Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

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• Predicting AF Recurrence After Catheter Ablation: Is It Time to Use the Force?
  Is LA ejection force a useful metric in predicting AF recurrence after catheter ablation? Maybe--but this commentary points out barriers to incorporating LA ejection force into clinical practice.

  April 06, 2018

• Exploring the Dark Side of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices
  This commentary highlights the potential risks and complications associated with left atrial appendage occlusion devices. Are they as safe in real-world experience as pre-marketing tests suggested?

  March 06, 2018

• Sudden Cardiac Death in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy: Refining Risk Assessment
  The authors suggest improvements to risk stratification among patients with nonischemic causes of cardioymopathy, focusing on the importance of etiology and identification of myocardial scarring.

  February 06, 2018

• Real World MRI Experience With Nonconditional and Conditional Cardiac Rhythm Devices After MagnaSafe
  Can MRI scanning be safely performed in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices? This study provided real-world data in patients with a broad range of models and types of CIEDs.

  January 23, 2018

• Anatomical and Electrical Remodeling With Incomplete Left Atrial Appendage Ligation
  What are the anatomical, electrical, and clinical impacts of incomplete Lariat left atrial appendage ligation?

  January 09, 2018

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2018 -

• An interesting case of intra-Hisian Wenkebach with left bundle branch block. 

  March 23, 2018

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• Temporal trends in safety and complication rates of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. 

  March 23, 2018

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• Prophylactic pulmonary vein isolation during isthmus ablation for atrial flutter: Three-year outcomes of the PREVENT AF I study. 

  March 23, 2018

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• Predictive value of unipolar and bipolar electrograms in idiopathic outflow tract ventricular arrhythmia mapping and ablation. 

  March 23, 2018

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• Late potentials abolition reduces ventricular tachycardia recurrence after ablation especially in higher-risk patients with a chronic total occlusion in an infarct-related artery. 

  March 15, 2018

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• Usefulness of pace mapping in catheter ablation of left ventricular papillary muscle ventricular arrhythmias with a preferential conduction. 

  March 14, 2018

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• A novel ablation approach in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing fibrotic based substrate modification: targeting the bachmann's bundle? 

  March 14, 2018

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• Differences in activated clotting time and initial heparin dosage during atrial fibrillation ablation for patients with edoxaban compared with warfarin. 

  March 13, 2018

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• Impact of left atrial volume, sphericity and fibrosis on the outcome of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. 

  March 12, 2018

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• Anticoagulation use and clinical outcomes after catheter ablation in patients with persistent and longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation. 

  March 07, 2018

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• Response to letter to the editor: High-density mapping of atrial tachycardias: Importance of interpolation. 

  March 07, 2018

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• High-density mapping of atrial tachycardias: Importance of interpolation. 

  March 07, 2018

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• Conundrum of the Tpeak-Tend interval. 

  March 07, 2018

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• Mapping repetitive activation in atrial fibrillation: Active drivers or passengers along for the ride? 

  March 07, 2018

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• Trends of hospitalizations for syncope/collapse in the United States from 2004 to 2013-An analysis of national inpatient sample. 

  March 05, 2018

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• A narrow QRS irregular tachycardia: What is the mechanism? 

  March 05, 2018

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• Accuracy of left atrial bipolar voltages obtained by ConfiDENSE multi-electrode mapping in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. 

  March 05, 2018

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• Ventricular arrhythmias arising from papillary muscle: A primary or secondary disease? 

  March 01, 2018

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• Papillary muscle ventricular arrhythmias among patients with mitral valve prolapse. 

  February 27, 2018

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• Cardiac electroporation: The promise of the unknown. 

  February 25, 2018

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• Subclinical atrial fibrillation in patients with recent transient ischemic attack. 

  February 25, 2018

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• Temporal trends of in-hospital complications associated with catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in united states: An update from nationwide inpatient sample database (2011-2014). 

  February 25, 2018

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• Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias with QRS morphology resembling that of aortic sinus cusp arrhythmias: Significance of mapping the left pulmonary sinus cusp. 

  February 15, 2018

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• Intermittent response to para-Hisian pacing: A more than paradoxical response. 

  February 14, 2018

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• Obesity is associated with incident atrial fibrillation independent of gender: A meta-analysis. 

  February 14, 2018

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• Assessing intracardiac thrombus prior to cardioversion: A story yet to be told. 

  February 13, 2018

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• Cost effectiveness of focal impulse and rotor modulation guided ablation added to pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation. 

  February 13, 2018

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• Which ventricle should be mapped first in catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias originating from the ventricular outflow tract? 

  February 13, 2018

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• Simultaneous independent double tachycardias: What is the mechanism? 

  February 13, 2018

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• A RAndomized Trial to compare the acute reconnection after pulmonary vein ISolation with Laser-BalloON versus radiofrequency Ablation: RATISBONA trial. 

  February 13, 2018

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• A feasibility study of noninvasive ablation of ventricular tachycardia using high-intensity focused ultrasound. 

  February 12, 2018

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• Cigarette smoking causes a worse long-term outcome in persistent atrial fibrillation following catheter ablation. 

  February 09, 2018

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• In search of atrial fibrillation driver sites: Is temporally stable frequency mapping a new armamentarium? 

  February 08, 2018

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• Electrocardiographic parameters effectively predict ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation in acute phase and abnormal cardiac function in chronic phase of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. 

  February 05, 2018

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• Irreversible electroporation ablation for atrial fibrillation. 

  February 05, 2018

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• Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: A propensity score-matched analysis of in-hospital outcomes in the United States. 

  February 05, 2018

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• The transformative power of understanding and trust in AF care: How doctors can provide better treatment by understanding the hearts - and minds - of AF patients. 

  February 05, 2018

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• ECG electrode reversals: An opportunity to learn from mistakes. 

  February 05, 2018

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• Ultra-high-density mapping of left atrial and pulmonary vein macroreentry using double conduction gaps. 

  February 01, 2018

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• Independent mapping methods reveal rotational activation near pulmonary veins where atrial fibrillation terminates before pulmonary vein isolation. 

  January 29, 2018

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• Incidence of intracardiac thrombus formation prior to electrical cardioversion in respect to the mode of oral anticoagulation. 

  January 29, 2018

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• Assessment of left ventricular dyssynchrony by three-dimensional echocardiography: Prognostic value in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy. 

  January 29, 2018

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• Matrine reduces susceptibility to postinfarct atrial fibrillation in rats due to antifibrotic properties. 

  January 29, 2018

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• Temporally stable frequency mapping using continuous wavelet transform analysis in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. 

  January 25, 2018

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• Repeat ablation or medical management alone for recurrent arrhythmias after ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation. 

  January 25, 2018

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• Geographic and racial representation and reported success rates of studies of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Findings from the SMASH-AF meta-analysis study cohort. 

  January 24, 2018

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• Use of antibiotic envelopes to prevent cardiac implantable electronic device infections: A meta-analysis. 

  January 24, 2018

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• Fusion map: A useful tool to guide ablation in oblique accessory pathways. 

  January 23, 2018

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• AF news. 

  January 22, 2018

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• Mexiletine or catheter ablation after amiodarone failure in the VANISH trial. 

  January 22, 2018

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• Interesting mode of initiation of LBBB tachycardia: What is the mechanism? 

  January 18, 2018

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• Overweight and obesity in patients with atrial fibrillation: Sex differences in 1-year outcomes in the EORP-AF General Pilot Registry. 

  January 18, 2018

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• An uncommon response to a ventricular extrastimulus during a short RP supraventricular tachycardia: What is the mechanism? 

  January 10, 2018

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• An unexpected cause of wide QRS tachycardia in a young woman. 

  January 10, 2018

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• Alternating broad QRS complexes during tachycardia: What is the mechanism? 

  January 10, 2018

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• Efficacy of catheter ablation of focal sources in persistent atrial fibrillation. 

  January 09, 2018

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• Thromboembolic prophylaxis protocol with warfarin after radiofrequency catheter ablation of infarct-related ventricular tachycardia. 

  January 09, 2018

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• Postmortem ICD interrogation in mode of death classification. 

  January 08, 2018

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• Computed tomography in the prone position is a simple and useful technique to detect left atrial thrombi in persistent atrial fibrillation. 

  January 04, 2018

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