antiarrhythmic/atrophy

Clinical background: Postoperative atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter (POAF) is the most common complication after cardiac surgery requiring intervention or prolonged hospital stay . Affecting 10-65% of patients , this arrhythmia is associated with increased mortality, considerable morbidity

BACKGROUND Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is defined as a spectrum of postoperative central nervous system dysfunctions both acute and persistent, including subtle neurologic signs and neuropsychological impairment. The incidence of POCD is clearly associated with the age of patients,

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) accounts for approximately 50% of all cardiac death, representing an estimated annual incidence ranging from 250,000 to 350,000 cases in the United States. The pathophysiologic mechanism for sudden death in the majority of these patients is thought to be ventricular

Nutritional therapy in patients with heart failure (HF) has been focused on fluid and sodium restriction to decrease volume overload. This has proved to decrease extracellular water levels, which manifests as a reduction in edema. Also, in patients with HF and preserved ejection fraction, reduction

A common way to get rid of PVCs is an ablation procedure during which a small area of heart muscle that creates the PVCs is cauterized, so that it can no longer cause PVCs. This has been performed for many years and is an overall safe and effective procedure to eliminate PVCs. In the ablation, a

The main goal of this study is to compare within 12 months, the effectiveness of an ACEI [Ramipril] versus placebo on the prevention of AFib after AFL RFA. This study is a randomized, prospective, double blind, multicenter study comparing ramipril vs. placebo in 2 parallel groups.

Main objective: Compare & quantify efficacy of two different sequences of burst ATP strategies for the termination of ventricular tachycardia (with Cycle Lenght (CL) of 240ms-320ms) from baseline to 12 months post randomisation in patients who are treated with ATP -8 pulses, 88% versus patients who