Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15116

Dr. DEVI NAIR, MD, FACC, FHRS

Real-time Technical Support Using a Remote Technology During Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Follow-up: A Preliminary Multicenter Experience in Clinical Practice

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15114

VALTER BIANCHI, MD,¹ MARIA SILVIA NEGRONI, MD,² DOMENICO PECORA, MD,³ GIOVANNI BISIGNANI, MD,⁴ GIUSEPPE DAMIANO SANNA, MD, PhD,⁵ STEFANO NARDI, MD,^6,7 MANUELA AZZARA, MD,² CARMELO LA GRECA, MD,³ CONCETTA TORCHIA, MSN,⁴ GAVINO CASU, MD, FESC,⁵ LUIGI ARGENZIANO, MD,^6,7 MONICA CAMPARI, MS,⁸ SERGIO VALSECCHI, PhD,⁸ and ANTONIO D’ONOFRIO, MD¹

¹“Unità Operativa di Elettrofisiologia, Studio e Terapia delle Aritmie,” Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy

²Ospedale Civile, Vigevano, Italy

³Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy

⁴Castrovillari Hospital, Cosenza, Italy

⁵Clinical and Interventional Cardiology, Sassari University Hospital, Sassari, Italy

⁶Ospedale Evangelico “Villa Betania,” Naples, Italy

⁷Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy

⁸Boston Scientific Italia, Milan, Italy

The Role of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance to Predict Response to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15111

NAZIMA KHATUN, MD,^1,a ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ-NADALES, MD,^2,a JONATHAN FRANCOIS, MD,³ MOHAMMED HUSSEIN, MD,² MUHAMMED ATERE, MD,³ YASSER RODRIGUEZ, MD, MBA, FHRS,⁴ JOSE BAEZ-ESCUDERO, MD, FHRS, FACC,⁴ and ADAM BUDZIKOWSKI, MD, PhD, FHRS⁵

¹Department of Internal Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

²Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiology, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Campus, FL, USA

³Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

⁴Robert and Suzanne Tomsich Department of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston Campus, FL, USA

⁵Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Electrophysiology Section, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

Versatility of Impella^® Ventricular Assist Devices in High-risk Cardiac Patients During Complex Procedures: A Case Series

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15113

NAGARAJ SWAMINATHAN, BS,¹ MADISON HAZELWOOD, BS,¹ NADINE ODO, MPH,¹ and MALLIKARJUNA R. DEVARAPALLI, MBBS¹

¹Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA

Device Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Current Review, Challenges, and Future Prospects

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15115

MOHAMED ELREFAI, MBBCh, MRCP, PhD,¹ CHRISTINA MENEXI, MD, MRCP,² and PAUL R. ROBERTS, MD, FRCP^3,4

¹Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

²Cardiology Department, Essex Cardiothoracic Centre, Essex, UK

³Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK

⁴Cardiology Department, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

Failure of Ventricular Fibrillation Sensing During Subcutaneous Implantable Defibrillator Testing: A Twitchy Situation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15112

MUSSA SAAD, MD,¹ DEEPTI RANGANATHAN, MBCHB,¹ and SHELDON M. SINGH, MD^1,2

¹Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

²Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15106

Dr. DEVI NAIR, MD, FACC, FHRS

Snaring via a Femoral Approach to Facilitate Transvenous Lead Extraction of an Infected Right Ventricular Lead Jailed by a Bioprosthetic Tricuspid Valve

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15105

SAPAN BHUTA, MD,¹ SENA COLAK, MD,¹ ALEENA I. ARIF,¹ and MUHAMMAD R. AFZAL, MD¹

¹Electrophysiology Section, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA

Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Chronic Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15103

SYED MUHAMMAD IBNE ALI JAFFARI, MBBS,¹ FNU KARISHMA, MBBS,² SYEDA UROOBA SHAH, MBBS,³ ROBISH KISHORE, MBBS,² AVINASH KUMAR, MBBS,⁴ FNU KAJAL, MBBS,² MAIRA KHALID, MBBS,⁵ AVESH KUMAR, MBBS,⁴ HUDA ANUM, MBBS,⁴ ZARMINA ALI, MBBS,⁴ RIMSHA IRFAN, MBBS,⁴ MUHAMMAD AHSAN NASEER KHAN, MBBS,⁶ ABDUL REHMAN SALEEM, MBBS,⁷ HAMZA ISLAM, MBBS,⁸ and RABIA ISLAM, MBBS⁸

¹Department of Medicine, Shalamar Medical and Dental College, Lahore, Pakistan

²Department of Medicine, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, Sukkur, Pakistan

³Department of Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan

⁴Department of Medicine, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan

⁵Department of Medicine, Indus Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

⁶Department of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

⁷Department of Medicine, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

⁸Department of Medicine, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan

Carotid Sinus Massage During Head-up Tilt Testing Can Predict the Test Outcome: Implications for Its Use as a Screening Tool in Patients with Unexplained Syncope

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15101

ATUL PRAKASH, MD,¹ JULIE TRUONG, MD,² ADENIYI ADELAKUN, MD,² and RAVNIT SINGH, MD³

¹Division of Cardiology, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Passaic, NJ, USA

²Division of Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s General Hospital, Passaic, NJ, USA

³Division of Cardiology, Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA