Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on July 07, 2004
Reappraisal of implant testing of implantable cardioverter defibrillators. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.38
Shock or no shock - a question of philosophy or should intraoperative implantable cardioverter defibrillator testing be recommended? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg (2012) 1.16
High defibrillation threshold: the science, signs and solutions. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J (2010) 1.07
Defibrillation testing of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: when, how, and by whom? Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J (2007) 0.87
Significance of intraoperative testing in right-sided implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. J Cardiothorac Surg (2013) 0.79
Defibrillation Testing During Defibrillator Implantation. Arrhythm Electrophysiol Rev (2012) 0.75
Critical analysis of ineffective post implantation implantable cardioverter-defibrillator-testing. World J Cardiol (2017) 0.75
Intraoperative defibrillation threshold testing and postoperative long-term efficacy of cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Exp Ther Med (2012) 0.75
ICD implantation without intraoperative testing does not increase the rate of system modifications and does not impair defibrillation efficacy tested in follow-up. Herzschrittmacherther Elektrophysiol (2013) 0.75
Echocardiographic parameters to predict inadequate defibrillation safety margin in patients receiving implantable cardioverter defibrillators for primary prevention. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2013) 0.75
The relationship between defibrillation threshold and total mortality. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2013) 0.75
Sudden cardiac arrest associated with early repolarization. N Engl J Med (2008) 8.26
Somatic mutations in the connexin 40 gene (GJA5) in atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med (2006) 3.59
Characterization of electrograms associated with termination of chronic atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 2.50
Progression to chronic atrial fibrillation after the initial diagnosis of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. Am Heart J (2005) 2.39
Derivation and validation of a simple exercise-based algorithm for prediction of genetic testing in relatives of LQTS probands. Circulation (2011) 2.23
Combined head-up tilt and lower body negative pressure as an experimental model of orthostatic syncope. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2003) 2.10
Atrial response to ventricular antitachycardia pacing discriminates mechanism of 1:1 atrioventricular tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2005) 2.10
Optimizing hemodynamics in heart failure patients by systematic screening of left ventricular pacing sites: the lateral left ventricular wall and the coronary sinus are rarely the best sites. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.98
Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome: is it time to revisit guidelines? J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.86
Cost implications of testing strategy in patients with syncope: randomized assessment of syncope trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2003) 1.84
Outcome of advisory implantable cardioverter-defibrillator replacement: one-year follow-up. Heart Rhythm (2008) 1.77
The association of left atrial size and occurrence of atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. Am Heart J (2004) 1.74
Current of injury predicts acute performance of catheter-delivered active fixation pacing leads. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2007) 1.73
Arrhythmia characterization and long-term outcomes in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm (2011) 1.73
A prospective randomized comparison of loop recorders versus Holter monitors in patients with syncope or presyncope. Am J Med (2003) 1.69
A novel pacing maneuver to localize focal atrial tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2006) 1.64
Mandatory physician reporting of drivers with cardiac disease: ethical and practical considerations. Can J Cardiol (2004) 1.62
Congenital and acquired long QT syndromes. Can J Cardiol (2003) 1.59
Diagnosis of unexplained cardiac arrest: role of adrenaline and procainamide infusion. Circulation (2005) 1.59
Laser lead extraction: is there a learning curve? Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2005) 1.59
Epinephrine infusion in the evaluation of unexplained cardiac arrest and familial sudden death: from the cardiac arrest survivors with preserved Ejection Fraction Registry. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2012) 1.56
Differential ventricular entrainment: a maneuver to differentiate AV node reentrant tachycardia from orthodromic reciprocating tachycardia. Heart Rhythm (2009) 1.52
Risk of arrhythmia and sudden death in patients with asymptomatic preexcitation: a meta-analysis. Circulation (2012) 1.48
Systematic assessment of patients with unexplained cardiac arrest: Cardiac Arrest Survivors With Preserved Ejection Fraction Registry (CASPER). Circulation (2009) 1.45
End-recovery QTc: a useful metric for assessing genetic variants of unknown significance in long-QT syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 1.44
Long-term outcome of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with severe congestive heart failure. Can J Cardiol (2005) 1.43
Isolation of pulmonary veins using a transvenous curvilinear cryoablation catheter: feasibility, initial experience, and analysis of recurrences. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2005) 1.42
Incidence of atrial fibrillation and prevalence of intermittent pre-excitation in asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White patients: a meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol (2012) 1.40
Tachycardia transition during ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2010) 1.38
Tachycardia with VA dissociation: an unusual tachycardia mechanism. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2005) 1.37
The expectation effect and cardiac pacing for refractory vasovagal syncope. Am J Med (2007) 1.27
Prediction of arrhythmic events in ischemic and dilated cardiomyopathy patients referred for implantable cardiac defibrillator: evaluation of multiple scar quantification measures for late gadolinium enhancement magnetic resonance imaging. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2012) 1.24
Differentiating arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy from right ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia using multilead QRS duration and axis. Heart Rhythm (2006) 1.22
Role of the posterior left atrium and pulmonary veins in human lone atrial fibrillation: electrophysiological and pathological data from patients undergoing atrial fibrillation surgery. Circulation (2003) 1.20
Prevalence and characteristics of early repolarization in the CASPER registry: cardiac arrest survivors with preserved ejection fraction registry. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.13
WPW pattern in the asymptomatic individual: has anything changed? Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2009) 1.13
Cavotricuspid isthmus conduction is dependent on underlying anatomic bundle architecture: observations using a maximum voltage-guided ablation technique. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2006) 1.12
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Circulation (2007) 1.10
Esophageal temperature monitoring during radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2005) 1.10
Impact of routine transoesophageal echocardiography on safety, outcomes, and cost of pulmonary vein ablation: inferences drawn from a decision analysis model. Europace (2010) 1.08
Rapid ablation for atrial flutter by targeting maximum voltage-factors associated with short ablation times. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2007) 1.07
Canadian Trial of Physiological Pacing: Effects of physiological pacing during long-term follow-up. Circulation (2004) 1.06
Is ambulatory monitoring for "community-acquired" syncope economically attractive? A cost-effectiveness analysis of a randomized trial of external loop recorders versus Holter monitoring. Am Heart J (2005) 1.05
Rate-control versus conversion strategy in postoperative atrial fibrillation: trial design and pilot study results. Card Electrophysiol Rev (2003) 1.05
How to perform linear lesions. Heart Rhythm (2007) 1.01
Cryoablation of atrial arrhythmias. Card Electrophysiol Rev (2002) 1.01
Antiarrhythmic use from 1991 to 2007: insights from the Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation (CARAF I and II). Heart Rhythm (2010) 1.00
Implantation of cardiac rhythm devices without interruption of oral anticoagulation compared with perioperative bridging with low-molecular weight heparin. Am Heart J (2009) 0.99
Utility of treadmill testing in identification and genotype prediction in long-QT syndrome. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2010) 0.99
Detection of asymptomatic arrhythmias in unexplained syncope. Am Heart J (2004) 0.98
QT prolongation and monomorphic VT caused by pheochromocytoma. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2009) 0.98
A clinical approach to early repolarization. Circulation (2013) 0.98
Heart rate variability in obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective study and frequency domain analysis. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol (2003) 0.97
Selective site pacing: tools and training. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2004) 0.95
Cryoablation versus RF ablation for AVNRT: A meta-analysis and systematic review. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2013) 0.94
Prognostic differences between atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol (2004) 0.94
When should we recommend catheter ablation for patients with the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome? Curr Opin Cardiol (2008) 0.94
Predicting the cause of syncope from clinical history in patients undergoing prolonged monitoring. Heart Rhythm (2008) 0.94
Ten-year follow-up of cardiac sympathectomy in a young woman with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2009) 0.94
Excitation of the intrinsic conduction system through his and interventricular septal pacing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2006) 0.93
External loop recorders: determinants of diagnostic yield in patients with syncope. Am Heart J (2004) 0.92
Effect of change in posture and exercise on repolarization in patients with long QT syndrome with HERG channel mutations. Can J Cardiol (2005) 0.92
Sex differences in QTc interval and QT dispersion: dynamics during exercise and recovery in healthy subjects. Am Heart J (2002) 0.92
Ejection fraction assessment and survival: an analysis of the Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT). Am Heart J (2008) 0.92
Utility and cost effectiveness of temporary pacing using active fixation leads and an externally placed reusable permanent pacemaker. Am J Cardiol (2006) 0.91
Supraventricular tachycardia: diagnosis and management. Mayo Clin Proc (2008) 0.91
Implications of mechanism of bradycardia on response to pacing in patients with unexplained syncope. Europace (2007) 0.90
Clinical value of fibrillatory wave amplitude on surface ECG in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2009) 0.89
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Pacemaker implantation in a patient with dextrocardia, corrected transposition, and situs inversus. Circulation (2007) 0.89
Influence of pacing site characteristics on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2013) 0.89
Torsades de pointes during complete atrioventricular block: Genetic factors and electrocardiogram correlates. Can J Cardiol (2010) 0.88
Survival rates as a guide to implanted cardioverter-defibrillator replacement strategies for device recalls--adding statistical insight to clinical intuition. Am Heart J (2007) 0.88
Reduction of complex ventricular ectopy and improvement in exercise capacity with flecainide therapy in Andersen-Tawil syndrome. Europace (2008) 0.87
Safety and feasibility of cryothermal ablation within the mid- and distal coronary sinus. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2004) 0.87
Is defibrillation testing still necessary? A decision analysis and Markov model. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2008) 0.87
Does adenosine response predict clinical recurrence of atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2011) 0.87
Reduction in atrial flutter ablation time by targeting maximum voltage: results of a prospective randomized clinical trial. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2009) 0.87
Insertable loop recorder use for detection of intermittent arrhythmias. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2004) 0.86
Use of the implantable loop recorder in evaluation of patients with unexplained syncope. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2003) 0.86
Noninvasive assessment of atrial substrate change after wide area circumferential ablation: a comparison with segmental pulmonary vein isolation. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol (2007) 0.85
Utility of the recovery electrocardiogram after exercise: a novel indicator for the diagnosis and genotyping of long QT syndrome? Heart Rhythm (2010) 0.85
Cost of preimplantation cardiac imaging in patients referred for a primary-prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Am J Cardiol (2008) 0.85
Voltage-guided ablation technique for cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter: refining the continuous line. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 0.85
Further evidence for the "muscle bundle" hypothesis of cavotricuspid isthmus conduction: physiological proof, with clinical implications for ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 0.85
Ventricular fibrillation induced by spontaneous hypothermia in a patient with early repolarization syndrome. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2012) 0.85
Sudden intense exercise increases QT heart rate slope and T wave complexity in long QT syndrome and normal subjects. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2004) 0.84
Elimination of cavotricuspid isthmus conduction by a single ablation lesion: observations from a maximum voltage-guided ablation technique. Europace (2007) 0.84
Predicting the outcome of patients with unexplained syncope undergoing prolonged monitoring. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2002) 0.83
Complete antral encirclement is not required for pulmonary vein isolation. Heart Rhythm (2010) 0.83
Feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with an implantable loop recorder. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2008) 0.83
Optimal pacing for symptomatic AV block: a comparison of VDD and DDD pacing. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2004) 0.82
Beta blockers normalize QT hysteresis in long QT syndrome. Am Heart J (2002) 0.82
Effect of defibrillation testing on management during implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation. Am Heart J (2006) 0.82
Dual Atrial Tachycardia in a Transplant Heart: When is "In" Really "Out"? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2013) 0.82
Similarities and differences between atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation. Can J Cardiol (2005) 0.81
Images in cardiovascular medicine. Gastroesophageal reflux facilitates esophageal imaging during pulmonary vein ablation. Circulation (2006) 0.81
Physiologic pacing in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: a prospective, randomized crossover trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 0.81