Search Results - "LAWO, THOMAS"
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Catheter Ablation of Electrical Storm in a Collaborative Hospital Network
Published in The American journal of cardiology (15-07-2011)“…An electrical storm (ES) is defined as multiple ventricular arrhythmia episodes leading to implantable cardioverter defibrillator interventions. Although…”
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One-Year Results of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Severe Symptomatic Aortic Valve Stenosis
Published in The American journal of cardiology (01-06-2011)“…Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative therapy for symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis in high-risk patients with several…”
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Comparison of infection and complication rates associated with transvenous vs. subcutaneous defibrillators in patients with stage 4 chronic kidney disease: a multicenter long-term retrospective follow-up
Published in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine (10-04-2024)“…Patients with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at higher risk of infections and complications from cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED)…”
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Cardiac contractility modulation in heart failure patients: Randomized comparison of signal delivery through one vs. two ventricular leads
Published in Journal of cardiology (01-01-2017)“…Abstract Background Cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) is an electrical stimulation treatment for symptomatic heart failure (HF) patients. The procedure…”
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How good are experienced interventional cardiologists at predicting the functional significance of intermediate or equivocal left main coronary artery stenoses?
Published in International journal of cardiology (21-08-2007)“…Abstract Background Decisions for coronary revascularisation are frequently based on visual assessment of the severity of a stenosis. In patients with…”
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Shift in the pattern of autonomic atrial innervation in subjects with persistent atrial fibrillation
Published in Heart rhythm (01-09-2011)“…Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a multifactorial disease of the atria. Objective We studied the differences in the atrial autonomic innervation pattern…”
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Usefulness of a Limited Linear Ablation of Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Tachycardia Using a Standardized Approach Based on Sinus Rhythm Mapping
Published in The American journal of cardiology (01-05-2010)“…The ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) can be achieved using anatomically guided approaches using differentiated mapping and ablation techniques. The aim…”
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Human Histopathology of Electroanatomic Mapping After Cooled‐Tip Radiofrequency Ablation to Treat Ventricular Tachycardia in Remote Myocardial Infarction
Published in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (01-11-2005)“…Introduction: Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in remote myocardial infarction (MI) often requires excessive mapping procedures. Documentation…”
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Non-invasive determination of the optimized atrioventricular delay in patients with implanted biventricular pacing devices
Published in Indian pacing and electrophysiology journal (01-02-2010)“…Biventricular (BiV) is extensively used in the treatment of congestive heart failure but so far no recommendations for optimized programming of…”
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Cardiac contractility modulation treatment in patients with symptomatic heart failure despite optimal medical therapy and cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT)
Published in International journal of cardiology (15-02-2019)“…A significant proportion of patients receiving CRT are non-responders. We evaluated the efficacy of Cardiac Contractility Modulation in subjects with reduced…”
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Long-term survival with Cardiac Contractility Modulation in patients with NYHA II or III symptoms and normal QRS duration
Published in International journal of cardiology (15-04-2016)“…Abstract Aims Cardiac Contractility Modulation (CCM) is a treatment for heart failure based on electrical signals applied during the absolute refractory…”
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Left atrial versus bi-atrial maze operation using intraoperatively cooled-tip radiofrequency ablation in patients undergoing open-heart surgery
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (01-05-2002)“…We sought to determine whether limited left atrial Maze surgery encircling each of the pulmonary veins, using cooled-tip radiofrequency (RF) ablation, is as…”
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Acute coronary occlusion with vs. without ST elevation: impact on procedural outcomes and long-term all-cause mortality
Published in European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes (08-08-2024)“…Abstract Background Acute total occlusion (ATO) is diagnosed in a substantial proportion of patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). We…”
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Subcutaneous versus Transvenous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease Requiring Dialysis: Extended Long-Term Retrospective Multicenter Follow-Up
Published in Journal of personalized medicine (17-08-2024)“…Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) prevent sudden cardiac death (SCD). Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis are at a very…”
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Effectiveness of single‐ vs dual‐coil implantable defibrillator leads: An observational analysis from the SIMPLE study
Published in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (01-07-2019)“…Introduction Dual‐coil leads (DC‐leads) were the standard of choice since the first nonthoracotomy implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD). We used…”
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Randomized, double blind study of non-excitatory, cardiac contractility modulation electrical impulses for symptomatic heart failure
Published in European heart journal (01-04-2008)“…Aims We performed a randomized, double blind, crossover study of cardiac contractility modulation (CCM) signals in heart failure patients. Methods and results…”
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Implantable Defibrillators With Enhanced Detection Algorithms: Detection Performance and Safety Results from the PainFree SST Study
Published in Pacing and clinical electrophysiology (01-09-2014)“…Background Implantable defibrillators (ICD) are highly effective in reducing arrhythmia‐related mortality. ICD shock therapy has been shown to increase…”
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Hyperfibrinogenemia increases the risk of cardiac events after coronary artery stenting
Published in Heart and vessels (01-01-2000)“…Primary success rates, and the angiographic and clinical outcome after percutaneous coronary intervention, are influenced by many different factors. Clinical…”
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A Comparison of Chronaxies for Ventricular Fibrillation Induction, Defibrillation, and Cardiac Stimulation: Unexpected Findings and Their Implications
Published in Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (01-03-2009)“…Fibrillation Induction Chronaxie and Its Implications. Introduction: A low‐energy (≤ 4 J) cardioversion shock (LEC) either terminates reentrant ventricular…”
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Electrical signals applied during the absolute refractory period : An investigational treatment for advanced heart failure in patients with normal QRS duration
Published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology (20-12-2005)“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy has been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with systolic ventricular dysfunction, prolonged (>120 ms) QRS…”
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