The temporal variability of dominant frequency and complex fractionated atrial electrograms constrains the validity of sequential mapping in human atrial fibrillation

Authors : Habel N; Znojkiewicz P; Thompson N; Müller JG; Mason B; Calame J; Calame S; Sharma S; Mirchandani G; Janks D; Bates J; Noori A; Karnbach A; Lustgarten DL; Sobel BE;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont Cardiovascular Research Institute, Burlington, Vermont Address reprint requests and correspondence: Peter Spector, M.D., McClure 1 Cardiology, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, Vermont 05401

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Verapamil eliminates the hierarchical nature of activation frequencies from the pulmonary veins to the atria during paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Kushiyama Y; Osaka T; Yokoyama E; Hasebe H; Kuroda Y; Kamiya K;

Affiliations : Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Toshiyuki Osaka, Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Shizuoka Saiseikai General Hospital, Oshika1-1-1, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8527, Japan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Mapping of atrial tachycardias after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Use of bi-atrial activation patterns to facilitate recognition of origin

Authors : Steven D; Seiler J; Roberts-Thomson KC; Inada K;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Daniel Steven, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Transmural characteristics of atrial fibrillation in canine models of structural and electrical atrial remodeling assessed by simultaneous epicardial and endocardial mapping

Authors : Everett TH 4th; Wilson EE; Hulley GS;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jeffrey E. Olgin, University of California, San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Avenue, MU East 4, Box 1354, San Francisco, California 94143

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Prospective randomized comparison between the conventional electroanatomical system and three-dimensional rotational angiography during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

Authors : Knecht S; Wright M; Akrivakis S; Nault I; Matsuo S; Chaudhry GM; Haffajee C; Sacher F; Lellouche N; Miyazaki S; Forclaz A; Jadidi AS; Hocini M; Ritter P; Clementy J; Haïssaguerre M; Orlov M;

Affiliations : Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque and the Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, Bordeaux, France Brugmann University Hospital, Brussels Belgium Address reprint requests and correspondence: Sébastien Knecht, M.D., Service de Rythmologie, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut- Lévêque, Avenue de Magellan, 33604 Bordeaux-Pessac

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Atrial fibrillation and stroke: It's not necessarily all about the rhythm

Authors : Piccini JP;

Affiliations : Electrophysiology Section, Duke University Medical Center, Duke Clinical Research Institute, PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27710 jonathan.piccini@duke.edu

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Efficacy and safety of cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review of published studies

Authors : Andrade JG; Khairy P; Guerra PG; Deyell MW; Rivard L; Macle L; Thibault B; Talajic M; Roy D;

Affiliations : Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. marc.dubuc@bellnet.ca

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Temporal relationship of atrial tachyarrhythmias, cerebrovascular events, and systemic emboli based on stored device data: A subgroup analysis of TRENDS

Authors : Daoud EG; Glotzer TV; Wyse DG; Ezekowitz MD; Hilker C; Koehler J; Ziegler PD;

Affiliations : Ohio State University Medical Center, Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. emile.daoud@osumc.edu

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Early temporal and spatial regularization of persistent atrial fibrillation predicts termination and arrhythmia-free outcome

Authors : Forclaz A; Narayan SM; Scherr D; Linton N; Jadidi AS; Nault I; Rivard L; Miyazaki S; Uldry L; Wright M; Shah AJ; Liu X; Xhaet O; Derval N; Knecht S; Sacher F; Jaïs P; Hocini M;

Affiliations : Hôpital de Haut-Lévèque, Bordeaux, France. snarayan@ucsd.edu

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Long-term single- and multiple-procedure outcome and predictors of success after catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Rostock T; Salukhe TV; Steven D; Drewitz I; Hoffmann BA; Bock K; Servatius H; Müllerleile K; Sultan A; Gosau N; Meinertz T; Wegscheider K;

Affiliations : Department of Electrophysiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany throstock@gmail.com

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Shift in the pattern of autonomic atrial innervation in subjects with persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Deneke T; Chaar H; de Groot JR; Wilde AA; Lawo T; Mundig J; Bösche L; Mügge A;

Affiliations : Dr. Thomas Deneke, Department of Electrophysiology, Academic Heart Center Cologne, Urbacher Weg 19, 51143 Cologne, Germany thomas.deneke@rub.de

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Negative tracheal pressure during obstructive respiratory events promotes atrial fibrillation by vagal activation

Authors : Linz D; Schotten U; Neuberger HR; Böhm M;

Affiliations : Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Homburg/Saar, Germany. Dominik.Linz@uniklinikum-saarland.de

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Left atrial diastolic dysfunction: A new complication after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?

Authors :

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, CVC Cardiovascular Medicine, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, SPC 5853, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5853 thomcraw@umich.edu

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Echocardiographic predictors of frequency of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and its progression to persistent AF in hypertensive patients with paroxysmal AF: results from the Japanese Rhythm Management Trial II for Atrial Fibrillation (J-RHYTHM II) S

Authors : Suzuki T; Yamazaki T; Ogawa S; Nagai R; Yamashita T;

Affiliations : Address for correspondence: Takeki Suzuki, MD, MPH, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655,Phone: +81-3-3815-5411 ext. 35591, Fax: +81-3-3944-9442." suzukit-tky@umin.ac.jp

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Associations among the CHADS2 score, atrial substrate properties, and outcome of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Chao TF; Cheng CC; Lin WS; Tsao HM; Lin YJ; Chang SL; Lo LW; Hu YF; Tuan TC; Suenari K; Li CH; Liu SH; Hartono B; Wu TJ;

Affiliations : "Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan" epsachen@ms41.hinet.net

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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