Issue 1/2013
Content (16 Articles)
Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the need for studies to assess the efficacy and safety of novel anticoagulants
Gerald V. Naccarelli, Mario D. Gonzalez
Thermotolerance does not reduce the size or remodeling of radiofrequency lesions in the rat myocardium
Luís Felipe dos Santos, Ednei Luíz Antonio, Andrey Jorge Serra, Gabriela Venturini, Jairo Montemor, Mieko Okada, Sergio Araújo, Paulo Tucci, Angelo de Paola, Guilherme Fenelon
Ablation time efficiency and lesion volume - in vitro comparison of 4 mm, non irrigated, gold- and platinum-iridium-tip radiofrequency ablation catheters
Tibor Balázs, Romola Laczkó, Eszter Bognár, Serkan Akman, Péter Nagy, Endre Zima, János Dobránszky, Tamás Szili-Török
New insights into typical atrial flutter ablation: extra-isthmus activation time on the flutter wave is predictive of extra-isthmus conduction time after isthmus block
Decebal Gabriel Latcu, Sok-Sithikun Bun, Mathieu Arnoult, Philippe Ricard, Jean-Paul Rinaldi, Nadir Saoudi
Reversal of cardiomyopathy in patients with congestive heart failure secondary to tachycardia
Zhao Donghua, Peng Jian, Xiao Zhongbo, Zhang Feifei, Peng Xinhui, Yang Hao, Liu Fuqiang, Li Yan, Xie Yong, Huang Xinfu, Meng Surong, Wu Muli, Xu Dingli
Impact of respiration on electroanatomical mapping of the right atrium: implication for cavotricuspid isthmus ablation
Ermenegildo de Ruvo, Serena Dottori, Luigi Sciarra, Marco Rebecchi, Borrelli Alessio, Scarà Antonio, Lucia De Luca, Anna Maria Martino, Fabrizio Guarracini, Alessandro Fagagnini, Ernesto Lioy, Leonardo Calò
Cryoablation versus radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: results of a prospective randomized study
Felipe J. Rodriguez-Entem, Víctor Expósito, Susana Gonzalez-Enriquez, Juan José Olalla-Antolin
Phrenic nerve palsy during ablation of atrial fibrillation using a 28-mm cryoballoon catheter: predictors and prevention
Michael Kühne, Sven Knecht, David Altmann, Nadine Kawel, Peter Ammann, Beat Schaer, Stefan Osswald, Christian Sticherling
Pulmonary vein re-isolation for atrial fibrillation using duty-cycled phased radiofrequency ablation: safety and efficacy of a primary 2:1 bipolar/unipolar ablation mode
Marcus Wieczorek, Reinhard Hoeltgen, Shahram Tajtaraghi, Wolfgang Lawrenz, Michael Lukat
Long-term outcomes (>2 years) of atrial fibrillation ablation using a multi-electrode ablation catheter in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Khang-Li Looi, Parag Gajendragadkar, Tamer Taha, Maros Elsik, Elizabeth Scully, Patrick Heck, Simon Fynn, Munmohan Virdee, David Begley
Cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients with congenital heart disease: technical challenges
Meera Manchanda, Christopher J. McLeod, Ammar Killu, Samuel J. Asirvatham
Active fixation mechanism complicates coronary sinus lead extraction and limits subsequent reimplantation targets
E. M. Cronin, C. P. Ingelmo, J. Rickard, O. M. Wazni, D. O. Martin, B. L. Wilkoff, B. Baranowski
Riata lead failure with normal electrical lead parameters and normal fluoroscopic appearance
Umashankar Lakshmanadoss, David Lahoda, Pramod Deshmukh
Assessment of shoulder pain and shoulder disability in patients with implantable cardioverter–defibrillator
Umut Celikyurt, Aysen Agacdiken, Serdar Bozyel, Onur Argan, Ilgin Sade, Ahmet Vural, Dilek Ural