Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015

Editorials

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulation agents in anticoagulant naïve atrial fibrillation patients

Torben Bjerregaard Larsen

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 169–170, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu223

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When cardiac resynchronization therapy may be harmful: time to wake up

Cecilia Linde

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 171–173, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu283

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CASE EXPRESS REPORTS

The transfemoral approach for cardiac resynchronization therapy

Parminder S. Chaggar and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Page 173, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu340

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Review

Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in the elderly: rationale and specific age-related considerations

Sérgio Barra and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 174–186, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu296

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CASE EXPRESS REPORTS

Simplified mapping and ablation of a scar-related atrial tachycardia using magnetic resonance imaging tissue characterization

Felipe Bisbal and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Page 186, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu307

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Clinical Research

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulation agents in anticoagulant naïve atrial fibrillation patients: Danish nationwide descriptive data 2011–2013

Jonas Bjerring Olesen and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 187–193, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu225

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Regional differences in presentation and treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation in Europe: a report from the EURObservational Research Programme Atrial Fibrillation (EORP-AF) Pilot General Registry

Gregory Y.H. Lip and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 194–206, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu201

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Atrial fibrillation

A cost-effectiveness analysis of screening for silent atrial fibrillation after ischaemic stroke

Lars-Åke Levin and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 207–214, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu213

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Ablation for atrial fibrillation

Radiofrequency ablation as initial therapy in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results on health-related quality of life and symptom burden. The MANTRA-PAF trial

H. Walfridsson and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 215–221, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu342

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Quality-of-life benefits of catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a reanalysis of data from the SARA study

Gareth J. Wynn and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 222–224, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu154

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Contact-force guided radiofrequency vs. second-generation balloon cryotherapy for pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation—a prospective evaluation

François Jourda and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 225–231, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu215

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CASE EXPRESS REPORTS

Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Oguz Karaca and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Page 231, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu275

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Clinical Research

Efficacy and safety of remote magnetic catheter navigation vs. manual steerable sheath-guided ablation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a case–control study

Emmanuel Koutalas and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 232–238, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu224

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M2-muscarinic acetylcholine receptor autoantibody levels predict left atrial fibrosis severity in paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation patients undergoing cryoablation

Kadri Murat Gurses and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 239–246, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu228

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Electrical storm and heart failure worsening in implantable cardiac defibrillator patients

Federico Guerra and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 247–254, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu298

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Efficacy of primary preventive ICD therapy in an unselected population of patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction

J. Sjöblom and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 255–261, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu219

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Cardiac troponin levels following implantable cardioverter defibrillation implantation and testing

Guy Furniss and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 262–266, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu306

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Cardiac-resynchronization therapy in patients with systolic heart failure and QRS interval ≤130 ms: insights from a meta-analysis

Rachit M. Shah and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 267–273, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu214

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Haemodynamic consequences of targeted single- and dual-site right ventricular pacing in adults with congenital heart disease undergoing surgical pulmonary valve replacement

Carla M. Plymen and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 274–280, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu281

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy reduces T-wave alternans in patients with heart failure

Wei Hua and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 281–288, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu258

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Electrophysiology and ablation

Catheter ablation of atrial tachyarrhythmias causing inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks

Shinsuke Miyazaki and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 289–294, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu185

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Does diffuse irrigation result in improved radiofrequency catheter ablation? A prospective randomized study of right atrial typical flutter ablation

Khaled Ramoul and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 295–299, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu195

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CASE EXPRESS REPORTS

Successful ablation at the left coronary sinus cusp of an accessory pathway at the aortic-mitral continuity

Tina Lin and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Page 299, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu317

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Clinical Research

Syncope recurrence and mortality: a systematic review

Monica Solbiati and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 300–308, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu327

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Reflex syncope, anxiety level, and family history of cardiovascular disease in young women: case–control study

D. Zyśko and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 309–313, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu200

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EP WIRE

Clinical management of arrhythmias in elderly patients: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey

Jian Chen and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 314–317, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv010

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Basic science

Systematic comparison of non-invasive measures for the assessment of atrial fibrillation complexity: a step forward towards standardization of atrial fibrillation electrogram analysis

Pietro Bonizzi and others

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 318–325, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu202

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Effects of L-type calcium channel and human ether-a-go-go related gene blockers on the electrical activity of the human heart: a simulation study

Nejib Zemzemi and Blanca Rodriguez

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 326–333, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu122

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Letters to the Editor

Role of desmoplakin mutations in the pathogenesis of non-compaction

Josef Finsterer and Claudia Stöllberger

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Page 334, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu266

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Author's reply

Jose Maria Lopez-Ayala and J. R. Gimeno

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Pages 334–337, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu285

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ICD role in preventing sudden cardiac death in Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy with preserved myocardial function: 2013 ESC Guidelines on Cardiac Pacing and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

Vincenzo Russo and Gerardo Nigro

EP Europace, Volume 17, Issue 2, February 2015, Page 337, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euu146

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