Completely thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation with ganglionic plexus ablation and left atrial appendage amputation for treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Yilmaz Alaaddin A; Geuzebroek Guillaume S C GS; Van Putte Bart P BP; Boersma Lucas V A LV; Sonker Uday U; De Bakker Jacques M T JM; Van Boven Wim-Jan WJ;

Affiliations : Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Left atrial pressure reduction for mitral stenosis reverses left atrial direction-dependent conduction abnormalities.

Authors : Coronel Ruben R; Langerveld Jorina J; Boersma Lucas V A LV; Wever Eric F D EF; Bon Laurens L; van Dessel Pascal F H M PF; Linnenbank André C AC; van Gilst Wiek H WH; Ernst Sjef M P G SM; Opthof Tobias T; van Hemel Norbert M NM;

Affiliations : Experimental Cardiology Group , Center for Heart Failure Research, Academic Medical Center, rm K2-112, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. r.coronel@amc.uva.nl

Journal : Cardiovasc. Res.   (2010)

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Atrial fibrillation ablation in athletes: an Olympic challenge?

Authors : Boersma Lucas V A LV;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : Europace   (2010)

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Electropathological Substrate of Longstanding Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Structural Heart Disease

Authors : Natasja M.S. de Groot, MD, PhD; Richard P.M. Houben, BSc; Joep L. Smeets, MD, PhD; Eric Boersma, PhD; Ulrich Schotten, MD, PhD; Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD; Harry Crijns, MD, PhD;

Affiliations : Correspondence to Professor Dr M.A. Allessie, Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. E-mail M.Allessie@Fys.Unimaas.nl

Journal : Circulation   (2010)

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Electropathological substrate of longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with structural heart disease: epicardial breakthrough.

Authors : Natasja M.S. de Groot, MD, PhD; Richard P.M. Houben, BSc; Joep L. Smeets, MD, PhD; Eric Boersma, PhD; Ulrich Schotten, MD, PhD; Martin J. Schalij, MD, PhD; Harry Crijns, MD, PhD;

Affiliations : Correspondence to Professor Dr M.A. Allessie, Department of Physiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200MD Maastricht, the Netherlands. E-mail M.Allessie@Fys.Unimaas.nl

Journal : Circulation   (2010)

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Natriuretic peptide levels predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation after radiofrequency catheter ablation

Authors : den Uijl DW; Delgado V; Tops LF; Ng AC; Boersma E; Trines SA; Zeppenfeld K; Schalij MJ; van der Laarse A;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands Reprint requests: Jeroen J. Bax, MD, PhD, Department of Cardiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2010)

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Early recurrence of atrial fibrillation as a predictor for 1-year efficacy after successful phased RF pulmonary vein isolation: Evaluation of complaints and multiple Holter recordings

Authors : Mulder AA; Wijffels MC; Wever EF;

Affiliations : Corresponding author at: Cardiology Department, St. Antonius Hospital, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 30 6093637; fax: +31 30 6092274

Journal : International Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Early recurrence of atrial fibrillation as a predictor for 1-year efficacy after successful phased RF pulmonary vein isolation: Evaluation of complaints and multiple Holter recordings

Authors : Mulder AA; Wijffels MC; Wever EF;

Affiliations : Corresponding author at: Cardiology Department, St. Antonius Hospital, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 30 6093637; fax: +31 30 6092274

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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Pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial complex-fractionated atrial electrograms ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation with phased radio frequency energy and multi-electrode catheters: efficacy and safety during 12 months follow-up

Authors : Mulder AA; Wijffels MC; Wever EF;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 30 6093637; fax: +31 30 6092274,Email: a.mulder@antoniusziekenhuis.nl

Journal : Europace   (2011)

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Echocardiographic diastolic parameters and risk of atrial fibrillation: the Cardiovascular Health Study

Authors : Mulder AA; Wijffels MC; Wever EF;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 30 6093637; fax: +31 30 6092274, Email: a.mulder@antoniusziekenhuis.nl

Journal : Europace   (2011)

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Pulmonary vein anatomy and long-term outcome after multi-electrode pulmonary vein isolation with phased radiofrequency energy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Mulder AA; Wijffels MC; Wever EF;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, The Netherlands. Corresponding author. Tel: +31 30 6093637; fax: +31 30 6092274, Email: a.mulder@antoniusziekenhuis.nl

Journal : EP Europace   (2011)

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Personalized management of atrial fibrillation: Proceedings from the fourth Atrial Fibrillation competence NETwork/European Heart Rhythm Association consensus conference

Authors :

Affiliations : University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences and SWBH NHS Trust, Institute for Biomedical Research, 1st Floor, Room 136, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany AFNET, Germany CHU de Nancy, Nancy, France Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA Fondazione Cardiocentro Ticino, Lugano, Switzerland St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN, USA Department of Cardiology, University of Leiden Medical Center, Leiden, NL, The Netherlands Department of Cardiology, Institution of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Meda Pharma SAS, Paris, France University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Ingelheim, Germany The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA University of Oxford, Oxford, UK University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH, Munich, Germany University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA, USA CRI—The Clinical Research Institute, Munich, Germany Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany University of Calgary/Libin, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, Catania, Italy Bristol-Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Faculté de Médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium Hôpital Cardologique du Haut-Lévêque and the Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic Klinik St. Georg, Hanseatisches Herzzentrum, Hamburg, Germany Isar Herzzentrum, Munich, Germany Medtronic International Trading Sàrl, Tolochenaz, Switzerland Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain Pfizer Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, Germany Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Städtisches Klinikum Brandenburg, Brandenburg, Germany Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, Paris, France Bayer Vital GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany St. Jude Medical, Zaventem, Belgium Boston Scientific, St. Paul, MN, USA Zentrum für Kardiologie am Klinikum Starnberg, Starnberg, Germany Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland Ettore Sansavini Health Science Foundation, Cotignola, Italy Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venice, Venice, Italy Bayer Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands Sanofi Aventis Deutschland GmbH, Berlin, Germany University College Hospital, London, UK University Heart Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Evaluation and Reduction of Asymptomatic Cerebral Embolism in Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation, But High Prevalence of Chronic Silent Infarction

Authors :

Affiliations : From the Southlake Regional Health Center, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada (A.V.); Imelda Ziekenhuis, Bonheiden, Belgium (P.D.); Pineta Grande Hospital, Castel Volturno, Italy (S.N.); Herz- und Gefäß-Klinik, Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany (T.D.); AZ Middelheim, Antwerp, Belgium (Y.D.); Praxisklinik Herz und Gefäße, Dresden, Germany (S.S.); Catholic Clinic, Mainz, Germany (J.O.B.); and St. Antonius Zeikenhuis, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands (L.B.).

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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