Magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: the RESONANCE Spanish registry.

Aims: Despite increasing evidence demonstrating the safety of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), this procedure is often neglected in this population. This Spanish registry aimed to determine the proportion of MRI referrals and performance among patients with pacemakers (PMs) or implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).

Methods And Results: This prospective, multicentre, open-label registry involved 21 Spanish centres.

Centres of excellence in heart failure: results of an accreditation programme in Spain (2017-2021).

Aims: To describe logistics and outcomes of the accreditation program of centres of excellence in heart failure (HF) developed in Spain by the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC) between 2016 and 2021.

Methods And Results: A scientific committee created by the SEC defined three types of HF units (community, specialized, and advanced), depending on the characteristics of the hospital and their portfolio of services and equipment, as well as the quality standards required for the accreditation of excellence. The units were required to submit to the SEC a document certifying compliance with the requirements and quality standards.

TIMI-AF score and cardiovascular events in vitamin K antagonists-naïve outpatients with atrial fibrillation.

Background: The TIMI-AF score predicts poor outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and guides selection of anticoagulant therapy by identifying clinical benefit of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) or vitamin K antagonists (VKA).

Hypothesis: Our objective was to determine the ability to predict cardiovascular events according to the TIMI-AF score in a real-world population.

Methods: Retrospective observational study of VKA-naïve patients with AF was seen at a cardiology outpatient clinic in Spain between November 2012 and August 2014.

Drug persistence and outcomes in a cohort of patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation treated with rivaroxaban after 2 years of follow-up in clinical practice.

Aim: To evaluate medication persistence and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation after 2 years of treatment with rivaroxaban in routine practice.

Methods: Retrospective study of atrial fibrillation patients in whom rivaroxaban was prescribed during the first quarter of 2014 in the healthcare area of Costa del Sol (Málaga).

Results: A total of 111 patients (mean age 74.

Discrepancies between the use of MDRD-4 IDMS and CKD-EPI equations, instead of the Cockcroft-Gault equation, in the determination of the dosage of direct oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.

Background And Objective: Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) require dose adjustment according to estimated clearance creatinine (eClCr) using the Cockcroft-Gault (CG) equation. There are discrepancies with the equations that estimate glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). We analyse how the use of the CKD-EPI and MDRD-4 IDMS equations affect the recommended dosage for ACODs.

The RECALCAR Project. Healthcare in the Cardiology Units of the Spanish National Health System, 2011 to 2014.

The RECALCAR project (Spanish acronym for Resources and Quality in Cardiology Units) uses 2 data sources: a survey of cardiology units and an analysis of the Minimum Basic Data set of all hospital discharges of the Spanish National Health System. From 2011 to 2014, there was marked stability in all indicators of the availability, utilization, and productivity of cardiology units. There was significant variability between units and between the health services of the autonomous communities.

Classification and Quality Standards of Heart Failure Units: Scientific Consensus of the Spanish Society of Cardiology.

The prevalence of heart failure remains high and represents the highest disease burden in Spain. Heart failure units have been developed to systematize the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical follow-up of heart failure patients, provide a structure to coordinate the actions of various entities and personnel involved in patient care, and improve prognosis and quality of life. There is ample evidence on the benefits of heart failure units or programs, which have become widespread in Spain.

Gender Differences in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Electrical Cardioversion.

Background: Current recommendations on the rhythm control strategy for treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) are more restrictive than a decade ago. Gender may play a role in decisions on the management of AF, including application of electrical cardioversion.

Methods: We analyzed clinical characteristics by gender in patients participating in the observational survey about stable patients underlying cardioversion in Spain (CARDIOVERSE) study (n=915), a survey of the practice of electrical cardioversion in 67 Spanish hospitals.

Update in cardiac arrhythmias and pacing.

This article discusses the main advances in cardiac arrhythmias and pacing published between 2013 and 2014. Special attention is given to the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmias, and on advances in cardiac pacing and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, with particular reference to the elderly patient.

Update on arrhythmias and cardiac pacing 2013.

This report discusses a selection of the most relevant articles on cardiac arrhythmias and pacing published in 2013. The first section discusses arrhythmias, classified as regular paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular arrhythmias, together with their treatment by means of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The next section reviews cardiac pacing, subdivided into resynchronization therapy, remote monitoring of implantable devices, and pacemakers.

Spanish pacemaker registry. 10th official report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (2012).

Introduction And Objectives: Our aim was to analyze the pacemaker implantations and replacements reported to the Spanish Pacemaker Registry in 2012 with special reference to the selection of pacing modes.

Method: The analysis was based on information provided by the European Pacemaker Patient Identification Card.

Results: Data were received from 115 hospitals, with a total of 12 856 cards.

Left ventricular hypertrophy detected by echocardiography in HIV-infected patients.

Background: Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is a predictor of overall mortality in the general population. The most sensitive diagnostic method is transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). In this study, we describe the prevalence of LVH, and the factors associated with it, in a group of patients with HIV infection.

Innovations in heart rhythm disturbances: cardiac electrophysiology, arrhythmias, and cardiac pacing.

This article reviews the most relevant articles published in 2012 in the field of arrhythmias, on subjects that include clinical arrhythmology, ablation, cardiac pacing, and the genetics of sudden cardiac death.

Spanish Pacemaker Registry. Ninth official report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (2011).

Introduction And Objectives: To describe the results of the analysis of pacemaker implantations reported to the Spanish Pacemaker Registry in 2011, with particular reference to the population distribution and the selection of pacing modes.

Methods: Information provided by the European Pacemaker Patient Identification Card was processed using a purpose-built computer application.

Results: Data from 115 hospitals were analyzed, totaling 13,373 cards, representing an estimated 38% of implantations.

[Spanish pacemaker registry. Eighth official report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (2010)].

Introduction And Objectives: Our aim is to describe the analysis of the pacemaker implants and replacements reported to the Spanish Pacemaker Registry in 2010, with special reference to the selection of pacing modes.

Methods: Data collection was based on the information provided by the European Pacemaker Patient Identification Card, which was processed using a specially designed computer application.

Results: Information was received from 101 hospitals, covering a total of 11 648 cards.

[Progress in cardiac pacing].

This article contains a discussion of the most recent developments in cardiac resynchronization therapy, of the feasibility of performing magnetic resonance imaging in patients with cardiac pacemakers, and of the current and future status of leadless pacing. Finally, the most significant scientific articles published in the last year are reviewed.

Spanish Pacemaker Registry. Seventh official report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (2009).

Introduction And Objectives: This article describes the finding of an analysis of all pacemaker implants reported to the Spanish Pacemaker Registry in 2009. Particular attention is paid to patients' demographic characteristics and to the pacing modes selected for various electrocardiographic indications.

Methods: The information provided by the European Pacemaker Identification Card was analyzed using a specially developed computer program.

Spanish pacemaker registry. 6th official report of the Spanish Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiac Pacing (2008).

Introduction And Objectives: This article describes the findings of an analysis of data on pacemaker implantations and replacements reported to the Spanish Pacemaker Registry during 2008.

Methods: The data came primarily from information recorded on European Pacemaker Patient Identification Cards.

Results: Data were received from 116 hospital units, which submitted a total of 11,855 identification cards representing 36.