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The Role of Subcutaneous ICDs in the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
Author(s): Leah A John , Ahmadreza Karimianpour , Michael R Gold Added: 2 years ago

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia
Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman
Dr Pugazhendhi Vijayaraman obtained his medical degree from Madurai Medical College and completed his residency at Jacobi Medical Center. He completed his fellowships in cardiovascular diseases and clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Montefiore Medical Center. Dr Vijayaraman specialises in cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac… View more
Author(s): Lori L McMullan , Gaston Vergara , Nassir F Marrouche Added: 3 years ago
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are two disease conditions that are intimately intertwined, both pathophysiologically and clinically. Currently, over 2.3 million people in North America and 4.5 million in the EU have AF, making it the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice.1,2 It is expected that by 2050 there will be over 10 million people with AF.3 The estimated… View more

Imaging & Diagnostics

Heart Failure
Job title: Head of the EP Lab and Professor
Personal History Prof Marek Jastrzębski is a heart rhythm specialist, professor and head of the EP Laboratory at Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland. He was the first electrophysiologist in Poland.1, 4 In his spare time, Prof Jastrzębski enjoys classic photography, snowboarding and beekeeping.1 Academic History In 1995, Prof Jastrzębski graduated from Jagiellonian University… View more
Michael Glikson
Job title: Head of the Integrated Heart Center
Dr Michael Glikson is Director of the Jesselson Integrated Heart Center of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, in charge of both cardiology and cardiac surgery departments. Dr Glikson graduated cardiology training at Sheba Medical Center, Israel and continued in a electrophysiology and pacing fellowship at the Mayo Clinic. He headed the Pacing and Electrophysiology Unit at Sheba Medical… View more
Carlo De Asmundis
Carlo de Asmundis is a Professor in Cardiology at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and Chair of the Heart Rhythm Management Center at Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Begium. He also serves as Director of the Postgraduate Program in Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing at Vrije Universiteit Brussel.Prof de Asmundis graduated medical school in University Vita-Salute San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy,… View more
Author(s): Melanie Maytin , Laurence M Epstein Added: 3 years ago
Early Techniques Lead extraction has undergone an explosive evolution since its inception as a rudimentary skill with limited technology and therapeutic options (see Figure 1). Early techniques involved simple manual traction, which frequently proved ineffective for chronically implanted leads and carried a high risk for myocardial avulsion, tamponade, and death.1–3 Bilgutay and colleagues… View more

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Heterogeneous Populations