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New-onset atrial fibrillation following coronary bypass surgery predicts long-term mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Phan, Kevin, Ha, Hakeem S.K., Phan, Steven, Medi, Caroline, Thomas, Stuart P., Yan, Tristan D.

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common postoperative complications following cardiac surgery. Recent evidence suggests that postoperative atrial…”
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How to perform posterior wall isolation in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation by Sugumar, Hariharan, Thomas, Stuart P., Prabhu, Sandeep, Voskoboinik, Aleksandr, Kistler, Peter M.

“…Catheter ablation has become standard of care in patients with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). Although there have been significant advances in our…”
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Coupling of Cardiac Electrical Activity Over Extended Distances by Fibroblasts of Cardiac Origin by Gaudesius, Giedrius, Miragoli, Michele, Thomas, Stuart P, Rohr, Stephan

“…ABSTRACT—Roughly half of the cells of the heart consist of nonmyocardial cells, with fibroblasts representing the predominant cell type. It is well established…”
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Transvascular Pacing of Aorticorenal Ganglia Provides a Testable Procedural Endpoint for Renal Artery Denervation by Qian, Pierre C., Barry, Michael A., Lu, Juntang, Pouliopoulos, Jim, Mina, Ashraf, Bandodkar, Sushil, Alvarez, Shirley, James, Virginia, Ronquillo, John, Varikatt, Winny, Thiagalingam, Aravinda, Thomas, Stuart P.

“…This study sought to develop a method to assess renal sympathetic nerve function through localization and pacing of aorticorenal ganglia (ARG). Transcatheter…”
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Transcatheter microwave ablation can deliver deep and circumferential perivascular nerve injury without significant arterial injury to provide effective renal denervation by Qian, Pierre C, Barry, Michael A, Lu, Juntang, Al-Raisi, Sara, Mina, Ashraf, Ryan, Joshua, Bandodkar, Sushil, Alvarez, Shirley, James, Virginia, Ronquillo, John, Varikatt, Winny, Clayton, Zoe, Chong, James, Kovoor, Pramesh, Pouliopoulos, Jim, McEwan, Alistair, Thiagalingam, Aravinda, Thomas, Stuart P

“…BACKGROUND:Clinical studies of transcatheter radiofrequency renal denervation for treating hypertension have been hampered by the lack of consistent…”
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Microwave and Radiofrequency Denervation in a Chronic Ovine Model by Balaji, Poornima, Barry, Michael A, Tran, Vu Toan, Marschner, Simone, Lu, Juntang, Nguyen, Duc Minh, Mina, Ashraf, Bandodkar, Sushil, Alvarez, Shirley, James, Virginia, Ronquillo, John, Varikatt, Winny, Kovoor, Pramesh, McEwan, Alistair, Thiagalingam, Aravinda, Thomas, Stuart P, Qian, Pierre C

“…Transcatheter renal denervation (RDN) has had inconsistent efficacy and concerns for durability of denervation. We aimed to investigate long-term safety and…”
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Axillary vein access using ultrasound guidance, Venography or Cephalic Cutdown—What is the optimal access technique for insertion of pacing leads? by Davis, Lloyd, Chik, William, Kumar, Saurabh, Sivagangabalan, Gopal, Thomas, Stuart P., Denniss, A. Robert

“…We reviewed the different approaches used for central vein access during insertion of cardiac implantable electronic devices. The benefits and hazards of each…”
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Atrial Ectopy Predicts Late Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Pulmonary Vein Isolation by Gang, Uffe J.O, Nalliah, Chrishan J, Lim, Toon Wei, Thiagalingam, Aravinda, Kovoor, Pramesh, Ross, David L, Thomas, Stuart P

“…BACKGROUND—Late recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after radiofrequency ablation remains significant. Asymptomatic recurrence poses a difficult clinical…”
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Rivaroxaban versus warfarin or dabigatran in patients undergoing catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis by Phan, Kevin, Wang, Nelson, Pison, Laurent, Kumar, Narendra, Hitos, Kerry, Thomas, Stuart P

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Human Connexin40 Mutations Slow Conduction and Increase Propensity for Atrial Fibrillation by Kanthan, Ajita, PhD, MBBS, BMedSc, FRACP, Fahmy, Peter, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, Rao, Renuka, PhD, Pouliopoulos, Jim, PhD, MSc(Med), Alexander, Ian E., PhD, MBBS, FRACP, Thomas, Stuart P., PhD, MBBS, FRACP, Kizana, Eddy, PhD, MBBS, FRACP

“…Background Patch clamping studies using non-cardiomyocytes revealed that the human connexin40 mutations P88S, G38D, and A96S are associated with reduced gap…”
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Remote magnetic navigation compared to contemporary manual techniques for the catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias in structural heart disease by Bennett, Richard G., Campbell, Timothy, Sood, Ashish, Bhaskaran, Ashwin, De Silva, Kasun, Davis, Lloyd, Qian, Pierre, Sivagangabalan, Gopal, Cooper, Mark J., Chow, Clara K., Thiagalingam, Aravinda, Denniss, A. Robert, Thomas, Stuart P., Kizana, Eddy, Kumar, Saurabh

“…There are limited data comparing remote magnetic navigation (RMN) to contemporary techniques of manual-guided ventricular arrhythmia (VA) catheter ablation. We…”
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Outcomes for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation Using Cryoablation During Concomitant Cardiac Procedures by Rahman, Naima M, Chard, Richard B., FRACS, FCSANZ, Thomas, Stuart P., PhD, FRACP

“…Background Surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) with heat-based therapies has been associated with a high rate of arrhythmia recurrence. We studied…”
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Bipolar Ablation of the Interventricular Septum is More Efficient at Creating a Transmural Line than Sequential Unipolar Ablation by SIVAGANGABALAN, GOPAL, BARRY, MICHAEL A., HUANG, KAIMIN, LU, JUNTANG, POULIOPOULOS, JIM, THOMAS, STUART P., ROSS, DAVID L., THIAGALINGAM, ARAVINDA, KOVOOR, PRAMESH

“…Introduction: Post infarct ventricular tachycardia (VT) often involves the interventricular septum (IVS) and requires transmural septal ablation. The purpose…”
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Surgical and Hybrid Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation by Davies, Reece A., MBBS (Hons), B. AppSc (Pthy) (Hons), Kumar, Saurabh, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Chard, Richard B., MBBS (Hons), BDS (Hons), FRACS, FCSANZ, Thomas, Stuart P., BMed, PhD, FRACP

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in humans and is known to be associated with an increased risk of stroke, dementia, heart failure and…”
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Defining the Role of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Australia by Thomas, Stuart P., BMed, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ

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CSANZ Position Statement on Sedation for Cardiovascular Procedures (2014) by Thomas, Stuart P., PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ, Thakkar, Jay, MD, FRACP, Kovoor, Pramesh, PhD, MD, FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ, Thiagalingam, Aravinda, PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ, Ross, David L., FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ, MacIsaac, Andrew, FRACP, FACC, FCSANZ, Jeremy, Richmond, PhD, FRACP, FAHA, FECS, FACC, FCSANZ

“…The Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Position Statement describes evidence-based standards of training, pre-procedural assessment,…”
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Electrical isolation of the posterior left atrial wall and pulmonary veins for atrial fibrillation: Feasibility of and rationale for a single-ring approach by Thomas, Stuart P., BMed, PhD, FRACP, Lim, Toon Wei, MBBS, McCall, Rebecca, BVCDes, Seow, Swee-Chong, MBBS, MRCP, FAMS, Ross, David L., MBBS, FRACP, FACC

“…Background Wide electrical pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with two separate rings of ablation requires extensive ablation on the posterior left atrial wall…”
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Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation by Thomas, Stuart P., PhD, FCSANZ, Sanders, Prashanthan, PhD, FCSANZ

“…Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically important cardiac arrhythmia. It is an important cause of stroke, contributes to the burden of heart…”
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How Cool is Cryoablation? by Thomas, Stuart P., PhD, FRACP, FCSANZ

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Direct Transthoracic Access to the Left Ventricle for Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia by Hsieh, Calvin H.C, Thomas, Stuart P, Ross, David L

“…BACKGROUND—Percutaneous approaches for radiofrequency ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) in the left ventricle are typically transarterial retro-aortic,…”
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