Publications by authors named "Jorge E Marin"
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- * The research included patients with significantly reduced heart function and compared outcomes like heart failure hospitalizations and all-cause mortality between LBBAP and BIVP for both sexes.
- * Results showed men had better outcomes with LBBAP compared to BIVP, while women showed no significant difference in outcomes between the two pacing methods.
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- Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is being evaluated against transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) for guiding left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures, focusing on procedural characteristics and outcomes.
- A review of twelve studies involving 5,637 patients shows that ICE and TEE have comparable success rates and adverse event occurrences, but ICE significantly reduces in-room time by about 28.6 minutes.
- Although both methods result in similar rates of periprocedural leaks, ICE guidance is linked to a higher occurrence of residual interatrial septal defects compared to TEE.
Background: Infection is the most dreaded complication of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs), particularly in patients undergoing high-risk procedures (eg, generator change, device upgrade, lead/pocket revision).
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) pocket lavage in high-risk procedures.
Methods: Patients from a prospective multicenter registry undergoing high-risk procedures were included.
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- Epicardial access (EA) is gaining importance for treating ventricular arrhythmias, but it's underused due to high complication risks and challenging procedures.
- * A study assessed the SAFER technique for EA, finding it to be 100% successful with no severe complications like right ventricular perforation or major hemorrhagic issues.
- * The SAFER technique is simple, efficient, and offers lower complication rates compared to older methods, making it a promising option for interventional cardiology.
Background: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is an alternative to biventricular pacing (BiVp).
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes between LBBAP and BiVp as an initial implant strategy for CRT.
Methods: In this prospective multicenter, observational, nonrandomized study, first-time CRT implant recipients with LBBAP or BiVp were included.
Introduction: Capsulectomy is recommended in patients with cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) infection after transvenous lead extraction (TLE) but is time-consuming and requires extensive tissue debridement. In this study, we describe the outcomes of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) lavage in lieu of capsulectomy for the treatment of CIED infections.
Methods: This retrospective study included patients who underwent TLE for CIED-related infections in two institutions in Colombia.
Background: Transvenous lead extraction (TLE) is standard of care for the management of patients with cardiac implantable electronic device infection or lead-related complications. Currently, objective data on TLE in Latin America is lacking.
Objective: To describe the current practice standards in Latin American centers performing TLE.
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