Selected publications

Makimoto H, Nakagawa E, Takaki H, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Noda T, Satomi K, Suyama K, Aihara N, Kurita T, Kamakura S, Shimizu W. Augmented ST-segment elevation during recovery from exercise predicts cardiac events in patients with Brugada syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010;56:1576-84.

Makimoto H, Kamakura S, Aihara N, Noda T, Nakajima I, Yokoyama T, Doi A, Kawata H, Yamada Y, Okamura H, Satomi K, Aiba T, Shimizu W. Clinical impact of the number of extrastimuli in programmed electrical stimulation in patients with Brugada type 1 electrocardiogram. Heart Rhythm. 2012;9:242-8.

Makimoto H, Metzner A, Lin T, Rillig A, Wohlmuth P, Arya A, Antz M, Mathew S, Deiss S, Wissner E, Rausch P, Bardyszewski A, Kamioka M, Li X, Kuck KH, Ouyang F, Tilz RR. In vivo contact force analysis and correlation with tissue impedance during left atrial mapping and catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2014;7:46-54

Tilz RR, Makimoto H (equally contributed), Lin T, Rillig A, Metzner A, Mathew S, Deiss S, Wissner E, Rausch P, Kamioka M, Heeger C, Kuck KH, Ouyang F. In vivo left-ventricular contact force analysis: comparison of antegrade transseptal with retrograde transaortic mapping strategies and correlation of impedance and electrical amplitude with contact force. Europace. 2014;16:1387-95

Rillig A, Lin T, Burchard A, Kamioka M, Heeger C, Makimoto H, Metzner A, Wissner E, Wohlmuth P, Ouyang F, Kuck KH, Tilz RR. Modified energy settings are mandatory to minimize oesophageal injury using the novel multipolar irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheter for pulmonary vein isolation. Europace. 2015;17:396-402

Rillig A, Makimoto H (equally contributed), Wegner J, Lin T, Heeger C, Lemes C, Fink T, Metzner A, Wissner E, Mathew S, Wohlmuth P, Kuck KH, Tilz RR, Ouyang F. Six-Year Clinical Outcomes After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Impaired Left Ventricular Function. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2015 in press

Makimoto H, Fujiu K, Shimizu K, Lin T, Amiya E, Asada K, Kojima T, Daimon M, Meyer C, Komuro I. Impaired heart rate variability in patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease - Prominent disruption of vagal control and daily fluctuation. Int J Cardiol Metab Endocr 2015;9:22-27

Blockhaus C, Schmidt J, Kurt M, Clasen L, Brinkmeyer C, Katsianos E, Müller P, Gerguri S, Kelm M, Shin DI, Makimoto H. Reduction of Fluoroscopic Exposure Using a New Fluoroscopy Integrating Technology in a 3D-Mapping System During Pulmonary Vein Isolation With a Circular Multipolar Irrigated Catheter. Int Heart J. 2016;57:299-303.

Rillig A, Tilz RR, Lin T, Fink T, Heeger CH, Arya A, Metzner A, Mathew S, Wissner E, Makimoto H, Wohlmuth P, Kuck KH, Ouyang F. Unexpectedly High Incidence of Stroke and Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus Formation After Electrical Isolation of the Left Atrial Appendage for the Treatment of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016;9:e003461.

Blockhaus C, Schmidt J, Kurt M, Clasen L, Brinkmeyer C, Katsianos E, Müller P, Gerguri S, Kelm M, Shin DI, Makimoto H. Fluoroscopy integrating technology in a 3D-mapping system during ablation of atrial arrhythmias: First experiences. Arch Med Sci. 2016 in press