Defibrillators

Original Contribution

Balloon Venoplasty for Right Heart Catheterization From the Arm in Patients With Subclavian Vein Stenosis

05/07/2024

Kishor Khanal, MD¹; Juan A. Pastor-Cervantes, MD¹; Sunay Shah, MD¹; Jianli Niu, MD, PhD²; Jonathan Roberts, MD¹

Kishor Khanal, MD1; Juan A. Pastor-Ce...

In this retrospective study, the authors aimed to determine whether subclavian/innominate venoplasty allows successful right heart catheterization in patients with subclavian/innominate vein stenosis .

In this retrospective study, the...

05/07/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Sex Differences in Device-Measured Physical Activity After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

07/06/2023

Anthony J. Mazzella , MD;

Anil K. Gehi , MD;

Ryan Searcy , MD;

John P. Vavalle , MD;

Matthew A. Cavender , MD, MPH;

Lindsey Rosman , PhD;

Physical activity (PA) is an important clinical and quality of life outcome after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We examined the effect of TAVR on objectively measured PA in patients with cardiac implanted electronic devices...

Physical activity (PA) is an...

07/06/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Study

Managing a Young Patient with High Defibrillation Thresholds

10/05/2016

Rajeev Joshi, MD
North Texas Heart Center
Dallas, Texas

Rajeev Joshi, MD North Texas Heart Ce...

Selecting the optimal device for primary prevention patients has to be a carefully thought out process, particularly when the patient is relatively young with a larger body habitus. Selecting a state-of-the-art ICD with high-output capability...

Selecting the optimal device for...

10/05/2016

EP Lab Digest

Cover Story

Engagement of ICD Patients: Direct Electronic Messaging of Remote Monitoring Data via a Personal Health Record

05/02/2015

Rob Plant , PharmD, CCRC;

Michael J. Mirro , MD, FACC;

Carly N. Daley , BA, CCRC;

Tina Allmandinger , RN, BSN;

Lisa D. Heral , CCRC, RN, BA;

Tammy Toscos , PhD;

This research presents an innovative way to improve patient care and clinic workflow by enhancing patient engagement using a standardized technology that can be applied to remote monitoring data from devices regardless of vendor.

This research presents an...

05/02/2015

EP Lab Digest