Contents - European Heart Journal

European Heart Journal
Volume 36 No. 5 February 2015
ISSUE @ A GLANCE
Arrhythmias and device therapy
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T.F. Lu
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CardioPulse
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Recurrent atrial fibrillation reduced after renal denervation with pulmonary vein ablation in select patients
A. Tofield
257
New method predicts optimal number and location of automated external defibrillators
ESC Press Office
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Corrigendum
Corrigendum to: Cardiopulse piece ‘Training of Cardiologists in China, catching up with the rest of the world’
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HIGHCARE: the HIGH altitude CArdiovascular Research study
G. Parati
260
The Istituto Auxologico Italiano
G. Parati
262
American Medical News production discontinued
A. Tofield
263
What in your view is the best cardiology innovation of the last decade?
S. Ghosh, A. Maclean, E. Prascience, and R. Khatib
264
EDITORIALS
Does atrial fibrillation pattern affect stroke risk? Data dredging to help the clinician
J.M. Arkin and P.R. Kowey
265
Oral anticoagulation after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: caught in the attribution trap?
P. Kirchhof, Y. Purmah, and A. Verma
267
CURRENT OPINION
The year in cardiology 2014: arrhythmias and device therapy
H. Heidbuchel and G. Hindricks
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History taking as a diagnostic test in patients with syncope: developing expertise in syncope
W. Wieling, N. van Dijk, F.J. de Lange, L.R.A. Olde Nordkamp, R.D. Thijs, J.G. van Dijk, M. Linzer, and R. Sutton
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CLINICAL RESEARCH
Atrial fibrillation
Risk of ischaemic stroke according to pattern of atrial fibrillation: analysis of 6563 aspirin-treated patients in
ACTIVE-A and AVERROES
T. Vanassche, M.N. Lauw, J.W. Eikelboom, J.S. Healey, R.G. Hart, M. Alings, A. Avezum, R. Dı´az, S.H. Hohnloser,
B.S. Lewis, O. Shestakovska, J. Wang, and S.J. Connolly
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Higher risk of death and stroke in patients with persistent vs. paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results from the
ROCKET-AF Trial
B.A. Steinberg, A.S. Hellkamp, Y. Lokhnygina, M.R. Patel, G. Breithardt, G.J. Hankey, R.C. Becker, D.E. Singer,
J.L. Halperin, W. Hacke, C.C. Nessel, S.D. Berkowitz, K.W. Mahaffey, K.A.A. Fox, R.M. Califf, and
J.P. Piccini on behalf of the ROCKET-AF Steering Committee and Investigators
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Balancing stroke and bleeding risks in patients with atrial fibrillation and renal failure: the Swedish Atrial
Fibrillation Cohort study
L. Friberg, L. Benson, and G.Y.H. Lip
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The EAST study: redefining the role of rhythm control therapy in atrial fibrillation
L. Haegeli
Thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy
Oral anticoagulation therapy after radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation and the risk of
thromboembolism and serious bleeding: long-term follow-up in nationwide cohort of Denmark
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D. Karasoy, G.H. Gislason, J. Hansen, A. Johannessen, L. Køber, M. Hvidtfeldt, C. O
M.L. Hansen
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INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT
A misguided lead
H. Burri and L. Sekoranja
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CARDIOVASCULAR FLASHLIGHT
Paradoxical embolism in Ebstein’s anomaly
V. Rangarajan, J. Briller, and A. Farzaneh-Far
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LIST OF REVIEWERS
List of Reviewers 2014
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Open Access Paper
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