The utility of implantable loop recorders in patient management: an age- and indication-stratified study in the outpatient-implant era.

Aim: Implantable loop recorders (ILRs) are now routinely implanted for long-term cardiac monitoring in the clinical setting. The aim of this study was to examine the real-world performance of these devices focusing on the management changes made in response to ILR-recorded data.

Methods And Results: This was a single-centre, prospective observational study of consecutive patients undergoing ILR implantation.

Enhancement of Gap Junction Function During Acute Myocardial Infarction Modifies Healing and Reduces Late Ventricular Arrhythmia Susceptibility.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of enhancing gap junction (GJ) coupling during acute myocardial infarction (MI) on the healed infarct scar morphology and late post-MI arrhythmia susceptibility.

Background: Increased heterogeneity of myocardial scarring after MI is associated with greater arrhythmia susceptibility. We hypothesized that short-term enhancement of GJ coupling during acute MI can produce more homogeneous infarct scars, reducing late susceptibility to post-MI arrhythmias.