Ehsan Mahmoodi
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Five-Year Trend of Gastric Cancer in Northern Iran Open
Background: Gastric cancer is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Objectives: The present study analyzed the incidence trends of gastric cancer in Mazandaran province between 2014 and 2018. Methods: In this cros…
Post-prandial high-grade atrioventricular block after gastric sleeve surgery: a case report Open
Background Bariatric surgery has been shown to improve long-term cardiovascular outcomes in patients with morbid obesity. However, there is limited data on cardiac arrhythmias occurring after bariatric surgery. We report a case of recurren…
Long‐term outcomes of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators: a single‐centre Australian experience Open
Background The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillator (S‐ICD) has become an established alternative to overcome conventional transvenous ICD (TV‐ICD) lead‐related complications. Aims To describe the long‐term outcomes of S‐ICD…
Arrhythmic Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome and Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Comprehensive Review and the Role of Catheter Ablation Open
Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) affects 2–3% of the general population, and despite its benign prognosis overall, it is associated with sudden death in a small subset of patients. The term “arrhythmic MVP syndrome” (AMVPS) refers to the presen…
View article: Personalized diagnosis in suspected myocardial infarction
Personalized diagnosis in suspected myocardial infarction Open
Background In suspected myocardial infarction (MI), guidelines recommend using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn)-based approaches. These require fixed assay-specific thresholds and timepoints, without directly integrating clinical…
View article: Single High-Sensitivity Point-of-Care Whole-Blood Cardiac Troponin I Measurement to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction at Low Risk
Single High-Sensitivity Point-of-Care Whole-Blood Cardiac Troponin I Measurement to Rule Out Acute Myocardial Infarction at Low Risk Open
Background: High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) laboratory assays are used to rule out myocardial infarction (MI) on presentation, but prolonged result turnaround times can delay patient management. Our primary aim was to identify p…
View article: Antiarrhythmic Properties of Phenytoin
Antiarrhythmic Properties of Phenytoin Open
BACKGROUND: Phenytoin has long been used to treat epilepsy and for some time as an antiarrhythmic drug (AAD). It is known that the diastolic calcium leakage through dysfunctional cardiac ryanodine receptors (RyR2) is a mechanism for arrhyt…
Effect of outcome measures on the apparent efficacy of ablation for atrial fibrillation: Why “success” is an inappropriate term Open
INTRODUCTION: Different endpoint criteria, different durations of follow up and the completeness of follow up can dramatically affect the perceived benefits of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) ablation. METHODS: We defined three endpoints for recu…