Publications by authors named "K Aonuma"

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that a shorter hospital stay reduces adverse outcomes in heart failure (HF), primarily in observational study settings. This trend was further emphasized during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in case-control study-like results.

Methods And Results: A subanalysis was conducted on 239 patients from a Japanese multicenter cohort study (HINODE), encompassing 32 months before and 6 months after pandemic onset.

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Background: Off-label under- and overdosing of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is not uncommon in real-world practice.

Objective: This study aimed to identify efficacy and safety of off-label DOACs dose after AF ablation.

Methods: The RYOUMA registry was a prospective multicenter study of Japanese patients who underwent AF ablation between 2017 and 2018.

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Introduction: Catheter ablation (CA) is the first-line treatment with a high success rate for patients with symptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, while three-dimensional (3D) mapping systems enable the identification of accessory pathways (APs). We aimed to develop a novel mapping method using wave-speed mapping (WSM) to determine AP locations and CA outcomes.

Methods And Results: This study included 19 patients diagnosed with atrioventricular (AV) reciprocating tachycardia.

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Background: The epicardial connections (ECs) via intercaval fibres connecting the right-sided pulmonary veins (PVs) and right atrium (RA) can preclude isolation of the right-sided PVs. Such ECs occasionally have a unidirectional conduction property.

Case Summary: A 62-year-old man was referred to our institution for catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF).

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