PUBLICATIONS

1. Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Detailed analysis of the Impact of Left Atrial Volume Index on Clinical Outcome. Takarada K; Ströker E; de Asmundis C;…..; Choudhury R; Brugada P; Chierchia GB. Circulation. Accepted 2018 Oct 16.

2. Continuous Monitoring Following Second Generation Cryoballoon Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation: In Patients with Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices. Choudhury R, ……, Brugada P, De Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Heart Rhythm. 2018 Aug. DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2018.08.015

3. Impact of an additional right pulmonary vein on second generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a propensity matched score study. Takarada K, Ströker E, …., Choudhury R, Iacopino S, de Asmundis C, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2018 Apr 21. doi: 10.1007/s10840-018-0373-8.

4. ‘CLOSE’-Guided Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Changes in Local Bipolar and Unipolar Atrial Electrograms: Observations from the EP lab. Coeman M, Haddad ME, Wol M, Choudhury R, Vandekerckhove Y, Knecht S, Tavernier R, Duytschaever M. J Atr Fibrillation. 2018 Feb; 10(5): 1794. doi: [10.4022/jafib.1794]

5. An optimal set of ECG variables for estimating origin of left-ventricular activation by multiple linear regression. Zhou S, ….…Choudhury R, Elsokkari I, Sapp JL. HRS Conference, Boston, USA. Under consideration in Heart Rhythm Journal.

6. Lead-lead interaction: Interaction with an abandoned Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator externalized lead. Choudhury R, Elsokkari I, Parkash R. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. April 14, 2018. DOI:10.1111/jce.13504

7. Anatomical and procedural predictors of pulmonary vein stenosis in the setting of second generation cryoballoon ablation. Coutino HE, Takarada K,..….., Choudhury R, de Asmundis, Chierchia GB.  Europace 20(suppl_1):i223-i223. March 2018. DOI: 10.1093/europace/euy015.650

8. Irregular narrow complex tachycardia misdiagnosed as atrial fibrillation. Fadahunsi O, Elsokkari I, Choudhury R, Abdelwahab AM. JAAC. 2018 March 20. 71(11):A2585. DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(18)33126-7

9. Acute pericarditis following second-generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation. Mugnai G,……, Choudhury R, Storti C, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2018 Feb 14. doi: 10.1007/s10840-018-0329-z.

10. A regular tachycardia with abnormal QRS axis: back to the basics. Choudhury R, Duytschaever M, Knecht S, Vandekerckhove Y, Tavernier R. Circulation. 2017 Dec 12;136(24):2386-2388. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031755

11. Role of electrocardiographic Tpeak-Tend for the prediction of ventricular arrhythmic events in the Brugada syndrome. Mugnai G, Ciconte G, …. Choudhury R, Chierchia GB, Brugada P, De Asmundis C. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Oct 15;120(8):1332-1337. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.014.

12. Second-generation cryoballoon ablation in the setting of left common pulmonary veins: Procedural findings and clinical outcome. Ströker E, Takarada K…., Choudhury R, Iacopino S, De Greef Y, Tanaka K, Brugada P, Chierchia GB.

Heart Rhythm. 2017 Jun 16. pii: S1547-5271(17)30766-X. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.06.019.  

13. Comparison of the Incidences of Complications After Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Using Vitamin K Antagonists Versus Novel Oral Anticoagulants. Mugnai G, …..., Choudhury R, Abugattas de Torres JP, Storti C, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Jul 15;120(2):223-229. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.04.012.

14. Role of the burden of premature atrial contractions during the blanking period following second-generation cryoballoon ablation in predicting late recurrences of atrial arrhythmias. Coutiño HE, …, Choudhury R, Iacopino S, Sieira J, de Asmundis C, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2017 Jul 6. doi: 10.1007/s10840-017-0270-6.

15. Single freeze strategy with the second- generation cryballoon for atrial fibrillation: a multicenter international retrospective analysis in a large cohort of patients. De Regibus V, …... Choudhury R, de Asmundis C, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2017 Jun 1. doi: 10.1007/s10840-017-0254-6.

16. Clinical value of induction protocol after second generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Velagic V, …... Choudhury R, Paparella G, De Greef Y, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. Europace. 2017 May 31. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux117

17. Efficacy and safety of the second generation cryoballoon ablation for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients over 75 years: a comparison with a younger cohort. Abugattas JP,……. Choudhury R, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Europace. 2017 Apr 10. doi: 10.1093/europace/eux023

18. Determinants of acute and late pulmonary vein reconnection in contact force guided pulmonary vein isolation: identifying the weakest link in the ablation chain. Haddad ME,.…Choudhury R, Knecht S, Vandekerckhove Y, Tavernier R, Nakagawa H, Duytschaever M. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Apr;10(4). pii: e004867. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.116.004867.

19. Repeat procedures using the second-generation cryoballoon for recurrence of atrial fibrillation after initial ablation with conventional radiofrequency. De Regibus V, …..., Choudhury R, Paparella G, Umbrain V, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2017 Mar 17. doi: 10.1007/s10840-017-0236-8.

20. Second-generation cryoballoon ablation without the use of real-time recordings: A novel strategy based on a temperature-guided approach to ablation. Heart Rhythm. Iacopino S,...…, Choudhury R, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Heart Rhythm. 2017 Mar;14(3):322-328. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2016.11.023. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

21. Long term outcome after second-generation cryoballoon ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation – a 3 years follow up. Takarada K, Overeinder I, de Asmundis C,….Choudhury R, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2017 Jun;49(1):93-100.doi: 10.1007/s10840-0237-7. Epub 2017 Mar 10.

22. Long term outcome of pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and Brugada syndrome. Mugnai G, Hünük B,…..Choudhury R, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. Europace. 2017 Mar 9. Doi: 10.1093/europace/euw428.

23. Second generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation in young adults: midterm outcome in patients under 40 years of age. Moran D, De Regibus, …..., de Asmundis C, Aryana A, Choudhury R, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. Europace. 2017 Jan 25. pii: euw395. doi: 10.1093/europace/euw395.

24. Repeat procedures after second-generation cryoballoon ablation as an index procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation: one-year follow-up. Coutiño HE, de Asmundis C, Mugnai G, Takarada K, Choudhury R, Beckers S, ,…, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2016 Aug 25. [Epub ahead of print].

25. Cryoballoon ablation during atrial fibrillation is associated with faster temperature drop and lower freezing temperatures. Mugnai G, Moran D, Ströker E, De Regibus V, Choudhury R, …, Iacopino S, Brugada P, de Asmundis C, Chierchia GB. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2016 Aug 15. [Epub ahead of print]

26. Femoral venous pressure waveform as indicator of phrenic nerve injury in the setting of second-generation cryoballoon ablation. Mugnai G, de Asmundis C, Choudhury R, …, Brugada P, Chierchia GB. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2016 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27341195.

27. Editorial: Updates in Brugada Syndrome. Rajin Choudhury, Mattias Duytschaever, Sebastien Knecht, Yves Vandekerckhove, Rene Tavernier. European Journal of Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology, 2015;1(1):23–4 DOI: 10.17925/EJAE.2015.01.01.23

28. Is Mapping of Complex Fractionated Electrograms Obsolete? Sohal M, Choudhury R, Taghji P, Louw R, Wolf M, Fedida J, Vandekerckhove Y, Tavernier R, Duytschaever M, Knecht S. Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology Review 2015;4(2):109–15

29. Ipsilateral pulmonary vein isolation using a new force­-power­-time formula reduces PV reconnection and improves outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients. P Taghji, M Duytschaever, Y Vandekerckhove, T Phlips, R Choudhury, R Tavernier, H Nakagawa. European Heart Journal Supplements 01/2015; 36:565-566.

30. Determinants of acute and late pulmonary vein reconnection in contact force-guided pulmonary vein isolation. HRS 2016 conference paper. P Taghji, M ElHaddad, S Knecht, R Choudhury, Y Vandekerckhove, R Tavernier, M Duytschaever.

31. The symbiosis of contact force catheter use for hybrid ablation for atrial fibrillation. N Kumar, L Pison, P Lozekoot, R Choudhury, M La Meir, S Gelsomino, H Crijns, J Maessen. Netherlands heart journal: monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands He 07/2015; DOI:10.1007/s12471-015-0729-y

32. Maastricht experience with the second-generation endoscopic laser balloon ablation system for the atrial fibrillation treatment. N. Kumar, …..., R. Choudhury, O. Bisht, S. Philippens, C. Timmermans.  Netherlands heart journal. 06/2015; DOI:10.1007/s12471-015-0703-8

33. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Choudhury R., Revenco V., & Darciuc R. (2009). British Medical Journal Case Reports (BMJ Case Reports) [doi:10.1136/bcr.05.2009.1850].