Fehmi Keçe

Chapter 1 General introduction and outline of the thesis	11
Chapter 2 The impact of advances in atrial fibrillation ablation devices on the incidence and prevention of complications	27
Chapter 3 Incidence and Clinical Significance of Cerebral Embolism during Atrial Fibrillation Ablation with Duty-Cycled Phased-RF versus cooled-RF: A Randomized Controlled Trial	73
Chapter 4 Biophysical parameters associated with microembolic signals using the PVAC-Gold catheter: results from the CE-AF trial	107
Chapter 5 Micro-embolic signals and Coagulation markers in ablation with the PVAC-Gold and Thermocool catheter: results from the CE-AF trial	115
Chapter 6 Optimizing ablation duration using dormant conduction to reveal incomplete isolation with the Second Generation Cryoballoon: A Randomized Controlled Trial	125
Chapter 7 Predicting early reconnection after cryoballoon ablation with procedural and biophysical parameters	143
Chapter 8 Impact of Left Atrial Box Surface Ratio on the Recurrence after Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation	161
Chapter 9 Summary and Conclusions	183
Chapter 10 Samenvatting en Conclusies	193
List of abbreviations	207
List of publications	209
Dankwoord	211
Curriculum Vitae	215

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