A 48-year-old man who was previously a responder to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) presented with worsening of heart failure and reduction in the percentage biventricular (BiV) pacing. Device interrogation revealed T-wave oversensing that was eliminated by optimizing the interventricular (VV) delay. Compared to simultaneous BiV pacing, both sequential left ventricle-right ventricle (LV-RV) and univentricular LV pacing shortened the QTc, T peak-end intervals and reduced the T wave amplitude. Modification of VV delays can result in changes in wavefront of activation and thereby affect ventricular repolarization patterns.
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Eur J Radiol Open
June 2025
Department of Radiology, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 1678 Dong Fang Road, Shanghai 200127, PR China.
Background: The Fontan procedure is a surgical intervention designed for patients with single ventricle physiology, wherein the systemic venous return is redirected into the pulmonary circulation, thereby facilitating passive pulmonary blood flow without the assistance of ventricular propulsion. Consequently, long-term follow-up of individuals who have undergone the asymptomatic Fontan procedure is essential.
Objectives: The aims of this investigation were to: 1) examine the impact of flow components and kinetic energy (KE) parameters on hemodynamic disturbances in asymptomatic Fontan patients and control group; 2) Assess left ventricular diastolic dysfunction through the analysis of 4D flow parameters across different Fontan sub-groups; 3) Compare intracardiac flow parameters among Fontan sub-groups based on morphological features of the left ventricle (LV) and right ventricle (RV).
J Clin Med
December 2024
Department of Cardiology and Electrotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdansk, 80-210 Gdansk, Poland.
A leadless pacemaker (LP) is a modern alternative to a transvenous pacemaker, allowing certain complications to be avoided; however, some cannot be eliminated. To highlight the essential role of advanced speckle-tracking echocardiography (STE) in diagnosing pacing-induced cardiomyopathy (PICM) caused by an LP. A 79-year-old male, after LP implantation a year earlier, was admitted due to heart failure (HF).
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Hangzhou First People's Hospital, #261 Huansha Road, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Background: To investigate the optimization of leadless pacemaker placement and to assess its impact on heart synchronization and tricuspid regurgitation.
Results: A clinical trial was conducted involving 53 patients who underwent leadless pacemaker implantation at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine and Hangzhou First People's Hospital between March 2022 and February 2023. Implantation site localization was determined using the 18-segment method under RAO 30° imaging.
Int J Cardiol
February 2025
Clinica Cardiologica, Dipartimento Toraco-Cardio-Vascolare, Ospedale Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; Università del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara, Italy.
Background And Objective: Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) is increasingly used for treating bradycardia and heart failure. However, real-world data are limited. The Conduction-System Pacing Italian Network Group (C-SING) collected prospective data on LBBAP procedures in a nationwide context.
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February 2025
Guangdong Cardiovascular Institute, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of South China Structural Heart Disease, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. Electronic address:
Objective: This study investigates the incidence and risk factors for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) undergoing modified Morrow surgery. It also aims to develop a predictive model for MACE to improve clinical risk assessment.
Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 292 HOCM patients who underwent modified Morrow surgery.
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