Letter from the Editor in Chief

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121207

MOUSSA MANSOUR, MD, FHRS, FACC

Cryoballoon Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient with a Left Pneumonectomy

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121201

VIJAYWANT BRAR, MD,¹ HUZAIFA AHMAD, MD,¹ MANAVOTAM SINGH, MD,¹ SUSAN O’DONOGHUE, MD,¹ and SETH J. WORLEY, MD, FHRS¹

¹Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA

Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Bioprosthetic Valves—A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121202

MOHAMMED RUZIEH, MD,¹ DEBORAH L. WOLBRETTE, MD,² and GERALD V. NACCARELLI, MD²

¹Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA

²Division of Cardiology, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA

A Direction-independent, High-density Mapping Catheter Provides Electrophysiological Advantage in Complex Atrial Tachycardia Ablation Following Pulmonary Vein Isolation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121203

GREGORY WOO, MD, FHRS,¹ CATHERINE MARKERT, BSBME, CEPS, CCDS,² and REBEKAH MONTGOMERY, BSBME, CEPS, CCDS²

¹Cardiovascular Services, Department of Medicine, CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, NC, USA

²Abbott, Chicago, IL, USA

Treatment of Cryptogenic Stroke Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Detected by Insertable Cardiac Monitors Reduces Recurrent Stroke Risk to Background Levels

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121204

E. MARTIN KLOOSTERMAN, MD, FHRS,¹ JONATHAN Z. ROSMAN, MD, FHRS,¹ ERIC J. BERKOWITZ, MD,¹ MURRAY ROSENBAUM, MD, FHRS,¹ and ZACHARY A. WETTENSTEIN, BS, MS¹

¹Cardiac Arrhythmia Services, Florida Atlantic University CESCOM, Boca Raton, FL, USA

Choice of Steerable Sheath Impacts Contact Force Stability During Pulmonary Vein Isolation

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121205

EVAN HINER, MD¹ and DIPAK P. SHAH, MD¹

¹Ascension Health Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, MI, USA

Oral Anticoagulants for Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation in Cryptogenic Stroke Patients: Still a Bitter Pill to Swallow Quickly

DOI: 10.19102/icrm.2021.121206

RAHUL N. DOSHI, MD, FHRS¹ and AMY KLEINHANS, DNP, FHRS¹

¹Cardiac Arrhythmia Group, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, HonorHealth, Scottsdale, AZ, USA