Ausgabe 2/2026
Inhalt (23 Artikel)
Comparative outcomes after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation in patients with cardiac amyloidosis: a multicenter propensity-matched analysis
- Brief Report
Ahmed K. Mahmoud, Ramzi Ibrahim, Hoang Nhat Pham, Mohammed Salih, Justin Z. Lee, Amin Al Ahmad, Luis R. Scott, Dan Sorajja, Chadi Ayoub, Reza Arsanjani
The extent of pulmonary vein electrical connection and sex are independent predictors of the mechanistic role of pulmonary veins in persistent atrial fibrillation
- Open Access
- Brief Report
Matteo Marchetti, Christelle Haddad, Adrian Luca, Mathieu Le Bloa, Cheryl Teres, Ciro Ascione, Mattia Pagnoni, Giulia Domenichini, Etienne Pruvot, Patrizio Pascale
Differentiation of cardiac sarcoidosis from idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy beyond patterns: a potential new quantitative CMR tool?
- COMMENTARY
Nithi Tokavanich, Boldizsar Kovacs
Atrial arrhythmia ablation in myotonic muscular dystrophy patients: a single institution experience
- Correspondence
Melissa A. Austin, Jenna Spears, Gregory E. Supple, Samuel Carrell, Lauren Elman, Saman Nazarian
Use of S-ICD tunneling tool for percutaneous epicardial access during ventricular tachycardia ablation
- Open Access
- IMAGES IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Jackson J. Liang, Nithi Tokavanich, Frank Bogun
Left bundle branch area pacing in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava
- IMAGES IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Serkan Cay, Selin Yondem, Meryem Kara, Sona Huseynova, Ozcan Ozeke, Hande Cetin, Ahmet Korkmaz, Firat Ozcan, Serkan Topaloglu
Cardiac tamponade after ICD implantation due to septal misrecognition in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
- Images in Electrophysiology
Yoshimi Onishi, Yoshikazu Suzuki, Shuhei Arai, Toshiro Shinke
Pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation: now available without fluoroscopy
- INVITED COMMENTARY
Matthew J. Singleton, Jose Osorio
Understanding LV summit PVC: a challenging arrhythmia
- INVITED COMMENTARY
Nithi Tokavanich, Ronpichai Chokesuwattanaskul
A single-center trial of electrographic flow mapping and concomitant voltage mapping in sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation (FLOW EVAL-AF)
- Open Access
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Philipp Sommer, Steven Castellano, Kostiantyn Ahapov, Marloes M. Jansen, Nishaki K. Mehta, Melissa H. Kong
Efficacy, safety, and somatosensory comparison of pulsed-field ablation and thermal ablation: outcomes from a 2-year follow-up
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Jiale Wang, Xinqi Wang, Wei Liu, Haoyuan Hu, Jiahui Zhao, Changhao Hu, Weiwen Zhao, Youran Qin, Kaiqing Yang, Songyun Wang, Hong Jiang
Pulsed field ablation-based pulmonary vein isolation utilizing a simplified approach or a standard approach—insights from the fast and furious PFA study
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Christian-H. Heeger, Leonie Zetzsch, Charlotte Eitel, Jan-Per Wenzel, Sorin Ștefan Popescu, Henning Rolfes, Sascha Hatahet, Behnam Subin, Karl-Heinz Kuck, Roland R. Tilz
Atrial bipolar voltage analysis to assess vein of Marshall ethanol infusion acute effectiveness and its implication in predicting mitral isthmus block
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Simone Taddeucci, Silvia Garibaldi, Martina Nesti, Umberto Startari, Luca Panchetti, Gianluca Mirizzi, Federico Landra, Vincenzo Lionetti, Marcello Piacenti, Procolo Marchese, Andrea Rossi
Circular over-the-wire pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation: differences in outcomes between conscious sedation or general anesthesia
- Open Access
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
M. Van der Graaf, B. G. S. Abeln, V. F. Van Dijk, M. Liebregts, M. C. E. F. Wijffels, J. C. Balt, L. V. A. Boersma
Obstructive sleep apnea screening performance of the STOP-BANG questionnaire and a home sleep apnea test device in atrial fibrillation ablation candidates
- Open Access
- Original Research
Jasper Vermeer, Maarten van den Broek, Tineke Vinck-de Greef, Hennie Janssen, Pauline van Hirtum, Sebastiaan Overeem, Lukas Dekker
When low is not low enough: zero-fluoroscopy atrial fibrillation ablation using the VARIPULSE™ pulsed field system—a prospective single-center study
- Open Access
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
E. Simeon, S. Roeun, M. Miled, O. Villejoubert, P. Jorrot, N. Mignot, J. Durand, A. Aissani, F. Sebag
Effect of SGLT2 inhibitors on atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation in patients with type 2 diabetes in the United States: a TriNetX database study
- Original Research
Allahdad Khan, Muhammad Raffey Shabbir, Tehreem Asghar, Jamil Nasrallah, Kumail Mustafa Ali, Maryam Asghar, Raza Aslam, Mahrukh Imtiaz, Usman Ali Akbar, Matthew G. Bates, Raheel Ahmed
Beyond the badge: quantitative insights of skill gaps in licensed early-career cardiac device implanters and evidence-based pathways to proficiency
- ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Jorio Mascheroni, Martin Stockburger, Ashish Patwala, Hartwig Retzlaff, Anthony G. Gallagher
Depression and inflammatory markers in patients undergoing ICD implantation
- RESEARCH LETTER
Sofia Plakoutsi, Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Elizabeth Florou, Tong Liu, Aris Bechlioulis, Christos Katsouras, Petros Skapinakis, Panagiotis Korantzopoulos
Effectiveness of dynamic atrioventricular delay optimization in CRT patients across different physiological conditions
- Research Letter
Valter Bianchi, Giorgio Spiniello, Assunta Iuliano, Salvatore Leccisotti, Vito Sollazzo, Gregorio Covino, Giovanni Caroli, Antonio Medico, Angelo Simonetti, Raimondo Calvanese, Michelangelo Canciello
Efficacy and safety of left atrial appendage occlusion for atrial fibrillation in patients with a history of prior intracranial hemorrhage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies
- REVIEWS
Amer Hammad, Abdullah Ahmad, Noman Khalid, Hasan Munshi, Own Khraisat, Vicky Kumar, Haris Muhammad, Aparna Iyer, Sacide Ozgur, Abdel Rahman Dajani, Adil Afzal, Shivam Patel, Satish Tiyyagura, Fayez E. Shamoon, Rahul Vasudev
Comparison of left bundle branch area pacing and biventricular pacing for atrioventricular block with heart failure and mild-to-moderately reduced left ventricular systolic function: design and rationale of the BLOCK NAGOYA randomized clinical trial
- Study Protocol
Hiroyuki Kato, Satoshi Yanagisawa, Itsuro Morishima, Yasunori Kanzaki, Hirohiko Suzuki, Nobuhiro Takasugi, Koyo Sato, Shunichiro Warita, Yoshihisa Naruse, Kenichiro Yokoi, Shinji Ishikawa, Shinya Sugiura, Yoshiaki Mizutani, Yosuke Kamikubo, Takayuki Goto, Yosuke Murase, Yusuke Sakamoto, Daisuke Yoshimoto, Junya Funabiki, Yachiyo Kuwatsuka, Masahiko Ando, Takahiro Okumura, Yasuya Inden, Toyoaki Murohara, Taku Sakurai, Ryusuke Ota, Kazumasa Suga, Keita Mamiya, Hajime Imai, Takashi Okajima, Koichi Furui, Tadahiro Ito, Yutaro Kaneko, Taro Narumi, Makoto Sano, Yoshitake Oshima, Ryo Watanabe, Monami Ando, Yasuhiro Ogura, Yuichiro Makino, Yoshio Takemoto, Yuko Uemura, Ryo Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Naganawa, Yuichiro Sakamoto, Masafumi Shimojo, Yukiomi Tsuj
“Poor man’s” left bundle branch area pacing as a bailout strategy: a case series and a practical guide of stylet-driven LBBAP without sheath support
- TECHNICAL REPORT
Andreas Müssigbrodt, Romain Vergier, Mickael Cohen, Alpha Barry, Francesco Montereggi, Guram Imnadze