The long-term benefit of a cardiac rehabilitation program after myocardial infarction in patients under the Managed Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Survivors (MACAMIS) program in Poland: A single-center study.

Background: The Managed Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Survivors (MACAMIS) program introduced for patients after myocardial infarction (MI) consists of 4 modules including early cardiac rehabilitation (CR).

Aims: We compared the impact of CR on survival of patients after MI included in the MACAMIS program.

Methods: Patients in MACAMIS were divided into subgroups based on being qualified or not qual-ified for CR and on whether they completed or failed to complete CR.

Electrocardiographic criteria for anterior STEMI - Does the cut-off point affect treatment delay?

Background: Diagnostic criteria for anterior STEMI differ between the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Resuscitation Council (ERC). A greater degree of ST-segment elevation is required to meet ERC criteria compared to ESC criteria. This may potentially lead to discrepancies in management between emergency teams and cardiologists, subsequent delay in reperfusion therapy and worse prognosis.

Impact of Postshock Transcutaneous Pacing on Chest Compression Quality during Resuscitation: A Simulation-Based Pilot Study.

Background: Successful defibrillation is commonly followed by a transient nonperfusing state. To provide perfusion in this stagnant phase, chest compressions are recommended irrespective of arrhythmia termination. Implantable cardioverters-defibrillators (ICD) used immediately after delivery of the shock are capable of pacing the heart, and this feature is commonly activated in these devices.

Long-term results of irrigated bipolar radiofrequency ablation in patients with recurrent arrhythmia after failed unipolar ablation.

Introduction: The RF ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) or atrial flutter (AFl) can be unsuccessful due to lack of lesion transmurality. Bipolar ablation (BA) is more successful than unipolar ablation (UA). The purpose of our study was to investigate the long-term effect of BA ablation in patients after failed UA.