Robin Y. Wachsner
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View article: Acupuncture Needle in the Heart
Acupuncture Needle in the Heart Open
A 57-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented at the emergency department with chest pain. She had experienced this sharp, nonexertional, nonpleuritic, nonreproducible pain for approximately 10 year…
View article: The Prevalence of Chagas Disease Among Latin American Immigrants with Pacemakers in Los Angeles, California
The Prevalence of Chagas Disease Among Latin American Immigrants with Pacemakers in Los Angeles, California Open
Chagas disease (CD), with associated conduction abnormalities, is a common indication for pacemaker implantation in Latin America. The prevalence of CD in Latin American immigrants with pacemakers residing in the United States has never be…
View article: Oversensing in a Single Chamber Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Oversensing in a Single Chamber Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Open
A patient is seen in routine follow up for his ICD implanted for primary prevention.He is clinically stable and has not experienced any therapy.Upon routine interrogation, the system reports multiple episodes of oversensing.Is this a conce…