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    Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology: Volume 31, Issue 12

    3071-3360
    December 2020
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  • Pages: 3071-3076
  • First Published: 18 December 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Outcomes and mortality associated with atrial arrhythmias among patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Bradley Peltzer MD,  Kevin K. Manocha MD,  Xiaohan Ying BS,  Jared Kirzner MD,  James E. Ip MD,  George Thomas MD,  Christopher F. Liu MD,  Steven M. Markowitz MD,  Bruce B. Lerman MD,  Monika M. Safford MD,  Parag Goyal MD MSc,  Jim W. Cheung MD, 
  • Pages: 3077-3085
  • First Published: 05 October 2020

Clinical and cardiac characteristics of COVID-19 mortalities in a diverse New York City Cohort

Mark P. Abrams MD,  Elaine Y. Wan MD,  Marc P. Waase MD, PhD,  John P. Morrow MD,  Jose M. Dizon MD,  Hirad Yarmohammadi MD, MPH,  Jeremy P. Berman MD,  Geoffrey A. Rubin MD,  Alexander Kushnir MD, PhD,  Timothy J. Poterucha MD,  Pierre A. Elias MD,  David A. Rubin MD,  Frederick Ehlert MD,  Angelo Biviano MD, MPH,  Nir Uriel MD, MSc,  Hasan Garan MD,  Deepak Saluja MD, 
  • Pages: 3086-3096
  • First Published: 06 October 2020

Same-day discharge following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: A safe and cost-effective approach

Antonio Creta MBBS,  Nicoletta Ventrella MBBS,  Rui Providência PhD,  Mark J. Earley MD,  Simon Sporton MD,  Gurpreet Dhillon MD,  Nikolaos Papageorgiou PhD,  Anthony Chow MD,  Pier D. Lambiase PhD,  Martin Lowe MD,  Richard J. Schilling MD,  Malcolm Finlay MD,  Ross J. Hunter PhD, 
  • Pages: 3097-3103
  • First Published: 27 October 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

EP lessons by legendary quartet of “Jackman-Klein-Prystowsky-Stevenson”: “A priceless opportunity” during the COVID-19 era

Ozcan Ozeke MD,  Serkan Cay MD,  Firat Ozcan MD,  Ahmet Korkmaz MD,  Meryem Kara MD,  Serkan Topaloglu MD,  Dursun Aras MD, 
  • Pages: 3104-3105
  • First Published: 12 June 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Trends in reported industry payments to physicians practicing cardiac electrophysiology from 2013 to 2018 in the United States

Andrew S. Tseng MD,  Tiffany Y. Hu MD,  Justin Z. Lee MD,  Mustapha Amin MD,  Vaibhav Vaidya MD,  Abhishek J. Deshmukh MD, FHRS,  Malini Madhavan MD,  Yong-Mei Cha MD, FHRS,  Samuel J. Asirvatham MD, FHRS,  Siva K. Mulpuru MD, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3106-3114
  • First Published: 21 September 2020

EDITORIAL - INVITED

Sunshine on industry payments to cardiac electrophysiologists: Are we seeing more clearly now that the “rain” has gone?

Alan Cheng MD, 
  • Pages: 3115-3116
  • First Published: 20 September 2020

ORIGINAL - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Multiple procedure outcomes for nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation: Left atrial posterior wall isolation versus stepwise ablation

Chirag R. Barbhaiya MD,  Robert J. Knotts MD,  Nicholas Beccarino MD,  Alvaro F. Vargas-Pelaez MD,  Lior Jankelson MD, PhD,  Scott Bernstein MD,  David Park MD, PhD,  Douglas Holmes MD,  Anthony Aizer MD, MSc,  Larry A. Chinitz MD, 
  • Pages: 3117-3123
  • First Published: 06 October 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Atrial fibrillation ablation success defined by duration of recurrence on cardiac implantable electronic devices

Graham Lohrmann MD,  Rachel Kaplan MD, MS,  Paul D. Ziegler MS,  João Monteiro PhD,  Rod Passman MD, MSCE, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3124-3131
  • First Published: 20 October 2020

Feasibility of superior vena cava isolation in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

Shohei Kataoka MD, PhD,  Koichiro Ejima MD, PhD,  Kyoichiro Yazaki MD, PhD,  Miwa Kanai MD,  Daigo Yagishita MD, PhD,  Morio Shoda MD, PhD,  Nobuhisa Hagiwara MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3132-3140
  • First Published: 20 October 2020

Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in abdominal solid organ (renal and hepatic) transplant recipients: A single-center pilot experience

Xin Su MD,  Xin Zhao MD,  De-yong Long MD,  Cai-hua Sang MD,  Rong-hui Yu MD,  Ri-bo Tang MD,  Rong Bai MD,  Nian Liu MD,  Chen-xi Jiang MD,  Song-nan Li MD,  Xue-yuan Guo MD,  Wei Wang MD,  Rong Hu MD,  Xin Du MD,  Jian-zeng Dong MD,  Chang-sheng Ma MD, 
  • Pages: 3141-3149
  • First Published: 14 October 2020

A new clinical risk score for predicting the prevalence of low-voltage areas in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation

Yasuhiro Matsuda MD,  Masaharu Masuda MD, PhD,  Mitsutoshi Asai MD, PhD,  Osamu Iida MD,  Shin Okamoto MD,  Takayuki Ishihara MD,  Kiyonori Nanto MD,  Takashi Kanda MD,  Takuya Tsujimura MD,  Yosuke Hata MD,  Hiroyuki Uematsu MD,  Toshiaki Mano MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3150-3158
  • First Published: 23 September 2020

Relationship between dominant frequency, organization index, and left atrial size in patients with atrial fibrillation

You-jung Choi MD,  Jang J. Sohn,  Soonil Kwon MD,  So-Ryoung Lee MD,  Myung-Jin Cha MD,  Eue-Keun Choi MD, PhD,  Hee C. Kim PhD,  Seil Oh MD, PhD, FHRS, FESC, 
  • Pages: 3159-3165
  • First Published: 22 October 2020

Open Access

Healthcare utilization and cost in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure undergoing catheter ablation

Michael E. Field MD,  Michael R. Gold MD, PhD,  Motiur Rahman MPS, PhD,  Laura Goldstein MPH,  Sonia Maccioni MPH,  Abhishek Srivastava BTech,  Rahul Khanna MBA, PhD,  Jonathan P. Piccini MD, MHS, FHRS,  Daniel J. Friedman MD, 
  • Pages: 3166-3175
  • First Published: 06 October 2020

ORIGINAL - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Sex-based differences in procedural complications associated with atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Martin L. Campbell MD,  John Larson MD,  Talha Farid MD,  Stacy Westerman MD,  Michael S. Lloyd MD,  Anand D. Shah MD,  Angel R. Leon MD,  Mikhael F. El-Chami MD,  Faisal M. Merchant MD, 
  • Pages: 3176-3186
  • First Published: 23 September 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Patient-reported outcomes and subsequent management in atrial fibrillation clinical practice: Results from the Utah mEVAL AF program

Brian Zenger BS,  Mingyuan Zhang MS,  Ann Lyons PhD, RN,  T. Jared Bunch MD,  James C. Fang MD,  Roger A. Freedman MD,  Leenhapong Navaravong MD,  Jonathan P. Piccini MD, MHS,  Ravi Ranjan MD, PhD,  John A. Spertus MD, MPH,  Josef Stehlik MD, MPH,  Jeffrey L. Turner DO,  Tom Greene PhD,  Rachel Hess MD, MS,  Benjamin A. Steinberg MD, MHS, 
  • Pages: 3187-3195
  • First Published: 30 October 2020

EDITORIAL-INVITED

Modern atrial fibrillation care: Becoming a pro at using PROs

Samuel F. Sears PhD,  Scarlett Anthony BA,  Aditi Naniwadekar MD, 
  • Pages: 3196-3198
  • First Published: 29 October 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Topographical anatomy of the right atrial appendage vestibule and its isthmuses

Jakub Hołda MD,  Katarzyna Słodowska MD,  Kamil Tyrak MD,  Filip Bolechała MD, PhD,  Katarzyna A. Jasińska MD,  Mateusz Koziej MD, PhD,  Mateusz K. Hołda MD, PhD, DSc,  Jerzy A. Walocha MD, PhD, DSc, 
  • Pages: 3199-3206
  • First Published: 03 October 2020

ORIGINAL - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

A simple maneuver to determine if septal accessory pathway ablation requires a left atrial approach

Juliana Kanawati MBBS,  Jason D. Roberts MD, MAS,  Matthew K. Rowe MBBS,  Habib Khan MD,  William K. Chan MD,  Peter Leong-Sit MD,  Jaimie Manlucu MD,  Raymond Yee MD,  Anthony S. Tang MD,  Lorne J. Gula MD,  Allan C. Skanes MD,  George J. Klein MD, 
  • Pages: 3207-3214
  • First Published: 16 September 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Very long-term outcomes after catheter ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: How does cryoenergy differ from radiofrequency?

Corentin Chaumont MD,  Adrian Mirolo MD,  Arnaud Savouré MD,  Bénédicte Godin MD,  Nathanaël Auquier MD,  Guillaume Viart MD,  Amandine Hatrel MD,  André Gillibert MD,  Hélène Eltchaninoff MD, PhD,  Frédéric Anselme MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3215-3222
  • First Published: 20 October 2020

ORIGINAL - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Supraventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary sinus stenosis/atresia: Prevalence, anatomical features, and ablation outcomes

Sixian Weng MD,  Min Tang MD, PhD,  Bin Zhou MD,  Fengyuan Yu MD,  Xiaonan Dong MD,  Yazhe Ma MD,  Yingjie Qi MD,  Xiaoqin Wang MD,  Yizhou Jiang MD,  Pihua Fang MD, PhD,  Shu Zhang MD, PhD, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3223-3231
  • First Published: 06 October 2020

Electrophysiologic approach to diagnosis and ablation of patients with permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia associated with complex anatomy and/or physiology

Adam Oesterle MD,  Adam C. Lee MBBS,  Aleksandr Voskoboinik MBBS, PhD,  Joshua D. Moss MD,  Vasanth Vedantham MD, PhD,  Tomos E. Walters MBBS, PhD,  Byron K. Lee MD,  Zian H. Tseng MD,  Edward P. Gerstenfeld MD,  Melvin M. Scheinman MD, 
  • Pages: 3232-3242
  • First Published: 27 October 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Difference in the prevalence of intracardiac thrombus on the first presentation of atrial fibrillation versus flutter in the pediatric and congenital heart disease population

Omar Meziab MD,  Luciana Marcondes MD,  Kevin G. Friedman MD,  Edward T. O'Leary MD,  Michelle Gurvitz MD MS,  Christina J. VanderPluym MD,  Edward P. Walsh MD, FHRS,  John K. Triedman MD, FHRS,  Douglas Y. Mah MD, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3243-3250
  • First Published: 28 October 2020

ORIGINAL - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Clinical, electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characteristics, and catheter ablation results of left upper septal premature ventricular complexes

Sedat Kose MD,  Veysel K. Vurgun MD,  Yalcin Gokoglan MD,  Mehmet Balli MD,  Hasan K. Kabul MD, 
  • Pages: 3251-3261
  • First Published: 03 October 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Association of septal late gadolinium enhancement on cardiac magnetic resonance with ventricular tachycardia ablation targets in nonischemic cardiomyopathy

Ling Kuo MD,  Jackson J. Liang DO,  Yuchi Han MD, MMSc,  David S. Frankel MD,  Pasquale Santangeli MD, PhD,  David J. Callans MD,  Erica S. Zado PA-C,  Francis E. Marchlinski MD,  Benoit Desjardins MD, PhD,  Saman Nazarian MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3262-3276
  • First Published: 18 October 2020

ORIGINAL - DEVICES

Implantation of leadless pacemakers via inferior vena cava filters is feasible and safe: Insights from a multicenter experience

Mahmoud Houmsse MD,  Roshan Karki MBBS,  James Gabriels MD,  Michael Reinig DO,  Dilesh Patel MD,  Sarah K. Hussain MD,  Gaurang D. Gandhi MD,  Michael S. Lloyd MD,  Mina S. Makary MD,  Toshimasa Okabe MD,  Kamala Tamirisa MD,  Jacqueline Joza MD,  Apoor Patel MD,  Muhammad R. Afzal MD,  Laurence M. Epstein MD,  Yong-Mei Cha MD, 
  • Pages: 3277-3285
  • First Published: 15 October 2020
Open Access

A novel screening tool to unmask potential interference between S-ICD and left ventricular assist device

Christos Zormpas MD,  Jörg Eiringhaus MD,  Henrike A. K. Hillmann MD,  Stephan Hohmann MD,  Johanna Müller-Leisse MD, MSc,  Jan D. Schmitto MD, PhD,  Christian Veltmann MD,  David Duncker MD, 
  • Pages: 3286-3292
  • First Published: 05 October 2020

ORIGINAL - ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY

Injectable conductive hydrogel restores conduction through ablated myocardium

Martin van Zyl MBBCh,  Dawn M. Pedrotty MD, PhD,  Erdem Karabulut,  Volodymyr Kuzmenko,  Sanna Sämfors,  Christopher Livia,  Vaibhav Vaidya MBBS,  Alan Sugrue MBBCh,  Christopher J. McLeod MBBCh, PhD,  Atta Behfar MD,  Samuel J. Asirvatham MD,  Paul Gatenholm PhD,  Suraj Kapa MD, 
  • Pages: 3293-3301
  • First Published: 23 September 2020

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Impedance decrement indexes for avoiding steam-pop during bipolar radiofrequency ablation: An experimental study using a dual-bath preparation

Osamu Saitoh PhD,  Ayaka Oikawa MT,  Ayari Sugai MT,  Masaomi Chinushi MD, 
  • Pages: 3302-3310
  • First Published: 27 September 2020

Recognition and clinical implications of high prevalence of migraine in patients with Brugada syndrome and drug-induced type 1 Brugada pattern

Can Hasdemir MD,  Figen Gokcay MD,  Mehmet N. Orman PhD,  Umut Kocabas MD,  Serdar Payzin MD,  Hatice Sahin RN,  Dale R Nyholt PhD,  Charles Antzelevitch PhD, FACC, 
  • Pages: 3311-3317
  • First Published: 15 October 2020

CASE REPORTS

High-density mapping validation of antral pulmonary vein isolation and posterior wall isolation created with a new cryoballoon ablation system: The first reported case

Massimo Moltrasio MD,  Adriano N. Kochi MD, MSc,  Gaetano Fassini MD,  Stefania Riva MD,  Fabrizio Tundo MD, PhD,  Claudio Tondo MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3318-3321
  • First Published: 09 September 2020

Neglected lead tip erosion: An unusual case of S-ICD inappropriate shock

Gianfranco Mitacchione MD, PhD,  Marco Schiavone MD,  Alessio Gasperetti MD,  Maurizio Viecca MD,  Antonio Curnis MD,  Giovanni B. Forleo MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3322-3325
  • First Published: 18 September 2020

Fractionation mapping software to map ganglionated plexus sites during sinus rhythm

Tolga Aksu MD,  Kivanc Yalin MD,  Rakesh Gopinathannair MD, MA, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3326-3329
  • First Published: 20 September 2020

Phrenic nerve stimulation during right ventricular outflow tract pacing: A rare but possible complication

Takayuki Sekihara MD,  Shinsuke Miyazaki MD, PhD, FHRS,  Tomokazu Ishida RT,  Moeko Nagao MD,  Shota Kakehashi MD,  Moe Mukai MD,  Daisetsu Aoyama MD,  Minoru Nodera MD, PhD,  Tomoya Eguchi MD,  Kanae Hasegawa MD, PhD,  Hiroyasu Uzui MD, PhD,  Hiroshi Tada MD, PhD, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3330-3333
  • First Published: 23 September 2020

BRIEF COMMUNICATION

Brugada syndrome and syncope: A systematic review

Giuseppe Mascia MD,  Roberta Della Bona MD,  Pietro Ameri MD,  Marco Canepa MD,  Italo Porto MD,  Michele Brignole MD, 
  • Pages: 3334-3338
  • First Published: 22 October 2020

EP ROUNDS

Premature atrial complexes and atrial couplets: What is the mechanism?

Anna Pfenniger MD, PhD,  Bradley P. Knight MD, 
  • Pages: 3339-3342
  • First Published: 18 October 2020

Wide complex tachycardia with intermittent narrow beats: What is the mechanism?

Ezequiel Sagray MD,  Philip L. Wackel MD, 
  • Pages: 3343-3346
  • First Published: 20 October 2020

Narrow QRS complex tachycardia with VA dissociation and episodes of blocked sinus P wave: What is the mechanism?

Valentino Ducceschi MD,  Pierfrancesco Di Napoli MD,  Francesco Maddaluno BME, 
  • Pages: 3347-3350
  • First Published: 29 October 2020

DEVICE ROUNDS

Inappropriate atrial and ventricular pacing during sustained ventricular tachycardia

Michael Wu MD,  Esseim Sharma MD,  Antony Chu MD, FHRS, 
  • Pages: 3351-3355
  • First Published: 23 September 2020

Wide complex tachycardia with changing QRS-axis on loop recorder

Luis Quininir MD,  Hariharan Raju MBChB PhD,  Kim Chan MBBS, PhD,  Chrishan Nalliah MBBS, PhD,  Edward Toal RN,  Raymond W. Sy MBBS, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3356-3358
  • First Published: 22 October 2020

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Forty years of longevity for a cardiac pacemaker: What can top that?

Sonia Salmi-Belmihoub MD,  Robert Frank MD,  Francis Bessière MD, PhD,  Antoine Delinière MD,  Philippe Chevalier MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 3359-3360
  • First Published: 29 May 2020