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Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-DArrhythmiasCardiologistImplantable electronic deviceSubcutaneous implantableCatheter ablationArrhythmiaResynchronization2002CardiovascularVentricularPacemakerJACC2023ClinicalPatientsSudden cardiaImplantationAICDConductionIntrinsicPlacementAutonomicStimulationHeartDeviceHospitalSurvivalJournalResearchDevicesTRIALMedicineExternalPatientStudyMedicalCentral
Pacemakers and Implantable Cardioverter-D1
  • Implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIED), such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD), can be life-saving as they can restore brady - and tachyarrhythmias [1]. (fortunejournals.com)
Arrhythmias2
  • Her primary interests are in cardiac arrhythmias, engaging full range of catheter-based endocardial and epicardial ablation therapies, complex ablations, pacemakers, defibrillator implants, and lead extractions. (mayoclinic.org)
  • A pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker , not to be confused with the heart's natural pacemaker ) is an electronic device which is used to treat cardiac arrhythmias . (wikidoc.org)
Cardiologist3
  • Morton Maimon Mower (January 31, 1933 - April 25, 2022) was an American cardiologist specializing in electrophysiology and the co-inventor of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator. (wikipedia.org)
  • He was the consultant cardiologist and Clinical Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing in the National University Heart Centre, Singapore till 2010. (iappshealthgroup.com)
  • CLINICAL INTERESTS: Dr. Olgin is a Cardiologist and a Cardiac Electrophysiologist. (ucsf.edu)
Implantable electronic device2
  • Infection is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication of cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) implantation ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • However, literature concerning CVS in dialysis patients with a cardiac implantable electronic device is scarce. (fortunejournals.com)
Subcutaneous implantable1
  • Dr. Cha is currently the Director of Cardiac Device Services at Mayo Clinic Rochester and is leading the service in various advanced technologies including leadless pacemakers, leadless cardiac resynchronization therapies, and subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). (mayoclinic.org)
Catheter ablation1
Arrhythmia3
  • A/Prof. Abdul Razakjr's clinical practices include general cardiology and cardiac arrhythmia, particularly clinical conditions like palpitation, fainting and sudden cardiac arrest. (iappshealthgroup.com)
  • In this review, we present the current experimental and clinical data on the effect of these therapeutic modalities on cardiac electrophysiology and their potential role in arrhythmia management. (aerjournal.com)
  • INTRODUCTION - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice. (medilib.ir)
Resynchronization1
20021
  • He was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2002 for the development of the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator with Michel Mirowski in the 1970s. (wikipedia.org)
Cardiovascular3
Ventricular3
  • In 1972 Bernard Lown, the inventor of the external defibrillator, wrote in the journal Circulation, "The very rare patient who has frequent bouts of ventricular fibrillation is best treated in a coronary care unit and is better served by an effective antiarrhythmic program or surgical correction of inadequate coronary blood flow or ventricular malfunction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/ARVC) is an important cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults, accounting for 11% of all cases and 22% of cases among athletes. (medscape.com)
  • ICDs have revolutionized the treatment of patients at risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmias. (medscape.com)
Pacemaker4
  • A permanent pacemaker is an implanted device that provides electrical stimuli, thereby causing cardiac contraction when intrinsic myocardial electrical activity is inappropriately slow or absent. (medscape.com)
  • The family background of the young boy revealed that a sister had suffered sudden cardiac death (SCD), even though she had been treated with pacemaker implantation and amiodarone. (bvsalud.org)
  • From the first pacemaker to the latest cardiac technology, follow us through the years and see what these innovations have made possible for you-and your patients. (bostonscientific.com)
  • Some combine a pacemaker and implantable defibrillator in a single implantable device. (wikidoc.org)
JACC1
20231
Clinical2
  • Dr. Olgin's clinical research has focused on atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac death mechanisms, epidemiology, genetics and interventions. (ucsf.edu)
  • Dr. Duchesne is a clinical investigator, involved with multiple international clinical trials studying novel advances in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disease. (ottawaheart.ca)
Patients4
  • The AICD was an implantable defibrillator that served as a substitute to portable defibrillators for patients with chronic cardiac problems. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Heart Rhythm Clinic is outfitted with 30 patient exam rooms, more than double the program's former outpatient capacity, and nine device rooms, where electrophysiologists routinely monitor and care for patients with implantable devices, such as pacemakers, cardiac defibrillators and loop recorders, that work to stabilize irregular heartbeats. (tallahassee.com)
  • In hemodialysis patients, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implantation may result in central venous stenosis (CVS) with associated symptoms, such as pain, edema of the ipsilateral arm, facial edema, and loss of dialysis access. (fortunejournals.com)
  • However, transvenous cardiac device placement can lead to severe vascular and/or infectious complications, especially in vulnerable populations such as dialysis patients [7,8]. (fortunejournals.com)
Sudden cardia2
  • Collaboration among citizens, professionals, communities, and organizations is key to survival from sudden cardiac arrest. (citizencpr.org)
  • Since its inception, CCPRF has sought to "strengthen the Chain of Survival," a metaphor used to define the "series of actions" that improves the chance of survival for thousands of victims of sudden cardiac arrest. (citizencpr.org)
Implantation1
  • Indications for ICD implantation can be divided into 2 broad categories: secondary prophylaxis against sudden cardiac death and primary prophylaxis. (medscape.com)
AICD2
  • Mower's most notable invention is the automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD). (wikipedia.org)
  • The AICD performs the same function as the portable defibrillator developed by Prof. Frank Pantridge in Belfast in the 1960s. (wikipedia.org)
Conduction2
  • Autonomic and hormonal input modulate multiple facets of cellular electrophysiology - action potential duration, ion channel kinetics and intracellular calcium dynamics (just to name a few) - which translate into macroscopic manifestations of autonomic modulation such as heart rate variability, atrioventricular (AV) conduction time and QT interval variability. (aerjournal.com)
  • It was long after the concept of heart block from Chinese physician Pien Ch'io that the treatment was sought, due to the scarce knowledge of the details of the cardiac conduction. (wikidoc.org)
Intrinsic1
  • 4 In reality, the intrinsic cardiac nervous system, composed of several ganglia located primarily posterior to the atria, likely acts as a 'little brain' of the heart - it provides efferent input to the myocardium, collects afferent signals on a beat-to-beat basis and performs some integrative functions on its own, all under the tonic modulation of extrinsic sympathetic and parasympathetic input (see Figure 1 ). (aerjournal.com)
Placement2
  • For secondary prophylaxis, ICD placement is indicated as initial therapy in survivors of cardiac arrest due to VF or hemodynamically unstable VT. (medscape.com)
  • We report a patient with an infection caused by a rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) in the Mycobacterium fortuitum group that developed following placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). (cdc.gov)
Autonomic2
  • Notably, autonomic stimulation is also a potent modulator of cardiac electrophysiology. (aerjournal.com)
  • Normally, cardiac neurohormonal regulation is accomplished through the balanced effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic stimulation, along with the hormonal regulation of the renin-angiotensinaldosterone system (RAAS). (aerjournal.com)
Stimulation1
  • He also designed the first catheter-electrode for cardiac stimulation. (wikidoc.org)
Heart5
  • Then in 1969, he started work on an implantable heart defibrillator with Michel Mirowski, an Israeli physician. (wikipedia.org)
  • Located at 2100 Centerville Road, near the intersection of Centerville Road and Blair Stone Road, the Heart Rhythm Clinic is an unprecedented expansion to the Big Bend's longest-standing, largest and most advanced electrophysiology program, now dubbed the Tallahassee Memorial Heart Rhythm Program. (tallahassee.com)
  • The Heart Rhythm Clinic is the latest addition to the Heart & Vascular Center's Heart Rhythm Program, which TMH launched in 1996 with founding physician, Dr. Marilyn Cox. (tallahassee.com)
  • The Heart Rhythm Clinic is complemented by the Tallahassee Memorial Heart & Vascular Center's Electrophysiology Lab (EP Lab), located within the Main Hospital. (tallahassee.com)
  • In 1957 Dr. William L. Weirich's publication demonstrated the restoration of heart rate , cardiac output , and mean aortic pressures in animals with complete heart block through the use of a myocardial electrode. (wikidoc.org)
Device2
  • An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) is a specialized device designed to directly treat a cardiac tachydysrhythmia. (medscape.com)
  • We report a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pocket and associated bloodstream infection caused by an organism of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group, and we review the literature regarding mycobacterial infections resulting from cardiac device implantations. (cdc.gov)
Hospital2
  • He served in several professional capacities at Sinai Hospital and Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. In 1996, he became the chairman and chief executive officer of Mower Research Associates. (wikipedia.org)
  • Today's survival rate after out of hospital cardiac arrest is generally less than 10 percent. (citizencpr.org)
Survival2
  • The MADIT TRIAL (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Trial) studied the long-term benefit of SCD prevention by using an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator-which ultimately improved survival in a high-risk group. (bostonscientific.com)
  • The evolution of ECCU into the Cardiac Arrest Survival Summit will continue to provide the quality content and speakers you expect, and now include action-oriented programs and dynamic new content that brings together a broader range of partners working on initiatives to INFORM, MOTIVATE AND ACTIVATE our global community. (citizencpr.org)
Journal1
Research1
  • In 1996, he became chairman and chief executive officer of Mower Research Associates in Baltimore, Maryland. (wikipedia.org)
Devices1
  • Mycobacterial infections resulting from cardiac implantable electronic devices are rare, but as more devices are implanted, these organisms are increasingly emerging as causes of early-onset infections. (cdc.gov)
TRIAL1
  • THE RESULTS FROM THE MADIT II (MULTICENTER AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATOR TRIAL) prompted a new indication for AICDs. (bostonscientific.com)
Medicine2
  • He has also served as professor of physiology and biophysics at Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. In 1989, Mower became vice president of medical science at Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. in St. Paul, Minnesota. (wikipedia.org)
  • He did Postgraduate Fellowship Training in Internal Medicine at the University of Toronto, and was recognized as a specialist in internal medicine by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) in 1996. (ottawaheart.ca)
External1
Patient1
  • ACC President Bruno Kisch, MD, MACC , said that "for the first time in this country [the ACC would bring together] the clinician and scientist in common work and exchange of opinions … for the best of the suffering cardiac patient. (acc.org)
Study1
  • In the ATRIA study, it was estimated that 2.3 million adults in the United States had AF in 1996 and 1997, and that this will increase to 5.6 million by the year 2050, with more than 50 percent being more than 80 years of age [ 11 ]. (medilib.ir)
Medical2
  • While at Cardiac Pacemakers, he designed and executed studies in medical education. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr. Shetty is an alumnus of the JJM Medical College, Davanagere (Kuvempu University) where he did his MBBS (1991 - 1996) with distinctions in six subjects. (sakraworldhospital.com)
Central1