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Cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation without the use of a contrast medium: a combination of the intracardiac echocardiography and pressure wave monitoring guided approach Yuichiro MakinoYoshiaki MizutaniToyoaki Murohara Original Article 12 October 2021 Pages: 765 - 774
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Characteristics of patients with atrial flutter and spontaneous 1:1 atrioventricular conduction with and without anti-arrhythmic drug treatment Kanako Ito-HagiwaraYu-ki IwasakiWataru Shimizu Original Article 22 October 2021 Pages: 788 - 793
Impact of nocturnal hypoxemia on the recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation Keisuke SuzukiKoji MiyamotoKengo Kusano Original Article 22 October 2021 Pages: 794 - 801
Modified ablation index: a novel determinant of a successful first-pass left atrial posterior wall isolation Satoshi HayashidaKoichi NagashimaYasuo Okumura Original Article 28 October 2021 Pages: 802 - 811
Acute myocardial injury after radiofrequency catheter ablation: impact on pulmonary vein reconnection and relevant factors Masamichi YanoYasuyuki EgamiJun Tanouchi Original Article 20 October 2021 Pages: 812 - 820
Dabigatran plasma concentration indicated the risk of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation Zhu ZhuZhu ShenJie Pan Original Article 25 October 2021 Pages: 821 - 827
Clinical outcome of out-of-hospital vs. in-hospital cardiac arrest survivors presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias Julian MüllerMichael BehnesJonas Rusnak Original Article Open access 16 November 2021 Pages: 828 - 839
Identification of high priority focal activations in persistent atrial fibrillation using a novel mapping strategy Masafumi ShimojoYasuya IndenToyoaki Murohara Original Article 27 October 2021 Pages: 840 - 853
Catheter ablation of ganglionated plexi in patients with adenosine triphosphate-induced atrial fibrillation after pulmonary vein isolation Taku NishidaAkihiro TakitsumeYoshihiko Saito Original Article 06 November 2021 Pages: 854 - 866
Differences in oral anticoagulant prescriptions between specialists and non-specialists in patients with cardioembolic stroke caused by non-valvular atrial fibrillation Ichiro DeguchiTakashi OsadaShinichi Takahashi Original Article 19 November 2021 Pages: 867 - 874
Outcomes of duct stenting and modified Blalock–Taussig shunt in cyanotic congenital heart disease with duct-dependent pulmonary circulation Sarin LekchuensakulRattawanlop SomanandanaPornthep Lertsapcharoen Original Article 29 October 2021 Pages: 875 - 883
Efficacy of tocilizumab for refractory Takayasu arteritis: a retrospective study and literature review Haiyan LiZongwen Shuai Original Article Open access 08 November 2021 Pages: 884 - 894
Double-valve infective endocarditis: clinical features and prognostic impact—a retrospective study in a surgical centre Valentina ScheggiStefano Del PacePier Luigi Stefàno Original Article 05 November 2021 Pages: 895 - 901