Symptom burden guiding invasive electrophysiological study in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: The believe SVT registry.

Background And Objective: Patients with palpitations clinically suggestive of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) are often managed conservatively until ECG-documentation of the tachycardia, leading to high impact on life quality and healthcare resource utilization. We evaluated results of electrophysiological study (EPS), and ablation when appropriate, among these patients, with special focus on gender differences in management.

Methods: BELIEVE SVT is a European multicenter, retrospective registry in tertiary hospitals performing EPS in patients with palpitations, without ECG-documentation of tachycardia or preexcitation, and considered highly suggestive of PSVT by a cardiologist or cardiac electrophysiologist.

Percutaneous Removal of Cardiac Leads in a Single Center in South America.

Background: In the last decade, the number of cardiac electronic devices has risen considerably and consequently the occasional need for their removal. Concurrently, the transvenous lead removal became a safe procedure that could prevent open-heart surgery.

Objective: The primary objective of this study was to describe the successful performance and the complication rates of pacemaker removals in a Brazilian public hospital.

The P.I.N.K. Study Approach for Supporting Personalized Risk Assessment and Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer is a clear example of excellent survival when it is detected and properly treated in the early stage. Currently, screening of this cancer relies on mammography, which may be integrated by new imaging techniques for more exhaustive evaluation. The Personalized, Integrated, Network, Knowledge (P.

Granular cell tumor of the breast: Molecular pathology and clinical management.

Granular cell tumor is a rare condition that occasionally affects breast parenchyma: approximately, 5%-15% of all granular cell tumors represent 1:1000 of breast tumors. In this study, we reported a consecutive series of 12 patients with primary granular cell tumor of the breast observed at our institute, focusing attention on preoperative management, surgical approach, and long-term follow-up. Eight cases (8/12; 66.