Different Cardio-Selective ß-Blockers and the Prevention of Exaggerated Blood Pressure Response During Exercise: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the role of various ß-blockers in managing exercise-induced blood pressure escalations, referred to as exaggerated blood pressure response (eBPR). Despite the importance of this phenomenon, there is limited data on the efficacy of ß-blockers in controlling eBPR.

Method: Our retrospective cohort for this study comprised 2,803 individuals who underwent treadmill tests from January 2016 to February 2018.

Hand-held echocardiography during complex electrophysiologic procedures.

Introduction: Complex electrophysiologic (EP) procedures are time consuming and open to complications. Accurate and rapid recognition of cardiac pathologies is essential before, during, and immediately after such procedures. In this study, we aimed to compare hand-held echocardiography (HHE) with standard echocardiography (SE) to determine whether HHE can be used as a practical and reliable diagnostic tool during such procedures.

Early hyperbaric oxygen therapy for cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation ablation.

Cerebral air embolism is a potentially life-threatening complication of left-sided ablation procedures. We present a 51-year-old woman with cerebral air embolism during atrial fibrillation cryoballoon ablation. Taking a deep breath while removing the dilatator was the most likely mechanism in our case.