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Acute and mid-term outcomes of transvenous implant of a new left ventricular quadripolar lead versus bipolar leads for cardiac resynchronization therapy: results from a single-center prospective databaseMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Cardiol J 19:470-8. 2012..Cardiac resynchronization exhibits a high incidence of problems involving the LV lead when conventional leads are used, and these problems may be minimized by using multipolar leads...
Renal artery thrombosis following an inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shockMiguel A Arias
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 35:e263-4. 2012..We report on a case of renal artery thrombosis, following an inappropriate implantable cardioverter defibrillator shock...
Ventriculoatrial conduction in complete atrioventricular blockMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
J Electrocardiol 45:391-3. 2012..The case of a patient with complete atrioventricular block with capability of rapid ventriculoatrial conduction with unusual behavior is presented. Potential mechanisms are discussed...
Coronary sinus lead fragmentation and migrationMiguel A Arias
Unidad de Arritmias y Electrofisiología Cardiaca, Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 35:e149. 2012..He was admitted for surgical revision of the system due to coronary sinus lead failure. Percutaneous extraction of the lead was performed but an unusual complication related to the damaged lead occurred with relatively positive outcomes...
Better ventricular synchronization via an accessory pathwayMiguel A Arias
Arrhythmia Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Europace 8:616-7. 2006....
[Sprint fidelis defibrillation lead: a nine-center experience in Spain]Miguel A Arias
Servicio de Cardiologia, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Espana
Rev Esp Cardiol 64:312-8. 2011..Sprint Fidelis defibrillation leads are prone to early failure. Most of the reported series come from a single institution. This paper describes the clinical experience in nine Spanish hospitals...
Obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship to cardiac arrhythmiasMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:1006-14. 2007....
[Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias]Miguel A Arias
Hospital Virgen de la Salud Toledo, Espana
Rev Esp Cardiol 63:61-72. 2010..They were selected because of their clinical relevance and because they made a positive contribution to the continuing technological development of the invasive procedures used in cardiac electrophysiology...
Atrial overdrive pacing inducing QRS complexes of varying duration in a patient with recurrent syncope. What is the mechanism?Miguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 31:229-31. 2008
Repetitive intermittent left bundle branch blockMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen, Jaen, Spain
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 29:1306-9. 2006..Continuous 24-hour Holter monitoring revealed a broad range of repetitive intermittent LBBB grades with a rate-dependent pattern that was also associated with circadian variations...
Loss of biventricular pacing due to T-wave oversensingMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Avda Barber 30, 45004, Toledo, Spain
Europace 12:890-2. 2010..We report a case of intermittent loss of biventricular pacing due to ventricular oversensing that worsened the functional status of the patient...
Atrioventricular nodal tachycardia in a patient with anomalous inferior vena cava with azygos continuation and persistent left superior vena cavaMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 32:1357-8. 2009..A nonfluoroscopic navigation system was very useful for catheter ablation of the tachycardia in this unusual case of anomalous venous system of the heart...
[Sleep apnea-hypopnea syndromes and heart failure]Miguel A Arias
Servicio de Cardiologia, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen, Jaen, Spain
Rev Esp Cardiol 60:415-27. 2007..This review focuses on the clinical and epidemiological bases, the pathophysiological mechanisms and the therapeutic implications between HF and sleep apnea-hypopnea syndromes...
Twiddling in cardiac resynchronization therapy: 'when length matters'Miguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Planta Semisótano, Avda Barber 30, 45004 Toledo, Spain
Europace 11:535-6. 2009....
Anti-tachycardia pacing for ventricular tachycardia: good even after being badMiguel A Arias
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo 45005, Spain
Europace 9:1062-3. 2007
Ventricular tachycardia in acromegalyMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Rev Port Cardiol 30:223-6. 2011..We report on an acromegalic patient presenting with documented recurrent syncopal ventricular tachycardia...
Three-dimensional nonfluoroscopic guidance for right coronary cusp ventricular tachycardia ablationMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Heart Rhythm 5:326-7. 2008
Response to overdrive pacing during regular paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: what is the tachycardia mechanism?Miguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Heart Rhythm 4:1464-6. 2007
Incessant ventricular tachycardia acutely controlled with intracoronary injection of radiographic contrast mediaMiguel A Arias
Arrhythmia Unit, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaen, 23007 Jaén, Spain
Am J Emerg Med 24:290-2. 2006..In both cases, the arrhythmia was acutely terminated with intracoronary administration of radiographic contrast media, allowing hemodynamic stabilization. No tachycardia recurrences occurred...
A single implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shock unmasking an electrical storm of 389 ventricular tachycardia episodes triggering device therapiesMiguel A Arias
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de Salud, 45004 Toledo, Spain
Am J Emerg Med 26:1066.e1-3. 2008....
Obstructive sleep apnoea-hypoapnoea syndrome reversibly depresses cardiac response to exerciseAlberto Alonso-Fernández
Servicio de Neumologia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Alfredo Marqueríe 11, 28034 Madrid, Spain
Eur Heart J 27:207-15. 2006....
Pulmonary hypertension in obstructive sleep apnoea: effects of continuous positive airway pressure: a randomized, controlled cross-over studyMiguel A Arias
, Hospital Universitario La Paz, , Spain
Eur Heart J 27:1106-13. 2006..CONCLUSION: Severe OSA is independently associated with PH in direct relationship with disease severity and presence of diastolic dysfunction. Application of CPAP reduces pulmonary systolic pressure levels...
Assessment of clockwise cavotricuspid isthmus block based on conduction times during transient entrainment: a prospective studyEduardo Castellanos
Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 32:734-44. 2009..This could be used to identify CTI block during ablation procedures...
Differences in ventriculoatrial intervals during entrainment and tachycardia: a simpler method for distinguishing paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia with long ventriculoatrial intervalsEsteban Gonzalez-Torrecilla
Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 22:915-21. 2011..The results were compared with those obtained using the corrected return cycle (postpacing interval-tachycardia cycle length-atrioventricular [AV] nodal delay)...
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome affects left ventricular diastolic function: effects of nasal continuous positive airway pressure in menMiguel A Arias
, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Circulation 112:375-83. 2005..Chronic application of nCPAP could avoid the progression of diastolic abnormalities, and indeed, it might reverse these alterations, at least in the initial stages before severe structural changes can be developed...
[Ventricular tachycardia ablation guided by LocaLisa system in patients with structural heart disease]Mauricio Abello
, , Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Rev Esp Cardiol 57:737-44. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: The LocaLisa system helps to delineate the reentry circuit and facilitates accurate catheter repositioning in patients with structural heart disease and ventricular tachycardia...
A single shock during an episode of ventricular tachycardia: is the device working properly?Jesús Jiménez-López
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain
Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 12:226-8. 2012..We present a patient admitted with a single ICD discharge due to an episode of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia, and an unexpected finding...
White coat hypertension in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndromeFrancisco Garcia-Rio
Servicios de Neumologia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain
Chest 125:817-22. 2004..The strength of the association between obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) and systemic hypertension could be affected by methodologic problems in the definition of hypertension...
Permanent third-degree atrioventricular block as clinical presentation of an intracardiac bronchogenic cystVirgilio Martínez-Mateo
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology Unit, Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Avda Barber 30, 45004 Toledo, Spain
Europace 10:638-40. 2008....
[Reflex transient atrioventricular block during atrial fibrillation ablation]Miguel A Arias
, Hospital La Paz, Madrid,
Rev Esp Cardiol 58:442. 2005
Syncope following cardioverter defibrillator implantation in patients with spontaneous syncopal monomorphic ventricular tachycardiaMauricio Abello
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory, Cardiology Division, La Paz University Hospital, Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid 28046, Spain
Eur Heart J 27:89-95. 2006..CONCLUSION: Syncope following ICD implantation is common in patients with SyMVT in contrast to patients with NSyMVT. Late syncope presentation supports reassessment of driving restrictions in this setting...
Association between obesity and obstructive sleep apnoeaMiguel A Arias
Eur Heart J 26:2744-5. 2005
Obesity, cardiovascular disease and obstructive sleep apneaMiguel A Arias
Am J Med 121:e13. 2008
[Heart failure, obesity and sleep apnea]Miguel A Arias
Rev Esp Cardiol 61:216-7; author reply 217-8. 2008
Heart failure with preserved ejection fractionMiguel A Arias
N Engl J Med 355:1828-9; author reply 1830-1. 2006
Obstructive sleep apnea in atrial fibrillation patientsMiguel A Arias
Int J Cardiol 110:426. 2006....
Obstructive sleep apnea in overweight subjectsMiguel A Arias
Hypertension 47:e1. 2006
Sleep apnea in heart failureMiguel A Arias
Cleve Clin J Med 73:206; author reply 206. 2006
Obstructive sleep apnea as an independent risk factor for stroke and mortalityMiguel A Arias
Stroke 37:1150; author reply 1150. 2006
Statins and diastolic heart failureMiguel A Arias
Int J Cardiol 115:91-2. 2007..We emphasize the possible clinical benefit of statins therapy in these patients...
Clinical outcomes after direct current cardioversion of atrial tachyarrhythmiasMiguel A Arias
Eur Heart J 27:1755; author reply 1755-6. 2006
Stroke, obstructive sleep apnea, and disorders of glucose metabolismMiguel A Arias
Arch Intern Med 166:1418-9; author reply 1419. 2006
Left ventricular diastolic abnormalities in obese subjectsMiguel A Arias
Chest 130:1282-3. 2006
Obstructive sleep apnea in minoritiesMiguel A Arias
Am J Med 120:e17; author reply e19. 2007
Unusual electrocardiographic presentation of typical atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardiaMiguel A Arias
Int J Cardiol 118:e48-50. 2007..Persistent 2:1 AV block during tachycardia is evident and an spontaneous ventricular premature beat during tachycardia resulted in 1:1 AV conduction...
Obesity and the risk of appropriate defibrillator therapies in MADIT II trialMiguel A Arias
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18:E19; author reply E20. 2007
[Ventricular dysfunction in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome: in search of clinical significance]Miguel A Arias
Rev Esp Cardiol 60:569-72. 2007
Atrial fibrillation, obesity, and obstructive sleep apneaMiguel A Arias
Arch Intern Med 167:1552-3; author reply 1553. 2007
Specific electrocardiographic features in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathyMiguel A Arias
Am J Emerg Med 26:106-7. 2008
Heart failure in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseMiguel A Arias
Eur Heart J 26:2743-4; author reply 2744. 2005
