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Open AccessBalloon technologies for pulmonary vein isolation—12-month outcome and comparison of the novel radiofrequency balloon with the cryoballoon in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
The cryoballoon (CB) has become a standard tool for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), but the technology is limited in certain ways. A novel RF-balloon (Heliostar™, Biosense Webster, CA, USA) promises the advant...
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Open AccessThe omnipolar map** technology—a new map** tool to overcome “bipolar blindness” resulting in true high-density maps
Omnipolar map** (OT) is a novel tool to acquire omnipolar signals for electro-anatomical map**, displaying true voltage and real-time wavefront direction and speed independent of catheter orientation. The ...
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Open AccessFirst long-term outcome data for the MicraVR™ transcatheter pacing system: data from the largest prospective German cohort
The MicraVR™ transcatheter pacing system (TPS) has been implemented into clinical routine for several years. The primary recipients are patients in need for VVI pacing due to bradycardia in the setting of atri...
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Open AccessEarly real-world experience using temperature-guided diamond tip facilitated high-power ablation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
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Open AccessPulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation using true high-power short-duration vs. cryoballoon ablation
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is achievable and effective using radiofrequency (RF) catheter (CA) or cryoballoon (CB) ablation. The newly introduced high RF-power short-duration ablation (HPSD) technique has ...
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Open AccessImpact of ventricular arrhythmia management on suboptimal biventricular pacing in cardiac resynchronization therapy
Reduced biventricular pacing (BiVP) is a common phenomenon in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) with impact on CRT-response and patients’ prognosis. Data on treatment strategies for patients with ventric...
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Open AccessIncidence of premature battery depletion in subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator patients: insights from a multicenter registry
The subcutaneous ICD established its role in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in recent years. The occurrence of premature battery depletion in a large subset of potentially affected devices has been a c...
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Open AccessProcedural and outcome impact of obesity in cryoballoon versus radiofrequency pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation patients
Cryoballoon (CB) ablation and radiofrequency (RF) ablation are the most common techniques for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). An increasing number of patie...
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Anatomie für die Ablation ventrikulärer Extrasystolen und Tachykardien im rechten Ventrikel
Die Katheterablation ventrikulärer Tachykardien (VT) gehört zu den komplexen Aufgaben in der interventionellen Elektrophysiologie. Sie wird erschwert durch die Tatsache, dass bei der Behandlung immer wieder ve...
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Ein Patient mit AV Block II°– weitere Diagnostik und Therapie
Wir präsentieren den Fall eines 64-jährigen Patienten, der über seit einigen Jahren auftretendes intermittierendes Herzrasen und Präsynkopen berichtete. In einem externen Krankenhaus war bereits 2009 die Impla...
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Open AccessICD therapy in the elderly: a retrospective single-center analysis of mortality
Current implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) guidelines do not impose age limitations for ICD implantation (IMPL) and generator exchange (GE); however, patients (pts) should be expected to survive for ...
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Map** strategies for premature ventricular contractions—activation, voltage, and/or pace map
A high premature ventricular contraction (PVC) burden is associated with an increase in cardiovascular mortality and may become clinically apparent through palpitations, reduced physical capacity or PVC-induce...
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Porous tip contact force–sensing catheters for pulmonary vein isolation: performance in a clinical routine setting
In catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), contact force (CF)–sensing catheters with an irrigated tip are used to deliver radiofrequency (RF) energy to the tissue. The ThermoCool® Smarttouch™ Surroundfl...
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The use of a high-resolution map** system may facilitate standard clinical practice in VE and VT ablation
First experiences using a 64-electrode mini-basket catheter (BC) paired with an automatic map** system (Rhythmia™) for catheter ablation (CA) of ventricular ectopy (VE) and ventricular tachycardia (VT) have ...
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Rhythmogene Synkopen und überlebter plötzlicher Herztod
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Remote vs. conventional navigation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from prospective registry data
Robotic (RNS) or magnetic navigation systems (MNS) are available for remotely performed catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).
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Correction to: first epicardial map** of the left ventricle using the advisor ™ HD grid catheter
Figure 1 as originally published was incorrect—on the published fig. 1C there is no RVA catheter and the wrong figure caption was used. Figure 1 has been corrected along with the figure caption.
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First epicardial map** of the left ventricle using the Advisor ™ HD Grid catheter
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Contact force facilitates the achievement of an unexcitable ablation line during pulmonary vein isolation
Contact force (CF) catheters provide catheter-tissue contact information to improve outcome of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). We evaluated different target-CF values fo...