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    Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology: Volume 29, Issue 2

    117-216
    February 2006
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Sheathless Implantation of Permanent Coronary Sinus-LV Pacing Leads

PETER HOFFMEISTER,  G. MUQTADA CHAUDHRY,  MICHAEL V. ORLOV,  GUNJAN SHUKLA,  CHARLES I. HAFFAJEE, 
  • Pages: 117-123
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Individualized Selection of Pacing Algorithms for the Prevention of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the VIP Registry

THORSTEN LEWALTER,  ALEXANDER YANG,  DIETRICH PFEIFFER,  JAAP RUITER,  GÖTZ SCHNITZLER,  TILMANN MARKERT,  MOGENS ASKLUND,  OLIVER PRZIBILLE,  ARMIN WELZ,  BAHMAN ESMAILZADEH,  MARKUS LINHART,  BERNDT LÜDERITZ, 
  • Pages: 124-134
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Sleep Parameters in Patients Using Pacemakers with Sleep Rate Function on

OSWALDO T. GRECO,  LIA R.A. BITTENCOURT,  REMY N.A. VARGAS,  MOACIR A. BORGES,  JOSÉ C.P. MATEOS,  AUGUSTO CARDINALLI NETO,  ORMUZ D.C. COELHO,  ROGÉRIO S. SILVA,  ROSANA A. MAZZO,  DOUGLAS M.B. MELATTO,  SÉRGIO TUFIK,  PAULO R.A. GAUCH, 
  • Pages: 135-141
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Renal Insufficiency and the Risk of Infection from Pacemaker or Defibrillator Surgery

HEATHER BLOOM,  BRIAN HEEKE,  ANGEL LEON,  FERNANDO MERA,  DAVID DELURGIO,  JOHN BESHAI,  JONATHAN LANGBERG, 
  • Pages: 142-145
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Acute Success and Persistence of Bidirectional Conduction Block in the Cavotricuspid Isthmus One Month Post Cryocatheter Ablation of Common Atrial Flutter

MALTE KUNISS,  KLAUS KURZIDIM,  HARALD GREISS,  ALEXANDER BERKOWITSCH,  JOHANNES SPERZEL,  CHRISTIAN HAMM,  HEINZ FRIEDRICH PITSCHNER, 
  • Pages: 146-152
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Long-Term Outcome of Right and Left Atrial Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

EMANUELE BERTAGLIA,  GIUSEPPE STABILE,  GAETANO SENATORE,  PIETRO TURCO,  GIOVANNI DONNICI,  ANTONIO DE SIMONE,  MASSIMO FAZZARI,  FRANCESCA ZERBO,  PIETRO PASCOTTO, 
  • Pages: 153-158
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Sustained Slow Pathway Conduction: Superior to Dual Atrioventricular Node Physiology in Young Patients with Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia?

PRINCE J. KANNANKERIL,  FRANK A. FISH, 
  • Pages: 159-163
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Suppresses the Incidence of Prolonged and Fractionated Right Atrial Electrograms

RIYAKO SHIBATA,  KOJIRO NAKAO,  SATOKI FUKAE,  KIYOTAKA MATSUO,  KATSUSUKE YANO, 
  • Pages: 164-170
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Atresia of the Coronary Sinus in Patients with Supraventricular Tachycardia

ARMIN LUIK,  ISABEL DEISENHOFER,  HEIDI ESTNER,  GJIN NDREPEPA,  ANDREAS PFLAUMER,  BERNHARD ZRENNER,  CLAUS SCHMITT, 
  • Pages: 171-174
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Evaluation of Myocardial Glucose Metabolism Before and After Recovery of Myocardial Function in Patients with Tachycardia-Induced Cardiomyopathy

KATSUMI MATSUMOTO,  NOBUKAZU TAKAHASHI,  TOSHIYUKI ISHIKAWA,  SHINICHI SUMITA,  KOHEI MATSUSHITA,  NORIKO INOUE,  TSUKASA KOBAYASHI,  KAZUAKI UCHINO,  KAZUO KIMURA,  TOMIO INOUE,  SATOSHI UMEMURA, 
  • Pages: 175-180
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Innovative Techniques for Placement of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Leads in Patients with Limited Venous Access to the Heart

BRYAN C. CANNON,  RICHARD A. FRIEDMAN,  ARNOLD L. FENRICH,  CHARLES D. FRASER,  E. DEAN McKENZIE,  NAOMI J. KERTESZ, 
  • Pages: 181-187
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Altered Autonomic Cardiac Control Predicts Restenosis After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

MATTHIAS GOERNIG,  MATTHIAS GRAMSCH,  VICO BAIER,  HANS-RAINER FIGULLA,  UWE LEDER,  ANDREAS VOSS, 
  • Pages: 188-191
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

EP ROUNDS

Atrioventricular Block During an Induced Tachycardia: What Is the Diagnosis? Where Is the Site of AV Block?

ATA KIRILMAZ,  FETHI KILICASLAN,  ERALP ULUSOY,  BEKIR SITKI CEBECI,  ERGUN DEMIRALP, 
  • Pages: 192-194
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

REVIEW

Thirty-One Years of Clinical Experience with “Nuclear-Powered” Pacemakers

VICTOR PARSONNET,  JACK DRILLER,  DEBRA COOK,  SYED A. RIZVI, 
  • Pages: 195-200
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

CASE REPORTS

Acute Pericarditis Unmasks ST-Segment Elevation in Asymptomatic Brugada Syndrome

SATOSHI KURISU,  ICHIRO INOUE,  TAKUJI KAWAGOE,  MASAHARU ISHIHARA,  YUJI SHIMATANI,  NAOYA MITSUBA,  TAKAKI HATA,  YASUHARU NAKAMA,  YASUFUMI KIJIMA,  TOMOHIKO KISAKA, 
  • Pages: 201-203
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Brugada-Type ECG Association with Unexpected Sick Sinus Syndrome

AMIR FARJAM FAZELIFAR,  MAJID HAGHJOO,  ZAHRA EMKANJOO,  ABOLFATH ALIZADEH,  MOHAMMAD ALASTI,  MEHDI PEIGHAMBARI,  MOHAMMAD ALI SADR-AMELI, 
  • Pages: 204-206
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Focal Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Multiple Breakout Sites at the Crista Terminalis

TAKUMI YAMADA,  YOSHIMASA MURAKAMI,  TARO OKADA,  TOYOAKI MUROHARA, 
  • Pages: 207-210
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

ABBREVIATED CASE REPORTS

Uncommon Cause of Syncope in Patient with Bundle Branch Block and Negative Electrophysiological Study

NIKOLAOS FRAGAKIS,  SOULTANA PAPANASTASIOU,  EMMANOUIL SIDOPOULOS,  GEORGE KATSARIS, 
  • Pages: 211-212
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

An Ill Wind-Iatrogenic Air Embolus Around Pacing Leads During Defibrillator Implant with Coexisting Pulmonary Fibrosis

DANIEL M. NINIO,  JOHN T. HII, 
  • Pages: 213-214
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Reply to the Letter:

Manlio F. Márquez,  Antonio G. Hermosillo,  Jorge Gomez,  Manuel Cárdenas, 
  • Page: 216
  • First Published: 20 February 2006

Brugada Syndrome and Vasovagal Syncope

Nicolino Patruno M.D.,  Daniele Pontillo M.D., 
  • Page: 215
  • First Published: 20 February 2006