Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy as a Form of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis, Drugs, and Procedures.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a complex and heterogeneous cardiac disorder characterized by cardiac hypertrophy disproportionate to loading stimuli (e.g. hypertension or aortic stenosis).

Outcomes of patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion.

Background: There is limited data on the safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) devices in patients with cardiac amyloidosis. We examined the outcomes of patients with cardiac amyloidosis undergoing LAAO device implantation in a nationally representative cohort of patients.

Methods: The National Readmissions Database (NRD) was analyzed from 2016 to 2019 to identify patients ≥ 18 years old with atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing LAAO.

An interesting case of infra-hisian block.

Introduction: The management of patients with conduction disease and supraventricular arrhythmias presents a multitude of clinical challenges.Intra-Hisian block, a condition characterized by delayed or blocked electrical conduction within the His bundle, can result in debilitating symptoms, such as syncope or presyncope. This case report aims to elucidate the diagnostic and therapeutic considerations that were taken in a patient who presented with recurrent syncopal episodes that corresponded to atrial flutter (AFL) and subsequently underwent cavotricuspid isthmus ablation.

Sleep Quality in the Indian Adult Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing measures such as stay-at-home orders were implemented for all non-essential workers. The consequent disruption in the defined daily work routine has impacted both the quality and duration of sleep. Our aim was to evaluate the quality of sleep in the Indian adult population during the COVID-19 pandemic.