2016
Right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy in children and adolescents with drug-refractory arrhythmia
Vasichkina E, Poghosyan H, Mitrofanova L, Tatarsky R, Lebedev D. Right ventricular endomyocardial biopsy in children and adolescents with drug-refractory arrhythmia. Cardiology In The Young 2016, 27: 435-442. PMID: 27211482, DOI: 10.1017/s1047951116000688.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-refractory arrhythmiasEndomyocardial biopsyRadiofrequency ablationPolymerase chain reactionResults of endomyocardial biopsyRight ventricular endomyocardial biopsyArrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasiaImplantable cardioverter defibrillator implantationStructurally normal heartsRight ventricular dysplasiaConsecutive young patientsNo significant complicationsArrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathyChain reactionCardioverter defibrillator implantationMyocarditis patientsVentricular dysplasiaSignificant complicationsRight ventricleYounger patientsHolter monitoringDefibrillator implantationBiopsyPhysical examinationImmunohistological analysis
2012
Comparison of pacing algorithms to avoid unnecessary ventricular pacing in patients with sick sinus node syndrome: a single-centre, observational, parallel study
Poghosyan H, Jamalyan S. Comparison of pacing algorithms to avoid unnecessary ventricular pacing in patients with sick sinus node syndrome: a single-centre, observational, parallel study. EP Europace 2012, 14: 1483-1489. PMID: 22628453, DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSick sinus syndromePacing percentageSingle-centreIncidence of atrial high rate episodesVentricular pacingIncidence of pacemaker syndromeNew York Heart Association classAtrial high rate episodesAtrial pacing percentageVentricular pacing percentagePacing algorithmsSick sinus node syndromeLeft atrial sizeElectronic clinical databaseStatistically significant differenceAtrial sizePaced populationBorderline correlationClinical outcomesPacemaker syndromeRetrospective analysisAmount of VPTreatment strategiesAssociation classClinical trials