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    Journal of Arrhythmia: Volume 33, Issue 5

    iii, 369-531, I-II
    October 2017
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Editorials

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Editorial Board

  • Page: iii
  • First Published: 06 October 2017

Guideline

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2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: Executive summary

Hugh Calkins MD,  Gerhard Hindricks MD,  Riccardo Cappato MD,  Young-Hoon Kim MD, PhD,  Eduardo B. Saad MD, PhD,  Luis Aguinaga MD, PhD,  Joseph G. Akar MD, PhD,  Vinay Badhwar MD,  Josep Brugada MD, PhD,  John Camm MD,  Peng-Sheng Chen MD,  Shih-Ann Chen MD,  Mina K. Chung MD,  Jens Cosedis Nielsen DMSc, PhD,  Anne B. Curtis MD,  D. Wyn Davies MD,  John D. Day MD,  André d’Avila MD, PhD,  N.M.S. (Natasja) de Groot MD, PhD,  Luigi Di Biase MD, PhD,  Mattias Duytschaever MD, PhD,  James R. Edgerton MD,  Kenneth A. Ellenbogen MD,  Patrick T. Ellinor MD, PhD,  Sabine Ernst MD, PhD,  Guilherme Fenelon MD, PhD,  Edward P. Gerstenfeld MS, MD,  David E. Haines MD,  Michel Haissaguerre MD,  Robert H. Helm MD,  Elaine Hylek MD, MPH,  Warren M. Jackman MD,  Jose Jalife MD,  Jonathan M. Kalman MBBS, PhD,  Josef Kautzner MD, PhD,  Hans Kottkamp MD,  Karl Heinz Kuck MD, PhD,  Koichiro Kumagai MD, PhD,  Richard Lee MD, MBA,  Thorsten Lewalter MD, PhD,  Bruce D. Lindsay MD,  Laurent Macle MD,  Moussa Mansour MD,  Francis E. Marchlinski MD,  Gregory F. Michaud MD,  Hiroshi Nakagawa MD, PhD,  Andrea Natale MD,  Stanley Nattel MD,  Ken Okumura MD, PhD,  Douglas Packer MD,  Evgeny Pokushalov MD, PhD,  Matthew R. Reynolds MD, MSc,  Prashanthan Sanders MBBS, PhD,  Mauricio Scanavacca MD, PhD,  Richard Schilling MD,  Claudio Tondo MD, PhD,  Hsuan-Ming Tsao MD,  Atul Verma MD,  David J. Wilber MD,  Teiichi Yamane MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 369-409
  • First Published: 15 September 2017

Reviews

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic and non-ischemic cardiomyopathy

Hisashi Yokoshiki MD, PhD,  Hirofumi Mitsuyama MD, PhD,  Masaya Watanabe MD, PhD,  Takeshi Mitsuhashi MD, PhD,  Akihiko Shimizu MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 410-416
  • First Published: 21 April 2017
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Impact of baseline renal function on all-cause mortality in patients who underwent cardiac resynchronization therapy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

G. Bazoukis,  K.P. Letsas,  P. Korantzopoulos,  C. Thomopoulos,  K. Vlachos,  S. Georgopoulos,  N. Karamichalakis,  A. Saplaouras,  M. Efremidis,  A. Sideris, 
  • Pages: 417-423
  • First Published: 01 May 2017
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Intracoronary acetylcholine application as a possible probe inducing J waves in patients with early repolarization syndrome

Toru Maruyama M.D., Ph.D.,  Kazumasa Fujita M.D.,  Kei Irie M.D.,  Shouhei Moriyama M.D.,  Mitsuhiro Fukata M.D., Ph.D., 
  • Pages: 424-429
  • First Published: 06 February 2017

Original Articles

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Incidence and predictors of pericardial effusion as an early complication of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: The Japanese Catheter Ablation Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (J-CARAF)

Yuji Murakawa,  Teiichi Yamane,  Masahiko Goya,  Koichi Inoue,  Shigeto Naito,  Koichiro Kumagai,  Yasushi Miyauchi,  Norishige Morita,  Akihiko Nogami,  Morio Shoda,  Ken Okumura,  Kenzo Hirao,  on behalf of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society Members , 
  • Pages: 430-433
  • First Published: 12 May 2017
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The influence of residual apixaban on bleeding complications during and after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Yutaro Mukai,  Kyoichi Wada,  Koji Miyamoto,  Kazuki Nakagita,  Mai Fujimoto,  Kouichi Hosomi,  Takeshi Kuwahara,  Mitsutaka Takada,  Kengo Kusano,  Akira Oita, 
  • Pages: 434-439
  • First Published: 28 July 2017
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A new mapping method to estimate exit sites of ventricular arrhythmias using intracardiac echocardiography and M-mode for catheter ablation

Osamu Inaba MD,  Junichi Nitta,  Syunsuke Kuroda,  Masahiro Sekigawa,  Masahito Suzuki,  Yukihiro Inamura,  Akira Satoh,  Mitsuaki Isobe,  Kenzo Hirao, 
  • Pages: 440-446
  • First Published: 10 July 2017
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Scar characteristics derived from two- and three-dimensional reconstructions of cardiac contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance images: Relationship to ventricular tachycardia inducibility and ablation success

Kazumasa Sonoda,  Yasuo Okumura,  Ichiro Watanabe,  Koichi Nagashima,  Hiroaki Mano,  Rikitake Kogawa,  Naoko Yamaguchi,  Keiko Takahashi,  Kazuki Iso,  Kimie Ohkubo,  Toshiko Nakai,  Satoshi Kunimoto,  Atsushi Hirayama, 
  • Pages: 447-454
  • First Published: 31 December 2016
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Feasibility, safety, and potential demand of emergent brain magnetic resonance imaging of patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

Maki Ono,  Makoto Suzuki,  Mitsuaki Isobe, 
  • Pages: 455-458
  • First Published: 09 February 2017
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Long-term survival of implantable cardioverter defibrillator recipients with end-stage renal disease

Mikhael F. El-Chami MD, FACC, FHRS,  Lea Matar,  Paige Smith RN,  Mary Casey RN,  Maher A. Addish,  Kimberly Kelly Research Coordinator,  Carolyn Wood RN, CCDS,  John Merlino MD,  Abhinav Goyal MD MHS,  Angel R. Leon MD,  Faisal M. Merchant MD, 
  • Pages: 459-462
  • First Published: 30 May 2017
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Cardiac troponin T as a predictor of cardiac death in patients with left ventricular dysfunction

Hironori Nakamura MD,  Shinichi Niwano MD,  Hidehira Fukaya MD,  Masami Murakami MD,  Jun Kishihara MD,  Akira Satoh MD,  Tomoharu Yoshizawa MD,  Jun Oikawa MD,  Naruya Ishizue MD,  Tazuru Igarashi MD,  Tamami Fujiishi MD,  Junya Ako MD, 
  • Pages: 463-468
  • First Published: 31 August 2017
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Association between serum soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor and atrial fibrillation

Noboru Ichihara,  Masatoshi Miyamura,  Daichi Maeda,  Tomohiro Fujisaka,  Shu-ichi Fujita,  Hideaki Morita,  Yoshihiro Takeda,  Takahide Ito,  Koichi Sohmiya,  Masaaki Hoshiga,  Nobukazu Ishizaka, 
  • Pages: 469-474
  • First Published: 30 May 2017
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Indications for suboptimal low-dose direct oral anticoagulants for non-valvular atrial fibrillation patients

Masahiko Umei MD,  Mikio Kishi MD,  Takahiro Sato MD, PhD,  Akito Shindo MD,  Masayuki Toyoda MD,  Masaaki Yokoyama MD,  Masashiro Matsushita MD,  Satoshi Ohnishi MD,  Masao Yamasaki MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 475-482
  • First Published: 30 June 2017
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Left atrial remodeling: Regional differences between paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation

Rikitake Kogawa MD,  Yasuo Okumura MD,  Ichiro Watanabe MD,  Koichi Nagashima MD,  Keiko Takahashi MD,  Kazuki Iso MD,  Ryuta Watanabe MD,  Masaru Arai MD,  Sayaka Kurokawa MD,  Kimie Ohkubo MD,  Toshiko Nakai MD,  Atsushi Hirayama MD,  Kazumasa Sonoda MD,  Toshimasa Tosaka MD, 
  • Pages: 483-487
  • First Published: 29 June 2017
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CHADS2 and modified CHA2DS2-VASc scores for the prediction of congestive heart failure in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

Yorihiko Koeda,  Takashi Komatsu,  Yuki Matsuura,  Hidemi Morioka,  Yohei Uchimura,  Yuya Taguchi,  Kentaro Tanaka,  Jun Kawakami,  Marie Nakamura,  Shuko Takahashi,  Yuji Takahashi,  Yujiro Naganuma,  Hiroshi Endo,  Tatsuro Ito,  Yoshihiro Morino,  Motoyuki Nakamura, 
  • Pages: 488-493
  • First Published: 31 July 2017

Case Reports

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Refractory ventricular tachycardia caused by inflow cannula mechanical injury in a patient with left ventricular assist device: Catheter ablation and pathological findings

Stefano Pedretti MD,  Manlio Cipriani MD,  Edgardo Bonacina MD,  Sara Vargiu MD,  Vered Gil Ad MD,  Maria Frigerio MD,  Maurizio Lunati MD, 
  • Pages: 494-496
  • First Published: 11 May 2017
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Arrhythmogenic left atrial roof vein

Hidehira Fukaya MD, PhD,  Shinichi Niwano MD, PhD,  Hironori Nakamura MD,  Tazuru Igarashi MD,  Tamami Fujiishi MD,  Naruya Ishizue MD,  Akira Satoh MD, PhD,  Jun Kishihara MD, PhD,  Junya Ako MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 497-500
  • First Published: 25 May 2017
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Landiolol suppression of electrical storm of torsades de pointes in patients with congenital long-QT syndrome type 2 and myocardial ischemia

Ryota Kitajima MD,  Takeshi Aiba MD,  Tsukasa Kamakura MD,  Kohei Ishibashi MD,  Mitsuru Wada MD,  Yuko Inoue MD,  Koji Miyamoto MD,  Hideo Okamura MD,  Takashi Noda MD,  Satoshi Nagase MD,  Yu Kataoka MD,  Yasuhide Asaumi MD,  Teruo Noguchi MD,  Satoshi Yasuda MD,  Kengo Kusano MD, 
  • Pages: 501-504
  • First Published: 27 June 2017
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The electrical circuit of a hemodynamically unstable and recurrent ventricular tachycardia diagnosed in 35 s with the Rhythmia mapping system

Masateru Takigawa,  Antonio Frontera,  Nathaniel Thompson,  Stefano Capellino,  Pierre Jais,  Frederic Sacher, 
  • Pages: 505-507
  • First Published: 02 August 2017
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Atriofascicular Mahaim with Ebstein anomaly: A case report

Kazushi Ueshima MD,  Yoshihide Nakamura PhD,  Satoru Takeno PhD,  Toshiharu Miyake PhD,  Tsukasa Takemura PhD, 
  • Pages: 508-510
  • First Published: 08 August 2017
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Three cases of vasospastic angina following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Yoshihiko Kagawa,  Eitaro Fujii,  Satoshi Fujita,  Norikazu Yamada,  Masaaki Ito, 
  • Pages: 511-513
  • First Published: 31 July 2017
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Adaptive cardiac resynchronization therapy for dilated cardiomyopathy with functional mitral regurgitation

Yoshiki Nagata MD, PhD,  Yoichiro Nakagawa MD,  Yusuke Takeda MD,  Kenji Emoto MD,  Masaki Kinoshita MD,  Akio Chikata MD,  Michiro Maruyama MD, PhD,  Kazuo Usuda MD, PhD, 
  • Pages: 514-517
  • First Published: 29 April 2017
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Brain magnetic resonance imaging examination in a patient with non-magnetic resonance conditional pacemaker

Toshiko Nakai MD,  Toshiaki Sato MD,  Kyoko Soejima MD,  Yusuke Takamine MD,  Mitsuru Watanabe MD,  Kazutaka Kobayashi MD,  Hideki Oshima MD,  Chikashi Fukaya MD,  Yasuo Okumura MD,  Kimie Ohkubo MD,  Satoshi Kunimoto MD,  Ichiro Watanabe MD,  Atsuo Yoshino MD,  Atsushi Hirayama MD, 
  • Pages: 518-520
  • First Published: 13 May 2017
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Sudden failure of ventricular pacing and recovery in a patient with cardiac sarcoidosis

Yosuke Terui,  Akihiro Nakamura,  Hideaki Endo,  Takahide Kadosaka,  Takashi Nakata,  Tasuku Watanabe,  Kenjiro Sato,  Masanori Kanazawa,  Masateru Kondo,  Tohru Takahashi,  Eiji Nozaki, 
  • Pages: 521-522
  • First Published: 26 July 2017
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Minimally invasive, pericardial implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement in a young child

Wakana Maki,  Hiroko Asakai,  Kazuhiro Shiraga,  Takahiro Shindo,  Yoichiro Hirata,  Ryo Inuzuka,  Yasutaka Hirata,  Akira Oka, 
  • Pages: 523-524
  • First Published: 26 July 2017

Rapid Communication

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Criteria for short QT interval based on a new QT-heart rate adjustment formula

Simon W. Rabkin, 
  • Pages: 525-527
  • First Published: 06 May 2017

ECG for Students and Associated Professionals

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Concealed conduction of premature ventricular complexes resulting in AV nodal block

Ying Zi Oh,  Vern Hsen Tan,  Kelvin CK Wong, 
  • Pages: 528-529
  • First Published: 12 May 2017

Letter to the Editor

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Management of patients with long QT syndrome

Serkan Cay MD,  Ozcan Ozeke MD,  Firat Ozcan MD,  Serhat Koca MD,  Aysenur Pac MD,  Dursun Aras MD,  Serkan Topaloglu MD, 
  • Pages: 530-531
  • First Published: 31 July 2017
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Reviewer List 2016

  • Pages: I-II
  • First Published: 06 October 2017