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A retrospective audit of young adults who received permanent pacemakers at a teaching hospital in the Western Cape, South Africa

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
IntroductionWhile most pacemaker implantations occur in older individuals, younger patients also receive pacemakers. In these, degenerative conduction system disease is less likely to be the cause of atrioventricular block (AVB), with other diseases ...
Elrike Hugo, Anton Doubell, Jan Steyn, Jane Moses   +3 more
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Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Adherence to CPAP for TAXI Drivers

Clocks & Sleep
We investigated the effects of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) on blood pressure (BP) and vigilance in taxi drivers with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). This pilot study recruited taxi drivers aged ≥60 years to undergo polysomnography.
Yik Hin Chan, Anastasya Maria Kosasih, Venetia Kok, Yi-Hui Ou, Yun Jing Crystal Chng, Joshua J. Gooley, Chi-Hang Lee   +6 more
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Trifascicular block in patient with acute coronary syndrome

Universidad Médica Pinareña, 2020
Introduction: prolongation of the QRS complex due to complete and incomplete blockages of the left branch of the His bundle is an important predisposing factor for systolic heart failure.
Carlos Rafael Almira-Gómez, David Armando Guach-Hevia, Lilian Beatriz Rosales-Pupo   +2 more
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Echocardiographic estimation of acute haemodynamic response during optimization of multisite pace-maker using different pacing modalities and atrioventricular delays [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2009
Background/Aim. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) improves ventricular dyssynchrony and is associated with an improvement in symptoms, quality of life and prognosis in patients with severe heart failure and intraventricular conduction delay ...
Šalinger-Martinović Sonja, Perišić Zoran, Milić Dragan, Apostolović Svetlana, Tomašević Miloje, Kostić Tomislav, Božinović Nenad, Stanojević Dragana   +7 more
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LDL-C: An Important Independent Risk Factor for New-Onset Heart Block in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis and Heart Failure after TAVR

Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an effective alternative treatment for patients with aortic stenosis (AS) who have intermediate to high surgical risk or who are inoperable.
Mei Dong, Lizhen Wang, Gary Tse, Tao Dai, Tonglian Lv, Nan Zhang, Lihong Wang, Zhicheng Xiao, Tienan Chen, Tong Liu, Faxin Ren   +10 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of congenital heart block [PDF]

, 2003
Congenital heart block is a rare disorder. It has an incidence of about 1 in 22,000 live births. It may be associated with high mortality and morbidity.
Glickstein, J., Buyon, Jill P., Friedman, Deborah M., Duncanson, L.J.   +3 more
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Intermittent complete heart block with ventricular standstill after Pfizer COVID‐19 booster vaccination: A case report

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2022
As the COVID‐19 pandemic continues around the globe, vaccines are undoubtedly central to the fight to control the spread of the virus. However, as with any therapy, these vaccines are not without side effects. Documented cardiac complications of COVID‐19
Ethan Kimball, Kyle Buchwalder, Cameron Upchurch, Bory Kea   +3 more
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between obesity and cardiac conduction defects

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
BackgroundLiterature on the association between high body mass index (BMI) and cardiac conduction defects (CCD) is scarce.MethodsThe cross-sectional association between obesity and CCD was examined in 455,790 participants (56.1 years; 55.9% females) from
Mohamed A. Mostafa, Jeff A. Kingsley, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Prashant D. Bhave   +3 more
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