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Vern Hsen Tan

Clinical Assistant Professor
Verified email at singhealth.com.sg
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Impact of programming strategies aimed at reducing nonessential implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapies on mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

VH Tan, SB Wilton, V Kuriachan… - Circulation …, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Patients who receive implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapies are at
higher risk of death versus those who do not. Programmed settings to reduce nonessential …

Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator Therapy: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Trials and Propensity Score–Matched …

KY Fong, CJR Ng, Y Wang, C Yeo… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (S‐ICDs) have been of
great interest as an alternative to transvenous implantable cardioverter‐defibrillators (TV …

Systematic review and meta-analysis of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in atrial fibrillation with low stroke risk

KY Fong, YH Chan, C Yeo, GYH Lip, VH Tan - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pivotal trials comparing direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) against warfarin in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF) predominantly involved patients with high stroke risk. This study aimed …

Adopting permanent His bundle pacing: learning curves and medium-term outcomes

J De Leon, SC Seow, E Boey, R Soh, E Tan… - EP …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims This study aims to determine procedural characteristics, acute success rates, and
medium-term outcomes of consecutive patients undergoing His bundle pacing (HBP); and …

Identification of loss-of-function RyR2 mutations associated with idiopathic ventricular fibrillation and sudden death

X Zhong, W Guo, J Wei, Y Tang, Y Liu… - Bioscience …, 2021 - portlandpress.com
Mutations in cardiac ryanodine receptor (RyR2) are linked to catecholaminergic polymorphic
ventricular tachycardia (CPVT). Most CPVT RyR2 mutations characterized are gain-of …

A meta-analysis of extended ECG monitoring in detection of atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke

H Jiang, SY Tan, JK Wang, J Li, TM Tu, VH Tan… - Open …, 2022 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the various modalities available for
extended ECG monitoring in the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF) following a cryptogenic …

Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmia in patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KY Fong, YH Chan, Y Wang, C Yeo, ETS Lim… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) shocks are associated with higher
rates of mortality and reduced quality of life. In this study we aimed to investigate the …

Network meta-analysis comparing transcatheter, minimally invasive, and conventional surgical aortic valve replacement

KY Fong, JJL Yap, YH Chan, SH Ewe, VTT Chao… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The landscape of aortic valve replacement (AVR) has evolved dramatically over the years,
but time-varying outcomes have yet to be comprehensively explored. This study aimed to …

Outcomes of supraventricular tachycardia ablation: results from the Singapore ablation and cardiac devices registry

ESJ Tan, SP Chan, SC Seow, WS Teo… - Pacing and Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background The Singapore Cardiac Databank was designed to monitor the
performance and outcomes of catheter ablation. We investigated the outcomes of …

Catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation triggers and electrical storm

VH Tan, J Yap, LF Hsu, R Liew - Europace, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) and electrical storm remain challenging conditions to manage
despite the availability of various treatment modalities. Insertion of an implantable …