Publications by authors named "Anda Pastorcici"
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- * The study focused on the effects of using ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshall during mitral isthmus ablation procedures on patients with long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation or peri-mitral flutter.
- * Results showed a high success rate (94.2%) in achieving acute mitral isthmus block with ethanol infusion, while complications were minimal, highlighting this technique's potential effectiveness in treating these heart conditions.
The importance of magnesium (Mg), a micronutrient implicated in maintaining and establishing a normal heart rhythm, is still controversial. It is known that magnesium is the cofactor of 600 and the activator of another 200 enzymatic reactions in the human organism. Hypomagnesemia can be linked to many factors, causing disturbances in energy metabolism, ion channel exchanges, action potential alteration and myocardial cell instability, all mostly leading to ventricular arrhythmia.
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