Gerhard Hindricks

Ablation of atrial fibrillation: patient selection, techniques, and the results.

Delineation of anatomical relation of important adjacent structures to the left atrium in electroanatomical mapping using fluoroscopy images.

Steerable sheath catheter navigation for ablation of atrial fibrillation: a case-control study.

Influence of Home Monitoring on the clinical status of heart failure patients: Design and rationale of the IN-TIME study.

:Influence of the duration of Holter monitoring on the detection of arrhythmia recurrences after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: implications for patient follow-up.

Ablation of polymorphic ventricular tachycardias in patients with structural heart disease.

Initial clinical experience with the new irrigated tip magnetic catheter for ablation of scar-related sustained ventricular tachycardia: a small case series.

Color-coded three-dimensional entrainment mapping for analysis and treatment of atrial macroreentrant tachycardia.

Effect of electroanatomically guided versus conventional catheter ablation of typical atrial flutter on the fluoroscopy time and resource use: a prospective randomized multicenter study.

EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias: developed in a partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA).

The Medical ANtiarrhythmic Treatment or Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (MANTRA-PAF) trial: clinical rationale, study design, and implementation.

EHRA/HRS Expert Consensus on Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias: developed in a partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a Registered Branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS); in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA).

Effect of atrial fibrillation ablation on left atrial contractile function in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and a relatively well preserved atrial function.

Complications of atrial fibrillation ablation in a high-volume center in 1,000 procedures: still cause for concern?

Mortality after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation compared with antiarrhythmic drug therapy. A meta-analysis of randomized trials.

Two concomitant arrhythmias in a transplanted heart.

First in human validation of impedance-based catheter tip-to-tissue contact assessment in the left atrium.

Catheter ablation of recurrent scar-related ventricular tachycardia using electroanatomical mapping and irrigated ablation technology: results of the prospective multicenter Euro-VT-study.

Beyond pulmonary vein isolation: the issue of reconduction.

Real-life anticoagulation treatment of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation: Possible overtreatment of low-risk patients.

Thermal esophageal lesions after radiofrequency catheter ablation of left atrial arrhythmias.

Long-term efficacy of single procedure remote magnetic catheter navigation for ablation of ischemic ventricular tachycardia: a retrospective study.

Long-term results and the predictors of outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using steerable sheath catheter navigation after single procedure in 674 patients.

Clinical performance of the St. Jude Medical Riata defibrillation lead in a large patient population.

Circumferential pulmonary vein isolation and linear left atrial ablation as a single-catheter technique to achieve bidirectional conduction block: the pace-and-ablate approach.

Venice Chart International Consensus document on ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation ablation.

Results of recent studies in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardias: in whom to abandon the ICD?

Cardiac resynchronization therapy with individualized placement of two left ventricular leads at the sites of latest mechanical left ventricular contraction: guided by 3D-echocardiography and coronary sinus rotation angiography.

Successful integration of a computed tomography-based left atrial three-dimensional model in an electroanatomically reconstructed right atrium for ablation of biatrial tachycardia.

Performance of a new leadless implantable cardiac monitor in detecting and quantifying atrial fibrillation: Results of the XPECT trial.

Chromosome 4q25 variants and atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation.

Iatrogenic atrial septal defect after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: do we have to worry?

EnSite Velocity cardiac mapping system: a new platform for 3D mapping of cardiac arrhythmias.

A latent atrioventricular decrementally conducting accessory pathway mimicking a bystander nodoventricular fiber.

Safety of remote magnetic navigation in patients with pacemakers and implanted cardioverter defibrillators.

Prevention of oesophageal injury during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is monitoring of oesophageal temperature the solution?

Old habits die hard: the quest for correct(ed) QT interval measurements.

Catheter ablation of electrical storm due to monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy: acute results and its effect on long-term survival.

Six-month follow-up of isthmus-dependent right atrial flutter ablation using a remote magnetic catheter navigation system: a case-control study.

Catheter ablation of scar-related ventricular tachycardia in patients with electrical storm using remote magnetic catheter navigation.

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

Rapid ventricular pacing: a fast, reliable, and safe technique for optimization of image acquisition during rotational angiography for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation using remote magnetic catheter navigation: a case-control study.

Steerable versus nonsteerable sheath technology in atrial fibrillation ablation: a prospective, randomized study.

Electrical storm originating from a left ventricular epicardial scar in a patient with completely normal endocardial voltage.

Performance of an implantable automatic atrial fibrillation detection device: impact of software adjustments and relevance of manual episode analysis.

[Ablation of incessant ventricular tachycardia with the use of epicardial approach in a patient after CABG - a case report].

Effect of limb lead electrodes location on ECG and localization of idiopathic outflow tract tachycardia: a prospective study.

Diagnostic performance of prospectively ECG triggered versus retrospectively ECG gated 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography in a heterogeneous patient population.

Treating arrhythmias: an expert opinion.

New familial heterozygous c 4066_4068 delTT 2 bp deletion of the SCN5A gene causing Brugada syndrome.

The A wave method-an alternative approach for determining the atrial pacing threshold.

Atrial fibrillation ablation: a cost or an investment?

Deep sedation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a prospective study in 650 consecutive patients.

A classic electrocardiographic manifestation of catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia.

Clinical relevance and management of early recurrences after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Nonfluoroscopic sensor-guided navigation of intracardiac electrophysiology catheters within prerecorded cine loops.

A novel radiofrequency ablation catheter using contact force sensing: Toccata study.

Does catheter ablation eliminate the need for oral anticoagulation?

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Impact of catheter ablation on quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Electrophysiology study guided by real-time magnetic resonance imaging.

Predictors of long-term success after catheter ablation of atriofascicular accessory pathways.

Changing coronary sinus activation during catheter ablation of isthmus-dependent right atrial flutter: what is the mechanism?

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design.

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design: a report of the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) Task Force on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Developed in partnership with the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), a registered branch of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS); and in collaboration with the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). Endorsed by the governing bodies of the American College of Cardiology Foundation, the American Heart Association, the European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society, the European Heart Rhythm Association, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons, the Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, and the Heart Rhythm Society.

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural techniques, patient management and follow-up, definitions, endpoints, and research trial design.

[Epicardial approach during ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy - utility and safety of the method].

Effects of baseline P-wave duration and choice of atrial septal pacing site on shortening atrial activation time during pacing.

How to supplement endpoints of ventricular tachycardia ablation: is there a role for noninvasive programmed ventricular stimulation?

ESC-EURObservational Research Programme: the Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Pilot Study, conducted by the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in atrial fibrillation: predictors and relation with symptom severity.

Close the gap to get a circle! The role of visual gaps during circumferential pulmonary vein isolation.

Quantitative analysis of isolation area and rhythm outcome in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation after circumferential pulmonary vein antrum isolation using the pace-and-ablate technique.

Ablation of atrial fibrillation using novel 4-dimensional catheter tracking within autoregistered left atrial angiograms.

The relationship between contact force and clinical outcome during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the TOCCATA study.

Atrial fibrillation monitoring: mathematics meets real life.

Feasibility of real-time magnetic resonance imaging-guided electrophysiology studies in humans.

Initial experience in ablation of typical atrial flutter using a novel three-dimensional catheter tracking system.

2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: an update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation. Developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association.

2012 focused update of the ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: an update of the 2010 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation--developed with the special contribution of the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation after the PRAGUE-12 study: more questions than answers.

Apixaban in renal insufficiency: successful navigation between the Scylla and Charybdis.

Venice Chart international consensus document on atrial fibrillation ablation: 2011 update.

Response of high-sensitive C-reactive protein to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and its relation with rhythm outcome.

Acute and long-term clinical outcome after endoscopic pulmonary vein isolation: results from the first prospective, multicenter study.

Temporary left ventricular stimulation in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock and asynchronous left ventricular contraction: a safety and feasibility study.

Diagnosis of atrial tachycardias originating from the lower right atrium: importance of P-wave morphology in the precordial leads V3-V6.

Use of electrical coupling information in AF catheter ablation: a prospective randomized pilot study.

"Conventional" isthmus ablation without fluoroscopy.

Radiofrequency ablation as initial therapy in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.

The European Heart Journal on the move: can scientific publishing be further improved?

Effects of dronedarone and amiodarone on atrial fibrillatory rate in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Letter regarding article, "Symptoms and functional status of patients with atrial fibrillation: state of the art and future research opportunities".

Individually tailored left ventricular lead placement: lessons from multimodality integration between three-dimensional echocardiography and coronary sinus angiogram.

Cavotricuspid isthmus ablation guided by real-time magnetic resonance imaging.

Response of circulating heat shock protein 70 and anti-heat shock protein 70 antibodies to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation: diastolic dysfunction and thromboembolic risk in AF.

Atrial premature beats during decrementally conducting antidromic tachycardia.

Usefulness of dronedarone in patients with atrial arrhythmias.

Diagnosis of arrhythmias in athletes using leadless, ambulatory HR monitors.

A proposal for interdisciplinary, nurse-coordinated atrial fibrillation expert programmes as a way to structure daily practice.

MediGuide in supraventricular tachycardia: initial experience from a multicentre registry.

Ventriculoatrial conduction and related pacemaker-mediated arrhythmias in patients implanted for atrioventricular block: an old problem revisited.

Risk stratification after myocardial infarction: is left ventricular ejection fraction enough to prevent sudden cardiac death?

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation supported by novel nonfluoroscopic 4D navigation technology.

Novel oral anticoagulants in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Prevalence and predictors of worsened left ventricular diastolic dysfunction after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Successful nonsurgical treatment of esophagopericardial fistulas after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: a case series.

Relevant ventricular septal defect caused by steam pop during ablation of premature ventricular contraction.

Prevention of thromboembolism after cardioversion of recent-onset atrial fibrillation: brief is not always safe.

Quarterly vs. yearly clinical follow-up of remotely monitored recipients of prophylactic implantable cardioverter-defibrillators: results of the REFORM trial.

Genetic ACE I/D polymorphism and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.

Three-dimensional real-time MRI-guided intracardiac catheter navigation.

Positional ventricular tachycardia in left ventricular assist device: a new frontier in ventricular tachycardia ablation.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation using a new sensor-based navigation system: results from the first human use study.

Renal dysfunction, stroke risk scores (CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and R2CHADS2), and the risk of thromboembolic events after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry.

Response to the letter "Worsened diastology after radiofrequency catheter ablation in AF patients: more touches more stiff left atrium".

Outcomes in catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in dilated nonischemic cardiomyopathy compared with ischemic cardiomyopathy: results from the Prospective Heart Centre of Leipzig VT (HELP-VT) Study.

Left ventricular lead implantation guided by sensor-based electromagnetic navigation in a patient with L-transposition of the great arteries.

Treatment with higher dosages of heart failure medication is associated with improved outcome following cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Moving catheter ablation forward from paroxysmal to persistent atrial fibrillation: progress, limitations, and surprises of the SARA trial.

Long-term follow-up after atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with impaired left ventricular systolic function: the importance of rhythm and rate control.

The Year in Cardiology 2013: arrhythmias.

MR imaging-guided electrophysiological ablation studies in humans with passive catheter tracking: initial results.

The atrial fibrillation ablation pilot study: a European Survey on Methodology and results of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation conducted by the European Heart Rhythm Association.

Treatment with novel oral anticoagulants in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing cardiac rhythm device implantations.

Association of atrial tissue fibrosis identified by delayed enhancement MRI and atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the DECAAF study.

Effects of sex on the incidence of cardiac tamponade after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: results from a worldwide survey in 34 943 atrial fibrillation ablation procedures.

Impact of single atrial fibrillation catheter ablation on implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapies in patients with ischaemic and non-ischaemic cardiomyopathies.

The predictive value of echocardiographic parameters associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction on short- and long-term outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Adenosine sensitivity of retrograde fast pathway conduction in patients with slow-fast atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: a prospective study.

Atrial arrhythmias following surgical AF ablation: electrophysiological findings, ablation strategies, and clinical outcome.

Comparison of CHADS2, R2CHADS2, and CHA2DS2-VASc scores for the prediction of rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: the Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry.

ECG pitfall: anterior myocardial infarction in dextrocardia.

Impact of metabolic syndrome on left atrial electroanatomical remodeling and outcomes after radiofrequency ablation of nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

Impact of left atrial appendage morphology on peri-interventional thromboembolic risk during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

P-wave evidence as a method for improving algorithm to detect atrial fibrillation in insertable cardiac monitors.

Catheter ablation guided by real-time MRI.

Correspondence on "Possible spontaneous PFO closure after thrombus trapped in PFO", Antonia Schulz et al., Clin Res Cardiol 2014; 103:333-335.

Nonfluoroscopic catheter visualization in atrial fibrillation ablation: experience from 375 consecutive procedures.

[Long-term results of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: cure or just palliation?].

Early cerebral thromboembolic complications after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: incidence, characteristics, and risk factors.

Percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation: not ready for prime time.

Results of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in hypertrophied hearts - Comparison between primary and secondary hypertrophy.

Left atrial appendage morphology and thromboembolic risk after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Implant-based multiparameter telemonitoring of patients with heart failure (IN-TIME): a randomised controlled trial.

Tailored atrial substrate modification based on low-voltage areas in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Comparison of Dabigatran and Uninterrupted Warfarin in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Cardiac Rhythm Device Implantations.

Cardiac arrhythmias in acute coronary syndromes: position paper from the joint EHRA, ACCA, and EAPCI task force.

Cardiac arrhythmias in acute coronary syndromes: position paper from the joint EHRA, ACCA, and EAPCI task force.

Galectin-3 in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation.

Cardiac arrhythmias in acute coronary syndromes: position paper from the joint EHRA, ACCA, and EAPCI task force.

Sensor-based electromagnetic navigation to facilitate implantation of left ventricular leads in cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Renal denervation for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias: state of the art and future directions.

Letter by Kosiuk et al regarding article, "implication of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in cryptogenic ischemic stroke".

Comparison of dabigatran and uninterrupted warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac rhythm device implantations. Case-control study.

Early referral for ablation of scar-related ventricular tachycardia is associated with improved acute and long-term outcomes: results from the Heart Center of Leipzig ventricular tachycardia registry.

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation as chronic kidney disease treatment.

Changes in renal function after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation are associated with CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc scores and arrhythmia recurrences.

Outcome of super-responders to cardiac resynchronization therapy defined by endpoint-derived parameters of left ventricular remodeling: a two-center retrospective study.

Efficacy and safety of remote magnetic catheter navigation vs. manual steerable sheath-guided ablation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a case-control study.

The cost-effectiveness of radiofrequency catheter ablation as first-line treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: results from a MANTRA-PAF substudy.

Insights from preclinical ultra high-density electroanatomical sinus node mapping.

Response.

Successful single-sided renal denervation in drug-resistant hypertension and ventricular tachycardia.

Long-term oral anticoagulation for patients after successful catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: is it necessary?

Effects of radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation on soluble P-selectin, von Willebrand factor and IL-6 in the peripheral and cardiac circulation.

European cardiac resynchronization therapy survey II: rationale and design.

Blood pressure and autonomic responses to electrical stimulation of the renal arterial nerves before and after ablation of the renal artery.

Ivabradine for rate control in atrial fibrillation.

NT-proBNP in "low risk" patients with atrial fibrillation.

Precordial QRS amplitude ratio predicts long-term outcome after catheter ablation of electrical storm due to ventricular tachycardias in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Clinical implications of recent trials on anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Patient discomfort following catheter ablation and rhythm device surgery.

Presence and extent of coronary artery disease as predictor for AF recurrences after catheter ablation: The Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry.

Variability of P-wave morphology predicts the outcome of circumferential pulmonary vein isolation in patients with recurrent atrial fibrillation.

The year in cardiology 2014: arrhythmias and device therapy.

A guide to the porcine anatomy for the interventional electrophysiologist. Fluoroscopy and high density electroanatomical mapping.

Respiratory cycle-dependent left atrial tachycardia in a former Tour de France cyclist.

Common genetic variants and response to atrial fibrillation ablation.

Irrigated tip catheters for radiofrequency ablation in ventricular tachycardia.

Sex-related predictors for thromboembolic events after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: The Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry.

MRI Assessment of Ablation-Induced Scarring in Atrial Fibrillation: Analysis from the DECAAF Study.

Impact of asymmetrical dilatation of the left atrium on the long-term success after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Female gender and atrial fibrillation: An association with worse prognosis and outcomes.

Ablation of typical atrial flutter using a non-fluoroscopic catheter tracking system vs. conventional fluoroscopy-results from a prospective randomized study.

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and thromboembolic risk.

What can rhythm control therapy contribute to prognosis in atrial fibrillation?

An integrative approach to slow pathway modulation in AVNRT using a novel ultra high-density electroanatomical mapping system.

Left ventricular wall motion analysis to guide management of CRT non-responders.

Differentiating the origin of outflow tract ventricular arrhythmia using a simple, novel approach.

First Case of Automatic His Potential Detection With a Novel Ultra High-density Electroanatomical Mapping System for AV Nodal Ablation.

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging reveals extensive biventricular fibrosis and inflammation challenging the diagnosis of ARVC.

Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia and Mortality in Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Can Noninducibility after Ablation be a Predictor for Reduced Mortality?

The APPLE score: a novel and simple score for the prediction of rhythm outcomes after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Predictive value of programmed ventricular stimulation after catheter ablation of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia.

Comparison of left atrial dimensions in CT and echocardiography as predictors of long-term success after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Procedural Outcomes and Survival after Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Relation to Electroanatomical Substrate in Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: The Role of Unipolar Voltage Mapping.