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Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology @ Emory Healthcare | Political junkie | Duke basketball

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RT @HRS_CaseReports: Ventricular Intramyocardial Navigation for Tachycardia Ablation Guided by Electrograms (VINTAGE) for Left Ventricular…
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RT @HRSonline: The formation of HRA will allow HRS to better address the needs of U.S. members and their patients without compromising the…
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@DrRoderickTung Perhaps. But lots of confounding between those offered/undergoing ablation and those managed medically. We all know those whom we are reluctant to ablate are inherently different. Same true for Afib. Almost impossible to draw any causal inference.
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RT @vardhmaan_jain: Our new publication in @JACCJournals highlights the outcomes of PPM placement during pregnancy.
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@AnnaMlynski @naijaQRS @AZ_EP_DOC @AlexTurinMD @peterkistler3 @PrashSanders Not at all. Every person is different. Just commenting on the likely main driver for progression of atrial fibrillation in this case
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@danealson presenting data on using upstream sinus electrograms to predict impending onset of VT/VF. Upstream sinus likely holds pathophysiologic insights to why arrhythmias occur and may open door to preventive strategies @experienceHRX @HRSonline @emoryheart @melchami99
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@ftrae @noseworthypeter @drjohnm Yes reversal if ACT>300
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@danealson presenting data on use of upstream electrograms to predict impending onset of VT/VF. Upstream sinus rhythm likely holds key pathophysiologic insights and may open the door to arrhythmia prevention @experienceHRX @HRSonline @emoryheart
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@noseworthypeter @drjohnm @ftrae I find cutting Fo8 at about an hour and then another hour of bedrest works well. Cutting immediately before ambulation seems to result in more bleeding
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RT @DrJCheungEP: September is #AFib Awareness Month. #AFib is the most commonly encountered sustained arrhythmia in the general population…
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@CyrusHadadiMD @cclang Genuinely curious. Can you help me understand the rationale for doing any left atrial ablation if the plan is repeat AVN ablation anyway?
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@drjohnm All of the above, but also perhaps something less cynical. There’s a desperate desire among EPs to have better tools to treat AF. The hope is PFA may be it, even if data don’t clearly demonstrate that yet
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RT @experienceHRX: Push the boundaries of innovation in CV medicine. Join #HRX2024 KOL and #Atlanta native @FaisalMMerchant, Dir of Cardiac…
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@AZ_EP_DOC @danealson @naijaQRS @AlexTurinMD @ogadeola1 @AmoleOjoMD @DrFerminGarcia @MRazminia @aalahmadmd Also this isn’t a matter of luck. I am sure you’re an excellent operator. But the anatomy of the CTI hasn’t changed and yet people were getting excellent results 2 decades ago with no routine ICE or mapping. Do redos occur? Sure. But we have become too dependent on $$ tools
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@AZ_EP_DOC @danealson @naijaQRS @AlexTurinMD @ogadeola1 @AmoleOjoMD @DrFerminGarcia @MRazminia @aalahmadmd As physicians, if we had financial exposure to the cost of the case, as may occur in ASCs, we would think very differently about this. Yes safety is paramount, but we need to balance it with cost. The financial toxicities of our system are also very real for patients
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9 months
Emory reunion @HRSonline 2024! #epeeps
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@RashadKhaziSyed @Nishaki1 @rdschaller @KrishKancharla @drpaari @jfreeMD @jeffrey_vinocur @skarim01 Wouldn’t recommend a primary prevention ICD either. No evidence of benefit at that age and given competing mortality risks, highly unlikely to be beneficial
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RT @HRSonline: Curious about what sessions your peers are going to attend at #HRS2024? Check out these top session picks from your #2024Pac
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