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..In this setting, active surveillance with echocardiography-based screening might become very important...

..This approach is known to be associated with significant patient satisfaction and cost savings and can be considered a first-line option in most patients who undergo routine ablation procedures...

..We measured the proportion of intravascular leads, which can be extracted by simple traction versus with newer techniques, and examined the overall safety and success rate of lead extractions...

..Despite marked global differences in the prevalence of rheumatic heart disease, little is known about geographic variations in the characteristics of patients with severe mitral stenosis...

..We hypothesized that echocardiographic screening of all surveyed children would show a significantly higher prevalence of rheumatic heart disease...

..We report the case of a middle-aged black man presented with angina pectoris and found to have a large coronary fistula between the left main stem and the right ventricle. The fistula was occluded using transcatheter coils...

..This study aimed to define the current prognosis of these conduction disorders...

..We hypothesized that adding morphological features to diagnostic criteria might have significant consequences in terms of case detection rates...

..In the present paper, we examined the safety of withholding the implantation of pacing systems in selected patients...

..Although such data are available for young competitive athletes, the prevalence, characteristics, and outcome of sports-related sudden death have not been assessed previously in the general population...

..02). In conclusion, this first prospective electrogram-based evaluation of AT incidence demonstrated that 27% of patients developed > or =1 episode of sustained AT lasting > or =5 minutes in the 12 months after CRT-P device implantation...

..We report a 20-year-old man with acute mitral prosthesis endocarditis complicated by valve desinsertion. In developing countries, the lack of surgical facilities makes management of these complications difficult...

..We also discuss the proximity of the main left coronary artery, which requires particular attention and the need to perform coronary angiography before ablation...

..Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, with secondary atrial pressure elevation, is a well-known concept. On the contrary, effect of left atrial compliance on pulmonary pressure is rarely considered...

..We sought to assess the 24-month total and cause-specific mortality rates and their predictors in "real life" patients with an ICD...

..After returning to sinus rhythm will arise the question of anticoagulation and antiarrhythmic drugs treatments that will be most often long-term pursued...

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..We sought to determine whether the presentation and prognosis of children with complete atrioventricular block (CAVB) were related to maternal antibody status...

..Assessment of these differential characteristics is of importance for prenatal counseling...

..There are no recent data concerning the delivery rate and etiology of appropriate ICD therapies in routine medical care...

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..However, the impact of AF ablation on the implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) indication has never been specifically addressed...

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..Anticoagulation treatment is indicated in most cases. Radiofrequency ablation by pulmonary vein isolation is an unquestionably innovative treatment but is reserved for selected patients...

..However, other noninvasive markers such as heart rate variability and T wave alternans are of interest in sudden cardiac death risk stratification after myocardial infarction...

..Hemodynamic improvement based only on AV delay, guided by echocardiography and ECG, brought about a dramatic improvement in the situation. We discuss the pathophysiology of electrical storm occurring immediately after LV pacing...

..This case emphasizes the interest of considering 12-lead electrocardiogram during management of patients with CRT...

..However, the risk of complete heart block (CHB) remains real ( approximately 1%) and detrimental. This study reports on a gradual power titration approach using RF energy, which allows a significant decrease in CHB occurrence...

..Computed tomography, especially with contrast image enhancement, usually shows the aortic anatomy with great clarity and distinguishes a ruptured aortic aneurysm from an acute aortic syndrome...

..Sinus rhythm maintenance may be obtained by pulmonary vein isolation. The other possibility is the ablation of atrio-ventricular node with implantation of a pacemaker, technique which is reserved to selected patients...

..Typical clinical aspect of the disease shows striking ascites, regardless of which ventricle is involved, contrasting with little or no peripheral edema...

..Myxedematous pericardial effusions, occurring in about one-third of patients with hypothyroidism, usually do not cause symptoms and regress slowly with hormonal treatment. We report a cardiac tamponade inaugural of a Hashimoto's disease...

..Early detection of these cardiac diseases in children is important in order to prevent serious complications and to institute endocarditis prevention...

..This case and the review of the literature emphasize that in case of non-occlusive coronary dissection, a conservative approach with a careful follow-up may be a strategy to consider...