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    Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology: Volume 23, Issue 2

    119-229, E92-E93
    February 2012
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2011 Reviewers

2011 Reviewers

  • Pages: 119-120
  • First Published: 07 February 2012

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Prospective Assessment of Short- and Long-Term Quality of Life After Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

STEPHANIE FICHTNER M.D.,  ISABEL DEISENHOFER M.D.,  SIBYLLE KINDSMÜLLER M.D.,  MARIJANA DZIJAN-HORN M.D.,  STYLIANOS TZEIS M.D.,  TILKO REENTS M.D.,  JINJIN WU M.D.,  HEIDI LUISE ESTNER M.D.,  CLEMENS JILEK M.D.,  SONIA AMMAR M.D.,  SUSANNE KATHAN Dipl.Biol. ,  GABRIELE HESSLING M.D.,  KARL-HEINZ LADWIG Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 121-127
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Impact of Catheter Ablation on Quality of Life in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

BRUNO ANDREA M.D.,  GERHARD HINDRICKS M.D., 
  • Pages: 128-129
  • First Published: 14 November 2011

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Is Selective Ipsilateral PV Isolation Sufficient for Focally Triggered Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation? Comparison of Selective Ipsilateral Pulmonary Vein Isolation versus Bilateral Pulmonary Vein Isolation

JI-QIANG HU M.D.,  JIAN MA M.D.,  FEIFAN OUYANG M.D.,  QIAN YANG M.D.,  ZI-LI LIAO M.D.,  YU HOU M.D.,  SHU ZHANG M.D., 
  • Pages: 130-136
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Ablation of Perimitral Flutter Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Impact on Outcomes from a Randomized Study (PROPOSE)

RONG BAI M.D., F.H.R.S.,  LUIGI DI BIASE M.D., Ph.D., F.H.R.S.,  PRASANT MOHANTY M.B.B.S., M.P.H.,  ANTONIO DELLO RUSSO M.D.,  MICHELA CASELLA M.D.,  GEMMA PELARGONIO M.D.,  SAKIS THEMISTOCLAKIS M.D.,  SANGHAMITRA MOHANTY M.D.,  CLAUDE S. ELAYI M.D.,  JAVIER SANCHEZ M.D.,  J. DAVID BURKHARDT M.D., F.H.R.S.,  RODNEY HORTON M.D.,  G. JOSEPH GALLINGHOUSE M.D.,  SHANE M. BAILEY M.D.,  ALDO BONSO M.D.,  SALWA BEHEIRY R.N.,  RICHARD H. HONGO M.D.,  ANTONIO RAVIELE M.D.,  CLAUDIO TONDO M.D., Ph.D.,  ANDREA NATALE M.D., F.H.R.S., F.A.C.C., F.E.S.C., 
  • Pages: 137-144
  • First Published: 28 September 2011

EDITORIAL COMMENT

How to Target Postablation Perimitral Flutter: Valve Isthmus or PV Triggers?

WILLIAM DISCEPOLO M.D.,  ERIC BUCH M.D., M.S.,  KALYANAM SHIVKUMAR M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 145-146
  • First Published: 03 November 2011

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Mechanical Esophageal Displacement During Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

JACOB S. KORUTH M.D.,  VIVEK Y. REDDY M.D.,  MARC A. MILLER M.D.,  KALPESH K. PATEL M.D.,  JAMES O. COFFEY M.D.,  AVI FISCHER M.D.,  J. ANTHONY GOMES M.D.,  SRINIVAS DUKKIPATI M.D.,  ANDRE D’AVILA M.D.,  ALEXANDER MITTNACHT M.D., 
  • Pages: 147-154
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Thromboembolic Risk Evaluation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Using a Modified CHADS2 Scoring System

MYUNG-JIN CHA M.D.,  GYU-CHUL OH M.D.,  SEOKYUNG HAHN Ph.D.,  EUE-KEUN CHOI M.D., Ph.D.,  SEIL OH M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 155-162
  • First Published: 28 September 2011

The Benefit of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and QRS Duration: A Meta-Analysis

STAVROS STAVRAKIS M.D.,  RALPH LAZZARA M.D.,  UDHO THADANI M.D., 
  • Pages: 163-168
  • First Published: 04 August 2011

EDITORIAL COMMENT

Rethinking QRS Duration as an Indication for CRT

SMITA MEHTA M.D.,  SAMUEL J. ASIRVATHAM M.D., F.A.C.C., 
  • Pages: 169-171
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Clinical

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Do Women Benefit More Than Men?

YI-ZHOU XU M.D., Ph.D.,  PAUL A. FRIEDMAN M.D.,  TRACY WEBSTER R.N.,  KELLY BROOKE R.N.,  DAVID O. HODGE M.S.,  HEATHER J. WISTE B.A.,  WEI HUA M.D.,  SHU ZHANG M.D.,  DAVID L. HAYES M.D.,  YONG-MEI CHA M.D., 
  • Pages: 172-178
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

Identification of Unusual Reentry Circuit Sites of Nonischemic Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia

EMI NAKANO M.D.,  TOMOO HARADA M.D.,  KAZUTAKA AONUMA M.D.,  KYOKO SOEJIMA M.D.,  HIROFUMI WAKIMOTO M.D.,  NAOKI MATSUMOTO M.D.,  FUMIHIKO MIYAKE M.D., 
  • Pages: 179-187
  • First Published: 17 August 2011

QRS Characteristics Fail to Reliably Identify Ventricular Tachycardias That Require Epicardial Ablation in Ischemic Heart Disease

MARTIN MARTINEK M.D.,  WILLIAM G. STEVENSON M.D.,  KEIICHI INADA M.D.,  MICHIFUMI TOKUDA M.D.,  USHA B. TEDROW M.D., M.Sc., 
  • Pages: 188-193
  • First Published: 28 September 2011

Intravenous Epinephrine Infusion Test in Diagnosis of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

ANNUKKA MARJAMAA M.D., Ph.D.,  ANITA HIIPPALA M.D.,  BIANCA ARRHENIUS M.D.,  ANNUKKA M. LAHTINEN M.Sc,  KIMMO KONTULA M.D., Ph.D.,  LAURI TOIVONEN M.D., Ph.D.,  JUHA-MATTI HAPPONEN M.D.,  HEIKKI SWAN M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 194-199
  • First Published: 28 September 2011

Experimental

Effects of Ivabradine on the Pulmonary Vein Electrical Activity and Modulation of Pacemaker Currents and Calcium Homeostasis

KAZUYOSHI SUENARI M.D.,  CHEN-CHUAN CHENG M.D.,  YAO-CHANG CHEN M.Sc.,  YUNG-KUO LIN M.D.,  YUKIKO NAKANO M.D., Ph.D.,  YASUKI KIHARA M.D., Ph.D.,  SHIH-ANN CHEN M.D.,  YI-JEN CHEN M.D., Ph.D, 
  • Pages: 200-206
  • First Published: 13 September 2011

EDITORIAL COMMENT

The Funny Current (If): Is it a Novel Antiarrhythmic Target to Treat Atrial Fibrillation?

XIAOLIN XUE M.D.,  GAN-XIN YAN M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 207-208
  • First Published: 03 November 2011

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Experimental

PPAR-γ Activator Pioglitazone Prevents Age-Related Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility by Improving Antioxidant Capacity and Reducing Apoptosis in a Rat Model

DONGZHU XU M.D., Ph.D.,  NOBUYUKI MURAKOSHI M.D., Ph.D.,  MIYAKO IGARASHI M.D.,  AKI HIRAYAMA M.D., Ph.D.,  YOKO ITO M.D.,  YOSHIHIRO SEO M.D., Ph.D.,  HIROSHI TADA M.D., Ph.D.,  KAZUTAKA AONUMA M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 209-217
  • First Published: 28 September 2011

CASE REPORT

Ablation Catheter Entrapment by Chordae Tendineae in the Mitral Valve During Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation

KI-HUN KIM M.D.,  KEE-JOON CHOI M.D.,  SUNG-HWAN KIM M.D.,  GI-BYOUNG NAM M.D.,  YOU-HO KIM M.D., 
  • Pages: 218-220
  • First Published: 07 November 2011

EP IMAGE

“ECG Concealment” During Left Atrial Flutter with 2:1 Entrance Block into the Right Atrium

DALE YOO M.D.,  SHAHRIAR IRAVANIAN M.D.,  JONATHAN J. LANGBERG M.D., 
  • Pages: 221-222
  • First Published: 04 May 2011

Unusual Response of an Accessory Atrioventricular Connection to Adenosine

ANEES THAJUDEEN M.D., D.M.,  NARAYANAN NAMBOODIRI M.D., D.M.,  AJIT KUMAR VALAPARAMBIL M.D., D.M.,  KRISHNA KUMAR MOHANAN NAIR M.D., D.M.,  JAGAN MOHAN A THARAKAN M.D., D.M., 
  • Pages: 223-224
  • First Published: 03 May 2011

ARRHYTHMIA ROUNDS

What Is the Mechanism of the Atrial Arrhythmia in a Patient After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation?

MUSA I. DAHU M.D.,  MATHEW D. HUTCHINSON M.D., 
  • Pages: 225-227
  • First Published: 10 June 2011

AF NEWS

AF News

Shih-Ann Chen MD., 
  • Pages: 228-229
  • First Published: 11 January 2012

Online only correspondence

To the Editor

Loay Salman M.D.,  Arif Asif M.D., 
  • Page: E92
  • First Published: 15 December 2011

To the Editor

Christine Tomkins M.D.,  Charles Henrikson M.D., M.P.H., 
  • Page: E93
  • First Published: 21 December 2011