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Valderrabano lab Publications


Characterization of Atrial Substrate to Predict the Success of Pulmonary Vein Isolation: The Prospective, Multicenter MASH-AF II (Multipolar Atrial Substrate High Density Mapping in Atrial Fibrillation) Study
Bergonti, M, Spera, FR, Ferrero, TG, Nsahlai, M, Bonomi, A, Tijskens, M, Boris, W, Saenen, J, Huybrechts, W, Miljoen, H, González-Juanatey, JR, Martínez-Sande, JL, Vandaele, L, Wittock, A, Heidbuchel, H, Valderrábano, M, Rodríguez-Mañero, M & Sarkozy, A 2023, , Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 12, no. 1, e027795. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.027795

Chemical Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Using Coronary Arterial and Venous Systems
Flautt, T & Valderrábano, M 2022, , Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 743-756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2022.08.002

Substrate Ablation by Multivein, Multiballoon Coronary Venous Ethanol for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease
Valderrábano, M, Fuentes Rojas, SC, Lador, A, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Malahjfi, M, Shah, DJ, Mathuria, N & Dave, AS 2022, , Circulation, vol. 146, no. 22, pp. 1644-1656. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060882

Substrate Ablation by Multivein, Multiballoon Coronary Venous Ethanol for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia in Structural Heart Disease
Valderrábano, M, Fuentes Rojas, SC, Lador, A, Patel, A, Schurmann, PA, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Malahjfi, M, Shah, DJ, Mathuria, N & Dave, AS 2022, , Circulation, vol. 146, no. 22, pp. 1644-1656. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.122.060882

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Without Fluoroscopy: Optimization by 4D Intracardiac Echocardiography
Flautt, T, Da-Wariboko, A, Lador, A, Patel, A, Guevara, M & Valderrábano, M 2022, , JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 15, no. 15, pp. 1592-1594. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2022.05.008

Advanced Techniques for Ethanol Ablation of Left Ventricular Summit Region Arrhythmias
Patel, A, Nsahlai, M, Flautt, T, Da-Warikobo, A, Lador, A, Tapias, C, Rodríguez, D, Carlos Sáenz, L, Schurmann, PA, Dave, A & Valderrábano, M 2022, , Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, vol. 15, no. 8, pp. 519-529. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCEP.122.011017

Paroxysmal Heart Block After Orthotopic Heart Transplant: Evidence of Intrinsic Cardiac Nerve Activity
Flautt, T, Lador, A & Valderrábano, M 2022, , JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, vol. 8, no. 6, pp. 802-803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2022.02.006

Non-invasive localization of premature ventricular focus: A prospective multicenter study
Chrispin, J, Mazur, A, Winterfield, J, Nazeri, A, Valderrabano, M & Tandri, H 2022, , Journal of Electrocardiology, vol. 72, pp. 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.02.007

Periprocedural Pericardial Effusion Complicating Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Report from the NCDR LAAO Registry
Price, MJ, Valderrabano, M, Zimmerman, S, Friedman, DJ, Kar, S, Curtis, JP, Masoudi, FA & Freeman, JV 2022, , Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. E011718. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.121.011718

Thermally responsive hydrogel for atrial fibrillation related stroke prevention
Hendrickson, T, Lupo, C, Bauza, G, Tavares, L, Ingram, S, Wang, S, Moreno, M, Tasciotti, E, Valderrabano, M & Taraballi, F 2022, , Materials Today Bio, vol. 14, 100240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100240


Near-infrared sensitive nanoparticle-mediated photothermal ablation of ventricular myocardium
Mathuria, N, Royal, ALR, Enterría-Rosales, J, Carcamo-Bahena, Y, Terracciano, R, Dave, A, Valderrabano, M & Filgueira, CS 2022, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 19, no. 9, pp. 1550-1556. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2022.05.006

What to do when everything fails…Is alcohol the answer?
Valderrábano, M 2023, , HeartRhythm Case Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 6-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.11.002

The Future of Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy: Will Drugs Be Entirely Replaced by Procedures?
Valderrábano, M 2022, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 58-63. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1185

PET-Driven, Voltage-Guided Atrial Endomyocardial Biopsy Clinches the Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis
Flautt, T, Lador, A, Da-Wariboko, A, Schwartz, M & Valderrábano, M 2021, , JACC: Case Reports, vol. 3, no. 16, pp. 1764-1768. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.021

Recent clinical trials in atrial fibrillation
Flautt, T & Valderrábano, M 2021, , Current Opinion in Cardiology, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 798-802. https://doi.org/10.1097/HCO.0000000000000914

Predictors of Device-Related Thrombus Following Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Simard, T, Jung, RG, Lehenbauer, K, Piayda, K, Pracon, R, Jackson, GG, Flores-Umanzor, E, Faroux, L, Korsholm, K, Chun, JKR, Chen, S, Maarse, M, Montrella, K, Chaker, Z, Spoon, JN, Pastormerlo, LE, Meincke, F, Sawant, AC, Moldovan, CM, Qintar, M, Aktas, MK, Branca, L, Radinovic, A, Ram, P, El-Zein, RS, Flautt, T, Ding, WY, Sayegh, B, Benito-González, T, Lee, OH, Badejoko, SO, Paitazoglou, C, Karim, N, Zaghloul, AM, Agrawal, H, Kaplan, RM, Alli, O, Ahmed, A, Suradi, HS, Knight, BP, Alla, VM, Panaich, SS, Wong, T, Bergmann, MW, Chothia, R, Kim, JS, Pérez de Prado, A, Bazaz, R, Gupta, D, Valderrabano, M, Sanchez, CE, El Chami, MF, Mazzone, P, Adamo, M, Ling, F, Wang, DD, ONeill, W, Wojakowski, W, Pershad, A, Berti, S, Spoon, D, Kawsara, A, Jabbour, G, Boersma, LVA, Schmidt, B, Nielsen-Kudsk, JE, Rodés-Cabau, J, Freixa, X, Ellis, CR, Fauchier, L, Demkow, M, Sievert, H, Main, ML, Hibbert, B, Holmes, DR & Alkhouli, M 2021, , Journal of the American College of Cardiology, vol. 78, no. 4, pp. 297-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2021.04.098

Determinants of outcome impact of vein of Marshall ethanol infusion when added to catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: A secondary analysis of the VENUS randomized clinical trial
Lador, A, Peterson, LE, Swarup, V, Schurmann, PA, Makkar, A, Doshi, RN, DeLurgio, D, Athill, CA, Ellenbogen, KA, Natale, A, Koneru, J, Dave, AS, Giorgberidze, I, Afshar, H, Guthrie, ML, Bunge, R, Morillo, CA, Kleiman, NS & Valderrábano, M 2021, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1045-1054. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.01.005

To the Editor—Omissions and misconceptions on vein of Marshall ethanol infusion
Valderrábano, M, Baez-Escudero, JL & Okishige, K 2021, , Heart Rhythm, vol. 18, no. 7, pp. 1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.03.050

Role of Intracardiac Echography for Transcatheter Occlusion of Left Atrial Appendage
Patel, A & Valderrábano, M 2021, , Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 313-323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccep.2021.02.004