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Mélèze Hocini

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1 Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in congestive heart failure. N Engl J Med 2004 4.99
2 Spectral analysis identifies sites of high-frequency activity maintaining atrial fibrillation in humans. Circulation 2005 4.75
3 Catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation: the A4 study. Circulation 2008 4.43
4 Mapping and ablation of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation. Circulation 2002 3.69
5 Catheter ablation of long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation: critical structures for termination. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 3.58
6 Catheter ablation of long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation: clinical outcome and mechanisms of subsequent arrhythmias. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 3.46
7 Elimination of local abnormal ventricular activities: a new end point for substrate modification in patients with scar-related ventricular tachycardia. Circulation 2012 2.80
8 Technique and results of linear ablation at the mitral isthmus. Circulation 2004 2.74
9 Changes in atrial fibrillation cycle length and inducibility during catheter ablation and their relation to outcome. Circulation 2004 2.63
10 Mapping and ablation of ventricular fibrillation associated with long-QT and Brugada syndromes. Circulation 2003 2.56
11 Characterization of electrograms associated with termination of chronic atrial fibrillation by catheter ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 2.50
12 Irrigated-tip catheter ablation of pulmonary veins for treatment of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2002 2.36
13 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
14 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
15 Long-term follow-up of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation ablation: a multicenter study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 2.12
16 High-density activation mapping of fractionated electrograms in the atria of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2006 2.10
17 "Dormant" pulmonary vein conduction revealed by adenosine after ostial radiofrequency catheter ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 2.00
18 Left atrial linear lesions are required for successful treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J 2008 1.98
19 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
20 Functional nature of electrogram fractionation demonstrated by left atrial high-density mapping. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2012 1.90
21 Inverse relationship between fractionated electrograms and atrial fibrosis in persistent atrial fibrillation: combined magnetic resonance imaging and high-density mapping. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.88
22 Wolff-Parkinson-White ablation after a prior failure: a 7-year multicentre experience. Europace 2010 1.88
23 Noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping to improve patient selection for cardiac resynchronization therapy: beyond QRS duration and left bundle branch block morphology. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013 1.85
24 Long-term evaluation of atrial fibrillation ablation guided by noninducibility. Heart Rhythm 2006 1.81
25 Clinical predictors of termination and clinical outcome of catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009 1.74
26 Integration of merged delayed-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computed tomography for the guidance of ventricular tachycardia ablation: a pilot study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012 1.72
27 Improved outcome following restoration of sinus rhythm prior to catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a comparative multicenter study. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.67
28 Organization of frequency spectra of atrial fibrillation: relevance to radiofrequency catheter ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 1.65
29 Localized sources maintaining atrial fibrillation organized by prior ablation. Circulation 2006 1.63
30 Dissociated pulmonary vein arrhythmia: incidence and characteristics. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 1.63
31 Are women with severely symptomatic brugada syndrome different from men? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.62
32 Atrial fibrillation originating from persistent left superior vena cava. Circulation 2004 1.60
33 Real-time lesion assessment using a novel combined ultrasound and radiofrequency ablation catheter. Heart Rhythm 2010 1.58
34 Phrenic nerve injury after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: characterization and outcome in a multicenter study. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 1.58
35 Chronic atrial fibrillation ablation impact on endocrine and mechanical cardiac functions. Eur Heart J 2007 1.53
36 Electrophysiologic and clinical consequences of linear catheter ablation to transect the anterior left atrium in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2004 1.52
37 Postmyocarditis ventricular tachycardia in patients with epicardial-only scar: a specific entity requiring a specific approach. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 1.50
38 Ajmaline attenuates electrocardiogram characteristics of inferolateral early repolarization. Heart Rhythm 2011 1.48
39 Long-term follow-up of persistent atrial fibrillation ablation using termination as a procedural endpoint. Eur Heart J 2009 1.46
40 Outcome after implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with Brugada syndrome: a multicenter study. Circulation 2006 1.46
41 A practical criterion for the rapid detection of single-loop and double-loop reentry tachycardias. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 1.45
42 Electrophysiologically guided pulmonary vein isolation during sustained atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 1.45
43 Clinical utility of adenosine-infusion test at a repeat atrial fibrillation ablation procedure. Heart Rhythm 2012 1.40
44 Visualizing intramyocardial steam formation with a radiofrequency ablation catheter incorporating near-field ultrasound. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2013 1.38
45 Tachycardia transition during ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 1.38
46 Incidence, clinical implications and prognosis of atrial arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. Eur Heart J 2004 1.38
47 Impact of a patent foramen ovale on paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.37
48 Is there a potential benefit to increased irrigation channels during radiofrequency ablation? Results from a two-center prospective randomized study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 1.37
49 Distinctive electrophysiological properties of pulmonary veins in patients with atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2002 1.34
50 The stepwise ablation approach for chronic atrial fibrillation--evidence for a cumulative effect. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2006 1.30
51 Mapping and ablation of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 1.23
52 Outcome after implantation of a cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with Brugada syndrome: a multicenter study-part 2. Circulation 2013 1.20
53 Efficient probabilistic model personalization integrating uncertainty on data and parameters: Application to eikonal-diffusion models in cardiac electrophysiology. Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2011 1.18
54 Evaluation of a radiation protection cabin for invasive electrophysiological procedures. Eur Heart J 2006 1.16
55 Computed tomography-fluoroscopy overlay evaluation during catheter ablation of left atrial arrhythmia. Europace 2008 1.14
56 Characterization of focal atrial tachycardia using high-density mapping. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005 1.14
57 Early recurrences after atrial fibrillation ablation: prognostic value and effect of early reablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.13
58 Peri-mitral atrial flutter in patients with atrial fibrillation ablation. Heart Rhythm 2009 1.13
59 Remote magnetic navigation with irrigated tip catheter for ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2010 1.11
60 Initial results of efficacy of left linear ablation using a novel simultaneous multielectrode ablation catheter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 1.11
61 Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2007 1.10
62 Complete isolation of the pulmonary veins and posterior left atrium in chronic atrial fibrillation. Long-term clinical outcome. Eur Heart J 2007 1.08
63 Atrial fibrillation ablation by aortic retrograde approach using a magnetic navigation system. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009 1.08
64 Reduction of fluoroscopy exposure and procedure duration during ablation of atrial fibrillation using a novel anatomical navigation system. Eur Heart J 2005 1.08
65 Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Fibrillation in Structurally Normal Hearts Targeting the RVOT and Purkinje Ectopy. Herz 2003 1.07
66 Acute occlusion of the left circumflex coronary artery during mitral isthmus linear ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 1.05
67 A deductive mapping strategy for atrial tachycardia following atrial fibrillation ablation: importance of localized reentry. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 1.05
68 How to perform linear lesions. Heart Rhythm 2007 1.01
69 State of the art: catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 0.98
70 Syncope in Brugada syndrome patients: prevalence, characteristics, and outcome. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.98
71 Basic and clinical electrophysiology of pulmonary vein ectopy. Cardiovasc Res 2002 0.98
72 Impact of catheter ablation of the coronary sinus on paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.97
73 Impact of pharmacological autonomic blockade on complex fractionated atrial electrograms. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 0.97
74 Prospective randomized comparison between the conventional electroanatomical system and three-dimensional rotational angiography during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2010 0.96
75 Pulmonary veins in the substrate for atrial fibrillation: the "venous wave" hypothesis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2004 0.96
76 Fever as a precipitant of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation in patients with normal hearts. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 0.95
77 Substrate mapping and ablation for ventricular tachycardia: the LAVA approach. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 0.94
78 Electrical disconnection of the coronary sinus by radiofrequency catheter ablation to isolate a trigger of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 0.94
79 Effect of catheter ablation on quality of life of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2005 0.94
80 Characterization of conduction recovery across left atrial linear lesions in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 0.94
81 Remote implantable cardioverter defibrillator monitoring in a Brugada syndrome population. Europace 2009 0.93
82 Atrial fibrillatory cycle length: computer simulation and potential clinical importance. Europace 2007 0.93
83 Current hot potatoes in atrial fibrillation ablation. Curr Cardiol Rev 2012 0.93
84 Ablation therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF): past, present and future. Cardiovasc Res 2002 0.92
85 Cardiac arrythmias: multimodal assessment integrating body surface ECG mapping into cardiac imaging. Radiology 2013 0.92
86 Clinical predictors of noninducibility of sustained atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.92
87 Early temporal and spatial regularization of persistent atrial fibrillation predicts termination and arrhythmia-free outcome. Heart Rhythm 2011 0.91
88 An approach to catheter ablation of cavotricuspid isthmus dependent atrial flutter. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J 2006 0.91
89 Impact of pacing site on QRS duration and its relationship to hemodynamic response in cardiac resynchronization therapy for congestive heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 0.91
90 Pulmonary vein disconnection using the LocaLisa three-dimensional nonfluoroscopic catheter imaging system. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.90
91 Clinical value of fibrillatory wave amplitude on surface ECG in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2009 0.89
92 Flutter localized to the anterior left atrium after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 0.89
93 Cost analysis of catheter ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2003 0.88
94 Incidence and prevention of cardiac tamponade complicating ablation for atrial fibrillation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2005 0.88
95 Focal arrhythmia confined within the coronary sinus and maintaining atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.88
96 Sites of focal atrial activity characterized by endocardial mapping during atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 0.87
97 Drugs vs. ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: the evidence supporting catheter ablation. Eur Heart J 2010 0.86
98 Radiofrequency puncture of the fossa ovalis for resistant transseptal access. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2008 0.86
99 Shortening of fibrillatory cycle length in the pulmonary vein during vagal excitation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 0.85
100 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Novel technique to prevent left phrenic nerve injury during epicardial catheter ablation. Circulation 2008 0.85
101 Heterogeneous response of J-wave syndromes to beta-adrenergic stimulation. Heart Rhythm 2012 0.85
102 Regional myocardial wall thinning at multidetector computed tomography correlates to arrhythmogenic substrate in postinfarction ventricular tachycardia: assessment of structural and electrical substrate. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2013 0.84
103 Catheter ablation of atrial tachycardia following atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009 0.84
104 Dilatation as a marker of pulmonary veins initiating atrial fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2002 0.83
105 Prevalence and prognostic role of various conduction disturbances in patients with the Brugada syndrome. Am J Cardiol 2013 0.83
106 Atrial tachycardias encountered in the context of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation part ii: mapping and ablation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2009 0.83
107 Atrial structure and function 5 years after successful ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation: an MRI study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2014 0.82
108 Current periprocedural management of ablation for atrial fibrillation in Europe: results of the European Heart Rhythm Association survey. Europace 2014 0.82
109 How to interpret and identify pulmonary vein recordings with the lasso catheter. Heart Rhythm 2006 0.81
110 Frequency mapping of the pulmonary veins in paroxysmal versus permanent atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 0.81
111 High-density circumferential pulmonary vein mapping with a 20-pole expandable circular mapping catheter. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2005 0.81
112 Impact of patent foramen ovale on left atrial linear lesions in the context of atrial fibrillation ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 0.80
113 Relationship between perimitral and peritricuspid conduction times. Heart Rhythm 2007 0.80
114 Atrial tachycardias encountered during and after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: part I: classification, incidence, management. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2009 0.79
115 Correlation of atrial electrocardiographic amplitude with radiofrequency energy required to ablate cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter. Heart Rhythm 2005 0.79
116 Occam's razor and the unraveling of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.79
117 Disparate activation of the coronary sinus and inferior left atrium during atrial tachycardia after persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: prevalence, pitfalls, and impact on mapping. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2012 0.79
118 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Coronary sinus tachycardia driving atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2004 0.78
119 Mitral isthmus ablation for atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.78
120 Decline in C-reactive protein after successful ablation of long-lasting persistent atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006 0.78
121 Electrophysiologic characterization of local abnormal ventricular activities in postinfarction ventricular tachycardia with respect to their anatomic location. Heart Rhythm 2013 0.78
122 Imaging in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: enhancing the clinician's view. Europace 2008 0.77
123 Two techniques to avoid surgery for cardiac tamponade occurring during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.77
124 Pattern and timing of the coronary sinus activation to guide rapid diagnosis of atrial tachycardia after atrial fibrillation ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2013 0.77
125 Catheter ablation of persistent and permanent atrial fibrillation: Bordeaux experience. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2007 0.77
126 Preprocedural clinical parameters determining perimitral conduction time during mitral isthmus line ablation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2011 0.77
127 Prevalence and types of pitfall in the assessment of mitral isthmus linear conduction block. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2012 0.77
128 Electrophysiological study 6 months after Epicor™ high-intensity focused ultrasound atrial fibrillation ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2014 0.76
129 New strategies for ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation ablation. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2015 0.76
130 Abrupt gap formation in a linear lesion on the mitral isthmus. Europace 2010 0.76
131 Left atrial appendage activity translation in the standard 12-lead ECG. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 0.76
132 The substrate maintaining persistent atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2008 0.76
133 Transcardiac pericardiocentesis: an emergency life-saving technique for cardiac tamponade. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2003 0.75
134 The left atrial isthmus: from dissection bench to ablation lab. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2004 0.75
135 Atrial bigeminy with recurrent supraventricular tachycardia. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 0.75
136 Left atrial linear ablation to modify the substrate of atrial fibrillation using a new nonfluoroscopic imaging system. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2005 0.75
137 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Early appearance of an edematous tissue reaction during left atrial linear ablation using intracardiac echo imaging. Circulation 2003 0.75
138 Atrial arrhythmia after a first atrial fibrillation ablation: what is the mechanism? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.75
139 Clinical frontiers in electrocardiographic early repolarization syndrome: does a good guy turn bad now? Chin Med J (Engl) 2010 0.75
140 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Pulmonary vein ablation using a 3D catheter tracking system. Circulation 2004 0.75
141 Atypical left atrial flutters. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2002 0.75
142 Three pauses and three P waves: what is the mechanism? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 0.75
143 Dissociated potential within superior vena cava: what is the origin? Heart Rhythm 2010 0.75
144 Left atrial "mitral isthmus" block after radiofrequency ablation? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.75
145 Instantaneous electrophysiological changes characterizing achievement of mitral isthmus linear block. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2011 0.75
146 Extreme firing in a pulmonary vein during atrial fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009 0.75
147 [Ablative methods for atrial fibrillation]. Rev Prat 2002 0.75
148 Cycle length dependent block in the "mitral-pulmonary vein" isthmus. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2007 0.75
149 Differential pacing for confirming mitral isthmus block: is the mitral isthmus completely blocked? Heart Rhythm 2010 0.75
150 Ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation with multielectrode ablation catheter. Heart Rhythm 2010 0.75
151 An approach to noncavotricuspid isthmus dependent flutter. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2005 0.75
152 [Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation]. Bull Acad Natl Med 2005 0.75
153 A typical atrioventricular accessory pathway? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2008 0.75
154 Automated Quantification of Right Ventricular Fat at Contrast-enhanced Cardiac Multidetector CT in Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy. Radiology 2015 0.75
155 Fibrillating areas isolated within the left atrium after radiofrequency linear catheter ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2006 0.75
156 Images in cardiovascular medicine. Epicardial tachycardia originating from a persistent left superior vena cava. Circulation 2006 0.75
157 Twin perimitral atrial flutters with alternating cycle lengths. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2007 0.75