Publications by authors named "Gary Chin Pang Chan"

Article Synopsis
  • Conduction system pacing (CSP) is shown to potentially outperform traditional right ventricular pacing methods, prompting exploration of a new catheter for easier implantation.
  • The BIO|MASTER.Selectra 3D study reported a 93.6% success rate for achieving CSP in 147 out of 157 patients, with no serious complications within a week post-implantation.
  • Results indicate that patient outcomes can improve with the Selectra 3D catheter, which allows flexibility between His bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP), yielding nearly 99% success in procedures where both methods were considered.
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Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a cardiac ion channelopathy that predisposes affected individuals to sudden cardiac death (SCD). Type 1 BrS is thought to take a more malignant clinical course than non-type 1 BrS. We hypothesized that the degrees of abnormal repolarization and conduction are greater in type 1 subjects and these differences can be detected by electrocardiography (ECG).

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A 71-year-old female patient has a history of complete heart block and recurrent pacemaker site infection requiring multiple pacemaker explanations. A leadless pacemaker using passive fixation was inserted into the right ventricular apex via transvenous approach without complications. This case illustrates the feasibility of implanting a leadless pacemaker system in a small-sized adult with a low body mass index of 16 (weight: 33.

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Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the contribution of left ventricular (LV) systolic dyssynchrony to functional mitral regurgitation (MR).

Methods And Results: Patients (n = 136) with LV systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction <50%) and at least mild MR were prospectively recruited. The effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA) was assessed by the proximal isovelocity surface area method.

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