Catheter-related and Clinical Complications Associated with Contact Force-Sensing Irrigated Ablation Catheter
Jalaj Garg
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Congratulation! Solve-CRT team studying effects of endocardial LV pacing on MR. ⁦David R. Axline, MD, FACC⁩ ⁦Viviana Navas, MD⁩ ⁦Rahul Bhardwaj⁩ ⁦Roberto J. Cubeddu, MD⁩ ⁦NCH Rooney Heart Institute⁩

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New-Generation Electronic Appliances & Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: a Systematic Literature Review of Mechanisms and In Vivo Studies

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by Jakrin “Joe” Kewcharoen MD, Kuldeep Shah, Rahul Bhardwaj, Tahmeed Contractor, Mohit K.

We present the first evaluation of the impact of CF and PFA integrated in the PF index formula to guide PFA ablation in the ventricular swine heart Jonathan Hsu, MD Rahul Bhardwaj Xiaodong Zhang (Andy), MD, PhD, FHRS, FACC @Grupposovito @luigidibiasemd #AHAJournals #Epeeps
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Safety of Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Undergoing Left Ventricular Arrhythmia Ablation

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by Jakrin “Joe” Kewcharoen MD Kuldeep Shah Ravi Mandapati, Rahul Bhardwaj Mohit Turagam Tahmeed Contractor DJ Lakkireddy & Jalaj Garg

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We present the first randomized pre-clinical study showing that CF-guided point-by-point PFA leads to safe and durable lesion formation in swine atria Rahul Bhardwaj Xiaodong Zhang (Andy), MD, PhD, FHRS, FACC @luigidibiasemd #AHAJournals #Epeeps
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Catheter Ablation of AFib in Elderly & Very Elderly Pts: Safety, Outcomes, & QoL

by Chadi Tabaja Arwa Younis MD Pasquale Santangeli Medhat Farwati Mandeep Bhargava H Nakagawa Oussama Wazni & Ayman Hussein MD

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#epeeps We have an amazing agenda and line up tomorrow 10/13 and Saturday 10/14. Brilliant minds from around the world speaking about VT. VT Symposium #vtsymposium Heart Rhythm Society Penn Medicine

📢 ACC, HFSA, HRS & SCAI are uniting to pursue the creation of a new board for CV medicine. The new Board will replace the current MOC approach w/ a pathway to continuous certification & competency, offering credit for the learning physicians currently do. bit.ly/3LUZj9d

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Original Article: Catheter Ablation in End-Stage Heart Failure with Atrial Fibrillation (CASTLE HTx trial) nej.md/3YPUhzO

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Late breaking at #ESCCongress :

In a randomized trial involving patients with advanced heart failure and atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation decreased the risk of cardiovascular events at a median of 18 months.

Read the full CASTLE HTx trial results: nej.md/3YPUhzO

EPAF is firmly opposed to the ABIM Foundation Maintenance of Certification program. Thank you SCAI Now for standing up for your members. We hope that American College of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, and AHA Science follow SCAI's lead. #EndMOC

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👉 mice are highly susceptible to AF in association with atrial electrical and structural remodeling
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Vivek Reddy presents from non-randomized studies re: #LAAO showing potential mortality benefit -

❓Is it because LAAO decreases thrombotic burden and thus size / severity of #stroke ?

❓Do #DOACs predispose to superimposed bleeding?

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