Health Care

Félix R Cedillo-Salazar1, Lizeth Martínez-Jacobo2, Yadira X Pérez-Páramo3, Ricardo Cerda-Flores4, Laura E Martínez5, José C Jaime-Pérez6, María G Moreno-Treviño2, Edelmiro Pérez-Rodríguez7, Francisco J Bosques-Padilla8, Montserrat Cedillo-Avila1, María A Cedillo-Avila9, Michelle Zamudio-Osuna5 Objetivo: Los antiplaquetarios orales son clave en la farmacoterapia moderna de las enfermedades aterotrombóticas cardiovasculares. Clopidogrel (CLO) constituye el…

J Siller Rodríguez1, F de la Fuente, F Cedillo Salazar, I Flores-Delgado Abstract The occurrence of atrial fibrillation during an electrophysiologic study in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome is a common problem and it is time-consuming to terminate it either with the use of drugs or by electrical cardioversion. The purpose…

N Nasir Jr1, F R Cedillo-Salazar, T K Doyle, P D Henry, A Pacifico Abstract The question is addressed whether patients with thoracotomy defibrillators and failing epicardial electrodes can be effectively treated with the implantation of prepectoral unipolar (“active can”) defibrillators. Results indicate that abandoned epicardial patches in the pathway…

A Pacifico1, F R Cedillo-Salazar, N Nasir Jr, T K Doyle, P D Henry Abstract Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of placing implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) in the electrophysiology laboratory using conscious sedation with combined hypnotic agents and deep sedation with etomidate.…

A Pacifico1, L L Ferlic, F R Cedillo-Salazar, N Nasir Jr, T K Doyle, P D Henry Abstract Objectives: The objective of the study was to determine whether the occurrence of shocks for ventricular tachyarrhythmias during therapy with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICD) is predictive of shortened survival. Background: Ventricular tachyarrhythmias eliciting…