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Stellate ganglion blockade in electrical storm

Electrical storm is a high-risk emergency marked by recurrent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation, commonly defined as three or more sustained…

QTc Prolongation in Critically Ill Patients: Causes and Monitoring

QTc prolongation is a frequent electrocardiographic finding in intensive care, where acute illness, polypharmacy, organ dysfunction, and rapidly changing…

A Practical Approach to Syncope in Older Adults

Syncope in older adults is a transient loss of consciousness caused by temporary global cerebral hypoperfusion, followed by spontaneous, complete recovery. In…

Pulsed Field Ablation: Early Clinical Outcomes and Safety Profile

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is changing the way clinicians approach catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Unlike thermal techniques, which use…

Electroanatomic Mapping of Scar-Related Atrial Tachycardia in Congenital Heart Disease

Scar-related atrial tachycardia is a frequent late complication of congenital heart disease surgery and catheter-based intervention. Incisions, patch material,…

Choosing Between Dual-Chamber And Single-Chamber ICDs

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce sudden cardiac death in patients at risk of life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias. The decision…

Managing atrial fibrillation in patients receiving hemodialysis

Atrial fibrillation is common in people with kidney failure and often appears alongside hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, vascular disease, and advanced…

The Spectrum of J-Wave Syndromes in Modern Arrhythmia Care

J-wave syndromes comprise a group of electrical disorders in which terminal QRS abnormalities, ST-segment elevation, and ventricular repolarization changes may…

Reducing Radiation Exposure During Electrophysiology Procedures

Fluoroscopy has long supported catheter navigation, transseptal access, lead implantation, and device extraction in the electrophysiology laboratory. It…

Digital Health Interventions for Atrial Fibrillation: Mobile Apps and Wearables

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly encountered through a smartphone notification, a wrist-worn sensor, or a home monitoring platform rather than during a…