Publications by authors named "Carlos Ruben Lopez Perales"
Article Synopsis
- The study evaluates the effectiveness of low energy synchronous shock (LESS) in measuring shock impedance during subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) implantation, focusing on its potential to predict the success of defibrillation testing (DFT).
- It finds a strong correlation between LESS and DFT impedance values, indicating that LESS can accurately reflect defibrillation success, especially in patients with higher body mass index (BMI).
- The analysis concludes that LESS impedance can serve as a useful intraoperative predictor for successful DFT, achieving good diagnostic accuracy with a specific cutoff value.
Background: According to guidelines, patients with inferior myocardial infarction only qualify for emergent reperfusion if they have at least 1 mm of ST elevation in two contiguous inferior leads. Although this has remained the standard for years, acute coronary occlusion may occur in patients with nondiagnostic ST elevation. Accordingly, a paradigm change is instigated, shifting the focus to physiopathology (occlusion myocardial infarction) rather than ST criteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and an important risk factor for stroke and heart failure. We aimed to conduct a systematic review of the literature and summarize the performance of mobile health (mHealth) devices in diagnosing and screening for AF.
Methods And Results: We conducted a systematic search of MEDLINE, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials.