Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018

Editorial

Atrial fibrillation ablation long-term outcomes: is there light at the end of the tunnel?

Vikas Kuriachan and Carlos A Morillo

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1065–1066, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux174

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Review

Atrioventricular dromotropathy: evidence for a distinctive entity in heart failure with prolonged PR interval?

Floor C W M Salden and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1067–1077, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux207

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Clinical Research

Atrial fibrillation

The electrocardiogram as a predictor of successful pharmacological cardioversion and progression of atrial fibrillation

Stef Zeemering and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages e96–e104, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux234

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Editor's Choice

Cardioversion of atrial fibrillation in a real-world setting: non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants ensure a fast and safe strategy compared to warfarin

Anne Sofie Frederiksen and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1078–1085, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux188

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Age and sex differences in atrial fibrosis among patients with atrial fibrillation

Nazem Akoum and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1086–1092, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux260

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Elevated homocysteine increases the risk of left atrial/left atrial appendage thrombus in non-valvular atrial fibrillation with low CHA₂DS₂-VASc score

Yan Yao and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1093–1098, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux189

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Ablation for atrial fibrillation

Epicardial left atrial appendage AtriClip occlusion reduces the incidence of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery

Etem Caliskan and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages e105–e114, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux211

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Clinical impact of rotor ablation in atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

Ramanathan Parameswaran and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1099–1106, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux370

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Ultrasound-guided versus conventional femoral venipuncture for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a multicentre randomized efficacy and safety trial (ULTRA-FAST trial)

Kenichiro Yamagata and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1107–1114, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux175

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The second generation cryoballoon has improved durable isolation of left but not right pulmonary veins: new insights from a multicentre study

Raphaël P Martins and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1115–1121, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux200

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Anatomical predisposing factors of transmural thermal injury after pulmonary vein isolation

Takashi Kaneshiro and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1122–1128, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux185

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Sudden death and ICDs

Association between socioeconomic factors and ICD implantation in a publicly financed health care system: a Danish nationwide study

Matilde Winther-Jensen and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1129–1137, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux223

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Pacing and resynchronization therapy

Long-term impact of intrathoracic impedance findings on survival and heart failure hospitalizations after cardiac resynchronization therapy in ICD Registry patients

Jason R Brown and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1138–1145, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux197

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Tailoring device settings in cardiac resynchronization therapy using electrograms from pacing electrodes

Elien B Engels and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1146–1153, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux208

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The usefulness of right ventriculography to aid anchoring a pacing lead to the right ventricular septum

Kenji Shimeno and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1154–1160, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux165

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Estimation of the effects of multipoint pacing on battery longevity in routine clinical practice

Finn Akerström and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1161–1167, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux209

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Cardiac electrophysiology and ablation

Intraoperative arrhythmias in children with congenital heart disease: transient, innocent events?

Charlotte A Houck and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages e115–e123, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux072

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Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias in patients with a persistent left superior vena cava

Jongmin Hwang and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1168–1174, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux164

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The effect of ventricular pre-excitation on ventricular wall motion and left ventricular systolic function

ChenCheng Dai and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1175–1181, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux242

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Channelopathies

Supraventricular arrhythmias in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy associate with long-term outcome after catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardias

Andreas Müssigbrodt and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1182–1187, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux179

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High rate of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator sensing screening failure in patients with Brugada syndrome: a comparison with other inherited primary arrhythmia syndromes

Giulio Conte and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1188–1193, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux009

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The prognostic impact of single extra-stimulus on programmed ventricular stimulation in Brugada patients without previous cardiac arrest: multi-centre study in Japan

Masahiko Takagi and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1194–1200, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux096

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Basic Science

Proteomics of the epicardial fat secretome and its role in post-operative atrial fibrillation

Alessandro Viviano and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1201–1208, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux113

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Comparison between endocardial and epicardial cardiac resynchronization in an experimental model of non-ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Gerard Amorós-Figueras and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1209–1216, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux212

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EHRA Consensus Document

2018 EHRA expert consensus statement on lead extraction: recommendations on definitions, endpoints, research trial design, and data collection requirements for clinical scientific studies and registries: endorsed by APHRS/HRS/LAHRS

Maria G Bongiorni and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1217, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy050

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EHRA Survey

Peri-procedural routines, implantation techniques, and procedure-related complications in patients undergoing implantation of subcutaneous or transvenous automatic cardioverter-defibrillators: results of the European Snapshot Survey on S-ICD Implantation (ESSS-SICDI)

Radosław Lenarczyk and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1218–1224, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy092

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EP Case Express

Cycle length alternans during an atypical atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia utilizing a superior slow pathway

Taihei Itoh and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1114, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy065

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Leadless pacemaker implantation in achondroplastic dwarfism and recurrent cardiac implantable electronic device infections: a case report

Giovanni Morani and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1160, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux369

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Untying of diagnostic decapolar catheter knot using a steerable sheath and ablation catheter

Jiri Plasek and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1224, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy076

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Letters to the Editor

Ajmaline-induced epsilon wave: as a potential interim risk factor between the spontaneous- and drug-induced type 1 Brugada electrogram?

Dursun Aras and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1225–1226, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy071

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Ajmaline-induced Epsilon wave: as a potential interim risk factor between the spontaneous and drug-induced type 1 Brugada electrogram?— Authors’ reply

Masahiko Takagi and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1226, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy108

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Long-term outcome of transvenous pacemaker implantation in infants: a retrospective cohort study

Frédéric Jacques and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1227, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux210

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Response to letter to the editor from F. Jacques et al.

Laura M Vos and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1227, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux239

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Is the rapidly paced pig the optimal model for endocardial cardiac resynchronization therapy?

S A Niederer and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1227–1228, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux280

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Is the rapidly paced pig the optimal model for endocardial cardiac resynchronization therapy?—Authors’ reply

Gerard Amoros-Figueras and others

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1228–1229, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux292

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CHA₂DS₂-VASc score and blood biomarkers to identify patients with atrial high rate episodes and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the role of TIMP-4 regulation

Salvatore Patanè and Francesco Patanè

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1229, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux191

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CHA₂DS₂-VASc score and blood biomarkers to identify patients with atrial high rate episodes and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: the role of TIMP-4 regulation—Authors’ reply

Paulina Wakula and Frank R Heinzel

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Pages 1229–1230, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux228

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Age, sex and the quantity of atrial fibrosis before AF ablation: what about systematic bias and confounding factors?

Uğur Canpolat

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1230, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eux320

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Corrigendum

Corrigendum

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1167, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy070

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Erratum

Erratum

EP Europace, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2018, Page 1230, https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy030

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