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Electrocardiographic pattern as a guide for management and radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardiaHildegard Tanner
Swiss Cardiovascular Center Bern, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
Cardiology 103:30-6. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: The analysis of ECG pattern makes it possible to guide the management of patients with idiopathic VT in predicting the arrhythmias that can be safely targeted with RF ablation from the RVOT with high success rates...
Altered left ventricular contraction pattern during right ventricular pacing: assessment using real-time three-dimensional echocardiographyThomas Wolber
Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 34:76-81. 2011..We performed a real-time 3D echocardiographic (RT3DE) study to assess global and regional left ventricular function during RVA pacing...- Heart obeys the brain: seizure ceases cardiac rhythmThomas Wolber
Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Service, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 33:e72-5. 2010..This case illustrates that ictal asystole may occur in patients with electrically normal hearts. We provide pathophysiologic considerations and discuss therapeutic options... - Patient satisfaction and clinical outcome following outpatient radiofrequency catheter ablation of supraventricular tachycardiaThomas Wolber
Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, Univesity Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Med Wkly 140:52-6. 2010..The aim of this study was to assess patient satisfaction in patients with supraventricular tachycardia following catheter ablation on an outpatient basis... - Should routine echocardiography be performed in all patients with stroke?Thomas Wolber
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 16:1-7. 2007..However, the value of routine use of echocardiography for this task remains controversial. We evaluated the diagnostic yield of echocardiography in unselected patients with acute ischemic stroke... - Potential interference of small neodymium magnets with cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorsThomas Wolber
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital, Zurich
Heart Rhythm 4:1-4. 2007..Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets, which are small in size but produce strong magnetic fields, have become widely available in recent years. Therefore, NdFeB magnets may be associated with an emerging risk of device interference... - Wavelet-based tachycardia discrimination in ICDs: Impact of posture and electrogram configurationThomas Wolber
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 29:1255-60. 2006..In this study, we evaluated the performance of the wavelet algorithm using various electrogram (EGM) configurations during different body positions... - Integration of B-type natriuretic peptide levels with clinical data and exercise testing for predicting coronary artery diseaseThomas Wolber
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Am J Cardiol 98:764-7. 2006..35 (95% CI 0.22 to 0.57). In conclusion, a diagnostic score combining exercise testing, clinical data, and serum BNP values at rest can distinguish patients with CAD from those without CAD with high accuracy... - N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide used for the prediction of coronary artery stenosisT Wolber
Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Eur J Clin Invest 37:18-25. 2007..It might also be valuable for non-invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease... - Electrophysiological findings in patients with isolated left ventricular non-compactionJan Steffel
Clinic for Cardiology, Cardiovascular Center, University Hospital Zurich, and Center for Integrative Human Physiology, University of Zurich, Ramistrasse 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Europace 11:1193-200. 2009..Patients with isolated left ventricular non-compaction (IVNC) are at high risk for developing ventricular tachyarrhythmias. However, no analysis of invasive electrophysiological (EP) findings in these patients has yet been performed... - Predictors of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy during long-term follow-up of patients with coronary artery diseaseJohannes Blumer
Arrhythmia Service, Cardiovascular Division, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Int Heart J 50:313-21. 2009.... - Long-term predictors of mortality in ICD patients with non-ischaemic cardiac disease: impact of renal functionThomy Schefer
Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital Zurich, Raemistr 100, CH 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Europace 10:1052-9. 2008..In this study, we aimed at determining the long-term benefit of ICD therapy among patients with dilated CMP (DCM) and among those with other non-ischaemic cardiac diseases (NICDs)... - Interference of neodymium magnets with cardiac pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: an in vitro studySalome Ryf
Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Technol Health Care 16:13-8. 2008..Patient education and product declarations should include information about the risk associated with these magnets... - B-type natriuretic peptide kinetics and cardiopulmonary exercise testing in heart failureMicha Maeder
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Switzerland
Int J Cardiol 120:391-8. 2007.... - Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in mild heart failure: impact of the mode of exercise on established prognostic predictorsMicha Tobias Maeder
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
Cardiology 110:135-41. 2008..However, treadmill exercise has been shown to elicit higher peak VO(2) values than bicycle exercise. We sought to assess whether the VE/VCO(2) slope and HRR in HF also depend on the exercise mode... - A nomogram to select the optimal treadmill ramp protocol in subjects with high exercise capacity: validation and comparison with the Bruce protocolMicha Maeder
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital, St Gallen, Switzerland
J Cardiopulm Rehabil 26:16-23. 2006..However, previous methods to determine individualized ramp rates and comparisons between ramp and standardized protocols have been limited to clinically referred populations... - Aortopulmonary fistula occurring 4 years after replacement of the ascending aortaMicha T Maeder
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Switzerland
Ann Thorac Surg 81:e18-20. 2006..The shunt occurred 4 years after aortic valve and supracoronary graft replacement and was diagnosed by transesophageal contrast echocardiography. After redo surgery the patient made an uneventful recovery... - Normal range of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide: a note of cautionThomas Wolber
Eur Heart J 27:622; author reply 622-3. 2006 - Impact of the exercise mode on exercise capacity: bicycle testing revisitedMicha Maeder
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, CH 9007 St Gallen, Switzerland
Chest 128:2804-11. 2005..The corresponding bicycle work capacity nomogram (in watts) was derived by the following equation: (METs nomogram - 1) x body weight/3.486... - Transient left ventricular "hypertrophy" in a woman with meningoencephalitisMicha Maeder
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital St Gallen, Switzerland
Echocardiography 23:582-4. 2006..The serial echocardiograms along with a positive cardiac troponin led to the diagnosis of myocarditis, which can very rarely present with the echocardiographic picture of severe left ventricular thickening...