Publications by authors named "Evaristo Castedo-Mejuto"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the use of paracorporeal pulsatile-flow ventricular assist devices (VADs) as a bridge to transplant (BTT) in adults, highlighting their advantages and limitations compared to continuous-flow devices.
- A retrospective analysis of patients treated with the EXCOR VAD from 2009 to 2015 was conducted, revealing that 80% of patients successfully received heart transplants after an average of 112 days of support.
- The main complications encountered included infections, neurological issues, bleeding, and device malfunctions, indicating the need for close monitoring in patients using this VAD method.
Introduction And Objectives: Ectopic activity originating inside the pulmonary veins has been associated with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in some patients. However, the roles played by the pulmonary veins and the posterior wall of the left atrium in maintaining atrial fibrillation are not well understood.
Methods: Our aim was to determine whether there is a correlation between the refractory period of either the lateral wall of the right atrium, the lateral wall of the left atrium, the posterior wall of the left atrium, or the pulmonary veins, and the inducibility of atrial fibrillation in an experimental swine model.