EHRA Essentials 4 You

Your hub for the latest science on heart rhythm

In the current health crisis, EHRA is here to help you stay up to date on the latest scientific developments in heart rhythm. EHRA Essentials 4 You is a comprehensive collection of valuable and carefully selected resources, all available from this regularly updated page.

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Late Breaking Trials

Bringing you the results of the latest clinical trials and research with complementary discussant reviews for results interpretations and clinical practice implication

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Title: A prospective 12-year Registry of silicone-polyurethane copolymer-coated ICD leads: Final Report.

Speaker: JA Cairns (Vancouver,CA)

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Title: A prospective 12-year Registry of silicone-polyurethane copolymer-coated ICD leads: Final Report - Discussion.

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Title: Axillary vein puncture guided by ultrasound versus cephalic vein dissection in pacemaker and defibrillator implant: a multicenter randomized clinical trial.

Speaker: A Tagliari (Porto Alegre,BR)

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Title: Effect of sacubitril/valsartan on left ventricular ejection fraction and potential impact on ICD implant rates for primary prevention of sudden cardiac death: the SAVE-ICD study.

Speaker: F Guerra (Ancona,IT)

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Title: Gain in CRT Efficacy with Dynamic Electrical Optimization: Real World Effect of SyncAV on Heart Failure Hospitalizations.

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Title: Hypnosis versus placebo during atrial flutter ablation: the PAINLESS Study. A randomized controlled trial.

Speaker: R Garcia (Poitiers,FR)

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Title: Impact pilot study: improving oesophageal protection during catheter ablation for AF. A double-blind randomized controlled trial.

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Title: Redefining response to CRT: Insights from the REVERSE trial.

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Industry Essentials

Title	Industry
A legacy of differentiated innovation in cardiac ablation	Medtronic
Cardiac device therapy for heart failure: the future is here	Medtronic
From His-bundle to leadless pacing: the future is here	Medtronic
Remote monitoring of cardiac device patients in the COVID-19 era	Medtronic

Publications

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Title: The modified left atrial anterior line: optimal ablation index target to detect a transmural lesion on cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

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Title: Spatial relationship between atrial fibrillation drivers identified by dipole density mapping and left atrial fibrosis

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Title: Occurrence, management and outcomes of iatrogenic aortic dissections as a complication of catheter ablation. A multicenter study.

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Title: Bipolar radiofrequency ablation supported by non-ionic catheter irrigation.

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Title: Bipolar ablation of refractory ventricular arrhythmias originating from the close proximity of His bundle.

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Title: Persistent AF patients with limited areas of low voltage have a similar benefit from pulmonary vein isolation as compared to paroxysmal AF patients: insight from the SMOP study.

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Title: Cardiac response to live music performance: effect of large-scale musical structure on action potential duration

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Title: Geographical variations in the incidence of CIED infection and infection prevention strategies: Update from the global WRAP-IT study

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Title: Leadless endocardial pacing improves symptoms in patients with failed conventional CRT implant in long term follow up

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Title: Autonomic nervous function and excitability of the accessory pathway in pediatric patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White ECG

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