Publications by authors named "Timmy Pham"
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- The study examines cerebrovascular disease patterns in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities, specifically Vietnamese-born residents in South-Western Sydney, compared to Australian-born individuals from 2011 to 2020.
- Vietnamese patients showed significantly higher rates of hypertension and dyslipidaemia but lower rates of ischaemic heart disease, smoking, and alcohol abuse compared to their Australian counterparts.
- The findings highlight unique risk factors in the Vietnamese community, with diabetes and glycosylated haemoglobin identified as predictors for intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAD), suggesting that culturally tailored health interventions could be beneficial.
Background: There are differences in substrate and ablation approaches for ventricular tachycardia (VT) in ischaemic (ICM) and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy (NICM).
Objective: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing clinical and procedural characteristics/outcomes of VT ablation in ICM versus NICM.
Methods: Electronic databases were searched for comparative studies reporting outcomes of VT ablation in patients with ICM and NICM.
Background: Women are under-represented in many key studies and trials examining outcomes of catheter ablation (CA) for ventricular arrhythmias (VA). We compared characteristics between men and women undergoing their first catheter ablation for VA at a single centre over 10 years.
Methods: The clinical, procedural characteristics and outcomes of 287 consecutive patients (male = 182, female = 105), undergoing their first CA at our centre over 10 years were compared according to sex and underlying heart disease.
Objectives: This study sought to summarize the procedural characteristics and outcomes of patients with structural heart disease (SHD) who have focal ventricular tachycardia (VT).
Background: Scar-mediated re-entry is the predominant mechanism of VT in SHD. Some SHD patients may have a focal VT mechanism that remains poorly described.
Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmia guided by a high-density grid catheter.
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol
February 2020
Introduction: Minimal data exist on the Advisor HD Grid (HDG) catheter and the Precision electroanatomic mapping (EAM) system for ventricular arrhythmia (VA) procedures. Using the HDG catheter, the EAM uses the high-density (HD) wave mapping and best duplicate software to compare the maximum peak-to-peak bipolar voltages within a small zone independent of wavefront direction and catheter orientation. This study aimed to summarize the procedural experience for VAs using the HDG catheter.
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