Publications by authors named "Nizar Karfoul"
Aims: Baroreceptor activation therapy (BAT) is a promising new treatment strategy for patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). It provides symptomatic relief, improvement in left ventricular function and reduction of cardiac biomarkers. Data regarding the long-term effect of BAT on HFrEF are scarce.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: Female physicians are underrepresented in invasive electrophysiology (EP) for multiple reasons. Despite an increasing focus on the topic, it is unclear what aspects are predominant.
Methods And Results: We conducted a survey on career paths of current or former EP fellows in Germany to elucidate how gender and family affected their careers.
Article Synopsis
- - The study focuses on Stereotactic Arrhythmia Radioablation (STAR) as a treatment for ventricular tachycardia (VT), especially when traditional catheter-based methods are not viable, emphasizing the challenges in accurately defining treatment targets based on electro-anatomic maps (EAM).
- - Two different software solutions were evaluated for their effectiveness in transferring 2D target data from EAM into 3D CT volume coordinates, with a cross-validation study conducted on data from ten patients.
- - Results showed that the target volumes and surface areas obtained from both methods were nearly identical, suggesting that both software solutions are reliable for ensuring quality assurance and enhancing treatment accuracy in STAR procedures.
Aims: Natural language processing chatbots (NLPC) can be used to gather information for medical content. However, these tools contain a potential risk of misinformation. This study aims to evaluate different aspects of responses given by different NLPCs on questions about atrial fibrillation (AF) and clinical implantable electronic devices (CIED).
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