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To improve the quality of life of the European population by reducing the impact of cardiac arrhythmias and reduce sudden cardiac death.

Palpitations are predictive of future atrial fibrillation

A large cohort study has found that the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men and women were a history of palpitations and hypertension.(1) While hypertension is a well known risk factor for AF, the investigators note that "the impact of self-reported palpitations on later occurrence of AF has not been documented earlier". Read full article

Dronedarone: review of trials and up-to-date recommendations

Dronedarone in high-risk permanent atrial fibrillation - PALLAS - was stopped for safety reasons leaving little post - trial discussion. It concluded that dronedarone should be avoided in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and, as previously shown, in patients with heart failure. Find a short up-to-date review of trials and summary of recommendations concerning the drug here...

The first EP Case reports now available here

The EHRA Cases provide a resource of interesting cases within the cardiac electrophysiology field. These cases are published in full here and abbreviated versions in the journal EP – Europace.

Read all the cases here.

A retrospective of the 2012 EHRA Summit

The summit showed that post-graduate education in EP is a global challenge, and no clear plans and projects are being developed in different countries by health and education authorities. Therefore, a dramatic lack of regulation will probably have a negative impact, in a market with a growing demand for post-graduate education in arrhythmology.

Access the presentations of the speakers and read more about the event here.

And the winnner is....

Discover the winners of the 2012 EHRA Training Fellowships:

Clinical Electrophysiology with emphasis on Catheter Ablation
Arrhythmias and Cardiac Pacing fellowship with emphasis on ICD/CRT

The winners will receive their award during the EHRA General assembly, during Cardiostim on Thursday 14 June from 12h30 to 14h00, Room Athena.

EHRA at a glance

Journal : EP Europace	EHRA-EUROPACE 2013, 23-26 June - Athens	Become a member today!

Certification Exams
Arrhythmia Highlights

The goal of EHRA is to assure the optimal quality in arrhythmia healthcare by assessing the competence in knowledge, skills and attitudes of professionals

The system is designed to certify both practical experience and knowledge in both Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology and now on Allied professional.

Next exams will take place in Nice, France during Cardiostim

Congress:

Certification in Cardiac Pacing and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs)-
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Certification in Invasive Cardiac Electrophysiology
Thursday 14 June 2012
Certification in Allied Professionals-
Thursday 14 June 2012-
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Safety and efficacy of programming a high number of antitachycardia pacing attempts for fast ventricular tachycardia: a prospective study. Martin RP et al
Europace 2012. Read More
Sudden Cardiac Death and Genetic Ion Channelopathies: Long QT, Brugada, Short QT, Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia, and Idiopathic Ventricular Fibrillation. Napolitano C et al. Circulation. 2012 Apr 24;125(16):2027-34. Read More
Eplerenone and Atrial Fibrillation in Mild Systolic Heart Failure: Results From the EMPHASIS-HF (Eplerenone in Mild Patients Hospitalization And SurvIval Study in Heart Failure) Study. Swedberg K et al J Am Coll Cardiol 2012 May 1;59(18):1598-603. Read More
Elimination of Local Abnormal Ventricular Activities: A New End Point for Substrate Modification in Patients with Scar-Related Ventricular Tachycardia. Jaïs P et al.
Circulation 2012 Apr 4. Read More
The Mode of Death in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - Defibrillator Patients: Results from Routine Clinical Practice. Thijssen J et al. Heart Rhythm 2012 Apr 18. Read More
Risk factors and outcomes of post-procedure heart blocks after transcatheter device closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect. Yang R.
Chin Med J (Engl). 2011 Oct;124(19):3198-2000. Read More

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