As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the European Heart Rhythm Association, it is an honor to recognize the collaboration with the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society, our “younger” sister society. Together, we have accomplished much in the field of cardiac arrhythmias and electrophysiology. Through joint scientific meetings, educational initiatives, and the sharing of expertise, […]
LAHRS Webinar Cycle
The Latin American Heart Rhythm Society cordially invites you to its 2nd webinar 2023 entitled “STRATEGIES TO INTERPRET AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM” We will have the participation of great experts in the field of electrocardiography: • Dr. Ana Claudia Venancio (Brazil) • Dr. Luis Aguinaga (Argentina) • Dr. Adrian Baranchuk (Canada) • Dr. Carlos Morillo (Canada) It […]
LAHRS Celebrates 5 Years
El 20 de Mayo de 2017, se llevó a cabo en la sede de la Sociedad Uruguaya de Cardiología la ASAMBLEA CONSTITUTIVA de la Sociedad Latinoamericana del Ritmo Cardíaco/ Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS). En dicho acto, se realizó la inscripción jurídica de la sociedad, hasta entonces llamada SOLAECE, renombrada como LAHRS, considerando este […]
A message on or use of messages
When we read the research carried out by Guerra et al. (1) Regarding the use of electronic means in medical practice, we were curious to know what the situation was in Latin America. We intuitively knew that technological advances and, mainly, the need to work remotely due to the pandemic catalyzed their use, but we […]
New perspectives in Cardiogenetics
xpert Consensus Statement EHRA/HRS/APHRS/LAHRS on the State of Genetic Testing for Cardiac Diseases Knowledge about the genetic basis of cardiovascular diseases has made significant progress in recent decades, with the incorporation of new technologies in molecular diagnosis, functional characterization efforts, artificial intelligence, and strengthening of the genotype-phenotype association. The reduced cost of genetic sequencing allowed […]
The revival of verapamil in atrial fibrillation
Summary of the study: Koldenkof et al published in Europace the work entitled “Rate control differs in the prevention of progression in atrial fibrillation” 1. It is a sub-analysis of the RACE 4 study. Only patients without using antiarrhythmics were included. Investigators included 666 patients over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of paroxysmal […]
EP Fellowship Program
The Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS) announces the Registration to the Fourth Edition (2023-2024) of its Cardiac Electrophysiology Training Program at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) Director: Dr. Vidal Essebag – Head of Electrophysiology – McGill University Vacancies: one (1) Duration: two (2) years Start: July 1, 2023 LAHRS SCHOLARSHIP: Includes salary of $60,000 CAD […]
LAHRS Congress 2022
After two years of social distancing, important to contain the spread of COVID-19, finally it’s time to resume face-to-face activities! The return will be in great style: as on other occasions, our Society will hold the Congress together with a large national scientific society of specialty. As one of the most important, because of the […]
Patients with ischemic heart disease and VT. Drugs or ablation as a first-line treatment?
Heart attacks leave areas of scars mixed with healthy myocytes, generating areas of slow conduction within the scars, giving rise to a favorable environment for the origination of ventricular tachycardia (VT) by reentry mechanism. We all agree that in this type of scenario the implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) effectively prevents sudden death1,2. However, ICD does not […]
Early and late syncope: understanding the mechanisms
Bearing in mind that: • The most common cause of syncope is vasovagal (VVS), followed by orthostatic hypotension (OH) and cardiac causes, (1) • The tilt test is the study used for the diagnosis of VVS and OH, being recommended (class IIa, level of evidence B) in those cases with suspected reflex cause, OH, postural […]