Title: Welcome to the Journal of Atrial Fibrillation & Electrophysiology
Credits: Andrea Natale
Title: Same Day versus Overnight Discharge in Patients Undergoing Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (SODA) Study
Title: Contact-Force Guided Posterior Wall Isolation as an Adjunctive Ablation Strategy for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
Title: Exploring the Association Between Physical Activity and Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review of Meta-Analyses
Title: Temperature-Controlled Catheter Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: The QDOT-MICRO Workflow Study
Title: Endocrine and Mechanical Cardiacfunction Four Months after Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrialfibrillation
Title: Diagnostic Utility of Smartwatch Technology for Atrial Fibrillation Detection – A Systematic Analysis
Title: Atrial Fibrillation Awareness – How do we Tackle a Global Epidemic?
Credits: Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Catheter Ablation for Hospitalized Atrial FibrillationPatients with Reduced Systolic Function:Analysis of Inpatient Mortality, Resource Utilization and Complications
Title: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in continuous flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisfrom ELECTRAM Investigators
Credits: Kuldeep Shah, Vallabh Karpe, Mohit K. Turagam, Mahek Shah, Andrea Natale, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Jalaj Garg
Title: Impact of Yoga on Cardiac Autonomic Function and Arrhythmias
Title: Cardiac Neuroanatomy For The Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Credits: Peter Hanna, Jeffrey L. Ardell, Kalyanam Shivkumar
Title: Prophylactic Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Electrophysiology Collaborative Consortium for Metaanalysis – ELECTRAM Investigators
Title: Unexpecteddetection of Floating Thrombi in Left Atrium After Left Atrial Appendage Ligation With Atriclip Device: A Case Report
Credits: Sana N. Buttar, MD, Peter B. Hansen MD, Christian Hassager, MD,Henrik . Andersen, MD
Title: Confirmation of Pulmonary Vein Isolation with High-Density Mapping: Comparison to Traditional Workflows
Title: Safety and Efficacy of Cryoballoon Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation in Diabetic Patients
Title: Dofetilide Initiation and Implications of Deviation From the Standard Protocol – A Real World Experience
Title: Systematic Review of Contiguous Vessel and Valve InjuryAssociated with Endocardial Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices
Title: The Choice of Antithrombotic Therapy in a Patient with New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation and High Coronary Thrombotic Risk
Title: Left Atrial Appendage Morphology as a Determinant for Stroke Risk Assessment In Atrial Fibrillation Patients: Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis
Credits: Abu Rmilah Anan, Jumah, Fareed, Jaber, Suhaib, Roubi, Rafat, Daana, Murad, Bsisu, Isam, Muamar, Tariq, Erwin, Patricia, Egbe, Alexander, Vaibha, Vaidya, Noseworthy, Peter A, Deshmukh, Abhishek
Title: The Impact of Repeated Cardioversions for Atrial Fibrillation on Stroke, Hospitalizations, and Catheter Ablation Outcomes
Title: Safety and Long-Term Success of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Using THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH® Catheter: Real-World Experience
Title: Does Left Atrial Appendage Closure Reduce Mortality? A Vital Status Analysis of the Randomized PROTECT AF and PREVAIL Clinical Trials
Credits: William Whang, MD, David R. Holmes, MD, Marc A. Miller, MD, Marie-Noelle Langan, MD, Subbarao Choudry, MD, Aamir Sofi, MD, Jacob S. Koruth, MD, Srinivas R. Dukkipati, MD, Vivek Y. Reddy, MD
Title: Does Left Atrial Appendage Closure Reduce Mortality? A Vital Status Analysis of the Randomized PROTECT AF and PREVAIL Clinical Trials
Credits: William Whang, MD, David R. Holmes, MD, Marc A. Miller, MD, Marie-Noelle Langan, MD, Subbarao Choudry, MD, Aamir Sofi, MD, Jacob S. Koruth, MD, Srinivas R. Dukkipati, MD, Vivek Y. Reddy, MD
Title: Prognostic Value of Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility in Patients without History of Clinical Atrial Fibrillation
Title: Safety and Efficacy of Inpatient Initiation of Dofetilide Versus Sotalol for Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: Bharath Yarlagadda, MD*, Venkat Vuddanda, MD*, Tawseef Dar, MD*, Mohammad-Ali Jazayeri, MD*, Valay Parikh, MD*, Mohit K. Turagam, MD#, Madhav Lavu MD, FHRS$, Sindhu Reddy Avula, MD¥, Donita Atkins, BS*, Sudharani Bommana, MPhil*, Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, FHRS, , Madhu Reddy Yeruva, MD, FHRS*, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD, FHRS*
Title: Use of Oral Steroid and its Effects on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence and Inflammatory Cytokines Post Ablation – The Steroid AF Study
Title: Screening for Atrial Fibrillation in a High Risk Population: Update on the REVEAL AF Study
Title: Rescue Leadless Pacemaker Implantation in a PacemakerDependent Patient with Congenital Heart Disease and no Alternative Routes for Pacing
Title: Impact of Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation on Pulmonary Vein Cross Sectional Area: Implications for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Title: Use of Acoustic Cardiography Immediately Following Electrical Cardioversion to Predict Relapse of Atrial Fibrillation
Title: Happy Holidays!!!
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: World Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Day: Creating Grassroots Level Awareness to Combat a Global Scourge
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: A Meta-Analysis Of Quadripolar Versus Bipolar Left Ventricular Leads On Post-Procedural Outcomes
Credits: Mohit K. Turagam, Muhammad R. Afzal, Sandia Iskander, Madhu Reddy, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Title: Quality measures in Atrial Fibrillation therapy – AF ablation and Get with the Guidelines AFIB registries
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: JAFIB is PUBMED indexed now!
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: Malignancy Associated Iatrogenic Iliopsoas Abscess -Venous Access Complication From Ablation Procedure
Credits: Sandia Iskandar, Moustapha Atoui, Rizwan Afzal, Madhav Lavu, Madhu Reddy, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Title: Left Ventricular Contractility Assessed by Global Longitudinal Strain is Inferior in Atrial Fibrillation Compared to Sinus Rhythm
Credits: Bue F Ross Agner, MD, PhD, Michael G Katz, MD, Zachary R. Williams, MD, Ulrik Dixen, MD, PhD, Gorm B Jensen, MD, DMSc, Professor of Medicine, Karl Q Schwarz, FACC, MD, Professor of Medicine
Title: Atrial Fibrillation Ablation - Cryoballoon versus Radiofrequency: A Meta-analysis of 20 Clinical Trials
Credits: Jalaj Garg MD FESC, Rahul Chaudhary MD, Chandrasekar Palaniswamy MD, Neeraj Shah MD MPH, Babak Bozorgnia MD FACC, Andrea Natale MD FACC FHRS FESC
Title: Ajmaline challenge to unmask infrahisian disease in patients with recurrent and unexplained syncope, preserved ejection fraction, with or without conduction abnormalities on surface ECG
Credits: Francesco Pentimalli, Luca Bacino, Matteo Ghione, Giambattista Siri, Massimo Gazzarata, Paolo Bellotti
Title: JAFIB is on PUBMED now!
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHR, FESC
Title: Welcome To 2016
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: Emergency Department readmission in elderly patients after acute rhythm or rate control treatment for Atrial Fibrillation.
Credits: Bonora Antonio, Turcato Gianni, Franchi Elena, Dilda Alice, Taioli Gabriele, Serafini Valentina, Sivero Valentina, Zannoni Massimo, Ricci Giorgio, Olivieri Oliviero
Title: Winter is Almost Here
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ) Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: Safety and efficacy of uninterrupted periprocedural apixaban in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: A metaanalysis of 1,057 patients
Credits: Jalaj Garg, Rahul Chaudhary, Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, Neeraj Shah, Babak Bozorgnia, Andrea Natale
Title: A Case of Wide Complex Tachycardia in a Patient with a Biventricular Assist Device
Credits: Abrams, Mark P., Whang, William, Iyer, Vivek, Garan, Hasan, Biviano, Angelo
Title: A patient with asymptomatic cerebral lesions during AF ablation: how much should we worry?
Credits: G B Forleo, D G Della Rocca, C Lavalle, M Mantica, L P Papavasileiou, V Ribatti, G Panattoni, L Santini, A Natale, L Di Biase
Title: Managing Antiplatelet Therapy and Anticoagulants in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: Zubair Shah, Vinod Jeevanantham, Peter Tadros
Title: A Grand Tribute to a Pioneer in Electrophysiology
Credits: Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS
Title: ABIM and regulatory vagaries….What is the True Value of Repeated Testing?
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: Rotor, Rotor Everywhere…. Nor any Place to Find….
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, Andrea Natale MD
Title: Routine Implant of Biventricular Devices Guided by an Electroanatomic Mapping System - Ready for Prime-time?
Credits: Kim H. Chan, Peter A. Santucci
Title: Spring Momentum!!
Credits: DJ Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: Systolic and Diastolic Function by Tissue Doppler Imaging Predicts Mortality in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: Maria Dons, MB, Tor Biering-Sørensen, MD, PhD, Jan Skov Jensen, MD, PhD, DMSc, Thomas Fritz-Hansen, MD, Jan Bech, MD, PhD, Martina Chantal de Knegt, MD, Jacob Sivertsen, MD, Flemming Javier Olsen, MB, Rasmus Mogelvang, MD, PhD
Title: Cost-effectiveness of Dabigatran exilate in treatment of atrial fibrillation
Credits: Giovanni Galvani, Alberto Grassetto, Stefania Sterlicchio, Sakis Themistoclakis, Andrea Venturini, Giampaolo Zoffoli, Domenico Mangino
Title: Another Successful Year of Learning and Education in Atrial Fibrillation !
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, Andrea Natale MD
Title: Happy Holidays
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, Andrea Natale MD
Title: A questionable indication for ICD extraction after successful VT ablation
Credits: Luca Segreti, MD, Andrea Di Cori, MD, Giulio Zucchelli, MD, PhD, Ezio Soldati, MD, Giovanni Coluccia, MD, Stefano Viani, MD, Luca Paperini, MD, Maria Grazia Bongiorni, MD, FESC
Title: Renal Denervation and Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Drug Resistant Hypertension and Symptomatic Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: Scott Wilson, Peter Kistler, Alex J McLellan, Dagmara Hering, Markus P Schlaich
Title: Right ventricular outflow tract arrhythmias: benign or early stage arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia?
Credits: Sergio Conti, MD, Laura Cipolletta, MD, Vittoria Marino, MD, Martina Zucchetti, MD, Eleonora Russo, MD, Francesca Pizzamiglio, MD, Ghaliah Al-Mohani, MD, Salvatore Pala, BE, Valentina Catto, BE, PhD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, Andrea Natale, MD, Claudio Tondo, MD, PhD, Corrado Carbucicchio, MD
Title: World Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Day – High Time to Spread the Word
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FECS, FHRS
Title: New imaging technologies to characterize arrhythmic substrate.
Credits: Antonio Dello Russo, MD, PhD, Sergio Conti, MD, Ghaliah Al-Mohani, MD, Phd, Michela Casella, MD, PhD, Francesca Pizzamiglio, MD, Corrado Carbucicchio, MD, Stefania Riva, MD, Gaetano Fassini, MD, Massimo Moltrasio, MD, Fabrizio Tundo, MD, PhD, Martina Zucchetti, MD, Benedetta Majocchi, MD, Eleonora Russo, MD, Vittoria Marino, MD, Maria Antonietta Dessanai MD, Fabrizio Bologna, MD, Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, Andrea Natale, MD, Claudio Tondo , MD, PhD.
Title: The Growing Culture of a Minimally Fluoroscopic Approach in Electrophysiology Lab
Credits: Michela Casella, Eleonora Russo, Francesca Pizzamiglio, Sergio Conti, Ghaliah Al-Mohani, Daniele Colombo, Victor Casula, Yuri D’Alessandra, Viviana Biagioli, Corrado Carbucicchio, Stefania Riva, Gaetano Fassini, Massimo Moltrasio, Fabrizio Tundo, Martina Zucchetti, Benedetta Majocchi, Vittoria Marino, Giovanni Forleo, Pasquale Santangeli, Luigi Di Biase, Antonio Dello Russo, Andrea Natale, Claudio Tondo
Title: Exploring Atrial Fibrillation Pathophysiology, Gender Differences and More…….
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ)Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Electrical and Hemodynamic Evaluation of Ventricular and Supraventricular Tachycardias with an Implantable Cardiac Stimulator
Credits: Claudio Pandozi MD, Franco Di Gregorio BiolScD, Carlo Lavalle MD, Renato Pietro Ricci MD, Sabina Ficili MD, Marco Galeazzi MD, Maurizio Russo MD, Angela Pandozi MD, Furio Colivicchi MD, Massimo Santini MD
Title: State of the art in Left Atrial Appendage Ligation - The Lariat
Credits: Pramod Janga, Arun Kanmantha Reddy, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Hema Pamulapati
Title: Understanding and Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Kidney Disease
Credits: Yazan Khouri, Tiona Stephens, Gloria Ayuba, Hazim Al-Ameri, Nour Juratli, Peter A. McCullough
Title: Exploring New Frontiers
Credits: Dhanunjaya (DJ)Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life in atrial fibrillation
Credits: Jorge Gonzalez, Laurent Macle, Marc W. Deyell, Matthew T. Bennett, Marc Dubuc, Katia Dyrda, Peter G. Guerra, Paul Khairy, Blandine Mondesert, Léna Rivard, Denis Roy, Mario Talajic, Bernard Thibault, Jason G. Andrade
Title: Contact force assessment in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Credits: Josef Kautzner, Petr Peichl
Title: Monitoring Atrial Fibrillation After Catheter Ablation
Credits: Giovanni B Forleo, MD PhD, MAssimo Moltrasio, MD, Michela Casella MD, PhD, Antonio Dello Russo MD, PhD, Getano Fassini, MD, Manfredi Tesauro, MD, PhD, Claudio Tondo, MD, PhD.
Title: Durable Pulmonary Vein Isolation: The Holy Grail of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Credits: Darrat Y, Morales G, Shah J, Di Biase L, Natale A, Elayi CS
Title: More Progress in Atrial Fibrillation Education and Management
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, Andrea Natale MD
Title: Silent Cerebral Events after Atrial Fibrillation Ablation – Overview and Current Data
Credits: Thomas Deneke, Karin Nentwich, Joachim Krug, Patrick Müller, Peter Hubert Grewe, Andreas Mügge, Anja Schade
Title: Ventricular Rate Stabilization in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and single-chamber ventricular pacemaker. The RARE-PEARL Study
Credits: Eraldo Occhetta, Gianfranco Mazzocca, Carla Svetlich, Pietro Scipione, Alessandro Fabiani, Massimo Giammaria, Serafino Orazi, Giorgio Corbucci
Title: Happy Holidays
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, Andrea Natale MD
Title: Preserving Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: Tina Lin MD, Erik Wissner MD, Roland Tilz MD, Andreas Rillig MD, Shibu Mathew MD, Peter Rausch MD, Christine Lemes MD, Sebastian Deiss MD, Masashi Kamioka MD, Tudor Bucur MD, Feifan Ouyang MD, Karl-Heinz Kuck MD, Andreas Metzner MD
Title: Exploring the potential role of catheter ablation in patients with asymptomatic atrial fibrillation. Should we move away from symptom relief?
Credits: Giovanni B Forleo, Luigi Di Biase, Domenico G Della Rocca, Luca Santini, Gaetano Fassini, Andrea Natale, Claudio Tondo
Title: World Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Day - Time to Spread the Message
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Andrea Natale
Title: Cardiac Arrest from Asystole During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: A Rare but Fatal Complication
Credits: Ajay Vallakati, Madhu Reddy, Mojtaba Olayee, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
Title: Left atrial appendage exclusion for stroke prevention in patients with nonrheumatic atrial fibrillation
Credits: Dr. Peter B. Sick
Title: Exploring the New Frontiers in the Left Atrial Appendage
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with hardware in the heart – septal closure devices, mechanical valves and more
Credits: Stefano Bartoletti, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Luigi DI Biase, MD, Andrea Natale, MD.
Title: Do omega-3 fatty acids decrease the incidence of atrial fibrillation?
Credits: Peter Ofman, M.D., M.Sc, Adelqui Peralta, M.D., Peter Hoffmeister, M.D, J. Michael Gaziano, M.D., M.P.H, Luc Djousse, M.D., M.P.H., Sc.D
Title: Boston AF symposium moves to Orlando !
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Atrial Fibrillation, Alcohol, Obesity and more....
Credits: Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Age-dependent Impact of Fluoroscopic Radiation on the Gender of Off-spring: An International Survey of Cardiologists
Credits: Jayasree Pillarisetti MD, Sowjanya Duthuluru MD, Hari Sayana MD, Haley Goucher BA, Akshar Patel BA, Mazda Biria MD, James Vacek MD, Loren Berenbom MD, Sudharani Bommana M.Phil, Jayant Nath MD, Mark Wiley MD, Ajay Nangia MD, Luigi Di Biase MD, Andrea Natale MD, Madhuri Reddy MD, Buddhadeb Dawn, MD, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD
Title: Impact of metabolic syndrome on ablation-outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review
Credits: Sanghamitra Mohanty, MD, MS, Luigi Di Biase, MD PhD FHRS, Prasant Mohanty, MBBS, MPH, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, Bai Rong, MD FHRS, Trivedy Chintan, MD MPH, David Burkhardt, MD, Joseph G Gallinghouse, MD, Rodney Horton, MD, Javier E Sanchez, MD, Shane Bailey, MD, Jason Zagrodzky, MD, Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FESC, FHRS
Title: Our Mission Towards Atrial Fibrillation Free World
Credits: Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD, FACC, FHRS, Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Title: Atrial Flutter Ablation Using MediGuideTM Non-fluoroscopic Catheter Tracking System: A Novel Technology to Reduce Radiation Exposure
Credits: Anand Pillai MD, Madhu Reddy MD, Michael Heard BS, Ajay Vallakati MD, Loren Berenbom MD, DhanunjayaLakkireddy MD
Title: Primary Prevention of Atrial fibrillation where are we in 2012?
Credits: Massimo Imazio, MD
Title: Should Physicians Continue to Recommend Fish Oil for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation?
Credits: Victoria M. Robinson MBChB, BMedSci (Hons), Peter R. Kowey MD, FACC, FHRS, FAHA.
Title: Trends in the Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Neurologist’s Perspective.
Credits: Fawzi Abukhalil, Aakash Bodhit, Peter Y Cai, Saeed Ansari, Spandana Thenkabail, Sarah Ganji, Pradeepan Saravanapavan, Chandana Chandra Shekhar, Michael F Waters, Thomas M Beaver, Vishnumurthy Shushrutha Hedna
Title: Remote Magnetic Navigation System Guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Intra Atrial Reentry Tachycardia in Corrected Transposition of Great Arteries (d TGA)
Credits: Hemant Boolani, Yeruva Madhu Reddy, Esam Baryun, Brandon Barnds, Pramod Janga, Hema Pamulapati, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy
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: Treating AF with Cryo Balloon Technology
Credits: David R. Altmann, MD, Sven Knecht, PhD, Christian Sticherling, MD, Peter Ammann, MD, Beat Schaer, MD, Stefan Osswald, MD, Michael Kühne, MD
Title: The Relationship between Atrial Fibrillation and Chronic Kidney Disease: Epidemiologic and Pathophysiologic Considerations for a Dual Epidemic
Credits: David D. McManus MD, Jane S. Saczynski PhD, Jeanine A. Ward MD PhD, Khushleen Jaggi MD, Peter Bourrell MD, Chad Darling MD, Robert J. Goldberg PhD
Title: Microwave Ablation in Mitral Valve Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation (MAMA)
Credits: Anders Jönsson, Mika Lehto, Henrik Ahn, Ulf Hermansson, Peter Linde, Anders Ahlsson, Juhani Koistinen, Jukka Savola, Pekka Raatikainen, Martti Lepojärvi, Antero Sahlman, Kalervo Werkkala, Lauri Toivonen, Håkan Walfridsson
Title: Amiodarone induced RVOT VT converting to Scar VT
Credits: Jayasree Pillarisetti MD, Subba reddy Vanga MD, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy MD
Title: Left Atrial Volume and Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement
Credits: Yeruva Madhu Reddy, MD, Ruby Satpathy, MD, Xuedong Shen, MD, PhD, Mark Holmberg, MD, PhD, Claire Hunter, MD, Aryan Mooss, MD, Dennis Esterbrooks, MD
Title: The Use of Cryoballoon Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation: Simplifying Pulmonary Vein Isolation?
Credits: Gian Battista Chierchia, MD, Antonio Sorgente, MD, Andrea Sarkozy, MD, Carlo de Asmundis, MD, Pedro Brugada, MD, PhD
Title: An Update on the Energy Sources and Catheter Technology for the Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: Pawan K. Arora MBBS, James C. Hansen MD, Adam D. Price MD, Josef Koblish, Boaz Avitall MD PhD, FHRS
Title: Monomorphic Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachycardia: Unique Presenting Manifestation of Gitelman’s Syndrome
Credits: Subba Reddy Vanga, MD, Chandra Annapureddy, MD, Mazda Biria, MD, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, MD FACC
Title: Pulmonary Vein Isolation using a High Density Mesh Ablator Catheter: incorporation of three-dimensional navigation and mapping
Credits: Dr Jiun Tuan, MBChB, MRCP, Dr Mohamed Jeilan, MBChB, MRCP, Dr Faizel Osman, MBChB, MD, MRCP, Dr Suman Kundu, MBChB, MRCP, Dr Rajkumar Mantravadi, MBBS, PhD MRCP, Dr Peter J Stafford, MBChB, MD, FRCP, Dr G André Ng, MBChB, PhD, FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(London)
Title: JAFIB : A comprehensive resource for Afib ....
Credits: Andrea Natale MD, FACC, FHRS
Title: Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Therapy: Who, Why and How?
Credits: Sven Möbius-Winkler, M.D, Ingo Dähnert, Gerhard C. Schuler M.D, Peter B. Sick MD
Title: Predictors of Success After a First Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Atrial Fibrillation
Credits: T De Potter, MD, R Tavernier, MD, PhD, D Devos, MD, K Van Beeumen, MD, M Duytschaever, MD, PhD
Title: Is Rhythm Control with Pulmonary Vein Isolation Superior to Rate Control with AV Nodal Ablation in Patients with Heart Failure?
Credits: Khan MN, Jaïs P, Cummings J, Di Biase L, Sanders P, Martin DO, Kautzner J, Hao S, Themistoclakis S, Fanelli R, Potenza D, Massaro R, Wazni O, Schweikert R, Saliba W, Wang P, Al-Ahmad A, Beheiry S, Santarelli P, Starling RC, Dello Russo A, Pelargonio G, Brachmann J, Schibgilla V, Bonso A, Casella M, Raviele A, Haïssaguerre M, Natale A
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
Title: Skin Burn at the Site of Indifferent Electrode after Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of AV Node for Atrial Fibrillation.
Credits: Subba Reddy Vanga, MBBS, Mazda Biria MD, Loren Berenbom MD, James Vacek MD, Dhanunjaya R Lakkireddy, MD
Title: Review of "Antiarrhythmic Effect of Statin Therapy and Atrial Fibrillation : A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials"
Credits: Andrea Corrado, Antonio Raviele
Title: Success of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Does Obesity Influence the Outcomes?
Credits: Dhanunjaya R. Lakkireddy, George E. Blake, Dimpi Patel, Martin Rotter, Atul Verma, Kay Ryschon, Mohammed Khan, Robert Schweikert, Michel Haissaguerre, Andrea Natale
Affiliation: Cardiovascular Division, UZ Brussel-VUB, Brussels, Belgium
Affiliation: John Somberg is currently a Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at Rush University in Chicago. He also serves as Chief the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and the Director of the Masters in Clinical Research Program at Rush University. Dr. Somberg is the Editor of the American Therapeutics and has served for 14 years on the Circulatory Device Advisory Panel with the FDA. Dr. Somberg completed a cardiology fellowship at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Harvard Medical School, ran the Cardiac Arrhythmia Service at Albert Einstein and was the Chief of Cardiology at the Chicago Medical School prior to his current position. His areas of specialization are anti-arrhythmic pharmacology and drug and device development.
Affiliation: Dr. Peter Ofman is currently an electrophysiology and preventive cardiology fellow at the VA Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. His clinical interests include all aspects of arrhythmias diagnosis and treatment as well as device implantation. He is participating in various research projects in the areas of epidemiology, prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation, diastolic dysfucntion, new non-invasive diagnostic tools (such as speckle tracking), pacemakers, defibrillators and cardiac resynchronization therapy.
Affiliation: Dr Santucci is a Professor of Medicine and Clinical Electrophysiologist at Loyola University in Maywood, Illinois, where he serves as Director of the CIED Program and as the EP Fellowship Program Director.
Affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mid America Cardiology, University of Kansas Hospital and Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
Affiliation: Dr. Petr Peichl, MD, PhD works as electrophysiologic in IKEM, Prague. His interests include strategies for treating atrial fibrillation, focusing on catheter-based approaches.
Affiliation: Priv.-Doz. Peter Sick, MD is director of the department of Cardiology, Hospital Barmherzige Brueder Regensburg. He is one of the pioneers in LAA-occlusion techniques. First feasibility study with the Watchman device was performed under his guidance at the Leipzig heart center and he was senior author of the protect AF-Trial, which was the first randomized comparison between LAA-occlusion and oral anticoagulation therapy in atrial fibrillation.
Affiliation: Santhosh Reddy Mannem is currently pursuing his internal medicine residency in Columbia University at Harlem Hospital Center, New York. He will join Albert Einstein College of Medicine as a Heart Failure Research Fellow from July 2013. He has special interests in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation .
Affiliation: Electrical Engineer and deputy director of Peter Osypka Institute for Pacing and Ablation at Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Actually his postgraduate research focusses on engineering solutions for educational simulations on electrostimulation and radiofrequency-ablation and provides trainings for medical engineering students, fellows and practicing physicians. This work was awarded by the German Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities as innovation in university education.
Affiliation: Ujjwal Rastogi is currently the congestive heart failure fellow at the James J Peter VA Medical Center affiliated with Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Saint Peters University Hospital, New Jersey.
Affiliation: Director of the Cardiovascular Department in the S. Filippo Neri Hospital in Rome. Presidency of the World Society of Arrhythmias (WSA). Vice-President of the European Cardiac Arrhythmias Society (ECAS) and Chairman of the Euro-Japan Arrhythmia Forum (EJAF)
Affiliation: Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology Jefferson Medical College Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Main Line Health System The William Wikoff Smith Chair in Cardiovascular Research Lankenau Hospital and Medical Research Center Wynnewood, PA
Affiliation: Specialist for internal medicine, invasive and noninvasive cardiology. Research in electrophysiology and cardiac imaging. Director of the Hospital Unterallgaeu and Head of the Department Internal Medicine and Cardiology. Lectures at the University of Munich.
Affiliation: Dr. Salvatore Rosanio joined the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), Fort Worth, TX in December 2012 as Professor of Medicine and as Attending Cardiologist at John Peter Smith Hospital and Columbia Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Rosanio has authored and co-authored significant research contributions in the fields of stress echocardiography, invasive cardiology, electrophysiology and cardiac pacing published by the top journals in the field, such as Circulation, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JAMA and the New England Journal of Medicine.
ISLAA 2022-Left Atrial Appendage
Dr. Dhanunjay Lakkireddy, MD, F.A.C.C, FHRS, The Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute (KCHRI), KS, USA.
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