This episode is a discussion of the paper entitled, "Catheter Ablation versus Advanced Therapy for Patients with Severe Heart Failure and Ventricular Electrical Storm."

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2024.09.045

Host Disclosure(s):
W.Sauer: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Biotronik, Biosense Webster, Inc., Abbott, Boston Scientific, Research: Medtronic

Contributor Disclosure(s):
R. Kerley: Nothing to disclose.
A. Desai: Research: Novartis, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Medical, AstraZeneca, Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Novartis, Abbott, AstraZeneca, Regerneron, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceutricals, Cytokinetics, AxonTherapies, Avidity Biosciences, Medpace, Merck, New Amsterdam Pharma, Parexel, Roche Diagnostics, GlacoSmithKline, NovoNordisk, Veristat, Verily/Google, Zydus, River2Renal, Membership on Advisory Committees: BioFourmis

Join host Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP, as she discusses Managing Data Overload: AI Wearables and Apps with article author Hawkins Gay, MD, MPH. This article was published simultaneously with HRX 2024, and the interview is brought to you live from the meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(24)03114-X/abstract

Host Disclosure(s):
D. Varghese: Nothing to disclose.

Contributor Disclosure(s):
H. Gay: Nothing to disclose.

In this episode of The Lead, brought to you live from HRX, Deepthy Varghese interviews author Sana Al-Khatib on two of her recent publications.

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(24)03110-2/abstract
https://www.heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-5271(24)02380-4/fulltext

Host Disclosure(s):
D. Varghese: Nothing to disclose.

Contributor Disclosure(s):
S. Al-Khatib: Other Relationships: American Heart Association

Join us for another episode of The Lead!

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2823283

Host Disclosure(s):
J. Chyou: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: American Heart Association, McGraw Hill, Medtronic, Research: American Heart Association, Membership on Advisory Committees: American Heart Association

Contributor Disclosure(s):
C. Cheung: Nothing to disclose.
P. Sanders: Membership on Advisory Committees: Boston Scientific, Medtronic PLC, Pacemate, CathRx, Research: Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, CathRx, Medtronic, Pacemate.

Moderated by Rebecca Yapejian with CardiacRMS, this podcast is a dynamic discussion between Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, PhD, FHRS and Suneet Mittal, MD, FHRS, on the current and future state of CIED Remote Monitoring for Electophysiologists.

Faculty

Suneet Mittal MD, FHRS
Jagmeet Singh, MD, PhD, FHRS
Rebecca Yapejian, BS, BSN, MSN, APRN, FNP, CCDS, CardiacRMS

Join moderator Melissa Middeldorp as she discusses the NEJM article Asundexian versus Apixaban in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation with Christopher C Cheung, MD, MPH and Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS at HRS2024 in Atalnta. This episode is brought to you live from the HRSTV Studio and comes with bonus video footage.

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2407105

Host Disclosure(s):
M. Middeldorp: Nothing to disclose.

Contributor Disclosure(s):
C. Cheung: Nothing to disclose.
P. Sanders: Membership on Advisory Committees: Boston Scientific, Medtronic PLC, Pacemate, CathRx, Research: Abbott, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, CathRx, Medtronic, Pacemate.

Dr. Michael S. Lloyd, MD, FHRS, Emory University is joined by Lucas V. A. Boersma, MD, PhD, St Antonius Hospital, and Michael Hoskins, MD, New Mexico Heart Institute to discuss the Pulmonary Vein Isolation With or Without Left Atrial Appendage Ligation in Atrial Fibrillation The aMAZE Randomized Clinical Trial.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2816924
https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead

Host Disclosure(s):
M. Lloyd: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Medtronic, Membership on Advisory Committees: Boston Scientific

Contributor Disclosure(s):
L. Boersma: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: Boston Scientific, Adagio Medical, Medtronic, Honoraria/Speaking/Teaching: Acutus Medical, KODEX-EPD
M. Hoskins: Nothing to disclose.

Niraj Sharma, MD, FHRS, Northside Hospital is joined by Rhea Pimentel, BChir, MD, FHRS, University of Kansas Health System and Usman Siddiqui, MD, Florida Cardiology Advent Health Systems, Orlando, to discuss how the FLUTFIB study aimed to assess the incidence, duration, timing, and symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AF) after cavotricuspid isthmus (CTI) ablation in patients with atrial flutter (AFL). The study included 100 patients with AFL, who received implantable loop recorders for continuous AF monitoring following CTI ablation. Over a median follow-up of 24 months, 77% of patients experienced AF episodes, typically occurring around 180 days post-ablation. Most AF episodes lasted over an hour, and about half of the patients reported symptoms. Baseline characteristics and risk scores (HATCH and CHA2DS2-VASc) did not predict AF development. Oral anticoagulation was discontinued in 32% of patients during follow-up but was restarted in 15% after AF detection. No strokes or transient ischemic attacks were recorded. This study, the largest of its kind, underscores the high incidence of often asymptomatic AF after AFL ablation and provides insights for anticoagulation management post-ablation.

https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead

Host Disclosure(s):
N. Sharma: Nothing to disclose.

Contributor Disclosure(s):
U. Siddiqui: Honoraria/Speaking/Teaching: Abbott Medical, Acutus Medical Inc., Impulse Dynamics USA
R. Pimentel: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting: American College of Cardiology Foundation, Honoraria/Speaking/Teaching: Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Abbott Medical, Membership on Advisory Boards: Biosense Webster

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