The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines program was
developed to aid clinicians in the management of these complex patients, as well as to …

Background Recurrent ventricular tachycardia among survivors of myocardial infarction with
an implantable cardioverter–defibrillator (ICD) is frequent despite antiarrhythmic drug …

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Guidelines Committee
provides periodic reviews of new data to produce focused updates that address clinically …

Background Standard perfusion imaging may underestimate the extent of disease in 3-vessel
coronary atherosclerosis. This study determined whether positron emission tomography …

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines Committee provides
periodic reviews of new data to produce focused updates that address clinically important …

Review of the Catheter Ablation Technique in AF. Background: Several randomized
controlled trials (RCTs) have been published to investigate the optimal techniques for atrial …

Background : Infection of implanted medical devices has catastrophic consequences. For
cardiac rhythm devices, pre-procedural cefazolin is standard prophylaxis but does not protect …

Background— Cardiac resynchronization (CRT) prolongs survival in patients with systolic
heart failure and QRS prolongation. However, most trials excluded patients with permanent …

Background Studies of cardiac resynchronization therapy in addition to an implantable
cardioverter defibrillator in patients with mild to moderate congestive heart failure had not been …

The era of gene discovery and molecular medicine has had a significant impact on clinical
practice. Knowledge of specific genetic findings causative for or associated with human …