Title: Incomplete endothelialization of WatchmanTM Device: Predictors and Implications from Two Cases

Credits: Sharan Prakash Sharma, MD*, David Singh, MD#, Dean Nakamura, MD#, Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD*, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD*^

Title: Prevalence and Characteristics of Venous Thrombosis after Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Receiving Periprocedural Direct Oral Anticoagulants

Credits: Takehito Sasaki, Kohki Nakamura, Kentaro Minami, Yutaka Take, Keiko Koyama, Eiji Yamashita, and Shigeto Naito

Title: Clinical Impact of the Cryoballoon Temperature and Occlusion Status on the Success of Pulmonary Vein Isolation

Credits: Takuro Nishimura, MD, Kaoru Okishige, MD, Yasuteru Yamauchi, MD, Hideshi Aoyagi, MD, Naruhiko Ito, MD, Yusuke Tsuchiya, MD, Takatoshi Shigeta, MD, Rena Nakamura, Mitsutoshi Asano, MD, Tomofumi Nakamura, MD, Hidetoshi Suzuki, MD, Tsukasa Shimura, MD, Manabu Kurabayashi, MD, Takehiko Keida, MD, Tetsuo Sasano, MD, Kenzo Hirao, MD

Title: Importance of Delayed Enhanced Cardiac MRI Imaging in Idiopathic RVOT-VT: Differentiating Mimics Including Early Stage ARVC and Cardiac Sarcoidosis

Credits: Carlos Macias, MD, Keijiro Nakamura, MD, Roderick Tung, MD, Noel G. Boyle, MD PhD, Kalyanam Shivkumar, MD, PhD and Jason S. Bradfield, MD.

Title: Impaired erythrocyte deformability in patients with coronary risk factors: Significance of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation

Credits: Keita Odashiro, Toru Maruyama, Taku Yokoyama, Hisataka Nakamura, Mitsuhiro Fukata, Shioto Yasuda, Kazuyuki Saito, Takehiko Fujino, Koichi Akashi