The Lead Podcast presented by Heart Rhythm Society

William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, CCDS, is joined by guests Jorge Romero, Jr., MD, FHRS, and Esseim Sharma, MD, for a discussion of the comparison of left bundle-branch area pacing to biventricular pacing in candidates for resynchronization therapy. This observational study included patients with LVEF≤35% who underwent biventricular or left bundle area pacing for the first time for Class I or II indicat...

Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS, is joined by guests Laurent Macle, MD, FHRS, and Peter M. Kistler, MBBS, PhD, FHRS, for a discussion of the Improved PAF Trial. Prior studies have demonstrated clinical benefits associated with cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and concomitant posterior wall isolation (PWI) in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the role for this approa...

William H. Sauer, MD, FHRS, CCDS, is joined by guests Nathaniel Steiger, MD, and Paul C. Zei, MD, PhD, FHRS, for a discussion on the PULSED AF Pivotal Trial. This was a prospective, global, multicenter, nonrandomized, paired single-arm study in which patients with paroxysmal (n=150) or persistent (n=150) symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF) refractory to class I or III antiarrhythmic drugs were tr...

Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP is joined by guests Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, MBA, MD, FHRS and James Freeman, MD, MPH, MSci in a discussion of the article Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the Elderly. Data on the safety and efficacy of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in elderly patients are limited. https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead Host Disclosure(s): D. Varghese: No relevant...

Andrew D. Krahn, MD, FHRS discusses this article with guests Jason D. Roberts, MD and Julia Cadrin-Tourigny, MD, PhD, CCDS. Clinical guidelines recommend regular screening for arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) to monitor at-risk relatives, resulting in a significant burden on clinical resources. Prioritizing relatives on their probability of developing definite ARVC may provid...

Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS, of the University of Adelaide for a discussion of Safety and Effectiveness of Pulsed Field Ablation to Treat Atrial Fibrillation: One-Year Outcomes From the MANIFEST-PF Registry, originally published in Circulation.  Dr. Sanders is joined by guest contributors Mehrdad Emami, MD, of the University of Adelaide and Atul Verma, MD, FHRS of McGill University Health...

Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS of the University of Adelaide discusses a worldwide survey on incidence, management, and prognosis of oesophageal fistula formation following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the POTTER-AF study. This study recently appeared in the European Heart Journal. He is joined by guests Jonathan P. Piccini, Sr., MD, MHS, FHRS of Duke Medical Center and Han S. Lim,...

Deepthy Varghese, MSN, ACNP, FNP, of Northside Hospital for this discussion of An Exercise in Physical Activity Program in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. She is joined by guests Gregory M. Marcus, MD, FHRS, of the University of California, San Francisco and Mehak Dhande, MD, of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead Host Disclosure(s): D. Vargh...

Michael S. Lloyd, MD, FHRS of Emory University discusses the Impact of Early Versus Delayed Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation on Atrial Arrhythmia Recurrences. He is joined by guests Jason G. Andrade, MD, FHRS of Vancouver General Hospital and Stefan H. Hohnloser, MD, FHRS of J. W. Goethe University. https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead Host Disclosure(s): M. Lloyd:  Honraria/Speaking/C...

A Discussion of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Based Dual Lead Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS, PhD, FHRS of the University of Adelaide as he discusses Magnetic resonance imaging based Dual lead cardiac Resynchronization therapy: A prospective Left Bundle Branch Pacing Study (MADURAI LBBP study) by Heart Rhythm 2023 Late-Breaking Abstract Author Shunmuga Sundaram Ponnusamy...

A Discussion of Epicardial Roof-Dependent Macro-Reentrant Tachycardia. Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS of Westchester Medical Center – New York Medical College and co-host Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS of the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville as they discuss the article Epicardial Roof-Dependent Macro-Reentrant Tachycardia After Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence, Electrophysiological Characteristics, and...

The Young Investigator Award Winners. Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS and Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS congratulate the Heart Rhythm 2023 Young Investigator Award winners. This episode was recorded live at Heart Rhythm 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. https://www.hrsonline.org/education/TheLead Host Disclosure(s): J. Jacobson: Honoraria/Speaking/Consulting Fee: American College of Cardiology, Zoll Medical...

A Discussion of Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing Versus Biventricular Pacing as the Initial Implant Strategy for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Danesh Kella, MBBS, FHRS of the Mayo Clinic, Florida hosts a discussion with co-host Jason T. Jacobson, MD, FHRS of Westchester Medical Center and guests Roderick Tung, MD, FHRS of the University of Arizona – Phoenix, and Rajeev Kumar Pathak, MBBS, PhD,...