[Efficacy and Safety of Nonfluoroscopic Approach During Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias].

Aim      To evaluate a possibility of using radiofrequency catheter ablation guided by intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), its efficacy and safety for treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) of various etiology.Material and methods  Catheter intervention was performed for 20 enrolled patients with symptomatic VT. Ablation procedures were guided by a 3D electroanatomical mapping system and ICE.

[Implantable loop recorders for prolonged heart-rhythm monitoring in patients with cryptogenic stroke].

Objective: The timely diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with cardiac embolism with implantable loop recorders (ILR).

Material And Methods: Twenty-nine patients, hospitalized within 6 months after stroke (=19) or transient ischemic attack (=10), were included in the study. ILR were implanted in all cases.