Heart Rhythm O2Pub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2025.07.085
Ivan Nenadic Wood, Elan Shahrabani, Luiz Vasconcelos, Hakan Oral
{"title":"ID: 4349750 SCALABLE AF DETECTION USING CNNS WITH STOCKWELL AND FOURIER TRANSFORMS: A SIGNAL PROCESSING APPROACH FOR CLINICAL AND CONSUMER ECGS","authors":"Ivan Nenadic Wood, Elan Shahrabani, Luiz Vasconcelos, Hakan Oral","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.07.085","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.07.085","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Pages S34-S35"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144989408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart Rhythm O2Pub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2025.07.102
Arti Taneja, Sherry Saxonhouse, Ibrahim Karabayir, Matthew Kalscheur, Tina Baykaner, Lokesh Chinthala, Robert Davis, Oguz Akbilgic
{"title":"ID: 4344604 ONE YEAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RISK PREDICTION FROM SINGLE LEAD ECG","authors":"Arti Taneja, Sherry Saxonhouse, Ibrahim Karabayir, Matthew Kalscheur, Tina Baykaner, Lokesh Chinthala, Robert Davis, Oguz Akbilgic","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.07.102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.07.102","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Page S45"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144989734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"WHEN RESYNCHRONIZATION IS NOT THE ANSWER: MAHAIM PATHWAY MIMICKING LBBB IN A YOUNG HEART FAILURE PATIENT","authors":"Nawel Dahimene, Yazid Aoudia, Mohamed Mehdi Baouni, Fouad Chaouat, Arslan Allouache, Abderrahmane Makhloufi, Soraya Bachtarzi, Zakaria Mekahal, Lilia Abbaci, Dahlia Djermane, Zakia Bennoui","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.023","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Pages 1481-1482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145094833","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart Rhythm O2Pub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.014
Ashley Atuti
{"title":"UNPREDICTABLE RHYTHM: CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS IN THE YOUNG — A HIDDEN THREAT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA","authors":"Ashley Atuti","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Page 1478"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145095096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart Rhythm O2Pub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.002
Krishna Pundi MD , Jason G. Andrade MD, FHRS , Neal Bhatia MD , Thomas Deneke MD, PhD, FHRS , Hamid Ghanbari MD , Matthew Kalscheur MD , Peem Lorvidhaya MD, FHRS , Jennifer N. Avari Silva MD, FHRS, CEPS-P , Amit J. Thosani MD, FHRS , Michael A. Rosenberg MD, FHRS , Gerilynn M. Schott MSN, ACNP , Amy G. Tucker MSN, RN, FHRS, CCDS , Niraj Varma MD, PhD , Omair Yousuf MD , Peter A. Noseworthy MD, MBA, FHRS
{"title":"Integrating wearables into the modern electrophysiology practice: A proposed framework for the use of wearables and creation of a remote digital clinic","authors":"Krishna Pundi MD , Jason G. Andrade MD, FHRS , Neal Bhatia MD , Thomas Deneke MD, PhD, FHRS , Hamid Ghanbari MD , Matthew Kalscheur MD , Peem Lorvidhaya MD, FHRS , Jennifer N. Avari Silva MD, FHRS, CEPS-P , Amit J. Thosani MD, FHRS , Michael A. Rosenberg MD, FHRS , Gerilynn M. Schott MSN, ACNP , Amy G. Tucker MSN, RN, FHRS, CCDS , Niraj Varma MD, PhD , Omair Yousuf MD , Peter A. Noseworthy MD, MBA, FHRS","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Pages 1237-1247"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145098441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart Rhythm O2Pub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2025.05.023
Mahmoud Eisa MD, FHRS , Nauman Naeem MD , Hossam Elbenawi MD , Asmaa Ahmed MD , Andrew Takla MD , Amir Hanafi MD , Abhishek J. Deshmukh MD , Christopher.V. DeSimone MD, PhD , Mohan Rao MD
{"title":"In-hospital complications of hybrid vs endocardial atrial fibrillation ablation","authors":"Mahmoud Eisa MD, FHRS , Nauman Naeem MD , Hossam Elbenawi MD , Asmaa Ahmed MD , Andrew Takla MD , Amir Hanafi MD , Abhishek J. Deshmukh MD , Christopher.V. DeSimone MD, PhD , Mohan Rao MD","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.05.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.05.023","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Hybrid atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation has been used to achieve rhythm control in AF management. It requires both epicardial and endocardial ablation. There is limited evidence regarding the safety of this procedure.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The study aimed to compare in-hospital complication rates between hybrid AF ablation and endocardial catheter ablation (ECA) using a nationally representative dataset.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using the National Inpatient Sample, we identified patients who underwent AF ablation between 2017 and 2022. The cohort was divided into 2 groups; those who underwent ECA and those who underwent hybrid AF ablation. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>After propensity score weighting, hybrid ablation was associated with a significantly lower MACE rate (3.1% vs 5.6%, <em>P =</em> .0036). Rates of cardiac complications (8.8% vs 7.5%, <em>P =</em> .594), infections (2.7% vs 3.7%, <em>P =</em> .595), and length of stay (2.96 ± 0.30 vs 3.19 ± 2.45 days, <em>P =</em> .285) were comparable between groups. Hybrid ablation was associated with higher rates of hemorrhagic complications (12.7% vs 4.0%, <em>P <</em> .001), with a comparable rate of blood transfusion, whereas pulmonary complications showed a trend toward an increase (3.8% vs 1.5%, <em>P =</em> .099).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Hybrid AF ablation was associated with a significantly lower MACE rate compared with ECA, contrasting with earlier studies that suggested higher risk. This shift likely reflects improvements in technique and more refined patient selection. While rates of pulmonary and hemorrhagic complications were higher with hybrid ablation, transfusion needs remained similar between groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Pages 1259-1267"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145098443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heart Rhythm O2Pub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.hroo.2025.06.018
Iuri Ferreira Felix MD , Vanessa Karlinski Vizentin MD , Mangesh Kritya MBBS , Shanmukh Sai Pavan Lingamsetty MBBS , Priyanshi Maurya MBBS , Norma N. Gamarra Valverde MD , Nicole Felix MD , Vanio Antunes do Livramento Junior , David M. Harmon MD , Abhishek J. Deshmukh MBBS , Gurukripa N. Kowlgi MBBS , Christopher V. DeSimone MD, PhD
{"title":"Cardiac resynchronization therapy in chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy: A systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis","authors":"Iuri Ferreira Felix MD , Vanessa Karlinski Vizentin MD , Mangesh Kritya MBBS , Shanmukh Sai Pavan Lingamsetty MBBS , Priyanshi Maurya MBBS , Norma N. Gamarra Valverde MD , Nicole Felix MD , Vanio Antunes do Livramento Junior , David M. Harmon MD , Abhishek J. Deshmukh MBBS , Gurukripa N. Kowlgi MBBS , Christopher V. DeSimone MD, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.06.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.hroo.2025.06.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is a well-established therapy for patients with heart failure. However, patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy (CCC) were underrepresented in pivotal CRT trials.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to quantitatively describe the outcomes of CRT in patients with CCC.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We systematically searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and LILACS registries for studies evaluating the response to CRT in patients with CCC. We applied no language or date restrictions. We applied an inverse-variance random-effects model for a meta-analysis of proportions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We included 4 observational cohort studies comprising 250 patients with CCC undergoing CRT. At CRT implantation, the mean age was 59 ± 12 years, 87% of patients (217) were New York Heart Association class III/IV, and the average left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) was 27% ± 7%. During a mean follow-up of 30 ± 25 months, the all-cause death rate was 38% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21–56), cardiac death rate was 29% (95% CI, 13–47), and the noncardiac death rate was 4% (95% CI, 1–9). After CRT, the proportion of patients rated New York Heart Association class III/IV was improved to 21% (95% CI, 5–44), with a pooled post-CRT LVEF of 36.3% (95% CI, 27.0–48.0).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>In patients with CCC, CRT was associated with improvements in LVEF and symptomatic and functional burden (class III/IV), but overall mortality remained high. Although CRT seems to be beneficial in this population, further research is warranted to better characterize its impact on long-term clinical outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":29772,"journal":{"name":"Heart Rhythm O2","volume":"6 9","pages":"Pages 1364-1371"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145098865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}