What Cannot be Missed: Important Publications on Electrophysiology in 2023

A list of the most important articles on arrhythmia published in 2023.

* Healey JS, Lopes RD, Granger CB, et al. Apixaban for stroke prevention in subclinical atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2024;390:107–17.

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* Kirchhof P, Toennis T, Goette A, et al. Anticoagulation with edoxaban in patients with atrial high-rate episodes. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1167–79.

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* Sohns C, Fox H, Marrouche NF, et al. Catheter ablation in end-stage heart failure with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1380–9.

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* Knops RE, Reddy VY, Ip JE, et al. A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker. N Engl J Med 2023;388:2360–70.

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* Reddy VY, Gerstenfeld EP, Natale A, et al. Pulsed field or conventional thermal ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2023;389:1660–71.

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* Sau A, Kapadia S, Al-Aidarous S, et al. Temporal trends and lesion sets for persistent atrial fibrillation ablation: a meta-analysis with trial sequential analysis and meta-regression. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2023;16:e011861.

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* Tan MC, Rattanawong P, Karikalan S, et al. Causes of early mortality after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2023;16:e011365.

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* Tilz RR, Schmidt V, Purerfellner H, et al. A worldwide survey on incidence, management, and prognosis of oesophageal fistula formation following atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the POTTER-AF study. Eur Heart J 2023;44:2458–69.

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* Al-Kaisey AM, Parameswaran R, Bryant C, et al. Impact of catheter ablation on cognitive function in atrial fibrillation: a randomized control trial. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2023;9:1024–34.

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* Benali K, Khairy P, Hammache N, et al. Procedure-related complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023;81:2089–99.

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* Lip GYH, Proietti M, Potpara T, et al. Atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention: 25 years of research at EP Europace journal. Europace 2023;25:euad226.

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* Katritsis DG, Anderson RH. New insights into the mechanisms of fast and slow conduction in the atrioventricular node. Heart Rhythm 2023;20:627–630.

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* Higuchi S, Gerstenfeld EP, Hsia HH, et al. Novel approaches for the diagnosis of concealed nodo-ventricular and His-ventricular pathways. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2023;16:e011771.

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* Aboud AA, Davogustto G, Adeola O, et al. Substrate mapping alters ventricular tachycardia inducibility. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2023;16:e010889.

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* Waldmann V, Bessière F, Gardey K, et al. Systematic electrophysiological study prior to pulmonary valve replacement in tetralogy of Fallot: a prospective multicenter study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2023;16:e011745.

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* Kiani S, Sayegh MN, Ibrahim R, et al. The feasibility and safety of flecainide use among patients with varying degrees of coronary disease. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2023;9:1172–80.

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* Friedman DJ, Al-Khatib SM, Dalgaard F, et al. Cardiac resynchronization therapy improves outcomes in patients with intraventricular conduction delay but not right bundle branch block: a patient level meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Circulation 2023;147:812–23.

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* Vijayaraman P, Sharma PS, Cano Ó, et al. Comparison of left bundle branch area pacing and biventricular pacing in candidates for resynchronization therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023;82:228–41.

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* Gaita F, Cerrato N, Giustetto C, et al. Asymptomatic patients with Brugada ECG pattern: long-term prognosis from a large prospective study Circulation 2023;148:1543–55.

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* Pokorney SD, Zepel L, Greiner MA, et al. Lead extraction and mortality among patients with cardiac implanted electronic device infection. JAMA Cardiol 2023;8:1165–73.

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