Electrophysiology

The third European Pacing Symposium (EPS) meeting took place on Friday 1 December 2023 in London, UK. The event, which brings together an international faculty to discuss the latest advances in cardiac pacing and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) provides attendees with practical sessions and examines some of the most recent findings and techniques in the field. […]

Highlights Failure to target and deliver durable radiofrequency lesions to all functionally critical areas has been identified as an important cause of ventricular tachycardia recurrence and is particularly challenging in deep midmyocardial or very extensive substrate where point-by-point radiofrequency ablation becomes impractical. Alternative approaches have been described to: improve radiofrequency energy delivery to the tissue […]

Dr Andrew Krahn, President, Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), discusses the upcoming Heart Rhythm 2023 meeting (May 19-21, 2023, New Orleans, LA, USA), and the HRX 2023 conference (September 21-23, 2023, in Seattle, WA, USA) hosted by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders […]

Dr Andrew Krahn, President, Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), presents the HRS aims and goals for the coming year, and their dedication to improving the care of patients with heart rhythm disorders through innovation, education, research, and advocacy. Dr Krahn also highlights the member benefits of joining HRS, which include access to the latest research and […]

Prof Ben Freedman (The Heart Research Institute, Newtown, Australia) shares the key strengths of the Arrhythmia Alliance, why the society is so unique and why he is proud to be a supporter. He particularly praises their patient advocacy and endeavours to bring the patient voice to the forefront of medical research and international conferences. Disclosures: […]

It was a pleasure to talk to Dr Sanjiv Narayan (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA) around the implementation of artificial intelligence and machine learning models in the field of arrhythmias and cardiac electrophysiology. Questions What are the major challenges in implementing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models in the field of arrhythmias and […]

We were delighted to talk to Dr Sanjiv Narayan (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA) around the applications of computer modelling and machine learning in the field of arrhythmias and cardiac electrophysiology. Questions What are artificial intelligence or machine learning and how could they be used in cardiology? (0:25) Could you give us some examples of […]

Background: Conduction system pacing has the potential to offer improved outcomes compared with other forms of pacing. His bundle pacing (HBP) can be technically more difficult to achieve and pacing thresholds can be unreliable compared with left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP). There are no reports describing the feasibility of performing both procedures in the […]

Background: Conduction system pacing is a novel pacing technique that aims to maintain physiological activation of the ventricles. It can be achieved by pacing the His-bundle or the left bundle branch area. Left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) has many advantages over His-bundle pacing including being technically easier and having more stable and lower thresholds. […]