Issue 3/2015
Content (13 Articles)
The effects of remodeling with heart failure on mode of initiation of ventricular fibrillation and its spatiotemporal organization
Thomas H. Everett IV, George S. Hulley, Ken W. Lee, Roger Chang, Emily E. Wilson, Jeffrey E. Olgin
Silent cerebral events as a result of left atrial catheter ablation do not cause neuropsychological sequelae—a MRI-controlled multicenter study
Christian von Bary, Thomas Deneke, Thomas Arentz, Anja Schade, Heiko Lehrmann, Christoph Eissnert, Susanne Schwab-Malek, Sabine Fredersdorf, Ekrem Ücer, Dobri Baldaranov, Christina Wendl, Felix Schlachetzki
Detection of left atrial thrombus by intracardiac echocardiography in patients undergoing ablation of atrial fibrillation
Chenni S. Sriram, Javier E. Banchs, Talal Moukabary, Raman Moradkhan, Mario D. Gonzalez
Comparison of left atrial dimensions in CT and echocardiography as predictors of long-term success after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Sotirios Nedios, Jedrzej Kosiuk, Emmanuel Koutalas, Jelena Kornej, Philipp Sommer, Arash Arya, Sergio Richter, Sascha Rolf, Daniela Husser, Gerhard Hindricks, Andreas Bollmann
Electrolyte and hemodynamic changes following percutaneous left atrial appendage ligation with the LARIAT device
Ryan Maybrook, Jayasree Pillarisetti, Vivek Yarlagadda, Sampath Gunda, Arun Raghav Mahankali Sridhar, Brent Deibert, Muhammad R. Afzal, Madhu Reddy, Donita Atkins, Matthew Earnest, Ryan Ferrell, Jayant Nath, Arun Kanmanthareddy, Sudharani Bommana, Rajasingh Johnson, Sandeep Reddy Koripalli, Buddhadeb Dawn, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
A low fibrillatory wave amplitude predicts sinus node dysfunction after catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation
Akihiro Sunaga, Masaharu Masuda, Takashi Kanda, Masashi Fujita, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Tetsuya Watanabe, Yasushi Sakata, Masaaki Uematsu
Axillary vein puncture using fluoroscopic landmarks: a safe and effective approach for implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads
Federico Migliore, Mariachiara Siciliano, Manuel De Lazzari, Sonia Ferretto, Chiara Dalla Valle, Alessandro Zorzi, Domenico Corrado, Sabino Iliceto, Emanuele Bertaglia
Impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy-defibrillator implantation on the association between body mass index and prognosis in patients with heart failure
Satoshi Yanagisawa, Yasuya Inden, Masayuki Shimano, Naoki Yoshida, Shinji Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Kato, Satoshi Okumura, Aya Miyoshi-Fujii, Tomoyuki Nagao, Toshihiko Yamamoto, Yoshiaki Mizutani, Tadahiro Ito, Makoto Hirai, Toyoaki Murohara
Occult obstructive sleep apnea and clinical outcomes of radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation
Peter M. Farrehi, Louise M. O’Brien, Hatice Duygu Bas, Kazim Baser, Krit Jongnarangsin, Rakesh Latchamsetty, Hamid Ghanbari, Thomas Crawford, Frank Bogun, Eric Good, Frank Pelosi, Aman Chugh, Fred Morady, Hakan Oral
Superior efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation with online contact force measurement persists after the learning period: a prospective case control study
Michael Wolf, Johan B. Saenen, Wim Bories, Hielko P. Miljoen, Sara Nullens, Christiaan J. Vrints, Andrea Sarkozy
Contact force and impedance decrease during ablation depends on catheter location and orientation: insights from pulmonary vein isolation using a contact force-sensing catheter
Sven Knecht, Tobias Reichlin, Nikola Pavlovic, Beat Schaer, Stefan Osswald, Christian Sticherling, Michael Kühne
Transcutaneous carbon dioxide monitoring to avoid hypercapnia during complex catheter ablations: a feasibility study
Daniel J. Cantillon, Lisa M. Keene, Ali Hakim, Stephanie Spencer, Jennifer Petro, Mary Ludvik, Dawn Schell
Tissue characteristics and evolution after steam pop
Gaetano Fassini, Sergio Conti, Gianluca Pontone, Mauro Pepi, Claudio Tondo, Antonio Dello Russo