Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030701

John Day, MD, FHRS, FACC

Conscious Sedation with Sufentanil and Midazolam for Epicardial VT Ablation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030702

KHALED RAMOUL, MD, NADIR TAFER, MD, FRÉDÉRIC SACHER, MD, ASHOK J. SHAH, MD, NICOLAS DERVAL, MD, JOELLE REMI, MD, ARNAUD DENIS, MD, MAXIME DE GUILLEBON, MD, PIERRE BORDACHAR, MD, PHILIPPE RITTER, MD, MÉLÈZE HOCINI, MD, JACQUES CLÉMENTY, MD, ALEXANDRE OUATTARA, MD, MICHEL HAÏSSAGUERRE, MD, PIERRE JAÏS, MD, and SEBASTIEN KNECHT, MD

Bordeaux University, Centre de recherche Cardio-Thoracique de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Expanding the Evaluation and Treatment of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation to Minimize the Risk of Dementia

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030703

T. JARED BUNCH, MD, BRIAN G. CRANDALL, MD, J. PETER WEISS, MD, JEFFREY S. OSBORN, MD, DAVID L. JOHNSON, MPAS, PA-C and JOHN D. DAY, MD

Intermountain Heart Institute, Intermountain Medical Center, Murray, Utah

The Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030704

¹WANWARANG WONGCHAROEN, MD and ²SHIH-ANN CHEN, MD

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
²Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; and the Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

Coronary Sinus Venoplasty for Optimal Left Ventricular Lead Placement in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030705

AKBAR K. AHMED, MB, BS, MRCP and EUGEN C. PALMA, MD, FACC

Weiler Arrhythmia Services, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

Successful Treatment of Esophageal Perforation Following Atrial Fibrillation Ablation with a Fully Covered Esophageal Stent: Prevention of Atrial-Esophageal Fistula

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030706

¹CHRISTOPHER R. ELLIS, MD, ²MEGAN M. STREUR, NP, ³ANDREW W. SCHARF, MD and ⁴JONATHAN C. NESBITT, MD

¹Assistant Professor, Cardiac Electrophysiology, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute, Nashville, TN
²Nurse Practitioner, Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute—Atrial Fibrillation Center, Nashville, TN
³Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, TN
⁴Associate Professor, Thoracic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Commentary from the Section Editor

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030707

Brian Olshansky, MD, FHRS, FACC, FAHA

Practical Techniques to Manage Dysfunctional and Infected Leads: Lead Exchange Using a Retained Wire and Externalized Pacemakers with Active Fixation Leads

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2012.030708

¹ALEJANDRO JIMÉNEZ RESTREPO, MD, ²DIEGO A. RODRÍGUEZ GUERRERO, MD and ²LUIS C. SÁENZ MORALES, MD

¹Wellington Regional Hospital, Wellington, New Zealand
²Centro Internacional de Arritmias, Fundación Cardioinfantil-Instituto de Cardiología, Bogota, Colombia