Although implantable cardioverter-defibrillators positively affect survival in patients at increased risk for arrhythmic sudden cardiac death, quality of life can be negatively affected by recurrent therapies. Ventricular tachycardia (VT) ablation targets clinical arrhythmias to prevent recurrence. Although treatment of VT initially required open heart surgery, it has since been replaced by…
AbstractBackgroundInadequate management of atrial fibrillation (AF) after stroke is associated with a worse prognosis, and the impact of early rhythm control with catheter ablation (CA)…
AbstractCoronary artery fistulae (CAF) are rare aberrant connections between coronary arteries and the great vessels, coronary sinus, or cardiac chambers. Although most CAF are asymptomatic,…
AbstractBackgroundThe analysis of cardiovascular borders (CVBs) in chest x-rays (CXRs) traditionally relied on subjective assessment and does not have established normal ranges.ObjectivesThe author…
AbstractBackgroundAnterior mediastinal masses frequently manifest with pericardial effusion and compressive symptoms, creating management challenges due to the risk of cardiovascular collapse durin…
AbstractBackgroundChildhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for epigenetic age acceleration (EAA) and subsequent morbidities—including cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRFs) and cardiovascular…
AbstractAnthracycline and anthraquinone agents are major contributors to cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction in childhood cancer. However, evidence-based equivalence ratios for estimating in…
Gurusher S. Panjrath, MBBS, FACC, Chair Nicole M. Bhave, MD, FACC, Immediate Past Chair ∗ Chayakrit Krittanawong, MD, FACC Barbara Wiggins, P harm D, FACC…
AbstractBackgroundAlthough early rhythm control showed better clinical outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), limited data exist on the relationship between the timing of atrial…
AbstractBackgroundEchocardiographic timing intervals provide prognostic information in patients with preclinical cardiac dysfunction. Reduced diastolic filling time (DFT) identifies left bundle bra…
