Inconsistencies of echocardiographic criteria for the grading of aortic valve stenosis

J Minners, M Allgeier, C Gohlke-Baerwolf… - European heart …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aim The present study tests the consistency of echocardiographic criteria for the grading of
aortic valve stenosis. Methods and results Current guidelines/recommendations define …

Inconsistent grading of aortic valve stenosis by current guidelines: haemodynamic studies in patients with apparently normal left ventricular function

J Minners, M Allgeier, C Gohlke-Baerwolf, RP Kienzle… - Heart, 2010 - heart.bmj.com
Background On echocardiography approximately one-third of patients with severe aortic
valve stenosis based on aortic valve area (AVA< 1.0 cm2) demonstrate a non-severe mean …

Pressure‐guided cryoballoon isolation of the pulmonary veins for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

CH Siklódy, J Minners, M Allgeier… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Pressure‐Guided Cryoballoon Pulmonary Vein Isolation. Background: Pulmonary vein (PV)
isolation using a balloon‐mounted cryoablation system is a new technology for the …

Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation guided by transesophageal echocardiography: novel aspects on an emerging ablation technique

CH Siklódy, J Minners, M Allgeier… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation using a balloon‐mounted cryoablation system is
a new technology for the percutaneous treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Transesophageal …

Non-invasive body surface electrocardiographic imaging for diagnosis of atrial cardiomyopathy

M Eichenlaub, B Mueller-Edenborn, H Lehrmann… - EP …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial cardiomyopathy (ACM) is associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation, arrhythmia
recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) and increased risk for stroke. At present …

[HTML][HTML] Echocardiographic diagnosis of atrial cardiomyopathy allows outcome prediction following pulmonary vein isolation

M Eichenlaub, B Mueller-Edenborn, J Minners… - Clinical Research in …, 2021 - Springer
Background Relevant atrial cardiomyopathy (ACM), defined as a left atrial (LA) low-voltage
area≥ 2 cm2 at 0.5 mV threshold on endocardial contact mapping, is associated with new …

[HTML][HTML] Left atrial hypertension, electrical conduction slowing, and mechanical dysfunction–the pathophysiological triad in atrial fibrillation-associated atrial …

M Eichenlaub, B Mueller-Edenborn, J Minners… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and a significant burden
for healthcare systems worldwide. Presence of relevant atrial cardiomyopathy (ACM) is …

Rapid improvement in left ventricular function after sinus rhythm restoration in patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy and atrial fibrillation

B Müller-Edenborn, J Minners, J Allgeier… - EP …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Aims Sinus rhythm restoration (SRR) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure
may improve systolic function and impact on consecutive clinical management, but time …

[HTML][HTML] Echocardiographic and electrocardiographic determinants of atrial cardiomyopathy identify patients with atrial fibrillation at risk for left atrial thrombogenesis

T Huang, S Patrick, LK Mayer… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objective: Atrial cardiomyopathy (ACM) is associated with development of AF, left atrial (LA)
thrombogenesis, and stroke. Diagnosis of ACM is feasible using both echocardiographic LA …

Hemodynamic classification of paravalvular leakage after transcatheter aortic valve implantation compared with angiographic or echocardiographic classification for …

S Schoechlin, T Brennemann, A Allali… - Catheterization and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives We sought to assess angiographic, echocardiographic and hemodynamic
grading of paravalvular leakage (PVL) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) …