Can Death Be Cheated? A Different Take On The Results Of The VEST Trial

“It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future” Yogi Berra Sudden death is just that: sudden, fulminant and without warning. This is a reality for some patients with a compromised left systolic ventricular function, in particular those with left ventricular ejection fractions of less than 35%1. Given the advent of improving acute, and chronic … Read more

What I Took Home – “BRUISES” With EP-Devices

This year’s AHA Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, CA provided the cardiology community with a number of important trials. Large clinical studies have the possibility to directly impact clinical practice. In the subspecialty of electrophysiology, there was an important trial with significant relevance to physicians who implant or provide perioperative care for patients with pacemakers/ defibrillators … Read more