Update in cardiac arrhythmias and pacing.

Update on arrhythmias and cardiac pacing 2013.

This report discusses a selection of the most relevant articles on cardiac arrhythmias and pacing published in 2013. The first section discusses arrhythmias, classified as regular paroxysmal supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and ventricular arrhythmias, together with their treatment by means of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The next section reviews cardiac pac...

Challenges in cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator upgrade in a patient with right pneumonectomy.

Endocardial pacemaker implantation: what is the lead course?

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: still investigational or already an established therapy?

Serum potassium and arrhythmias.

Alterations in serum potassium levels are a common occurrence in clinical practice and entail a significant proarrhythmic risk. The present review is a short tutorial meant to assist clinicians in the pathophysiological interpretation of arrhythmias caused by dyskalaemia.