Published in Heart Rhythm on September 23, 2008
New horizon for infection prevention technology and implantable device. J Arrhythm (2016) 0.84
The "natural" history of implantable defibrillators under advisory. Heart Rhythm (2008) 0.78
Genetic identification and risk factor analysis of asymptomatic bacterial colonization on cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Biomed Res Int (2014) 0.77
Strategic choices to reduce implantable cardioverter-defibrillator-related morbidity. Nat Rev Cardiol (2010) 0.77
Identification of bacteriology and risk factor analysis of asymptomatic bacterial colonization in pacemaker replacement patients. PLoS One (2015) 0.75
Perioperative management for the prevention of bacterial infection in cardiac implantable electronic device placement. J Arrhythm (2015) 0.75
Considerations for cardiac device lead extraction. Nat Rev Cardiol (2016) 0.75
Perspectives in managing recalls of cardiac implantable electronic devices. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J (2016) 0.75
Premature battery depletion with St. Jude Medical ICD and CRT-D devices. Indian Heart Rhythm Society guidelines for physicians. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J (2016) 0.75
Cardiac-resynchronization therapy for mild-to-moderate heart failure. N Engl J Med (2010) 8.28
Sudden cardiac arrest associated with early repolarization. N Engl J Med (2008) 8.26
Pacemaker or defibrillator surgery without interruption of anticoagulation. N Engl J Med (2013) 6.40
Rhythm control versus rate control for atrial fibrillation and heart failure. N Engl J Med (2008) 6.17
Cryoballoon ablation of pulmonary veins for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: first results of the North American Arctic Front (STOP AF) pivotal trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 5.67
Prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with heart failure. N Engl J Med (2008) 5.13
Relationships between sinus rhythm, treatment, and survival in the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management (AFFIRM) Study. Circulation (2004) 4.04
Somatic mutations in the connexin 40 gene (GJA5) in atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med (2006) 3.59
Atrial high rate episodes detected by pacemaker diagnostics predict death and stroke: report of the Atrial Diagnostics Ancillary Study of the MOde Selection Trial (MOST). Circulation (2003) 3.57
Discerning the incidence of symptomatic and asymptomatic episodes of atrial fibrillation before and after catheter ablation (DISCERN AF): a prospective, multicenter study. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 3.56
Usefulness of fluorine-18 positron emission tomography/computed tomography for identification of cardiovascular implantable electronic device infections. J Am Coll Cardiol (2012) 3.56
Ventricular pacing or dual-chamber pacing for sinus-node dysfunction. N Engl J Med (2002) 3.35
Effectiveness of early orthodontic treatment with the Twin-block appliance: a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. Part 1: Dental and skeletal effects. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop (2003) 3.35
Investigation of a novel algorithm for synchronized left-ventricular pacing and ambulatory optimization of cardiac resynchronization therapy: results of the adaptive CRT trial. Heart Rhythm (2012) 2.60
Pacemaker therapy in patients with neurally mediated syncope and documented asystole: Third International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology (ISSUE-3): a randomized trial. Circulation (2012) 2.53
Complications associated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator replacement in response to device advisories. JAMA (2006) 2.50
Characterization of electrograms associated with termination of chronic atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 2.50
Variation in management of recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter among academic hospital emergency departments. Ann Emerg Med (2010) 2.44
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
Early treatment for Class II Division 1 malocclusion with the Twin-block appliance: a multi-center, randomized, controlled trial. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop (2009) 2.34
Survival after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in the elderly. Circulation (2013) 2.30
Cardiac resynchronization therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. CMAJ (2011) 2.28
Derivation and validation of a simple exercise-based algorithm for prediction of genetic testing in relatives of LQTS probands. Circulation (2011) 2.23
Is defibrillation testing required for defibrillator implantation? J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.20
Fused whole-heart coronary and myocardial scar imaging using 3-T CMR. Implications for planning of cardiac resynchronization therapy and coronary revascularization. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 2.17
Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.15
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: results from the Resynchronization for Ambulatory Heart Failure Trial (RAFT). Circ Heart Fail (2012) 2.13
Inaccessibility to quinidine therapy is about to get worse. J Am Coll Cardiol (2013) 2.12
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
Inaccurate electrocardiographic interpretation of long QT: the majority of physicians cannot recognize a long QT when they see one. Heart Rhythm (2005) 2.07
No benefit from defibrillation threshold testing in the SCD-HeFT (Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial). J Am Coll Cardiol (2008) 2.03
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
Delayed enhancement magnetic resonance imaging predicts response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with intraventricular dyssynchrony. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.97
Efficacy and safety of cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of published studies. Heart Rhythm (2011) 1.93
Flecainide therapy reduces exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol (2011) 1.89
Validation of a new simple scale to measure symptoms in atrial fibrillation: the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Severity in Atrial Fibrillation scale. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol (2009) 1.87
Effect of amiodarone and sotalol on ventricular defibrillation threshold: the optimal pharmacological therapy in cardioverter defibrillator patients (OPTIC) trial. Circulation (2006) 1.86
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
Sex differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator outcomes: findings from a prospective defibrillator database. Ann Intern Med (2012) 1.80
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
Search for the optimal right ventricular pacing site: design and implementation of three randomized multicenter clinical trials. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2009) 1.73
Arrhythmia characterization and long-term outcomes in catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Heart Rhythm (2011) 1.73
Outcome of the Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator lead advisory: a report from the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Device Advisory Committee. Heart Rhythm (2008) 1.71
A prospective randomized comparison of loop recorders versus Holter monitors in patients with syncope or presyncope. Am J Med (2003) 1.69
Clinical predictors of arrhythmia recurrences following pulmonary vein antrum isolation for atrial fibrillation: predicting arrhythmia recurrence post-PVAI. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2011) 1.68