in a superior intercostal space in individuals with high clinical suspicion (aborted sudden
cardiac death victims, family members of patients with Brugada syndrome) may also disclose …

Atrial fibrillation, a commonly encountered arrhythmia, has in recent years, been the subject
of increased interest and intensive clinical research. There is also increasing awareness that …

442 Circulation August 4, 2015 largely composed of patients referred because of their highrisk
status or severe clinical manifestations requiring specialized therapeutic interventions, …

ContextVery-long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3 PUFAs) from fish are thought
to reduce risk of sudden death, possibly by reducing susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmia.…

Aims To investigate whether phospholamban gene (PLN) mutations underlie patients
diagnosed with either arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) or idiopathic …

Aims The experiences of patients who received shocks from their implantable cardioverter
defibrillator (ICD) and how these events affect their overall adjustment are poorly understood. …

Genetic approaches have succeeded in defining the molecular basis of an increasing array
of heart diseases, such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and the long-QT syndromes, …

Background— Progressive activation delay starting at long coupling intervals of premature
stimuli has been shown to correlate with sudden cardiac death in patients with hypertrophic …

Background— Mutations in the plakophilin-2 gene (PKP2) have been found in patients with
arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Hence, genetic …

Background—Estimation of the 3-dimensional (3D) position of ablation electrodes from
fluoroscopic images is inadequate if a systematic lesion pattern is required in the treatment of …