Publications by authors named "Emily Cantor"

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  • - Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is linked to a higher risk of blood clots, and although it's rare, patients can experience unexpected blood clots like deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) related to NS.
  • - The case study emphasizes the difficulty in timing kidney biopsies with the need for anticoagulation treatment, especially in patients with serious or widespread blood clots.
  • - The discussion includes how to choose the right anticoagulant for these patients and explores new treatment options for NS, highlighting the importance of considering individual patient risks and benefits through a team approach.
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Introduction: It is not known whether the optimal atrioventricular (AV ) delay varies between left ventricular (LV) pacing site during endocardial biventricular pacing (BiVP) and may therefore needs consideration.

Methods: We assessed the hemodynamic AV in patients with chronic heart failure undergoing endocardial LV lead implantation. AV was assessed during atrio-BiVP with a "roving LV lead.

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Introduction: Conduction system pacing (CSP), consisting of His bundle pacing (HBP) or left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is a rapidly developing field. These pacing techniques result in single lead left ventricular resynchronisation. Understanding of the associated learning curve of the two techniques is an important consideration for new implanters/implanting centres.

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Background: Conventional superior access for cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) is not always possible and femoral CIEDs (F-CIED) are an alternative option when leadless systems are not suitable. The long-term outcomes and extraction experiences with F-CIEDs, in particular complex F-CIED (ICD/CRT devices), remain poorly understood.

Methods: Patients referred for F-CIEDs implantation between 2002 and 2019 at two tertiary centers were included.

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Background: A novel aggregated multiposition noncontact mapping (AMP-NCM) algorithm is proposed to diagnose cardiac arrhythmias.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to computationally determine an accuracy threshold and to compare the accuracy and clinical utility of AMP-NCM to gold standard contact mapping.

Methods: In a cellular automata model, the number of catheter positions and chamber coverage were varied to establish accuracy requirements for clinically relevant AMP-NCM.

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Background: Noncontact charge-density mapping allows rapid real-time global mapping of atrial fibrillation (AF), offering the opportunity for a personalized ablation strategy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the 2-year outcome of an individualized strategy consisting of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) plus core-to-boundary ablation (targeting the conduction pattern core with an extension to the nearest nonconducting boundary) guided by charge-density mapping, with an empirical PVI plus posterior wall electrical isolation (PWI) strategy.

Methods: Forty patients (age 62 ± 12 years; 29 male) with persistent AF (10 ± 5 months) prospectively underwent charge-density mapping-guided PVI, followed by core-to-boundary stepwise ablation until termination of AF or depletion of identified cores.

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The efficacy of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with functional mitral regurgitation (MR) and left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is not known. The aim of the study is to determine the efficacy of catheter ablation for AF in patients with functional MR and LVSD, and to validate its effects on the severity of MR and cardiac reverse remodeling. We performed a retrospective study of 54 patients with functional MR who underwent AF ablation, including 21 (38.

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Introduction: Stroke associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) is more frequent in heart failure. It is unknown what variables predict future AF in these patients and how AF might evolve over time. We investigated this in patients with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICD) where AF detection is optimal.

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Background: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a physically demanding procedure for the operator, involving radiation exposure, and has limited success rates. Remote robotic navigation (RRN) may offer benefit to the procedure, though only 1 previous small randomized trial has assessed this.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of RRN on 1-year single-procedure success rates.

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