Publications by authors named "A Pump"
Introduction: Services to treat problematic alcohol use (PAU) should be highly accessible to optimize treatment engagement. We conducted a scoping review to map characteristics of services for the treatment of PAU that have been reported in the literature to be barriers to or facilitators of access to treatment from the perspective of individuals with PAU.
Methods: A protocol was developed , registered, and published.
Introduction: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, substance use health services for treatment of alcohol use disorder and problematic alcohol use (AUD/PAU) were fragmented and challenging to access. The pandemic magnified system weaknesses, often resulting in disruptions of treatment as alcohol use during the pandemic rose. When treatment services were available, utilisation was often low for various reasons.
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- The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of two ablation methods for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with mechanical mitral valves: standard pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) versus extended PVAI plus nonpulmonary vein trigger elimination.
- In a group of 109 patients, those undergoing extended PVAI had significantly higher rates of being arrhythmia-free after one year (60.9% vs. 15.6%) and lower overall recurrence rates after three years compared to the standard method (57.8% vs. 93.3%).
- The results suggest that extending the ablation strategy leads to better long-term outcomes, but some patients may still experience late recurrence of arrhythmias years after the procedure.
Background: Pulmonary vein (PV) antrum isolation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation (AF) has been reported to have satisfactory results at the mid- and short-term follow-up. We determined the outcomes at the long-term follow-up of PV antrum isolation in these patients.
Methods And Results: We enrolled 43 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and AF (28% paroxysmal AF).