Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013

Editorials

The right recommendations for the wrong reasons?

Mattias Duytschaever and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 615–617, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus433

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Health technology assessment on catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in Belgium

Hans Van Brabandt and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 618–619, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut085

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Reduction of stroke and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation? Finally, tackling the hard endpoints

Jelena Kornej and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 620–622, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus389

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IMAGES IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Cause, consequence, or coincidence?

Eduardo Giner and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Page 622, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut020

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Editorials

Impact of energy titration in endoscopic pulmonary vein isolation

Andreas Metzner and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 623–624, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus391

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EHRA PRACTICAL GUIDE

European Heart Rhythm Association Practical Guide on the use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Hein Heidbuchel and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 625–651, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut083

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Review

An update and current expert opinions on percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation

Thorsten Lewalter and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 652–656, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut043

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Clinical Research

Atrial fibrillation

Prevalence of unknown atrial fibrillation in patients with risk factors

Alexander Samol and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 657–662, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus366

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EP CASE EXPRESS

Diagnosis of coronary spastic angina by implantable loop recorder

Toshiko Nakai and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Page 662, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus318

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Clinical Research

Ablation for atrial fibrillation

Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in Belgian practice: a cohort analysis on administrative data

Hans Van Brabandt and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 663–668, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut004

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Temporal changes in patient characteristics and prior pharmacotherapy in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: a Danish nationwide cohort study

Deniz Karasoy and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 669–675, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus418

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Successful catheter ablation reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in atrial fibrillation patients with CHA₂DS₂-VASc risk score of 1 and higher

Yenn-Jiang Lin and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 676–684, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus336

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Energy titration strategies with the endoscopic ablation system: lessons from the high-dose vs. low-dose laser ablation study

Stefano Bordignon and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 685–689, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus352

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Duty-cycled bipolar/unipolar radiofrequency ablation for symptomatic atrial fibrillation induces significant pulmonary vein narrowing at long-term follow-up

Marieke G. Compier and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 690–696, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus420

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EP CASE EXPRESS

An unusual device-related complication: multiple painful stones after explantation of a subcutaneous Holter system

Roberto Matía and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Page 693, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus319

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Clinical Research

Sudden Death and ICDs

Same-day discovery of implantable cardioverter defibrillator dysfunction in the TRUST remote monitoring trial: influence of contrasting messaging systems

Niraj Varma and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 697–703, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus410

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Pacing and Resynchronization Therapy

Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves ejection fraction and cardiac remodelling regardless of patients' age

Michela Brambatti and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 704–710, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus376

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An 8-year single-centre experience of cardiac resynchronisation therapy: procedural success, early and late complications, and left ventricular lead performance

Syed Y. Ahsan and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 711–717, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus401

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EP CASE EXPRESS

Innominate vein to left internal mammary artery bypass graft fistula during laser lead extraction: salvage with covered coronary artery stent

Takumi Yamada and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Page 717, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus334

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Clinical Research

Pacing and Resynchronization Therapy

Individually tailored left ventricular lead placement: lessons from multimodality integration between three-dimensional echocardiography and coronary sinus angiogram

Michael Döring and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 718–727, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus396

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Electrophysiology and ablation

Right atrial appendage and vestibule: further anatomical insights with implications for invasive electrophysiology

Akiko Ueda and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 728–734, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus382

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Electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics of premature ventricular complexes associated with left ventricular dysfunction in patients without structural heart disease

Ji-Eun Ban and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 735–741, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus371

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EP CASE EXPRESS

Epicardially originating ventricular tachycardia: an unusual presentation of bronchiectasis

Irina Suman-Horduna and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Page 741, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus307

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Clinical Research

Electrocardiology and Risk Stratification

Heart rate variability and first cardiovascular event in populations without known cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis and dose–response meta-regression

Stefanie Hillebrand and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 742–749, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus341

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EP WIRE

Current strategy for treatment of patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome and asymptomatic preexcitation in Europe: European Heart Rhythm Association survey

Jesper Hastrup Svendsen and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 750–753, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut094

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Basic science

Role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress in a sheep model of persistent atrial fibrillation

Ilse Lenaerts and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 754–760, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut012

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Sodium channel block by ranolazine in an experimental model of stretch-related atrial fibrillation: prolongation of interatrial conduction time and increase in post-repolarization refractoriness

Peter Milberg and others

EP Europace, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2013, Pages 761–769, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eus399

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