Showing papers in "Journal of Arrhythmia in 2017"

TL;DR: The Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society aimed to update the available information, and appointed the Practice Guideline sub‐committee to write a consensus statement regarding stroke prevention in AF, which includes details of the updated recommendations, along with their background and rationale, focusing on data from the Asia Pacific region.

TL;DR: The next generation of teachers and researchers will shape the future of teaching and learning in the developing world through a generation of interpreters and interpreters.

TL;DR: Large‐scale investigations on the use of oral anticoagulants including direct oral anti-fibrillation drugs (DOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation have not included Japanese patients.

TL;DR: The causes of syncope that are associated with increased SCD risk (i.e., sudden arrhythmic cardiac death), and the management of patients and the limitations of the understanding of SCD in relation to syncope are discussed.

TL;DR: Current literature reveals three types of paroxysmal atrioventricular block (AVB) that can cause syncope:

TL;DR: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of catechin and epicatechin to modulate mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage caused by AMD in human lung fibroblast cells (MRC‐5).

TL;DR: Right ventricular perforation is a rare but serious complication of permanent pacemaker and implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator implantation, with a reported prevalence rate of 0.1–6%.

TL;DR: Dabigatran is a direct thrombin inhibitor used to decrease the risk of ischemic stroke in patients with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) because of its adverse effects on the gastrointestinal tract.

TL;DR: The usefulness of ambulatory ECG monitoring devices, especially of ELR, for evaluating Japanese patients with T‐LOC and other potentially arrhythmia‐related symptoms is reviewed.

TL;DR: Management includes, in general terms, patient education, avoidance of circumstances in which syncope is likely, increase in fluid and salt consumption, and physical counter‐pressure maneuvers.

TL;DR: The use of an implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (ICD) backup method could prolong the long‐term survival, especially of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy, even in the presence of CRT.

TL;DR: A retrospective cohort study of patients with NVAF who were newly treated with DOACs in a real‐world clinical setting found that direct oral anticoagulants have been developed for stroke prevention in patients with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation.

TL;DR: The cardiac implantable device committee of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society reassessed the risk of driving for ICD patients based on the literature and domestic data and presented updated Japanese driving restrictions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed that implantable cardioverter/defibrillator therapy should be considered in patients who are at high risk for recurrence of syncope due to a fatal arrhythmia triggered by coronary spasm, despite appropriate medical therapy.

TL;DR: This work assessed the prevalence and predictive factors of PE that require invasive treatment as an early complication of AF ablation.

TL;DR: It is hypothesized that fibrosis would slow impulse propagation and increase dispersion of ventricular repolarization, resulting in increased QTc dispersion on surface electrocardiogram (ECG) and ventricular arrhythmias.

TL;DR: Increased red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of red cell size variability, has been associated with increased mortality in multiple cardiovascular diseases, but whether RDW is associated withIncreased mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation remains unknown.

TL;DR: Evaluated the relationship between VR during cryoballoon catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and ANS modulation by evaluating epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) locations and heart rate variability (HRV) analysis.

TL;DR: A study comparing left atrial (LA) electroanatomic maps obtained during sinus rhythm between patients with paroxysmal AF (PAF) and patients with persistent AF (PerAF) to gain insight into these mechanisms.

TL;DR: The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the existing data regarding the impact of baseline renal function on all‐cause mortality in patients who underwent CRT.

TL;DR: Cardiac sarcoidosis, characterized by myocardial inflammation and interstitial fibrosis that can lead to conduction system disturbance and macro re‐entrant arrhythmias, should be considered in differential diagnosis of BVT.

TL;DR: A retrospective observational study is conducted to analyze the correlation between the CHADS2 score, the modified CHA2DS2‐VASc (mCHA2 DS2‐ VASc) score, and the incidence of all‐cause death and congestive heart failure (CHF).

TL;DR: Although the patient did not tolerate the induced clinical ventricular tachycardia, 35‐second‐mapping in the scar zone with the Orion catheter demonstrated the VT circuit with the critical isthmus, showing the possibility of the new ultra‐high density mapping system in a specific ischemic VT patient.

TL;DR: The diagnostic yield of ELR in patients with syncope was similar to that with ILR within the same timeframe, so ELR could be considered for long‐term ECG monitoring before a patient switches to using ILR.

TL;DR: The pre‐ejection period (PEP) and left ventricular ejection time (LVET) are easily measured by impedance cardiography (ICG) and it is hypothesized that the PEP/LVET measured by ICG would correlate with that measured by echocardiography, and would be useful for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) optimization.

TL;DR: Percutaneous transcatheter radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation with remote controlled magnetic navigation with remotecontrolled magnetic navigation has been shown to reduce radiation exposure to patients and physicians compared with conventional manual ablation techniques.

TL;DR: Cardiac troponin T (cTnT) has been reported to be associated with cardiac mortality and may be a cause for concern in patients with a history of heart failure.

TL;DR: The ability of dabigatran to prevent thromboembolism is comparable to that of warfarin; however, the major bleeding rate is lower with dabig atran in “real-world” NVAF patients.

TL;DR: Basket Catheters, such as the High Density Mesh Mapper (HDMM), with its high‐density mapping properties, could detect Pulmonary Vein Potentials (PVPs) that the octapolar AC would not be able to identify.