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    Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology: Volume 20, Issue 1

    1-126
    January 2009
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Safe and Effective Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Importance of Esophageal Temperature Monitoring to Avoid Periesophageal Nerve Injury as a Complication of Pulmonary Vein Isolation

TAISHI KUWAHARA M.D.,  ATSUSHI TAKAHASHI M.D.,  ATSUSHI KOBORI M.D.,  SHINSUKE MIYAZAKI M.D.,  YOSHIHIDE TAKAHASHI M.D.,  ASUMI TAKEI M.D.,  TOSHIHIRO NOZATO M.D.,  HIROYUKI HIKITA M.D.,  AKIRA SATO M.D.,  KAZUTAKA AONUMA M.D., 
  • Pages: 1-6
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Cost Comparison of Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drugs As First-Line Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation: An Economic Evaluation of the RAAFT Pilot Study

YAARIV KHAYKIN M.D.,  XIAOYIN WANG M.Sc.,  ANDREA NATALE M.D.,  OUSSAMA M. WAZNI M.D.,  ALLAN C. SKANES M.D.,  KARIN H. HUMPHRIES Sc.D.,  CHARLES R. KERR M.D.,  ATUL VERMA M.D.,  CARLOS A. MORILLO M.D., 
  • Pages: 7-12
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Long- and Short-Term Temporal Stability of Complex Fractionated Atrial Electrograms in Human Left Atrium During Atrial Fibrillation

DANIEL SCHERR M.D.,  DARSHAN DALAL M.D., M.P.H.,  AAMIR CHEEMA M.D.,  SAMAN NAZARIAN M.D.,  IBRAHIM ALMASRY M.D.,  KENNETH BILCHICK M.D.,  ALAN CHENG M.D.,  CHARLES A. HENRIKSON M.D.,  DAVID SPRAGG M.D.,  JOSEPH E. MARINE M.D.,  RONALD D. BERGER M.D., Ph.D.,  HUGH CALKINS M.D.,  JUN DONG M.D., Ph.D, 
  • Pages: 13-21
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Results from a Randomized Study Comparing Pulmonary Vein Isolation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy

GIOVANNI B. FORLEO M.D., Ph.D.,  MASSIMO MANTICA M.D.,  LUCIA DE LUCA M.D., Ph.D.,  ROBERTO LEO M.D.,  LUCA SANTINI M.D.,  STEFANIA PANIGADA M.D.,  VALERIO DE SANCTIS M.D.,  AUGUSTO PAPPALARDO M.D.,  FRANCESCO LAURENZI M.D.,  ANDREA AVELLA M.D.,  MICHELA CASELLA M.D.,  ANTONIO DELLO RUSSO M.D.,  FRANCESCO ROMEO M.D.,  GEMMA PELARGONIO M.D.,  CLAUDIO TONDO M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 22-28
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Inducibility of Atrial Fibrillation with a Synchronized External Low Energy Shock Post-Pulmonary Vein Isolation Predicts Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation

JOHN V. WYLIE Jr M.D.,  VIDAL ESSEBAG M.D., Ph.D.,  MATTHEW R. REYNOLDS M.D., M.S.,  MARK E. JOSEPHSON M.D., 
  • Pages: 29-36
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation After Ablation: How … Shocking

LEONARD ILKHANOFF M.D.,  JEFFREY J. GOLDBERGER M.D., 
  • Pages: 37-38
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Characteristics of the Cavotricuspid Isthmus in Predicting Recurrent Conduction in the Long-Term Follow-Up

LI-WEI LO M.D.,  CHING-TAI TAI M.D.,  YENN-JIANG LIN M.D.,  SHIH-LIN CHANG M.D.,  WANWARANG WONGCHAROEN M.D.,  TA-CHUAN TUAN M.D.,  AMEYA R. UDYAVAR M.D.,  YU-FENG HU M.D.,  KUO-CHANG UENG M.D.,  WEN-CHIN TSAI M.D.,  CHIEN-JUNG CHANG M.D.,  HSUAN-MING TSAO M.D.,  SATOSHI HIGA M.D.,  SHIH-ANN CHEN M.D., 
  • Pages: 39-43
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

A Prospective Pediatric Clinical Trial of Digital Music Players: Do They Interfere with Pacemakers?

CHRISTINE C. CHIU M.Sc.,  JUNE HUH M.D., Ph.D.,  LAURA DE SOUZA B.Sc.,  ARMANDO ALFARO-RAMIREZ M.D.,  ROBIN CLEGG M.D.,  LAURA FENWICK B.Sc.,  ROBERT M. HAMILTON M.D., M.H.Sc.,  JOEL A. KIRSH M.D.,  GIL J. GROSS M.D.,  DONGSHENG GAO Ph.D.,  ELIZABETH A. STEPHENSON M.D., M.Sc., 
  • Pages: 44-49
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

The Impact of Myocardial Viability on the Clinical Outcome of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

LUCIE RIEDLBAUCHOVÁ M.D., Ph.D.,  RICHARD BRUNKEN M.D.,  WAEL A. JABER M.D.,  LUCIE POPOVÁ M.D.,  DIMPI PATEL M.D.,  VĚRA LÁNSKÁ RNDr.,  KENNETH CIVELLO M.D.,  JENNIFER CUMMINGS M.D.,  J. DAVID BURKHARDT M.D.,  WALID SALIBA M.D.,  DAVID MARTIN M.D.,  ROBERT SCHWEIKERT M.D.,  BRUCE L. WILKOFF M.D.,  RICHARD GRIMM M.D.,  ANDREA NATALE M.D., 
  • Pages: 50-57
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (and Multisite Pacing) in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease: Five Years Experience in a Single Institution

FRANK CECCHIN M.D.,  PATRICIA A. FRANGINI M.D.,  DAVID W. BROWN M.D.,  FRANCIS FYNN-THOMPSON M.D.,  MARK E. ALEXANDER M.D.,  JOHN K. TRIEDMAN M.D.,  KIMBERLEE GAUVREAU Sc.D.,  EDWARD P. WALSH M.D.,  CHARLES I. BERUL M.D., 
  • Pages: 58-65
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

EDITORIAL COMMENT

The Role of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in the Young

NICO A. BLOM M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 66-68
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Variability of the Diagnostic ECG Pattern in an ICD Patient Population with Brugada Syndrome

SERGIO RICHTER M.D.,  ANDREA SARKOZY M.D.,  CHRISTIAN VELTMANN M.D.,  GIAN-BATTISTA CHIERCHIA M.D.,  TIM BOUSSY M.D.,  CHRISTIAN WOLPERT M.D.,  RAINER SCHIMPF M.D.,  JOSEP BRUGADA M.D., Ph.D.,  RAMON BRUGADA M.D.,  MARTIN BORGGREFE M.D.,  PEDRO BRUGADA M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 69-75
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Experimental

Subcutaneous Bioimpedance Recording: Assessment of a Method for Hemodynamic Monitoring by Implanted Devices

DEVIPRASAD VENUGOPAL M.D.,  ROBERT PATTERSON Ph.D.,  RAJAT JHANJEE M.D.,  SCOTT McKNITE M.S.,  KEITH G. LURIE M.D.,  ANDRES BELALCAZAR Ph.D.,  DAVID G. BENDITT M.D., 
  • Pages: 76-81
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Hemodynamic Monitoring During Syncope: Utility and Limitations

MOHAMED H. HAMDAN M.D., 
  • Pages: 82-84
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Experimental

Membrane Time Constant During Internal Defibrillation Strength Shocks in Intact Heart: Effects of Na+ and Ca2+ Channel Blockers

KENT A. MOWREY M.S.,  IGOR R. EFIMOV Ph.D.,  YUANNA CHENG M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 85-92
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

CASE REPORTS

Ventricular Fibrillation with Prominent Early Repolarization Associated with a Rare Variant of KCNJ8/KATP Channel

MICHEL HAÏSSAGUERRE M.D.,  STÉPHANIE CHATEL M.S.,  FREDERIC SACHER M.D.,  RUKSHEN WEERASOORIYA M.D.,  VINCENT PROBST M.D., Ph.D.,  GILDAS LOUSSOUARN Ph.D., M.D.,  MARC HORLITZ M.D.,  RUEDIGE LIERSCH M.D., Ph.D.,  ERIC SCHULZE-BAHR M.D., Ph.D.,  ARTHUR WILDE M.D., Ph.D.,  STEFAN KÄÄB M.D., Ph.D.,  JOSEPH KOSTER Ph.D.,  YORAM RUDY Ph.D.,  HERVÉ LE MAREC M.D., Ph.D.,  JEAN JACQUES SCHOTT Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 93-98
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Magnetic Navigation and Catheter Ablation of Right Atrial Ectopic Tachycardia in the Presence of a Hemi-Azygos Continuation: A Magnetic Navigation Case Using 3D Electroanatomical Mapping

SABINE ERNST M.D.,  JULIAN K.R. CHUN M.D.,  BUELENT KOEKTUERK M.D.,  KARL-HEINZ KUCK M.D., 
  • Pages: 99-102
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

Endocardial Transcatheter Stimulation of the AV Nodal Fat Pad: Stabilization of Rapid Ventricular Rate Response During Atrial Fibrillation in Left Ventricular Failure

STEFANO BIANCHI M.D.,  PIETRO ROSSI M.D.,  ALBERTO DELLA SCALA M.S.,  LILIAN KORNET Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 103-105
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

EP IMAGES

Ventricular Fibrillation Induced by a Narrow QRS Complex Tachycardia in a Patient with Brugada Syndrome

TAKAYUKI NAGAI M.D.,  WATARU SHIMIZU M.D.,  AKIYOSHI OGIMOTO M.D.,  JITSUO HIGAKI M.D.,  HIDEKI OKAYAMA M.D., 
  • Pages: 106-107
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

When Our Best Is Not Enough: The Death of a Teenager with Brugada Syndrome

PEDRO BRUGADA M.D., Ph.D.,  JOSEP BRUGADA M.D., Ph.D.,  RAMON BRUGADA M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 108-109
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

ARRHYTHMIA ROUNDS

Apparent Ventricular Lead Malfunction—What is the Mechanism?

KRISHNAKUMAR NAIR M.D.,  RAJA SELVARAJ M.D.,  VIJAY S. CHAUHAN M.D., F.R.C.P.C., 
  • Pages: 110-112
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

CLINICAL REVIEWS

Correlative Anatomy and Electrophysiology for the Interventional Electrophysiologist:
Right Atrial Flutter

SAMUEL J. ASIRVATHAM M.D., 
  • Pages: 113-122
  • First Published: 29 December 2008

TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY

Noncontact Mapping of the Heart: How and When to Use

CHING-TAI TAI M.D.,  SHIH-ANN CHEN M.D., 
  • Pages: 123-126
  • First Published: 29 December 2008