Title: Extensive Left Atrial Low-Voltage Area During Initial Ablation is Associated with A Poor Clinical Outcome Even Following Multiple Procedures

Credits: Takashi Kanda, Masaharu Masuda, Mitsutoshi Asai, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takuya Tsujimura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yosuke Hata, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Toshiaki Mano, Takashi Kanda, Masaharu Masuda, Mitsutoshi Asai, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takuya Tsujimura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yosuke Hata, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Toshiaki Mano

Title: Safety and Efficacy of Cryoballoon Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetic Patients

Credits: Amr ABDIN, Christian-H. HEEGER, Kivanc YALIN, Francesco SANTORO, Natale Daniele BRUNETTI, Thomas FINK, Spyridon LIOSIS, Ben BRUEGGEMANN, Ahmad KEELANI, Huong lan PHAN, Makoto SANO, Vanessa SCIACCA, Evgeny LYAN, Dong AN, Roza MEYER-SARAEI, Feifan OUYANG, Karl-Heinz KUCK, Charlotte EITEL, Julia VOGLER, Roland Richard TILZ

Title: High Brain Natriuretic Peptide Level Predicts The Prevalence Of Low-Voltage Areas And Poor Rhythm Outcome In Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Credits: 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, Shota Okuno, MD, Yosuke Hata, MD, Hiroyuki Uematsu, MD, and Toshiaki Mano, MD, PhD

Title: Low-Voltage Areas as Alternative Targetsfor the Ablation of unmappable Atrial Tachycardiain Patients Undergoing Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Credits: Masaharu Masuda, MD, PhD, MitsutoshiAsai, MD, PhD, Osamu Iida, MD, Shin Okamoto, MD, Takayuki Ishihara, MD, Kiyonori Nanto, MD, Takashi Kanda, MD, Takuya Tsujimura, MD, Yasuhiro Matsuda, MD, Shota Okuno, MD, MD, Toshiaki Mano, MD, PhD

Title: Acute Pulmonary Vein Reconnection After Ablation using Contact-Force Sensing Catheters: Incidence, Timing, and Ablation Lesion Characteristics

Credits: Muhammad Balouch MD, Dong Juang MD, Bhradeev Sivasambu MD, Rizma J. Bajwa MD, Tarek Zghaib MD, Jonathan Chrispin MD, Ronald D. Berger MD, PhD, Hiroshi Ashikaga MD, PhD, Hugh Calkins MD, Joseph E. Marine MD, and David D. Spragg MD

Title: Predictors of Recurrence After Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Thomas Deneke, Anja Schade, Joachim Krug, Karsten Stahl, Geza-Atilla Szollosi, Dong-In Shin, Clemens Nino Schukro, Mohamed E Tarahony, Enrique Murillo, Semko Aram, Gabriele Robhirt, Thomas Lawo, Andreas Mugge, Peter H. Grewe, Sebastian Kerber

Title: Is Empirical Four Pulmonary Vein Isolation Necessary for Focally Triggered Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation?

Credits: Pak HN, Kim JS, Shin SY, Lee HS, Choi JI, Lim HE, Hwang C, Kim YH. J