implantation between 2019 and 2020. Patients were allocated to either TLA or GA on the basis of patient's preferences and/or anesthesia service availability. TLA was prepared using lidocaine, epinephrine, sodium bicarbonate, and sodium chloride. All patients provided written informed consent, and the institutional review board at each site provided approval for the study. RESULTS Sixty patients underwent successful S-ICD implantation from July 2019 to November 2020. Thirty patients (50%) received TLA, and the rest GA. There were no differences between groups with regard to baseline characteristics. In-room and procedural times were significantly shorter with TLA (107.6 minutes vs 186 minutes; P < .0001 and 53.2 minutes vs 153.7 minutes; P < .0001, respectively). Pain was reported less frequently by patients who received TLA. The use of opioids was significantly reduced in patients who received TLA (23% vs 62%; P = .002). CONCLUSION TLA is an effective and safe alternative to GA in S-ICD implantation. The use of TLA is associated with shorter in-room and procedural times, less postprocedural pain, and reduced usage of opioids and acetaminophen for analgesia.
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- Jorge Romero
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas
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- Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York; Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute, St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas.
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Kella DK, Stambler BS. Failure of Lead Integrity Alert to detect implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead-system failure in a pacemaker-dependent patient. HeartRhythm Case Rep 2021; 7:3-7. [PMID: 33505845 PMCID: PMC7813794 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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- Sana M Al-Khatib
- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC (S.M.A.-K.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL (F.M.K.)
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Knops RE, Olde Nordkamp LRA, Delnoy PPHM, Boersma LVA, Kuschyk J, El-Chami MF, Bonnemeier H, Behr ER, Brouwer TF, Kääb S, Mittal S, Quast AFBE, Smeding L, van der Stuijt W, de Weger A, de Wilde KC, Bijsterveld NR, Richter S, Brouwer MA, de Groot JR, Kooiman KM, Lambiase PD, Neuzil P, Vernooy K, Alings M, Betts TR, Bracke FALE, Burke MC, de Jong JSSG, Wright DJ, Tijssen JGP, Wilde AAM. Subcutaneous or Transvenous Defibrillator Therapy. N Engl J Med 2020; 383:526-536. [PMID: 32757521 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1915932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 264] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) was designed to avoid complications related to the transvenous ICD lead by using an entirely extrathoracic placement. Evidence comparing these systems has been based primarily on observational studies. METHODS We conducted a noninferiority trial in which patients with an indication for an ICD but no indication for pacing were assigned to receive a subcutaneous ICD or transvenous ICD. The primary end point was the composite of device-related complications and inappropriate shocks; the noninferiority margin for the upper boundary of the 95% confidence interval for the hazard ratio (subcutaneous ICD vs. transvenous ICD) was 1.45. A superiority analysis was prespecified if noninferiority was established. Secondary end points included death and appropriate shocks. RESULTS A total of 849 patients (426 in the subcutaneous ICD group and 423 in the transvenous ICD group) were included in the analyses. At a median follow-up of 49.1 months, a primary end-point event occurred in 68 patients in the subcutaneous ICD group and in 68 patients in the transvenous ICD group (48-month Kaplan-Meier estimated cumulative incidence, 15.1% and 15.7%, respectively; hazard ratio, 0.99; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.71 to 1.39; P = 0.01 for noninferiority; P = 0.95 for superiority). Device-related complications occurred in 31 patients in the subcutaneous ICD group and in 44 in the transvenous ICD group (hazard ratio, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.44 to 1.09); inappropriate shocks occurred in 41 and 29 patients, respectively (hazard ratio, 1.43; 95% CI, 0.89 to 2.30). Death occurred in 83 patients in the subcutaneous ICD group and in 68 in the transvenous ICD group (hazard ratio, 1.23; 95% CI, 0.89 to 1.70); appropriate shocks occurred in 83 and 57 patients, respectively (hazard ratio, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.08 to 2.12). CONCLUSIONS In patients with an indication for an ICD but no indication for pacing, the subcutaneous ICD was noninferior to the transvenous ICD with respect to device-related complications and inappropriate shocks. (Funded by Boston Scientific; PRAETORIAN ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01296022.).
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- Reinoud E Knops
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Louise R A Olde Nordkamp
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Peter-Paul H M Delnoy
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Lucas V A Boersma
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Jürgen Kuschyk
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Mikhael F El-Chami
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Hendrik Bonnemeier
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Elijah R Behr
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Tom F Brouwer
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Stefan Kääb
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Suneet Mittal
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Anne-Floor B E Quast
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Lonneke Smeding
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Willeke van der Stuijt
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Anouk de Weger
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Koen C de Wilde
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Nick R Bijsterveld
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Sergio Richter
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Marc A Brouwer
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Joris R de Groot
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Kirsten M Kooiman
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Pier D Lambiase
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Petr Neuzil
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Kevin Vernooy
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Marco Alings
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Tim R Betts
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Frank A L E Bracke
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Martin C Burke
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Jonas S S G de Jong
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - David J Wright
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Jan G P Tijssen
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
| | - Arthur A M Wilde
- From the Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam (R.E.K., L.R.A.O.N., L.V.A.B., T.F.B., A.-F.B.E.Q., L.S., W.S., A.W., K.C.W., J.R.G., K.M.K., M.C.B., J.G.P.T., A.A.M.W.), ERN GUARD-Heart (E.R.B., P.D.L., A.A.M.W.), and the Department of Cardiology, OLVG (J.S.S.G.J.), Amsterdam, the Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Centre, Zwolle (P.-P.H.M.D.), the Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein (L.V.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere (N.R.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen (M.A.B.), the Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht (K.V.), the Department of Cardiology, Amphia Hospital, Breda (M.A.), Werkgroep Cardiologische Centra Nederland, Utrecht (M.A.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven (F.A.L.E.B.) - all in the Netherlands; the First Department of Medicine-Cardiology, University Medical Center Mannheim, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research Partner Site Heidelberg-Mannheim, Mannheim (J.K.), Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Schwerpunkt Kardiologie und Angiologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel (H.B.), the Department of Medicine I, Ludwig-Maximilians University Hospital, and the German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Munich Heart Alliance, Munich (S.K.), and the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center at University of Leipzig, Leipzig (S.R.) - all in Germany; the Division of Cardiology Section of Electrophysiology, Emory University, Atlanta (M.F.E.-C.); the Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University of London and St. George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust London (E.R.B.), and Office of the Director of Clinical Electrophysiology Research and Lead for Inherited Arrhythmia Specialist Services, University College London and Barts Heart Centre (P.D.L.), London, the Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford (T.R.B.), and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool (D.J.W.) - all in the United Kingdom; Valley Health System, Ridgewood, NJ (S.M.); the Department of Cardiology, Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic (P.N.); and CorVita Science Foundation, Chicago (M.C.B.)
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Mattsson G, Magnusson P. Long-term follow-up of implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients with regard to appropriate therapy, complications, and mortality. PACING AND CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY: PACE 2020; 43:245-253. [PMID: 31891421 PMCID: PMC7027920 DOI: 10.1111/pace.13869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is recommended for patients with symptomatic heart failure with ejection fraction ≤35% despite optimal medical therapy. More recently, the benefits of ICDs have been questioned in nonischemic cardiomyopathy (CM). AIM To examine the incidence of appropriate therapy, complications, mortality, and cause of death among ICD patients in an unselected validated cohort. In primary prevention, appropriate therapy in ischemic versus nonischemic CM will be evaluated. METHODS A retrospective observational study of patients in Region Gävleborg, Sweden, who underwent ICD implantation or replacement between 2007 and 2017. RESULTS In total, 438 patients (mean age at implant: 65.9 ± 11.2 years, 82.0% males, mean follow-up: 5.2 ± 4.0 years) were included. There were 108 (24.7%) deaths (49.1% due to heart failure) and 94.9% survived the first year. Cumulative incidence of appropriate therapy at 5-year was 31.6%. Cumulative incidence of inappropriate shock at 5-year was 9.1%. A total of 98 complications requiring surgical intervention occurred (annual rate: 4.3%). In total, 236 patients with primary prevention due to ischemic (61.9%) or nonischemic (38.1%) CM were included. During a mean follow-up of 3.9 ± 2.5 years, for appropriate therapy, there was no significant difference (P = .985) between ischemic (cumulative incidence at 1, 3, and 5 years: 6.4%, 17.1%, and 19.6%) and nonischemic CM (cumulative incidence at 1, 3, and 5 years: 5.6%, 13.6%, and 24.4%). CONCLUSION Ischemic and nonischemic CM confer similar risk of ventricular arrhythmia. This supports current guidelines regarding primary-prevention ICD. Short-term survival is excellent but complications remain a problem.
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- Gustav Mattsson
- Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/Region Gävleborg, Gävle, SE- 801 87, Sweden
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- Centre for Research and Development, Uppsala University/Region Gävleborg, Gävle, SE- 801 87, Sweden.,Cardiology Research Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SE-171 76, Sweden
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Griffiths RI, Amorosi SL, Jacobsen CM, McBee PJ, Menzin J, Reynolds MR. Costs and complications associated with transvenous lead reoperation in cardiac implantable electronic devices. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2020; 31:503-511. [DOI: 10.1111/jce.14337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Robert I. Griffiths
- Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health SciencesUniversity of Oxford Oxford UK
- Health Economics and Outcomes ResearchBoston Health Economics Inc. Boston Massachusetts
- Health Economics Center of ExcellenceBoston Scientific Corporation Marlborough Massachusetts
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- Health Economics Center of ExcellenceBoston Scientific Corporation Marlborough Massachusetts
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- Health Economics Center of ExcellenceBoston Scientific Corporation Marlborough Massachusetts
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- Health Economics and Outcomes ResearchBoston Health Economics Inc. Boston Massachusetts
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- Health Economics and Outcomes ResearchBoston Health Economics Inc. Boston Massachusetts
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- Economics & Quality of Life ResearchBaim Institute for Clinical Research Boston Massachusetts
- Cardiology DivisionLahey Hospital and Medical Center Burlington Massachusetts
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