Multicenter randomized study of anticoagulation guided by remote rhythm monitoring in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and CRT-D devices: Rationale, design, and clinical characteristics of the initially enrolled cohort The IMPACT study
Ip J, Waldo AL, Lip GY, Rothwell PM, Martin DT, Bersohn MM, Choucair WK, Akar JG, Wathen MS, Rohani P, Halperin JL, Investigators F. Multicenter randomized study of anticoagulation guided by remote rhythm monitoring in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and CRT-D devices: Rationale, design, and clinical characteristics of the initially enrolled cohort The IMPACT study. American Heart Journal 2009, 158: 364-370.e1. PMID: 19699858, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2009.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial high-rate episodesRisk of strokeAnticoagulant therapyAtrial fibrillationAtrial flutterCardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator deviceConventional clinical managementRemote rhythm monitoringStudies of anticoagulationRate of strokeOral anticoagulant therapyHigh-rate episodesAdditional risk factorsCRT-D devicesStroke risk stratificationCommon cardiac arrhythmiaAHRE burdenElectrocardiographic documentationMajor bleedingSystemic embolismProphylactic therapyClinical characteristicsStroke riskAnticoagulation decisionsClinical featuresProspective Study of Cardiac Sarcoid Mimicking Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia
VASAIWALA SC, FINN C, DELPRIORE J, LEYA F, GAGERMEIER J, AKAR JG, SANTUCCI P, DAJANI K, BOVA D, PICKEN MM, BASSO C, MARCUS F, WILBER DJ. Prospective Study of Cardiac Sarcoid Mimicking Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2009, 20: 473-476. PMID: 19017339, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01351.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsARVD/CLeft ventricular dysfunctionARVD/C.Cardiac sarcoidMagnetic resonance imagingVentricular dysfunctionProspective studyVentricular arrhythmiasArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathyRight ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathyDefinite ARVD/CVentricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathyLeft bundle branch blockInternational Task Force criteriaTask Force criteriaBundle branch blockChest X-rayProbable ARVD/CBiopsy consistentRV functionClinical predictorsConsecutive patientsClinical featuresClinical presentationHistological findings