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Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Moving to a heart team approach Gijs E. de Maat
Gijs E. de Maat Treatment of atrial fibrillation: Moving to a heart team approach ISBN: 978-94-6361-086-5 Copyright G.E. de Maat, 2018 Groningen All rights are reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior written permission of the author. Cover design Optima Grafische Communicatie Photography: Gijs de Maat Lay-out and print: Optima Grafische Communicatie Part of the research described in this thesis was supported by the MD/PhD grant provided by the Junior Scientific Masterclass. Additional financial support for the publication of this thesis by the following institutions/ companies is gratefully acknowledged: The University of Groningen, Groningen University Institute for Drug Exploration (GUIDE), Hans Huysman Foundation, Atricure, Abbott, Bayer, Biotronik, Boehringer-Ingelheim, ExamVision, Krijnen Medical Innovations, Daiichi Sankyo Nederland, Edwards Lifesciences, Erbe Benelux, Maquet Nederland, Livanova Nederland, Sanofi-Aventis, Vascutek Nederland. Financial support by the Dutch Heart Foundation for the publication of this thesis is gratefully acknowledged.
Ablation of atrial fibrillation: Moving to a heart team approach Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen op gezag van de rector magnificus prof. dr. E. Sterken en volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties. De openbare verdediging zal plaatsvinden op woensdag 25 april 2018 om 12.45 uur door Gijs Eduard de Maat geboren op 15 juni 1985 te Leiden
Promotores Prof. dr. M.A. Mariani Prof. dr. I.C. Van Gelder Copromotores Dr. M. Rienstra Dr. Y Blaauw Beoordelingscommissie Prof. dr. H.J.G.M. Crijns Prof. dr. M.P. Van den Berg Prof. dr. J.G. Grandjean Paranimfen Dr. B.A. Mulder Dr. A. Pozzoli
Table of contents Chapter 1 General introduction 7 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Obesity is associated with impaired long-term success of pulmonary vein isolation Open Heart 2018; In press Relation of overweight and symptomatic AF. A case report Heart Rhythm Case Reports 2015; 1(5):342-344 What does the blanking period blank? Letter to the editors Journal of Atrial Fibrillation 2015; 31;8(4):1268 Surgical versus transcatheter pulmonary vein isolation as first invasive treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation: a matched group comparison Europace 2014; 16(1):33-9. Surgical minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for lone atrial fibrillation: mid-term results of a multi-center study Innovations Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic Surgery 2013; 8(6):410-5. Long-term results of surgical minimally invasive pulmonary vein isolation for paroxysmal lone AF Europace 2015;17(5):747-52 Surgical left atrial appendage exclusion does not impair left atrial contraction function: a pilot study Biomed Research International: Cardiology 2015; 318901 Impact of thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolation on right ventricular function Biomed Research International: Cardiology 2018; 7392435 Atrial remodeling and function: implications for atrial fibrillation surgery European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2018; In press 23 37 43 49 65 79 93 107 115 Chapter 11 Discussion and future perspectives 133 Appendices Dutch summary 153 Acknowledgments 157 Curriculum vitea 161 Bibliography 163 5