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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance guided electrophysiology studies. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2009) 0.99

Current hot potatoes in atrial fibrillation ablation. Curr Cardiol Rev (2012) 0.93

Pulmonary vein isolation by duty-cycled bipolar and unipolar antrum ablation using a novel multielectrode ablation catheter system: first clinical results. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2010) 0.92

Segmental pulmonary vein isolation in atrial fibrillation: new insights from the high density mesh mapper technique in an electrophysiologically guided approach. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2009) 0.86

Acute and long-term results of PVI at antrum using a novel high-density mapping catheter without help of 3D electro-anatomic mapping in patients with paroxysmal and chronic atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2010) 0.85

Clinical outcome of left atrial ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is related to the extent of radiofrequency ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2008) 0.79

Usefulness of Contrast Intracardiac Echocardiography in Performing Pulmonary Vein Balloon Occlusion during Cryo-ablation for Atrial Fibrillation. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J (2012) 0.78

Remote magnetic versus manual catheters: evaluation of ablation effect in atrial fibrillation by myocardial marker levels. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2011) 0.77

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Comparison of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2010) 8.53

Sudden cardiac arrest associated with early repolarization. N Engl J Med (2008) 8.26

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Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in congestive heart failure. N Engl J Med (2004) 4.99

Benefit of atrial pacing in sleep apnea syndrome. N Engl J Med (2002) 4.89

Spectral analysis identifies sites of high-frequency activity maintaining atrial fibrillation in humans. Circulation (2005) 4.75

Catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation: the A4 study. Circulation (2008) 4.43

Loss-of-function mutations in the cardiac calcium channel underlie a new clinical entity characterized by ST-segment elevation, short QT intervals, and sudden cardiac death. Circulation (2007) 4.37

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Effect of atrial fibrillation on atrial thrombogenesis in humans: impact of rate and rhythm. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 3.08

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The relationship between contact force and clinical outcome during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the TOCCATA study. Heart Rhythm (2012) 2.87

Elimination of local abnormal ventricular activities: a new end point for substrate modification in patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia. Circulation (2012) 2.80

Technique and results of linear ablation at the mitral isthmus. Circulation (2004) 2.74

Intra-left ventricular electromechanical asynchrony. A new independent predictor of severe cardiac events in heart failure patients. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.63

Changes in atrial fibrillation cycle length and inducibility during catheter ablation and their relation to outcome. Circulation (2004) 2.63

Mapping and ablation of ventricular fibrillation associated with long-QT and Brugada syndromes. Circulation (2003) 2.56

Detrimental ventricular remodeling in patients with congenital complete heart block and chronic right ventricular apical pacing. Circulation (2004) 2.50

Characterization of electrograms associated with termination of chronic atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 2.50

Role of AV nodal ablation in cardiac resynchronization in patients with coexistent atrial fibrillation and heart failure a systematic review. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 2.40

Irrigated-tip catheter ablation of pulmonary veins for treatment of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2002) 2.36

Left ventricular versus simultaneous biventricular pacing in patients with heart failure and a QRS complex ≥120 milliseconds. Circulation (2011) 2.36

The increasing burden of atrial fibrillation compared with heart failure and myocardial infarction: a 15-year study of all hospitalizations in Australia. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.31

Epicardial wave mapping in human long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation: transient rotational circuits, complex wavefronts, and disorganized activity. Eur Heart J (2013) 2.29

Long-term outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Heart Assoc (2013) 2.28

Paroxysmal lone atrial fibrillation is associated with an abnormal atrial substrate: characterizing the "second factor". J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.27

Venice Chart international consensus document on atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2007) 2.25

Characteristics of recurrent ventricular fibrillation associated with inferolateral early repolarization role of drug therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.21

Incidence of asymptomatic intracranial embolic events after pulmonary vein isolation: comparison of different atrial fibrillation ablation technologies in a multicenter study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 2.21

Classifying fractionated electrograms in human atrial fibrillation using monophasic action potentials and activation mapping: evidence for localized drivers, rate acceleration, and nonlocal signal etiologies. Heart Rhythm (2010) 2.19

Cardiac characteristics and long-term outcome in Andersen-Tawil syndrome patients related to KCNJ2 mutation. Europace (2013) 2.14

Long-term follow-up of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation ablation: a multicenter study. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.12

High-density activation mapping of fractionated electrograms in the atria of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm (2006) 2.10

Pericardial fat is associated with atrial fibrillation severity and ablation outcome. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 2.04