Journal of Innovation in Cardiac Rhythm Management
Articles Articles 2026

May 2026 - Volume 17 Issue 5

Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17058

DEVI NAIR, MD, FACC, FHRS

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Erratum: Short- and Mid-term Outcomes of the Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients: A Single-center Experience

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17057

NIKOLA DRAGISIC, MD, FACC,1 EMILY R. BACKES, MD,1 LINDSEY MALLOY-WALTON, DO, MPH,1 EDO K. BEDZRA, MD, MBA,1 WILLIAM J. GIBSON, DO,1 and PHILIP M. CHANG, MD, FACC, FHRS1

1Ward Family Heart Center, Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, USA

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A Contemporary Review of Subcutaneous and Extravascular Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17055

AHMAD JALIL, MD,1 WAJEEHA ZAHID, MD,2 FATIMA RAJAB, MD,3 MAHMOUD GOMAA, MD,4 AHSAN SAKEF, BS,5 and MUHAMMAD R. AFZAL, MD4

1Department of Internal Medicine, Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, Oxford, MS, USA

2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USA

3King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan

4Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA

5The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA

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Systemic Inflammation Is Associated with Resting Premature Atrial and Ventricular Contractions in American Older Adults

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17056

LAITH ASHOUR, MD,1 MOHAMMAD OBAR, MD,2 AFNAN YASER, MD,2 QUSAI AREF FRAIHAT, MD,2 BATOOL ABUQUDAIRA, MD,3 NOUR EBEIDAT, MD,4 LARA AL-GHWIERY, MD,5 MOHAMMAD ZAITA, MD,2 ENAS SUBBAH, MD,2 ABDELRAHMAN KAOUKJI, MD,6 and LUJAIN BADRAN MD7

1Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK

2Jordan University Hospital, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

3Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan

4Al Hussain New Salt Hospital, Al-Salt, Jordan

5Prince Hamza Hospital, Amman, Jordan

6Specialty Hospital, Private Sector, Amman, Jordan

7Al Essra Hospital, Private Sector, Amman, Jordan

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Concomitant Short QT Syndrome and Sick Sinus Syndrome: A Case Report

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17053

FARZAD MASOUDKABIR, MD, MPH,1 HAMID KHEDERLOU, MD,2 and VANOUSHE AZIMI PIRSARAEI, MD3

1Cardiac Primary Prevention Research Center, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2Department of Cardiology, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

3Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran

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Late Fracture of Stylet-driven Lead Intended for Conduction System Pacing 2 Years After Implant

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17052

FRANCIS J. HA, MBBS (HONS), BMEDSC (HONS), FRACP,1 SING HUEY CHENG, MBBS,1 JAGAT ADHIKARI, MBBS, MD,1 ADAM BROWN, MBCHB, PhD,1 and COLIN MACHADO, MBBS1

1Victorian Heart Institute and Victorian Heart Hospital, Monash University, Monash Health, Clayton, Australia

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Sudden Cardiac Arrest in a Pregnant Woman with Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome with Fractionated Delta Wave Due to Middle Cardiac Vein Diverticulum

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17051

RAHEL M. SILESHI, MD, MPH,1 AMULYA GUPTA, MBBS,1 ANGELA MARTIN, MD,2 SIVA SOMA, MD,1 MADHU REDDY, MD, MBA,1 and AMIT NOHERIA, MBBS, SM1

1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

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Percutaneous Retrieval of a Micra™ Leadless Pacemaker Using a One-tine–based Snaring Technique: The Tine Is Durable but Maybe It Should Be the Last Resort

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2026.17054

MOHAMED SHOKR, MD1

1Cardiac Electrophysiology Department, Northern Light Cardiology/Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, ME, USA

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