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Body Biofluids for Minimally‐Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in diagnostics have accelerated the development of miniaturized wearable technologies for the continuous monitoring of diseases. This paradigm is shifting healthcare away from invasive, centralized blood tests toward decentralized monitoring, using alternative body biofluids.
Lanka Tata Rao, Chandan Kumar Mandal, Fernando Patolsky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Atrial fibrillation and its determinants after radiofrequency ablation of chronic common atrial flutter [PDF]

, 2005
Aim. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a major clinical issue and its occurrence is the main problem after catheter ablation of atrial flutter. The long-term occurrence of AFib after common atrial flutter ablation is still matter of debate as it may ...
Bortone, Agustin, Cade, Stéphane, Gervasoni, Richard, Grolleau, Robert, Leclercq, Florence, Macia, Jean Christophe, Pasquié, Jean Luc, Sedighian, Shahine   +7 more
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Antimicrobial Efficacy of a Taurolidine‐Based Antimicrobial Compound on Contaminated Surfaces Simulated in a Standardized 4‐Field Test

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
As implantable medical devices become indispensable to modern medicine, a silent threat grows alongside them: device‐associated infections. Despite decades of antibiotic innovation, infection rates keep climbing, costing lives and billions in healthcare expenses.
Benito Baldauf, Hendrik Bonnemeier, Ernest W. Lau, Jana Hummel, Reinhard Vonthein, Ojan Assadian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Figure-8 Tachycardia Confined to the Anterior Wall of the Left Atrium [PDF]

, 2004
Incisional atrial tachycardias have been described most frequently in patients with previous corrective surgery for congenital heart defects and mitral valve disease.
Jönsson, Anders, Liuba, Ioan, Walfridsson, Håkan   +2 more
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Endoscopic laser-ablation for the treatment of orthotopic and ectopic ureteroceles in dogs: 13 cases (2008-2017). [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND: Ureteroceles are a rare condition in dogs in which conventional treatments can result in substantial morbidity. Cystoscopic and fluoroscopic-guided laser ablation (CLA) of ureteroceles can successfully relieve obstruction.
Ather MH, Ettinger S, Hoffman S, Martin RA, McLoughlin MA, Ross LA, Scott RC, Stowater JL, Tobias K, Van Batavia JP   +9 more
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Smart Catheters for Diagnosis, Monitoring, and Therapy

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a comprehensive review of smart catheters, an emerging class of medical devices that integrate embedded sensors, robotics, and communication systems, offering increased functionality and complexity to enable real‐time health monitoring, diagnostics, and treatment. Abstract This review explores smart catheters as an emerging class of
Azra Yaprak Tarman, Samiha Ahmed, Majed Othman Althumayri, Megan Guy, Darlenne Chavez Lugo, Frances S. Ligler, George T. Ligler, Rahmi Oklu, Hiroshi Kawahira, Michael J. McShane, Jun Kameoka, Jonathan Bova, Hatice Ceylan Koydemir   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prognostic impact of catheter ablation in patients with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Catheter ablation for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) remains controversial. The aim of the present study was to explore the prognostic impact of catheter ablation in asymptomatic AF patients.
Tetsuma Kawaji, Satoshi Shizuta, Munekazu Tanaka, Shushi Nishiwaki, Takanori Aizawa, Shintaro Yamagami, Akihiro Komasa, Takashi Yoshizawa, Masashi Kato, Takafumi Yokomatsu, Shinji Miki, Koh Ono, Takeshi Kimura   +12 more
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Short- and long-term experience in pulmonary vein segmental ostial ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation* [PDF]

, 2006
Introduction: Segmental ostial pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is considered a potentially curative therapeutic approach in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).
Aichinger, J, Janssen, J, Martinek, M, Nesser, H.J, Pürerfellner, H   +4 more
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Healthcare Utilization and Quality of Life Improvement after Ablation for Paroxysmal AF in Younger and Older Patients [PDF]

, 2017
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence increases significantly with age. Little is known about the effect of AF ablation on quality of life and healthcare utilization in the elderly.
Biviano, Angelo B., Dandamudi, Gopi, Fishel, Robert S., Gidney, Brett, Herweg, Bengt, Hunter, Tina D., Oza, Saumil R., Patel, Anshul Mahendra, Pollak, Scott J., Wang, Huijian   +9 more
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Biofilm‐Antagonist Ginger‐Based 3D‐Printable Photoresins for Complex Implant Designs Exhibiting Advanced Multifunctional Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This work offers unique Ginger‐based 3D‐printable resins that can print customizable high‐resolution complex designs. The customizable printing backbone of Zingerol prints also mimics various human bones' strength. Acquisition of in‐vivo biocompatibility in rat model with no severe inflammatory response, along with in‐vitro antioxidant and ex‐vivo anti‐
Simran Jindal, Majd Bisharat, Bassma Khamaisi, Krishanu Ghosal, Eid Nassar‐Marjiya, Qi Wu, Shadi Daoud, Idan Redenski, Samer Srouji, Shady Farah   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source