In an era where hospitals are discharging patients earlier and earlier after transcatheter aortic valve replacement, researchers are warning physicians to be cautious about the development of late ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is increasingly used to treat patients with aortic stenosis who are considered to be too high-risk for surgical replacement of the aortic valve. Although ...

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) related to TAVR becomes less common as centers gain experience with the procedure. The improvement may stem from decreases in implantation depth, according to a study ...

September 5, 2006 (Barcelona) -- A study of patients with severe epilepsy and learning difficulties showed that 60% have abnormalities on electrocardiogram (ECG), raising the question of whether these ...

August 4, 2004 — In an era when the number of candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy continues to grow, identifying specific patients at risk for arrhythmic death -- the ...

The ECG shows regular P waves with terminal P-inversion in V1 (left atrial abnormality). There is no evidence of conduction (complete heart block). The QRS complexes are regular at a rate slightly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study suggest that patients with psoriatic arthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by psoriasis, may have "subtle" cardiac conduction ...