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List of works by Sakis Themistoclakis

A randomized controlled trial of the efficacy and safety of electroanatomic circumferential pulmonary vein ablation supplemented by ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms versus potential-guided pulmonary vein antrum isolation guided b

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A roadmap to improve the quality of atrial fibrillation management: proceedings from the fifth Atrial Fibrillation Network/European Heart Rhythm Association consensus conference

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Ablation Versus Amiodarone for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and an Implanted Device: Results From the AATAC Multicenter Randomized Trial

scientific article published on 30 March 2016

Ablation of Perimitral Flutter Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: Impact on Outcomes from a Randomized Study (PROPOSE)

scientific article published on 28 September 2011

Ablation of Stable VTs Versus Substrate Ablation in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: The VISTA Randomized Multicenter Trial.

scientific article published in December 2015

Adherence to guidelines for atrial fibrillation management of patients referred to cardiology departments: Studio Italiano multicentrico sul Trattamento della Fibrillazione Atriale (SITAF)

scientific article published on 28 May 2010

An integrated anatomical and electrophysiological approach to atrial fibrillation ablation

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

Anticoagulation Issues in Patients with AF

scientific article published on 01 September 2012

Anticoagulation after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: An unnecessary evil? A systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published on 07 January 2019

Atrial fibrillation ablation strategies for paroxysmal patients: randomized comparison between different techniques.

scientific article published on 18 February 2009

CardioPulse Articles

scientific article published on 01 February 2015

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: long-term outcomes and mechanisms of arrhythmia recurrence

scientific article published on 10 October 2013

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Health Technology Assessment Report from the Italian Association of Arrhythmology and Cardiac Pacing (AIAC)

scientific article published in November 2011

Clinical predictors and relationship between early and late atrial tachyarrhythmias after pulmonary vein antrum isolation.

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Clinical usefulness of slow pathway ablation in patients with both paroxysmal atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia and atrial fibrillation

scientific article published on 01 May 1997

Different clinical courses and predictors of atrial fibrillation occurrence after transisthmic ablation in patients with preablation lone atrial flutter, coexistent atrial fibrillation, and drug induced atrial flutter.

scientific article published on November 2004

Early Recurrences of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias After Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: How Long Do We Have to Be Blind?

scientific article published on 20 June 2017

Effect of periprocedural amiodarone on procedure outcome in patients with longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation undergoing extended pulmonary vein antrum isolation: results from a randomized study (SPECULATE).

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Effects of acetylstrophanthidin on baroreflex sensitivity in patients with acute myocardial infarction

scientific article published on 01 August 1993

Efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

scientific article published on 01 March 2006

Efficacy, safety, and outcome of atrial fibrillation ablation in septuagenarians

scientific article published on 21 March 2008

Endoscopic fiberoptic assessment of balloon occlusion of the pulmonary vein ostium in humans: comparison with phased-array intracardiac echocardiography.

scientific article published in January 2006

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus document on the management of supraventricular arrhythmias, endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estimulación Cardiaca y

scientific article published on 17 November 2016

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus document on the management of supraventricular arrhythmias, endorsed by Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Asia-Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and Sociedad Latinoamericana de Estimulación Cardiaca y

scientific article published on 01 April 2018

Fragmented and delayed electrograms within fibrofatty scar predict arrhythmic events in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: results from a prospective risk stratification study.

scientific article published on 30 March 2012

Heart rate variability as a measure of autonomic nervous system function in anorexia nervosa

scientific article published on 01 March 1997

Iatrogenic postatrial fibrillation ablation left atrial tachycardia/flutter: how to prevent and treat it?

scientific article published on 01 March 2005

Impact of Body Mass Index on Outcomes in the Edoxaban Versus Warfarin Therapy Groups in Patients Underwent Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation (from ENSURE-AF)

scientific article published on 24 November 2018

Impact of systematic isolation of superior vena cava in addition to pulmonary vein antrum isolation on the outcome of paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent atrial fibrillation ablation: results from a randomized study

scientific article published on 01 September 2009

Impact of type of atrial fibrillation and repeat catheter ablation on long-term freedom from atrial fibrillation: results from a multicenter study.

scientific article published on 9 June 2009

Integrating new approaches to atrial fibrillation management: the 6th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference

scientific article published on 2 January 2018

Left Atrial Appendage

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Left Atrial Appendage Isolation in Patients With Longstanding Persistent AF Undergoing Catheter Ablation: BELIEF Trial.

scientific article published in November 2016

Left atrial appendage thrombi relate to easily accessible clinical parameters in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation transcatheter ablation: A multicenter study

scientific article published on 8 April 2017

Low incidence of permanent complications during catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation using open-irrigated catheters: a multicentre registry

scientific article published on August 2014

Low-energy internal cardioversion in patients with long-lasting atrial fibrillation refractory to external electrical cardioversion: results and long-term follow-up

scientific article published on 01 April 2001

Mode of initiation and ablation of ventricular fibrillation storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

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Modification of antegrade slow pathway is not crucial for successful catheter ablation of common atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia

scientific article published on 01 February 1999

Multiple mechanisms of successful slow-pathway catheter ablation of common atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia

scientific article published on 01 June 1997

New oral anti-coagulants versus vitamin K antagonists in high thromboembolic risk patients

scientific article published on 07 October 2019

Novel ICE-guided registration strategy for integration of electroanatomical mapping with three-dimensional CT/MR images to guide catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

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Novel oral anticoagulants in the electrophysiology lab: are we really ready to forget warfarin?

scientific article published on 04 September 2013

Optimization of coronary sinus lead placement targeted to the longest right-to-left delay in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: The Optimal Pacing SITE 2 (OPSITE 2) acute study and protocol.

scientific article published on 11 October 2017

Pacemapping of the triangle of Koch: a simple method to reduce the risk of atrioventricular block during radiofrequency ablation of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Periprocedural stroke and bleeding complications in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation with different anticoagulation management: results from the Role of Coumadin in Preventing Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation (AF) P

scientific article published on 17 April 2014

Periprocedural stroke and management of major bleeding complications in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the impact of periprocedural therapeutic international normalized ratio.

scientific article published on June 2010

Personalized management of atrial fibrillation: Proceedings from the fourth Atrial Fibrillation competence NETwork/European Heart Rhythm Association consensus conference

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Phrenic nerve injury after catheter ablation: should we worry about this complication?

scientific article published on 27 June 2006

Proven isolation of the pulmonary vein antrum with or without left atrial posterior wall isolation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published on 13 August 2015

Pulmonary Vein Isolation to Reduce Future Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients Undergoing Typical Flutter Ablation: Results from a Randomized Pilot Study (REDUCE AF).

scientific article published on 26 May 2015

Pulmonary-vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure.

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Radiofrequency ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line treatment of symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a randomized trial.

scientific article published in June 2005

Rationale and current perspective for early rhythm control therapy in atrial fibrillation.

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Real-practice thromboprophylaxis in atrial fibrillation.

scientific article published in June 2017

Relation of Stroke and Bleeding Risk Profiles to Efficacy and Safety of Edoxaban for Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation (from the EdoxabaN versus warfarin in subjectS UndeRgoing cardiovErsion of Atrial Fibrillation [ENSURE-AF] Study).

scientific article published on 20 November 2017

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Reply: Will LAA Isolation Increase Thrombosis and Stroke When Treating Persistent and Long-Standing Persistent AF?

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Response by Di Biase et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Ablation Versus Amiodarone for Treatment of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure and an Implanted Device: Results From the AATAC Multicenter Randomized Tria

scientific article published in September 2016

Results from a single-blind, randomized study comparing the impact of different ablation approaches on long-term procedure outcome in coexistent atrial fibrillation and flutter (APPROVAL).

scientific article published on 09 April 2013

Role of anticoagulation therapy after pulmonary vein antrum isolation for atrial fibrillation treatment

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Role of transoesophageal echocardiography in evaluating the effect of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation on anatomy and function of the pulmonary veins

scientific article published on 15 July 2008

Scar Homogenization Versus Limited-Substrate Ablation in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy and Ventricular Tachycardia

scientific article published in November 2016

Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration

scientific article published in May 2017

Searching for Atrial Fibrillation Poststroke: A White Paper of the AF-SCREEN International Collaboration

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

The risk of thromboembolism and need for oral anticoagulation after successful atrial fibrillation ablation

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Updated national multicenter registry on procedural safety of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

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Venice Chart international consensus document on atrial fibrillation ablation.

scientific article published on May 2007

[AIAC Guidelines on the management and treatment of atrial fibrillation. Update 2013. Associazione Italiana di Aritmologia e Cardiostimolazione]

scientific article published on 01 March 2013

[ANMCO/AIAC/SICI-GISE/SIC/SICCH Consensus document: Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: indications, patient selection, competences, organization, and operator training]

scientific article published on 01 July 2016

[GISE/AIAC position paper on percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, facilities, competences, organizing and training requirements]

scientific article published on 01 September 2014