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: 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: Mechanistic Insights Into Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation Achieved by Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation

Credits: Yasuo Okumura, MD*, Ichiro Watanabe, MD*, Kazuki Iso, MD*, Keiko Takahashi, MD*, Koichi Nagashima, MD*, Kazumasa Sonoda, MD*, Hiroaki Mano, MD*, Naoko Yamaguchi, MD*, Rikitake Kogawa, MD*, Ryuta Watanabe, MD*, Masaru Arai, MD*, Kimie Ohkubo, MD*, Sayaka Kurokawa, MD*, Toshiko Nakai, MD*, Atsushi Hirayama, MD*

Title: Safety of the novel oral anticoagulant edoxaban for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: Pilot study

Credits: Akira Sezai, Shunji Osaka, Hiroko Yaoita, Munehito Arimoto, Hiroaki Hata, Motomi Shiono