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List of works by André d'Avila

A novel lead configuration for optimal spatio-temporal detection of intracardiac repolarization alternans.

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Ablation of left ventricular epicardial outflow tract tachycardia from the distal great cardiac vein

scientific article published on 17 October 2006

Activation and entrainment mapping of hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachycardia using a percutaneous left ventricular assist device

scientific article published in September 2011

Acute and Chronic Effects of Epicardial Radiofrequency Applications Delivered on Epicardial Coronary Arteries

scientific article published on 17 June 2011

Adjunctive renal sympathetic denervation to modify hypertension as upstream therapy in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (H-FIB) study: clinical background and study design

scientific article published on 19 February 2013

An unusual confluence of the inferior pulmonary veins in a patient undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 06 June 2006

Areas with complex fractionated atrial electrograms recorded after pulmonary vein isolation represent normal voltage and conduction velocity in sinus rhythm.

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Atrial tachycardia after ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: identification of the critical isthmus with a combination of multielectrode activation mapping and targeted entrainment mapping

scientific article published on 01 April 2008

Atrio-esophageal fistula following minimally invasive surgical atrial fibrillation ablation: separating fact from myth

scientific article published on 17 June 2013

Balloon catheter ablation to treat paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: what is the level of pulmonary venous isolation?

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Balloon occlusion of the coronary sinus to facilitate mitral isthmus ablation

scientific article published on 05 May 2008

Bipolar irrigated radiofrequency ablation: a therapeutic option for refractory intramural atrial and ventricular tachycardia circuits

scientific article published on 02 August 2012

Bipolar radiofrequency catheter ablation for refractory ventricular outflow tract arrhythmias

scientific article published on 07 July 2014

Cardiac resynchronization therapy: who benefits?

scientific article published on 25 December 2013

Catastrophic manifestations of air embolism in a patient with atrioesophageal fistula following minimally invasive surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 29 March 2013

Catheter Ablation of Peri-AV Nodal Atrial Tachycardia from the Noncoronary Cusp of the Aortic Valve

scientific article published on 21 November 2007

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation without the use of fluoroscopy

scientific article published on 14 July 2010

Catheter ablation of scar-related atypical atrial flutter.

scientific article published on 5 February 2013

Catheter ablation of the left ventricular outflow tract tachycardia from the left atrium

scientific article published on 01 August 2002

Catheter ablation of ventricular epicardial tissue: a comparison of standard and cooled-tip radiofrequency energy

scientific article published on 19 April 2004

Clinical outcomes after repair of left atrial esophageal fistulas occurring after atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Closure of incompletely surgically-ligated left atrial appendage in reducing stroke risk

scientific article published in July 2013

Combined ventricular endocardial and epicardial substrate mapping using a sonomicrometry-based electroanatomical mapping system

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Compression of the left atrium by the thoracic aorta in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation procedure for atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Compression of the posterior left atrium by a nonaneurysmal descending thoracic aorta in a patient undergoing pulmonary vein isolation procedure for atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 February 2007

Congestive heart failure after atrial fibrillation ablation

scientific article published on 13 November 2008

Conventional Versus Biventricular Pacing in Heart Failure and Bradyarrhythmia: The COMBAT Study

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Dormant conduction revealed by adenosine to guide electrical isolation of the superior vena cava

scientific article published on 15 May 2012

Effect of presenting rhythm on image integration to direct catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 28 May 2008

Electroanatomic mapping and radiofrequency ablation of porcine left atria and atrioventricular nodes using magnetic resonance catheter tracking

scientific article published in December 2009

Electroanatomic mapping of the left ventricle in a porcine model of chronic myocardial infarction with magnetic resonance-based catheter tracking.

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Endocardial occlusion of incompletely surgically ligated left atrial appendage using an Amplatzer septal occluder device

scientific article published on 20 June 2013

Epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

scientific article published on 29 January 2008

Esophageal damage during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is cryo safer than RF?

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

Evaluation of catheter ablation of periatrial ganglionic plexi in patients with atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 10 July 2008

Experimental efficacy of pericardial instillation of anti-inflammatory agents during percutaneous epicardial catheter ablation to prevent postprocedure pericarditis

scientific article published on 20 September 2007

Factors affecting error in integration of electroanatomic mapping with CT and MR imaging during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published in October 2006

Feasibility and safety of dabigatran versus warfarin for periprocedural anticoagulation in patients undergoing radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation: results from a multicenter prospective registry

scientific article published on 01 February 2012

Focal and linear endocardial and epicardial catheter-based cryoablation of normal and infarcted ventricular tissue

scientific article published in October 2008

Full-color direct visualization of the atrial septum to guide transseptal puncture.

scientific article published on 17 September 2008

Gaining access to the pericardial space

scientific article published on 01 July 2002

Healthcare Utilization and Costs Reduction after Radiofrequency Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation in the Brazilian Private Healthcare System

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

How to perform ventricular tachycardia ablation with a percutaneous left ventricular assist device

scientific article published on 07 February 2012

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Ablation of atrial flutter in a patient with mustard procedure using integration of real-time electroanatomical mapping with 3-dimensional computed tomographic imaging.

scientific article published in August 2007

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Left atrial-esophageal fistula after pulmonary vein isolation: a cautionary tale.

scientific article published in May 2007

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation of a posteroseptal accessory pathway

scientific article published in April 2007

Images in cardiovascular medicine. Reverse Bernheim phenomenon as a cause of exercise-induced syncope.

scientific article published in December 2006

Impedance and temperature monitoring improve the safety of closed-loop irrigated-tip radiofrequency ablation

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Implantation of bilateral carotid artery filters to allow safe removal of left atrial thrombus during ablation of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 27 June 2006

Importance of catheter contact force during irrigated radiofrequency ablation: evaluation in a porcine ex vivo model using a force-sensing catheter.

scientific article published in February 2010

Increased incidence of subacute lead perforation noted with one implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

scientific article published on 7 January 2007

Integration of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging with three-dimensional electroanatomic mapping to guide left ventricular catheter manipulation: feasibility in a porcine model of healed myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 December 2004

Intrapericardial echocardiography: a novel catheter-based approach to cardiac imaging

scientific article published in March 2004

Intraprocedural volume imaging of the left atrium and pulmonary veins with rotational X-ray angiography: implications for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 12 November 2007

Isolating the posterior left atrium and pulmonary veins with a "box" lesion set: use of epicardial ablation to complete electrical isolation

scientific article published on 20 September 2007

Left atrial appendage occlusion and ligation devices: what is available, how to implement them, and how to manage and avoid complications.

scientific article published on October 2012

Left cardiac sympathetic denervation for the treatment of methadone-induced long QT syndrome

scientific article published on 23 July 2011

Long-term outcomes of combined epicardial and endocardial ablation of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

scientific article published on 26 January 2011

Low-energy (360 J) radiofrequency catheter ablation using moderate power − short duration: proof of concept based on in silico modeling

scientific article published in 2022

Luminal esophageal temperature monitoring with a deflectable esophageal temperature probe and intracardiac echocardiography may reduce esophageal injury during atrial fibrillation ablation procedures: results of a pilot study

scientific article published on 15 February 2011

Lumped Element Electrical Model based on Three Resistors for Electrical Impedance in Radiofrequency Cardiac Ablation: Estimations from Analytical Calculations and Clinical Data.

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Management of hemopericardium related to percutaneous epicardial access, mapping, and ablation

scientific article published on April 1, 2011

Navigated DENSE strain imaging for post-radiofrequency ablation lesion assessment in the swine left atria

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New perspectives on catheter-based ablation of ventricular tachycardia complicating Chagas' disease: experimental evidence of the efficacy of near infrared lasers for catheter ablation of Chagas' VT.

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Nonpharmacologic strategies: the evolving story of ablation and hybrid therapy

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Nonsurgical transthoracic epicardial approach in patients with ventricular tachycardia and previous cardiac surgery

scientific article published in June 2004

Nonsurgical transthoracic epicardial catheter ablation to treat recurrent ventricular tachycardia occurring late after myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 May 2000

Occurrence of steam pops during irrigated RF ablation: novel insights from microwave radiometry

scientific article published on 10 June 2013

Pain and anatomical locations of radiofrequency ablation as predictors of esophageal temperature rise during pulmonary vein isolation

scientific article published on 24 September 2007

Pandemonium During the Pandemic: What is the Role of Health and Science Professionals?

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Percutaneous hemodynamic support with Impella 2.5 during scar-related ventricular tachycardia ablation (PERMIT 1).

scientific article published on 19 December 2012

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with an epicardial suture ligation approach: a prospective randomized pre-clinical feasibility study.

scientific article published on 12 November 2009

Pericardial anatomy for the interventional electrophysiologist

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Procedural and clinical outcomes after catheter ablation of unstable ventricular tachycardia supported by a percutaneous left ventricular assist device.

scientific article published on 13 April 2014

Prognostic significance of transient complete atrioventricular block during radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia

scientific article published on 01 April 1995

Pulmonary vein contraction: characterization of dynamic changes in pulmonary vein morphology using multiphase multislice computed tomography scanning

scientific article published on 07 September 2008

Pulmonary vein isolation using a visually guided laser balloon catheter: the first 200-patient multicenter clinical experience

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Radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia guided by nonsurgical epicardial mapping in chronic Chagasic heart disease

scientific article published in January 1999

Reduction of radiation exposure time during catheter ablation with the use of pulsed fluoroscopy

scientific article published on 01 January 1998

Remote magnetic navigation to guide endocardial and epicardial catheter mapping of scar-related ventricular tachycardia

scientific article published on 12 February 2007

Renal sympathetic denervation using an electroanatomic mapping system

scientific article published on 05 March 2014

Risk of Atrial Fibrillation after Ablation of Cavotricuspid Isthmus-Dependent Atrial Flutter: Is Combined Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Worthwhile?

scientific article published on 30 March 2020

Safety and efficacy of high-intensity focused ultrasound atop coronary arteries during epicardial catheter ablation

scientific article published on 15 June 2011

Simultaneous electrical and mechanical mapping using 3D cardiac mapping system: novel approach for optimal cardiac resynchronization therapy

scientific article published on 15 December 2009

Simultaneous, but dissociated left atrial fibrillation and pulmonary vein tachycardia: a case of occult pulmonary vein isolation

scientific article published on 01 December 2010

Spot cryoablation: a cool new way to achieve pulmonary vein isolation

scientific article published on 03 May 2007

Temporary occlusion of the great cardiac vein and coronary sinus to facilitate radiofrequency catheter ablation of the mitral isthmus

scientific article published on 06 May 2008

The Modified Ablation Guided by Ibutilide Use in Chronic Atrial Fibrillation (MAGIC-AF) Study: clinical background and study design.

scientific article published on 28 October 2011

The esophageal effects of cryoenergy during cryoablation for atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 31 March 2009

The proarrhythmic effect of incomplete pulmotricuspid isthmus ablation in a patient with sarcoid-related ventricular tachycardia?

scientific article published on 21 March 2008

Thermal impact of balloon occlusion of the coronary sinus during mitral isthmus radiofrequency ablation: an in-silico study

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Timing of delayed perforation with the St. Jude Riata lead: a single-center experience and a review of the literature

scientific article published on 16 September 2008

Transthoracic epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

scientific article published on 30 March 2006

Uninterrupted Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation: Ready for Prime Time

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Unusual Complications of Percutaneous Epicardial Access and Epicardial Mapping and Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

scientific article published on 17 October 2011

Very low risk of thromboembolic events in patients undergoing successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation with a CHADS2 score ≤3: a long-term outcome study

scientific article published on 13 August 2011

Visual balloon-guided point-by-point ablation: reliable, reproducible, and persistent pulmonary vein isolation

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What is the most appropriate energy source for aortic cusp ablation? A comparison of standard RF, cooled-tip RF and cryothermal ablation

scientific article published in June 2006