Cardiac Tamponade

Among patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those with thoracic aortic aneurysm had elevated risk for aortic dissection and cardiac tamponade after the procedure, researchers reported.

Assess effectiveness and safety of catheter ablation with a porous tip contact force-sensing catheter in patients with persistent AF.

Two pulsed field ablation technologies successfully treated patients with atrial fibrillation, according to results presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

Ablation with a porous tip contact force-sensing catheter was safe and effective in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, according to data from the PRECEPT study presented at the virtual Heart Rhythm Society Annual Scientific Sessions.

Among patients who underwent chronic total occlusion PCI, those with prior CABG had worse outcomes including higher rates of in-hospital morality, MI and coronary perforation compared with those without prior CABG, according to findings from a meta-analysis on the program at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

Chronic total occlusion PCI performed in Latin America is primarily done for angina relief, had a success rate of more than 80% and conferred low incidence of MACE, despite resources that are limited compared with other regions, according to an analysis published in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.