Publications by authors named "H Bastani"
Background: Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia (AVNRT) is the most common paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. We sought to investigate the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with electrophysiologically confirmed/ablated AVNRT and its association with transient ischemic attack (TIA)/stroke as well as mortality during long-term follow-up.
Methods: From the Karolinska Ablation Registry, 2855 consecutive patients with a first-time ablation for AVNRT between 2005 and 2018 were analyzed.
Aims: Controversy remains as to whether the exercise stress test (EST) is sufficient for risk evaluation in patients with pre-excitation. This study aims to clarify the usefulness of EST in risk stratification in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients presenting with pre-excitation.
Methods And Results: This prospective study includes consecutive asymptomatic and symptomatic patients with pre-excitation referred for risk assessment.
Objective: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation effectively reduces symptomatic burden. However, its long-term effect on mortality and stroke is unclear. We investigated if patients with atrial fibrillation who undergo catheter ablation have lower risk for all-cause mortality or stroke than patients who are managed medically.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectrical cardioversion for early recurrences post pulmonary vein isolation.
J Interv Card Electrophysiol
April 2023
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how the timing of electrical cardioversion (ECV) affects the long-term success in treating early recurrences of atrial fibrillation after a pulmonary vein isolation procedure.
- Out of 133 patients analyzed, 85.7% had successful ECV, while factors like higher body mass index and ECV occurring more than 7 days after recurrence were linked to ECV failure.
- Patients who had a failed ECV or had the procedure performed more than 7 days after the initial recurrence were at a significantly higher risk for late recurrences of atrial fibrillation after one year.
A pulmonary vein isolation procedure in a patient with an atrial septal defect (ASD) closure device was complicated by entrapment of a mapping catheter in the device. The procedure was converted to open heart surgery, the device with the trapped catheter was explanted, the ASD was covered with a bovine patch, and a cryomaze procedure was performed. ().
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