Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15067

MOUSSA MANSOUR, MD, FHRS, FACC

Incidence of Coronary Artery Disease After Permanent Pacemaker Implantation: A Hospital-based Study from East India

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15065

DILIP KUMAR, MD, DM,¹ RABIN CHAKRABORTY, MD, DM,¹ SIDDHARTHA GOUTAM, MD,² SANJEEV S. MUKHERJEE, MD, DM,¹ DEBOPRIYO MONDAL, MD, DM,¹ RANA RATHOR ROY, MD, DM,¹ ASHESH HALDER, MD, DM,¹ SOUMYA PATRA, MD, DM,¹ ARINDAM PANDE, MD, DM,¹ ABHISHEK ROY, MD, DNB,¹ and SUVRADIP DUTTA, MD, DM¹

¹Department of Interventional Cardiology, Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata, India

²Department of Pharmacology, IMS & SUM Hospital - II, Odisha, India

Simultaneous Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia and Hemodynamic Improvement of Mid-ventricular Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Coronary Venous Ethanol Ablation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15062

SERKAN TOPALOGLU, MD,¹ VEYSEL KUTAY VURGUN, MD,² AHMET KORKMAZ, MD,¹ MERYEM KARA, MD,¹ ELIF HANDE OZCAN CETIN, MD,¹ DUYGU KOCYIGIT BURUNKAYA, MD,¹ FIRAT OZCAN, MD,¹ SERKAN CAY, MD,¹ OZCAN OZEKE, MD,¹ SEDAT KOSE, MD,² and MIGUEL VALDERRÁBANO, MD, PhD³

¹Department of Cardiology, Health Sciences University, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

²Department of Cardiology, Liv Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

³Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

Comparative Profiles of the WATCHMAN™ and Amplatzer™ Cardiac Plug/Amplatzer™ Amulet™ Devices for Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15061

FNU RAJA, MBBS,¹ KHIMYA RANI, MBBS,² SUNNY KUMAR, MBBS,³ FNU SOMESHWAR, MBBS,³ MUHAMMAD AHSAN NASEER KHAN, MBBS,⁴ FNU ABUBAKAR, MBBS,⁴ DHVANI BHATT, MBBS,⁵ DEEPAK JUNG SUBEDI, MBBS,⁶ SUJEET SHADMANI, MBBS,⁷ and FATIMA TUZ ZAHRA ABDULLAH, MBBS⁸

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Medical and Dental College, Islamabad, Pakistan

²Department of Internal Medicine, Chandka Medical College SMBBMU, Larkana, Pakistan

³Department of Internal Medicine, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan

⁴Department of Internal Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

⁵Department of Internal Medicine, American University of Barbados, Bridgetown, Barbados

⁶Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal

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

⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan

Wireless Device Therapy in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using the Combination of a Leadless Pacemaker and a Subcutaneous Defibrillator: A Report with 2-year Follow-up of Two Patients

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15064

NIKIAS MILARAS, MD, MSc,¹ IOANNIS NTALAKOURAS, MD, MSc,¹ STEFANOS ARCHONTAKIS, MD, PhD,¹ PANAGIOTIS DOURVAS, MD,¹ NIKOLAOS KTENOPOULOS, MD,¹ TZONTATAN KLOGKERI, MD,¹ VASILEIOS NEVRAS, MD, MSc,¹ and SKEVOS SIDERIS, MD, PhD¹

¹Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Athens Hippokrateion, Athens, Greece

Association of Paroxysmal Versus Persistent Atrial Fibrillation with In-hospital Outcomes and 30-day Readmission After Inpatient Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15066

MIN CHOON TAN, MD,^1,2 YONG HAO YEO, MBBS,³ QI XUAN ANG, MBBS,⁴ BRYAN E-XIN TAN, MD,⁵ JIAN LIANG TAN, MD,⁶ PATTARA RATTANAWONG, MD,⁷ JOAQUIM CORREIA, MD,⁸ and ANEESH TOLAT, MD⁹

¹Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA

²Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA

³Department of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Beaumont Health, Royal Oak, MI, USA

⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Sparrow Health System and Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

⁵Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

⁶Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

⁷Demoulas Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

⁸Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, New York Medical College at Saint Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, NJ, USA

⁹Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hartford Healthcare/University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT, USA

Uncovering the Invisible: The Role of High-density Catheters in Recognizing Fractionated Signals in Pulmonary Vein Isolation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2024.15063

HARINI LAKSHMAN, MD,¹ AMMAR AHMED, MD,¹ STEVEN COUTTEAU, BSE,² and DIPAK SHAH, MD, FACC, FHRS³

¹Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, USA

²Abbott, Green Oaks, IL, USA

³Department of Electrophysiology, Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, USA