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Electrocardiographic Effects of Propofol versus Etomidate in Patients with Brugada Syndrome.
Flamée P, Varnavas V, Dewals W, Carvalho H, Cools W, Bhutia JT, Beckers S, Umbrain V, Verborgh C, Forget P, Chierchia GB, Brugada P, Poelaert J, de Asmundis C. Flamée P, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. Anesthesiology. 2020 Mar;132(3):440-451. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000003030. Anesthesiology. 2020. PMID: 31743136 Free article. Clinical Trial.
Electroanatomical mapping improves procedural outcomes of cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation (the Achieve Plus study).
De Greef Y, Tijskens M, De Torres JPA, Sofianos D, Cecchini F, De Schouwer K, De Cocker J, Buysschaert I, Varnavas V, Wolf M. De Greef Y, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Jun;66(4):923-930. doi: 10.1007/s10840-022-01384-w. Epub 2022 Oct 10. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023. PMID: 36210397 Clinical Trial.
RESULTS: Despite apparent PVI in all PVs after CBA, incomplete PVI was present in 0 out of 50 patients (0%) and 0 out of 204 PVs in the Achieve Plus group versus 6 patients out of 50 (12%; P = 0.012) and 6 out of 203 PVs (3%; P = 0.013) in the control group. ...Proc …
RESULTS: Despite apparent PVI in all PVs after CBA, incomplete PVI was present in 0 out of 50 patients (0%) and 0 out of 204 PVs in the Achi …
Phrenic nerve palsy during right-sided pulmonary veins cryoapplications: new insights from pulmonary vein anatomy addressed by computed tomography.
Maj R, Borio G, Ströker E, Sieira J, Rizzo A, Galli A, Varnavas V, Al Housari M, Sofianos D, Kazawa S, Terasawa M, Bala G, Cecchini F, Iacopino S, Osório TG, Sora N, Brugada P, De Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Maj R, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2021 Jan;60(1):85-92. doi: 10.1007/s10840-020-00713-1. Epub 2020 Feb 14. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2021. PMID: 32060817
Time from basal temperature to -40 C significantly differed among the groups for both RIPV (p = 0.0026) and RSPV applications (p = 0.0382). Patients with PNP occurring during RSPV applications had significantly larger RSPV cross-sectional area compared to patients w …
Time from basal temperature to -40 C significantly differed among the groups for both RIPV (p = 0.0026) and RSPV applications (p …
Radiofrequency versus cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation in the setting of left common pulmonary veins.
Coutiño HE, Ströker E, Takarada K, Mugnai G, Abugattas JP, Sieira J, Salghetti F, Terasawa M, Varnavas V, Maj R, Osório TG, Neach D, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Coutiño HE, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 Nov;42(11):1456-1462. doi: 10.1111/pace.13810. Epub 2019 Oct 10. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019. PMID: 31579929
No significant difference was noted for the rate of AF/left atrial tachyarrhythmia (LAT) recurrence between RF and CB-A group (30% vs 28%, P = .86), with similar AF/LAT-free survival (log rank, P = .71). ...Recurrence rate between paroxysmal versus persistent AF was …
No significant difference was noted for the rate of AF/left atrial tachyarrhythmia (LAT) recurrence between RF and CB-A group (30% vs 28%, …
Quantification of acute parasympathetic denervation during cryoballoon ablation by using extracardiac vagal stimulation.
Osório TG, Coutiño HE, Iacopino S, Sieira J, Ströker E, Martín-Sierra C, Salghetti F, Paparella G, Aryana A, Varnavas V, Terasawa M, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Osório TG, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2019 Mar;20(3):107-113. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000760. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2019. PMID: 30664072
At the end of the procedure, the VRs were significantly diminished with mean pause of 1687.5 ms 2183.7 ms (P = 0.00 compared with the pause before the procedure). CONCLUSION: The ECVS proved to be a reproducible, feasible and reliable method to quantify the degree of paras …
At the end of the procedure, the VRs were significantly diminished with mean pause of 1687.5 ms 2183.7 ms (P = 0.00 compared with the …
Prediction of Left Atrial Fibrosis and Success of Catheter Ablation by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Patients Imaged in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.
Marchandise S, Garnir Q, Scavée C, Varnavas V, le Polain de Waroux JB, Wauters A, Beauloye C, Roelants V, Gerber BL. Marchandise S, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022 May 25;9:856796. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.856796. eCollection 2022. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022. PMID: 35694674 Free PMC article.

In multivariable Cox analysis, both GPALS and LA stiffness were able to significantly improve the c statistic to predict AF recurrence (n = 40 over 9 months FU) over CHARGE-AF (p < 0.001 for GPALS and p = 0.01 for LA stiffness) or CHA(2)DS(2)-VAS(c) score (p

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In multivariable Cox analysis, both GPALS and LA stiffness were able to significantly improve the c statistic to predict AF recurrence (n = …
Predictors of cardiac neuromodulation achieved by cryoballoon ablation performed in patients with atrial fibrillation who were in sinus rhythm before the ablation.
Maj R, Borio G, Osório TG, Iacopino S, Ströker E, Sieira J, Terasawa M, Rizzo A, Galli A, Varnavas V, Bala GG, Paparella G, Brugada P, De Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Maj R, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jul 1;310:86-91. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.01.033. Epub 2020 Jan 22. Int J Cardiol. 2020. PMID: 32001034

Mean HR before the procedure was 60.17 10.4 bpm, while the morning after the procedure mean HR was 75.48 12.0 bpm. Age at enrollment (R = -0.26; p < 0.001), baseline HR before the CB-A (R = -0.32; p < 0.001), nadir temperature in each right pulmonary vein (R =

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Mean HR before the procedure was 60.17 10.4 bpm, while the morning after the procedure mean HR was 75.48 12.0 bpm. Age at enrollment (R = -0 …
Electrophysiological findings in patients with isolated veins after cryoablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Varnavas V, Terasawa M, Sieira J, Abugattas JP, Ströker E, Paparella G, Iacopino S, Maj R, Osorio TG, De Greef Y, Bala G, Overeinder I, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Varnavas V, et al. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2020 Sep;21(9):641-647. doi: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000001045. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2020. PMID: 32740497
The non-pulmonary vein group exhibited significantly more non-pulmonary vein foci and atrial flutters than the pulmonary vein group after induction protocol (51 vs. 24%, P = 0.002 and 67 vs. 36%, P = 0.003, respectively). Twenty-two (29.3%) patients of the pulmonary …
The non-pulmonary vein group exhibited significantly more non-pulmonary vein foci and atrial flutters than the pulmonary vein group after in …
A novel strategy to treat vaso-vagal syncope: Cardiac neuromodulation by cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation.
Maj R, Osório TG, Borio G, Iacopino S, Ströker E, Sieira J, Terasawa M, Kazawa S, Rizzo A, Galli A, Varnavas V, Bala G, Galloo X, Paparella G, Brugada P, De Greef Y, De Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Maj R, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2020 Jul-Aug;20(4):154-159. doi: 10.1016/j.ipej.2020.03.008. Epub 2020 Mar 26. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2020. PMID: 32224089 Free PMC article.
Basal HR significantly increased the day after the procedure (57.2 bpm vs 78.3 bpm, p < 0.001), while at the final follow-up it stabilized at a value halfway between the 2 previous ones (69.8 bpm, p = 0.0086). ...

Basal HR significantly increased the day after the procedure (57.2 bpm vs 78.3 bpm, p < 0.001), while at the final follow-up it st

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Efficacy and safety of the second-generation cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation in elderly patients.
Vermeersch G, Abugattas JP, Varnavas V, De Cocker J, Schwagten B, Sieira J, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB, De Greef Y. Vermeersch G, et al. Among authors: varnavas v. J Arrhythm. 2021 Mar 26;37(3):626-634. doi: 10.1002/joa3.12531. eCollection 2021 Jun. J Arrhythm. 2021. PMID: 34141015 Free PMC article.
Older patients suffered from more recurrences than those in the younger cohort ((53/83 patients, 63.9% vs 88/166 patients, 53.0%; P = .03). Thirty (12.0%) patients suffered a complication, but the incidence of complications was not different between both groups. ...
Older patients suffered from more recurrences than those in the younger cohort ((53/83 patients, 63.9% vs 88/166 patients, 53.0%; P = …
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