EHRA EUROPACE

EHRA EUROPACE 2011 | 26 Jun 2011 - 29 Jun 2011 , Madrid - Spain

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New Predictor Points to Post-TAVI Pacemaker Need

MADRID — Patients who have a right bundle branch block before undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are more likely to require a permanent pacemaker after the procedure, a single-center study showed.
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MRI Safe for Use With Implanted Devices

MADRID — Performing MRIs in patients who have pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) not specially designed for use in that environment appears to be safe, a single-center study showed.
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ICDs, Pacemakers Okay for Oldest Patients

MADRID — Age should not be a barrier to treatment with permanent pacemakers or implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs), a researcher said here.
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CRT of More Benefit to Women than Men

MADRID — After adjusting for the level of underlying disease, women appear to gain more benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) than men, a sub-analysis of a randomized trial affirmed.
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Lower Heart Rate, Better Afib Outcomes

MADRID — Patients with atrial fibrillation who were treated to a heart rate of 80 beats per minute or lower had less risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes, a one-year, observational registry study showed.
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Surgical Revision Common With CRT

MADRID — Up to 50% of patients who were followed for four years after receiving a cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator (CRT-D) needed a surgical revision, researchers found.
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Adding CRT to CABG Boosts HF Outcomes

MADRID — Implanting a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device at the time of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with ischemic heart failure improves outcomes over CABG alone, a small, randomized trial showed.
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Too Much Syncope Testing Pre-Recorder Implant

MADRID — Many patients who have unexplained syncope may be undergoing excessive testing before receiving an implantable loop recorder, delaying diagnosis and increasing cost, a researcher suggested here.
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Effusion During Ablation Varies by Afib Type

MADRID — Among patients with atrial fibrillation who continued on warfarin when they underwent catheter ablation, pericardial effusion was more common when the arrhythmia was of the longstanding persistent variety, researchers found.
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New Afib Developments Headline Meeting

MADRID — Atrial fibrillation will be one of the primary focuses of this year's EHRA EUROPACE, the meeting of the European Heart Rhythm Association, according to the chair of the scientific program.
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