Background: Fluoroscopic imaging involves exposure of the patients and the laboratory staff to ionizing radiation. One of the strategies that reduce such exposure in an electrophysiology laboratory is using a three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping (3D EAM) system for performing these procedures. In this analysis, we have analyzed the effect of fluoroscopy frame rate on the radiation exposure and in-hospital outcomes in ablation procedures performed under 3D EAM guidance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Incessant focal atrial tachycardia (FAT), if untreated, can lead to ventricular dysfunction and heart failure (tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy). Drug therapy of FAT is often difficult and ineffective. The efficacy of ivabradine has not been systematically evaluated in the treatment of FAT.
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September 2012
There is increasing evidence that the ABO blood group phenotypes modulates Plasmodium falciparum rosetting and may influence the clinical manifestation of severe malaria. Whether blood group phenotypes are associated with risk of severe falciparum malaria in Odisha, we analyzed 343 adult malaria patients. The results showed high prevalence of blood group B in both mild (n=110) and severe malaria (cerebral malaria [CM]; n=130 and non-cerebral severe malaria [NCSM]; n=103) categories among the non-O group and while type O is significantly associated with protection against CM, patients with type A and B group had increased risk for developing CM.
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