Background Data regarding the freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) in the follow-up of persistent AF patients is limited. The second-generation cryoballoon has better cooling properties compared to first generation. In…
Objective Continuous dynamic 24 hour ECG (Holter) monitoring is the most important non-invasive method in diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias in children. Arrhythmias are disorders of frequency and regularity of…
Objectives Renal dysfunction determined with GFR, has been reported to be associated with a higher atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence rate following catheter ablation for AF. Beta-trace protein (BTP) is a…
Objective To evaluate bleeding-related risk factors in selecting antithrombotic agents and thereby how HAS-BLED score is in use in non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) patients in tertiary reference center setting in…
Objective The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics and the acute procedure success rate of patients who underwent an ablation procedure for outflow tract tachycardia (OTT)…
Background Systolic and diastolic dysfunction in diabetic patients can occur in the early stages of the disease due to changes in the structure and function of the myocardium.The role of…
One of the most important pathophysiological mechanisms of arrhythmia in inflammatory cardiomyopathy (IC) with heart failure (HF) is the imbalance of the sympathetic innervation. The aim of the work was…
Background Introducing transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has provided a new window to the heart. With this technique high-quality images of certain cardiovascular structures may be obtained readily. Although safe when properly…
Background The goal of recent study is comparison of left ventricle of handicapped weightlifters and basketball players with non-athletes people in Tehran province. Methods Subjects of the test include 24…
Background Cardiac MRI is the preferred method for determining myocardial viability. However, due to its high cost and limited availability, we describe an alternative method with acceptable accuracy to predict…
