1. The Editor's Forum: Applied Research and the Increasing Toll of a Rush to Judgment

   • Sanjeev Saksena

   Editorial Commentary Pages: 237 - 239

2. Linear Lesion Radiofrequency Ablation in Canine Vagal Atrial Fibrillation: Effects of Special Catheters Designed for Efficiency, and the Critical Role of Lesions from the Crista Terminalis to the Superior Vena Cava

   • John D. Fisher
   • Shoshana Kahn
   • Michele Nanna

   OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 252

3. Electrogram-Guided Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Tissue Comparison with Thermometry-Guide Ablation

   • David Schwartzman
   • John J. Michele
   • Jian-Fang Ren

   OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 266

4. Atrial Fibrillation: A Risk Factor for Increased Mortality – An AVID Registry Analysis

   • D. George Wyse
   • John C. Love
   • Anna Olarte

   OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 273

5. Effectiveness of Bi-atrial Pacing for Reducing Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

   • Edward P Gerstenfeld
   • Michelle Khoo
   • Robert S Mittleman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 283

6. Early Reinitiation of Atrial Fibrillation Following External Electrical Cardioversion in Amiodarone-Treated Patients

   • Christopher Reithmann
   • Uwe Dorwarth
   • Ellen Hoffmann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 292

7. Preterm Infants with Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia: Presentation, Response to Therapy, and Outcome

   • Lauren E. Goldman
   • Nicole K. Boramanand
   • Rodrigo Nehgme

   OriginalPaper Pages: 293 - 297

8. Interactions Between Pacing and Arrhythmia Detection Algorithms in the Dual Chamber Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

   • Barbara Dijkman
   • Hein J.J. Wellens

   OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 308

9. Merits and Limitations of the Mode Switching Rate Stabilization Pacing Algorithms in the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

   • Barbara Dijkman
   • Hein J.J. Wellens

   OriginalPaper Pages: 309 - 318

10. Characterization of the 16 Blanking Periods of the Medtronic GEM DR Dual Chamber Defibrillators

    • S. Serge Barold
    • Fernando Cantens

    OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 325

11. Noncontact Mapping for Radiofrequency Ablation of Complex Cardiac Arrhythmias

    • Jasbir Sra
    • Atul Bhatia
    • Masood Akhtar

    OriginalPaper Pages: 327 - 335

12. Case Report: Severe Skin Burn at the Site of the Indifferent Electrode After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Typical Atrial Flutter

    • Andreas Goette
    • Seven Reek
    • J. Christoph Geller

    Legacy Pages: 337 - 340

13. History

    • Section editor: Berndt Lüderitz

    Legacy Pages: 341 - 341

14. Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology International Calendar of Events

    Events Pages: 343 - 344

15. The World of Pacing and Electropysiology: Report of the NASPE/NHLBI Round Table on Future Research Directions in Atrial Fibrillation

    • Sanjeev Saskena
    • Michael J. Domanski
    • D. George Wyse

    OriginalPaper Pages: 345 - 364