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Pacemaker lead surveillance and failure: Is there a signal in the noise? by Sterns, Laurence D.

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Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation versus Escalation of Antiarrhythmic Drugs by Sapp, John L, Wells, George A, Parkash, Ratika, Stevenson, William G, Blier, Louis, Sarrazin, Jean-Francois, Thibault, Bernard, Rivard, Lena, Gula, Lorne, Leong-Sit, Peter, Essebag, Vidal, Nery, Pablo B, Tung, Stanley K, Raymond, Jean-Marc, Sterns, Laurence D, Veenhuyzen, George D, Healey, Jeff S, Redfearn, Damian, Roux, Jean-Francois, Tang, Anthony S.L

“…In patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy and an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator who had ventricular tachycardia, catheter ablation was associated with a…”
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Radiofrequency Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs as First-Line Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (RAAFT-2): A Randomized Trial by Morillo, Carlos A, Verma, Atul, Connolly, Stuart J, Kuck, Karl H, Nair, Girish M, Champagne, Jean, Sterns, Laurence D, Beresh, Heather, Healey, Jeffrey S, Natale, Andrea

“…IMPORTANCE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common rhythm disorder seen in clinical practice. Antiarrhythmic drugs are effective for reduction of…”
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Low inappropriate shock rates in patients with single- and dual/triple-chamber implantable cardioverter-defibrillators using a novel suite of detection algorithms: PainFree SST trial primary results by Auricchio, Angelo, MD, PhD, Schloss, Edward J., MD, FHRS, Kurita, Takashi, MD, Meijer, Albert, MD, Gerritse, Bart, PhD, Zweibel, Steven, MD, FHRS, AlSmadi, Faisal M., MD, FHRS, Leng, Charles T., MD, Sterns, Laurence D., MD

“…Background The benefits of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) have been well demonstrated in many clinical trials, and ICD shocks for ventricular…”
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Antitachycardia pacing success in implantable cardioverter-defibrillators by patient, device, and programming characteristics by Sterns, Laurence D., Auricchio, Angelo, Schloss, Edward J., Lexcen, Dan, Jacobsen, Luke, DeGroot, Paul, Molan, Amy, Kurita, Takashi

“…Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) is an established implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy that terminates ventricular tachycardias (VTs) without…”
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Defibrillator shocks and their effect on objective and subjective patient outcomes: Results of the PainFree SST clinical trial by Sears, Samuel F., Rosman, Lindsey, Sasaki, Shingo, Kondo, Yusuke, Sterns, Laurence D., Schloss, Edward J., Kurita, Takashi, Meijer, Albert, Raijmakers, Judith, Gerritse, Bart, Auricchio, Angelo

“…The effect of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shock on device-measured activity and patient-reported outcomes is unknown. The purpose of this…”
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Reply to the Editor—Programming more ATP sequences is not a case of no harm, no foul by Sterns, Laurence D., Auricchio, Angelo, Schloss, Edward J., Lexcen, Dan, Jacobsen, Luke, DeGroot, Paul, Molan, Amy, Kurita, Takashi

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Comparative effectiveness of ventricular tachycardia ablation vs. escalated antiarrhythmic drug therapy by location of myocardial infarction: a sub-study of the VANISH trial by Samuel, Michelle, Rivard, Lena, Nault, Isabelle, Gula, Lorne, Essebag, Vidal, Parkash, Ratika, Sterns, Laurence D, Khairy, Paul, Sapp, John L

“…Complexity of the ventricular tachycardia (VT) substrate and the size and thickness of infarction area border zones differ based on location of myocardial…”
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First Randomized, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Study of Self-Administered Intranasal Etripamil for Acute Conversion of Spontaneous Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (NODE-301) by Stambler, Bruce S., Plat, Francis, Sager, Philip T., Shardonofsky, Silvia, Wight, Douglas, Potvin, Diane, Pandey, A. Shekhar, Ip, James E., Coutu, Benoit, Mondésert, Blandine, Sterns, Laurence D., Bennett, Matthew, Anderson, Jeffrey L., Damle, Roger, Haberman, Ronald, Camm, A. John

“…Pharmacologic termination of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) often requires medically supervised intervention. Intranasal etripamil, is an…”
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Inappropriate shocks in single-chamber and subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Auricchio, Angelo, Hudnall, J Harrison, Schloss, Edward J, Sterns, Laurence D, Kurita, Takashi, Meijer, Albert, Fagan, Dedra H, Rogers, Tyson

“…Single-chamber (VR-ICD) and subcutaneous (S-ICD) implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are effective to protect patients against sudden death but expose them…”
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Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society 2016 Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Guidelines by Bennett, Matthew, Parkash, Ratika, Nery, Pablo, Sénéchal, Mario, Mondesert, Blandine, Birnie, David, Sterns, Laurence D., Rinne, Claus, Exner, Derek, Philippon, François, Campbell, Debra, Cox, Jafna, Dorian, Paul, Essebag, Vidal, Krahn, Andrew, Manlucu, Jaimie, Molin, Franck, Slawnych, Michael, Talajic, Mario

“…Sudden cardiac death is a major public health issue in Canada. However, despite the overwhelming evidence to support the use of implantable cardioverter…”
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Ventricular tachycardia characteristics and outcomes with catheter ablation vs. antiarrhythmic therapy: insights from the VANISH trial by Deyell, Marc W, Doucette, Steve, Parkash, Ratika, Nault, Isabelle, Gula, Lorne, Gray, Christopher, Gardner, Martin, Sterns, Laurence D, Healey, Jeff S, Essebag, Vidal, Sapp, John L

“…Catheter ablation is superior to escalated antiarrhythmic drugs among patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) and prior myocardial infarction (MI). However,…”
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Performance evaluation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators with SmartShock technology in patients with inherited arrhythmogenic diseases by Auricchio, Angelo, Sterns, Laurence D., Schloss, Edward J., Gerritse, Bart, Lexcen, Daniel R., Molan, Amy M., Kurita, Takashi

“…Patients with inherited arrhythmogenic diseases (IADs) are often prescribed preventative implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to manage their…”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Resynchronization–Defibrillation for Heart Failure by Sapp, John L., Sivakumaran, Soori, Redpath, Calum J., Khan, Habib, Parkash, Ratika, Exner, Derek V., Healey, Jeff S., Thibault, Bernard, Sterns, Laurence D., Lam, Nhat Hung N., Manlucu, Jaimie, Mokhtar, Ahmed, Sumner, Glen, McKinlay, Stuart, Kimber, Shane, Mondesert, Blandine, Talajic, Mario, Rouleau, Jean, McCarron, C. Elizabeth, Wells, George, Tang, Anthony S. L.

“…Follow-up at a median of nearly 14 years showed a survival benefit for patients who received cardiac resynchronization with a defibrillator as compared with…”
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Sex-specific outcomes after catheter ablation for persistent AF by Segan, Louise, Chieng, David, Crowley, Rose, William, Jeremy, Sugumar, Hariharan, Ling, Liang-Han, Hawson, Joshua, Prabhu, Sandeep, Voskoboinik, Aleksandr, Morton, Joseph B, Lee, Geoffrey, Sterns, Laurence D, Ginks, Matthew, Sanders, Prashanthan, Kalman, Jonathan M, Kistler, Peter M

“…Sex-specific outcomes after catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) have reported conflicting findings. We examined the impact of female sex on…”
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Efficacy and Safety of Same-Day Discharge for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation by Deyell, Marc W., Leather, Richard A., Macle, Laurent, Forman, Jacqueline, Khairy, Paul, Zhang, Ruth, Ding, Lillian, Chakrabarti, Santabhanu, Yeung-Lai-Wah, John A., Lane, Christopher, Novak, Paul G., Sterns, Laurence D., Bennett, Matthew T., Laksman, Zachary W., Sikkel, Markus B., Andrade, Jason G.

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, health care utilization, and safety of a same-day discharge protocol. Catheter ablation of atrial…”
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Mexiletine or catheter ablation after amiodarone failure in the VANISH trial by Deyell, Marc W., Steinberg, Christian, Doucette, Steve, Parkash, Ratika, Nault, Isabelle, Gray, Chris, Essebag, Vidal, Gardner, Martin, Sterns, Laurence D., Healey, Jeff S., Hruczkowski, Tomasz, Rivard, Lena, Leong‐Sit, Peter, Nery, Pablo B., Sapp, John L.

“…Introduction In patients with ischemic heart disease and ventricular tachycardia (VT) refractory to high dose amiodarone, the two most common therapeutic…”
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Extended detection time to reduce shocks is safe in secondary prevention patients: The secondary prevention substudy of PainFree SST by Sterns, Laurence D., MD, Meine, Mathias, MD, Kurita, Takashi, MD, PhD, Meijer, Albert, MD, Auricchio, Angelo, MD, PhD, Ando, Kenji, MD, Leng, Charles T., MD, Okumura, Ken, MD, Sapp, John L., MD, FHRS, Brown, Mark L., PhD, Lexcen, Daniel R., PhD, Gerritse, Bart, PhD, Schloss, Edward J., MD, FHRS

“…Background Prolonged ventricular fibrillation (VF) detection has been shown to reduce implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapies and improve…”
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Augmented wide area circumferential catheter ablation for reduction of atrial fibrillation recurrence (AWARE) trial: Design and rationale by Nair, Girish M, Birnie, David H, Wells, George A, Nery, Pablo B, Redpath, Calum J, Sarrazin, Jean-Francois, Roux, Jean-Francois, Parkash, Ratika, Bernier, Martin, Sterns, Laurence D., Novak, Paul, Veenhuyzen, George, Morillo, Carlos A., Singh, Sheldon M., Sturmer, Marcio, Chauhan, Vijay S., Angaran, Paul, Essebag, Vidal

“…Recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after a pulmonary vein isolation procedure is often due to electrical reconnection of the pulmonary veins. Repeat…”
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A comparison of empiric to physician-tailored programming of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators : Results from the prospective randomized multicenter EMPIRIC trial by WILKOFF, Bruce L, OUSDIGIAN, Kevin T, STERNS, Laurence D, WANG, Zengri J, WILSON, Ryan D, MORGAN, John M

“…The purpose of this randomized study was to determine whether a strategically chosen standardized set of programmable settings is at least as effective as…”
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