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Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Atrial Fibrillation

 Job title: Consultant Cardiologist
Prof Dhiraj Gupta is a consultant cardiologist at the Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH), which is the largest specialist cardiothoracic centre in the UK. ProfGupta is a very high-volume operator in interventional electrophysiology and left atrial appendage occluderwork. He proctors cardiologists nationally and internationally for complex procedures. View more
Author(s): Daniel A McBride , Timothy M Markman , Jackson J Liang , et al Added: 3 years ago
The left atrial appendage (LAA) is a trabeculated structure with variable anatomy comprised of pectinate muscle, which grows out of the primary atrium before the left atrium (LA) develops. This outcropping joins the venous component of the LA by way of a bottlenecked junction, in contrast to the anatomy of the right atrial appendage which, although trabeculated, joins the atrium via a wider neck… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Intervention
The LAAOS III Study: Surgical AFIB Ablation Evaluation
Author(s): Richard Whitlock Added: 2 years ago
In this short late-breaking interview, Dr Richard Whitlock (McMaster University, CA) shares the key findings and lessons from the LAAOS III Surgical Atrial Fibrillation Ablation evaluation. The study showed that concomitant surgical AF ablation was not associated with a reduced risk of stroke, or systemic embolism at a mean follow-up of 3.8 years. Discussion points: Findings of LAAOS III study… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Job title: Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Colum Owens, MBBCH is a Consultant Cardiologist at Belfast Health & Social Care Trust. His research interests are Cardiology, Transcatheter Valve Intervention, Patent Foramen Ovale, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Congenital Heart Disease. View more
Fadi J Sawaya
Job title: Director of the Structural Heart Program
Dr Fadi J Sawaya isDirector of the Structural Heart Program at theAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. His research interests include transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAC), paravalvular leak closure (PVL), and the treatment of structural heart diseases. Dr Sawaya is an editorial board member ofInterventional Cardiology:… View more