Title: Association between Intra-box Ablation during Posterior Wall Isolation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation and Posterior Wall Reconnection

Credits: Sayuri Tokioka, Seiji Fukamizu, Takashi Kimura, Masao Takahashi, Takeshi Kitamura, Rintaro Hojo

Title: The Impact of Cancer on Major Bleeding and Stroke/Systemic Emboli in Patients Using Direct Oral Anticoagulants:From the Database of a Single-Center Registry

Credits: Takao Sato, Yoshifusa Aizawa, Koichi Fuse, Satoshi Fujita, Yoshio Ikeda, Hitoshi Kitazawa, Minoru Takahashi, Masaaki Okabe

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: Comparison of the Influence of Right Atrial Septal Pacing and Appendage Pacing on an Atrial Function and Atrial Fibrillation in the Clinical Situation

Credits: Mariko Tanaka, Kanae Su, Maki Oi, Yasuyo Motohashi, Kousuke Takahashi, Euihong Ko, Koji Hanazawa, Mamoru Toyofuku, Masahiko Kitada, Yousuke Yuzuki, Takashi Tamura

Title: Atrium-Atrioventricular Node Conduction Block during Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Yoshihide Takahashi MD

Title: Left Atrial Appendage: Extending the Search for New Sources of Atrial Fibrillation Triggers

Credits: Yoshihide Takahashi MD

Dr. Yoshihide Takahashi, MD, PhD.

Affiliation: A clinical electrophysiologist. His electrophysiology training was undertaken under the mentorship of Dr. Yoshito Iesaka and Professor Michel Haissaguerre. He performed more than 2000 cases of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation over 10 years and published 80 original research articles.