Luc Jordaens

New-onset atrial fibrillation is an independent predictor of in-hospital mortality in hospitalized heart failure patients: results of the EuroHeart Failure Survey (2008)

Rivero-Ayerza, Maximo, Scholte Op Reimer, Wilma, Lenzen, Mattie, Jordaens, Luc, Komajda, Michel, ...

Aims The prognostic significance of atrial fibrillation (AF) in hospitalized patients with heart failure (HF) remains poorly understood. To evaluate in what way AF and its different modes of...

Magnetically guided left ventricular lead implantation based on a virtual three-dimensional reconstructed image of the coronary sinus (2008)

Rivero-Ayerza, Máximo, Jessurun, Emil, Ramcharitar, Steve, Van Belle, Yves, Serruys, Patrick W., Jordaens, Luc

Aims Left ventricular (LV) lead implantation is feasible using remote magnetic navigation of a guidewire (Stereotaxis, St Louis, MO, USA). A novel software that performs a three-dimensional (3D)...

One year follow-up after cryoballoon isolation of the pulmonary veins in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (2008)

Van Belle, Yves, Janse, Petter, Theuns, Dominic, Szili-Torok, Tamas, Jordaens, Luc

Aims Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) with cryoenergy delivered through a balloon is a new approach in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), but long-term follow-up is lacking. The aim of this...

Pulmonary vein isolation using an occluding cryoballoon for circumferential ablation: feasibility, complications, and short-term outcome (2007)

Van Belle, Yves, Janse, Petter, Rivero-Ayerza, Maximo J., Thornton, Andrew S., Jessurun, Emile R., Theuns, Dominic, ...

Aims To assess safety, feasibility and short term outcome of pulmonary vein (PV) isolation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) with a cryoballoon. Methods We consecutively treated 57 patients...

Type-D personality but not implantable cardioverter-defibrillator indication is associated with impaired health-related quality of life 3 months post-implantation (2007)

Pedersen, Susanne S, Theuns, Dominic AMJ, Muskens-Heemskerk, Agnes, Erdman, Ruud AM, Jordaens, Luc

Aims Little is known about the impact of ICD indication (primary vs. secondary) on health-related quality of life (HRQL). Indication may also interact with psychological factors, such as personality....

Bidirectional superior vena cava: right atrial conduction delay during tachycardia (2007)

Thornton, Andrew S., Rivero-Ayerza, Maximo, Mekel, Joris M., Jordaens, Luc

The superior vena cava, like all the thoracic veins, has myocardial sleeves and plays a role in initiation and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. Conduction delay between it and the right atrium...

Bidirectional superior vena cava: right atrial conduction delay during tachycardia (2007)

Thornton, Andrew S., Rivero-Ayerza, Maximo, Mekel, Joris M., Jordaens, Luc

The superior vena cava, like all the thoracic veins, has myocardial sleeves and plays a role in initiation and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation. Conduction delay between it and the right atrium...

Alternative pacing sites at the atrial level (2007)

Szili-Torok, Tamas, Jordaens, Luc, Sutton, Richard

Pacing the atria at alternative sites may have value in preventing atrial fibrillation but the available data so far fails to prove this point. This may be explained by inadequate lead positioning....

Efficacy of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in a neonate with LQT3 associated arrhythmias (2005)

Witsenburg, Maarten, De Jong, Peter L., Jordaens, Luc, Wijman, Marjolein, Wilde, Arthur A.M.

We present a case in which LQTS induced severe prenatal and neonatal arrhythmias. LQT3 was diagnosed (mutation R1623Q). Short-acting beta-blockers were ineffective as well as sotalol and mexiletine...

Ablation lesions in Koch's triangle assessed by three-dimensional myocardial contrast echocardiography (2004)

Szili-Torok, Tamas, Kimman, Geert-Jan, Scholten, Marcoen, Thornton, Andrew, Cate, Folkert, Roelandt, Jos, ...

Abstract Background Myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) allows visualization of radiofrequency (RF) ablation lesions in the left ventricle in an animal model. Aim: To test whether MCE allows...

Treatment of atrial fibrillation by catheter-based procedures (2003)

Jordaens, Luc

Catheter-based procedures have been developed with a view to reproduce or improve upon the excellent results of the Maze procedure in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). Linear epicardial...