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Safety and effectiveness of intracardiac echocardiography in ventricular tachycardia ablation: a nationwide observational study
Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) utilized in conjunction with three-dimensional (3-D) map** systems could enhance ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation procedures. ICE has been increasingly used in VT abl...
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Permanent pacemaker implantation and its predictors in patients admitted for complete atrioventricular block: a report from the Tokyo Cardiovascular Care Unit Network multi-center registry
Little is known about the permanent pacemaker implantation rate and predictors of permanent pacemaker implantation in patients admitted for complete atrioventricular block (cAVB). The present study was a retro...
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Prognostic importance of sodium level trajectory in acute heart failure
Low sodium levels are strongly associated with poor prognosis in acute heart failure (AHF); however, the prognostic impact of the sodium level trajectory overtime has not been determined. A secondary analysis ...
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Ablation of swallowing-induced atrial tachycardia affects heart rate variability: a case report
A 47-year-old man underwent slow pathway ablation for slow-fast atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia. Following the procedure, he felt palpitations while swallowing, and swallowing-induced atrial tachy...
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Left ventricular aneurysm associated with isolated noncompaction of the ventricular myocardium
A 66-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of left ventricular failure and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia. Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated prominent trabeculations and deep in...