Brennan Ballantyne MD

Atrial Fibrillation Substrate and Catheter Ablation Outcomes in MYBPC3- and MYH7-Mediated Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy @JACCJournals sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fifteen years of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: Where do we stand, and what will the future hold? #OpenAccess heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

📌Practical Guidance for Hemodynamic Assessment by Right Heart Catheterization in Management of #HeartFailure Terrific review‼️ Make sure to share it‼️👇🏼 #RHC #PH #StateOfTheArt #Review

Eight reasons why lipoprotein(a) should be measured in everyone at least once in a lifetime. Read more in EHJ! doi.org/10.1093/eurhea… #Lp(a) @escardio @ESC_Journals

In presence of Atrial Fibrillation, do you usually report that the LV diastolic function can’t be assessed? Check this out: nice step-wise algorithm at the @BSEcho #Guidelines about LV Diastolic Function Change your mindset‼️😉 #EchoFirst #Afib #DiastolicFunction

Ever wonder why some people with #AFib, tachycardias, and PVCs develop arrhythmia-induced #cardiomyopathy and others don’t? See some of the insights behind this disease in this week's #JACC state-of-the-art review: bit.ly/4c4QzId @PShoureshi

Left bundle branch area pacing improves right ventricle function and synchrony @bednarekaga heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characterization and Clinical Outcomes of Dilated and Arrhythmogenic Left Ventricular Cardiomyopathies @JACCJournals jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.…

Sinus rhythm in CABANA (independent of therapy) was associated with reduced death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding, and cardiac arrest by 43% and all-cause mortality by 41% @DanMarkMD @jonpiccinisr @JEPOOLEMD @tjaredbunch #AHAJournals #Epeeps doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP…

📢#Europace #CardioTwitter #Epeeps Preventive substrate ablation in pts with ischaemic cardiomyopathy and coronary chronic total occlusion: a randomized trial see the results 🆓👇📚 doi.org/10.1093/europa… @GiulioConte9 @FraSantoroMD @AndyZhangMD @marcovitoloMD @Dominik_Linz

🚨Stunning!🚨 REVERSAL in the decline of heart failure ☠️ in the US 1999-2021 1999-2005 ⬇️ ☠️ 2005-2012 ⬇️ ☠️ 2012-2019 ⬆️ ☠️ 2019-2021 ⬆️⬆️☠️ Age-adjusted HF related ☠️ rates higher in 2021 vs 1999! WT😱🆘 jamanetwork.com/journals/jamac… @JAMACardio @FudimMarat

📌Dietary sodium & fluid intake in #HeartFailure. A clinical consensus 📝 of the #HFA of the @escardio #PositionPaper #HF

R-R’ Interval in the Left Bundle Branch Block Predicts Long-Term Outcomes after Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by Estimating Greater Mechanical Dyssynchrony and Viable Myocardium #OpenAccess heartrhythmjournal.com/article/S1547-…

Simultaneous publication in @JACCJournals JACC-HF jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… @SJGreene_md @DCRINews @AHAScience @AHA_Research

Comparative effectiveness of #ARNI (Sav/Val) versus ACEI/ARB in patients with de novo #HeartFailure with mildly reduced and preserved ejection fraction onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… @ankeetbhatt @mvaduganathan #ACC24 @ESC_Journals @EJHFEiC

🎲 GameChanger 👇👇 BB after Myocardial Infarction and Preserved Ejection Fraction 👥5020 acute myocardial infarction who had undergone coronary angiography and LVEF> 50% to receive either long-term treatment with a beta-blocker (metoprolol or bisoprolol) 🆚 no beta-blocker 👉 Beta-blocker treatment did not appear to lead to a ⬇️ cumulative incidence of the 1/2 end points‼️ 📁 #f1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

1/ DanGer Shock Trial “Impella might finally get to brag about a positive trial”! nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Can the baseline frailty status of patients w/ heart failure be used to predict who will benefit the most from placement of an ICD for primary prevention? Read the journal scan: bit.ly/3xiAhfL #JACCHF

Polypill for HFrEF 💊 ARNI+BB+MRA+SGLT2i 82.2% of patients with HFrEF potentially eligible NNT = 4 to prevent one death, over 12 months doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf… @JACCJournals @SJGreene_md @NMHheartdoc @HeartDocSadiya @AndrewJSauer @hvanspall @AHAScience @HFSA @DLBHATTMD

Interesting data out of Ontario Canada. One in five patients waiting for AF ablation died, was hospitalized, or visited the emergency department for atrial fibrillation or heart failure. Events 50% more for paroxysmal AF. Mean wait time 244 days. academic.oup.com/europace/advan…