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Should Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) Be the Standard Treatment for Patients with Symptomatic Atrioventricular Block Who Require Pacing? Review current clinical trials aimed at establishing the optimal pacing modality in these patients groups.

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  • Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is characterized by unco-ordinated atrial activation with consequent loss of atrial mechanical function. In developed...
  • A range of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) have been identified and the probability of adverse cardiovascular events over the subsequent 10 years can be predicted using tools such as...

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News Round Up from AHA Scientific Sessions 2008 - November 10th

Implantable Defibrillators, Pacemakers Affected By MP3 Headphones10 Nov 2008Headphones for MP3 players placed within an inch of pacemakers and...

First Month Critical for Heart Attack Survivors

Sudden cardiac death can happen when the heart's electrical system malfunctions; if treatment - cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation -...

Mortality and Stroke Reduction After Successful Catheter Ablation for High-risk Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Over the past decade, catheter ablation has emerged as a promising approach for treating AF, and is now a commonly performed ablation procedure in...

Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation

Natural History of Atrial Fibrillation in the Era of Catheter AblationAt present, there are no prospective studies on AF progression and associated...

Treatment of Fetal and Neonatal Arrhythmias

Fetal ArrhythmiasFetal arrhythmias are noted in only 1–2% of all pregnancies and can be categorized by rate and regularity. Almost all arrhythmias...

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