Arrhythmia Disorders News

Cardiac implantable electronic device infections are most common within the first months after a procedure, decreasing significantly after the initial 3 months, data show.

In the 10 years after radiotherapy for breast cancer, the rate of CV mortality remained second to cancer mortality; however, patients had increased incidence of HF and arrhythmias compared with matched controls, researchers reported.

Children who underwent implantation of a transcatheter leadless pacemaker experienced implant success, good electrical performance and a low level of major complications during short-term follow-up, real-world data show.

A video-based decision support tool increased Black patients’ knowledge of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, but it did not address their reluctance to receive the device, according to researchers.

Medtronic announced it has launched a website and app to help health care providers reduce potential delays in the cardiac MRI scan workflow.

Health care provider interactions with family members after a relative’s sudden cardiac death vary in type, format and timing, and stress surrounding the event can affect relatives’ decisions to pursue genetic screenings, data show.

Healio and Cardiology Today have aggregated the top cardiology headlines of March 2023.

SGLT2 inhibitor therapy in patients with heart failure is associated with a significantly lower incidence of sudden cardiac death vs. placebo, with the benefit persisting independent of other guideline-directed medical therapies.

Antibiotic irrigation and oral antibiotics on top of chlorhexidine skin preparation, IV antibiotics and antibiotic envelope did not provide additional benefit for high-risk patients after cardiac device implantation, researchers reported.

Healthy adults with spherical hearts, identified through a deep learning analysis of cardiac MRI images, were 31% more likely to develop atrial fibrillation and 24% more likely to develop cardiomyopathy, researchers reported.