Publications by authors named "Albert R Willems"
The Sports Cardiology Team: Personalizing Athlete Care Through a Comprehensive, Multidisciplinary Approach.
Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured sports cardiology multidisciplinary team (MDT) in managing athletes' cardiac health and practices.
- Over 115 athletes received reviews from an expert panel, resulting in improved diagnosis accuracy, reduced cardiac pathology classifications, and tailored sports guidance.
- The findings indicate that the MDT approach leads to better outcomes in terms of definitive diagnoses, increased adherence to advice, and fewer restrictions on athletic participation.
Objectives: This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of flecainide in addition to conventional drug therapy in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT).
Background: CPVT is an inherited arrhythmia syndrome caused by gene mutations that destabilize cardiac ryanodine receptor Ca(2+) release channels. Sudden cardiac death is incompletely prevented by conventional drug therapy with β-blockers with or without Ca(2+) channel blockers.
Clinical results of far-field R-wave reduction with a short tip-ring electrode.
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol
December 2008
Background: Far-field R-wave (FFRW) sensing of the atrial lead of AAI or DDD pacemakers causes incorrect mode switches and remains a problem in patients with atrial arrhythmias in whom low voltage sensing is essential. We studied a pacing electrode with a short tip-ring distance (1.1 mm).
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