SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL of the Hungarian Society of Cardiology

The year in cardiovascular medicine 2020: arrhythmias

█ Current opinion

Authors:
Harry JGM Crijns1, Frits Prinzen2, Pier D Lambiase3, Prashanthan Sanders4, Josep Brugada5
1Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research Centre Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands;
2Department of Physiology and Cardiovascular Research Centre Maastricht (CARIM), University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands;
3University College London & Barts Heart Centre, London, UK;
4Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia; and
5Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic, Pediatric Arrhythmia Unit, Hospital Sant Joan de De´u, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Received 2 November 2020; revised 8 December 2020; accepted 19 December 2020; online publish-ahead-of-print 3 January 2021

Introduction

The Year in Cardiovascular Medicine: Arrhythmias 2020 reviews the most relevant studies in the field of arrhythmias and pacing. The past year has shown a significant progress: landmark clinical trials in atrial fib­rillation (AF) and implantable defibrillator (ICD) therapy, new guidelines, integrated care, life style and arrhythmias, His bundle pacing, risk prediction in sudden cardiac death, and advances in cardiogenetics.

ISSUE: CARDIOLOGIA HUNGARICA | 2021 | VOLUME 51, ISSUE 3

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