Publications by authors named "Salma Chaudhary"
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- * Recommendations include practical steps for managing procedures and care while minimizing exposure risk and optimizing resource use.
- * Insights from four EP sections in a major New York City hospital highlight the importance of collaboration and adaptability in overcoming staffing and workflow challenges during the pandemic.
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- Cardiac arrhythmias are a significant health issue globally, with traditional 12-lead ECGs used for diagnosis but suffering from limitations in accuracy and operator bias.
- This study introduces electromechanical wave imaging (EWI), a noninvasive ultrasound technique that accurately maps heart arrhythmias in patients prior to catheter ablation.
- EWI demonstrated a high accuracy of 96% in locating arrhythmias, significantly outperforming the 71% accuracy of 12-lead ECG analyses, suggesting it could enhance treatment options for patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
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- Leadless pacemakers (LPMs) show fewer postoperative complications than traditional single-chamber pacemakers (SCPs) in patients who have undergone transcatheter heart valve replacements (THVR), but this was previously unstudied.
- A retrospective study involving 10 patients with LPMs and 23 with SCPs indicated that LPMs resulted in less blood loss during implantation and reduced tricuspid regurgitation.
- While LPMs and SCPs had similar ventricular pacing frequencies, complications were observed in both groups, highlighting a need for larger studies to assess long-term outcomes.