Improvement in use of anticoagulation therapy in patients with ischemic stroke: Results from Get With The Guidelines–Stroke

Authors : Lewis WR; Fonarow GC; Grau-Sepulveda MV; Smith EE; Bhatt DL; Hernandez AF; Olson D; Peterson ED;

Affiliations : MetroHealth Campus, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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Usefulness of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation as an Independent Predictor for Worse Early and Late Outcomes After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Multicenter Australian Study of 19,497 Patients)

Authors : Saxena A; Dinh DT; Smith JA; Shardey GC; Reid CM;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Usefulness of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation as an Independent Predictor for Worse Early and Late Outcomes After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (Multicenter Australian Study of 19,497 Patients)

Authors : Saxena A; Dinh DT; Smith JA; Shardey GC; Reid CM;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, AustraliaUniversity of Melbourne and Department of Surgery, St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Stiff left atrial syndrome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Clinical characterization, prevalence, and predictors

Authors : Gibson DN; Di Biase L; Mohanty P; Patel JD; Bai R; Sanchez J; Burkhardt JD; Heywood JT; Johnson AD; Rubenson DS; Horton R; Gallinghouse GJ; Beheiry S; Curtis GP; Cohen DN; Lee MY; Smith MR; Gopinath D; Lewis WR;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Address reprint requests and correspondence: Andrea Natale, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S., F.E.S.C., Executive Medical Director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas 78705

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Factors Associated With Pulseless Electric Activity Versus Ventricular Fibrillation

Authors : Wasmund SL; Li JM; Page RL; Joglar JA; Kowal RC; Smith ML;

Affiliations : Correspondence to Sumeet S. Chugh, MD, The Heart Institute, 5702 South Tower, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048. E-mail sumeet.chugh@cshs.org

Journal : Circulation   (2011)

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Stiff left atrial syndrome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Clinical characterization, prevalence, and predictors

Authors : Gibson DN; Di Biase L; Mohanty P; Patel JD; Bai R; Sanchez J; Burkhardt JD; Heywood JT; Johnson AD; Rubenson DS; Horton R; Gallinghouse GJ; Beheiry S; Curtis GP; Cohen DN; Lee MY; Smith MR; Gopinath D; Lewis WR;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Address reprint requests and correspondence: Andrea Natale, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S., F.E.S.C., Executive Medical Director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas 78705

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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A minimally invasive approach is more cost-effective than a traditional sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery

Authors : Iribarne A; Easterwood R; Russo MJ; Wang YC; Yang J; Hong KN; Smith CR;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY Address for reprints: Michael Argenziano, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, Milstein Hospital Building, Room 7-435, 177 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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"Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in UK patients with atrial fibrillation

Authors :

Affiliations : "Correspondence to Professor Martin R Cowie, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; m.cowie@imperial.ac.uk "

Journal : Original article   (2011)

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Importance of the underlying substrate in determining thrombus location in atrial fibrillation: implications for left atrial appendage closure.

Authors :

Affiliations : Professor Prashanthan Sanders, Department of Cardiology, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia; prash.sanders@adelaide.edu.au

Journal : N/A   (2012 )

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Effects of tricuspid valve regurgitation on clinical and echocardiographic outcome in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy

Authors :

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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Ten-year trends in the use of catheter ablation for treatment of atrial fibrillation vs. the use of coronary intervention for the treatment of ischaemic heart disease in Australia

Authors :

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia Department of Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Department of Cardiology, Alfred Hospital and Baker IDI, Melbourne, Australia

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Miscarriage and future maternal cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors :

Affiliations : Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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2012 ACCF/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines, and the

Authors : Julius M. Gardin, MD, Vice Chair; Jonathan Abrams, MD; Kathleen Berra, MSN, ANP; James C. Blankenship, MD; Apostolos P. Dallas, MD; Pamela S. Douglas, MD; JoAnne M. Foody, MD; Thomas C. Gerber, MD, PhD; Alan L. Hinderliter, MD; Spencer B. King III, MD; Paul D. Kligfield, MD; Harlan M. Krumholz, MD; Raymond Y.K. Kwong, MD; Michael J. Lim, MD; Jane A. Linderbaum, MS, CNP-BC; Michael J. Mack, MD; Mark A. Munger, PharmD; Richard L. Prager, MD; Joseph F. Sabik, MD; Leslee J. Shaw, PhD; Joanna D. Sikkema, MSN, ANP-BC; Craig R. Smith Jr, MD; Sidney C. Smith Jr, MD; John A. Spertus, MD, MPH;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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Exercise capacity and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Authors :

Affiliations : Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Department of Cardiology, VAPAHCS, Palo Alto, California, USA

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Progression of Atrial Fibrillation After a Failed Initial Ablation Procedure in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Authors :

Affiliations : From the State Research Institute of Circulation Pathology, Novosibirsk, Russia (E.P., A.R., S.A., V.B., D.L., S.B., A.K.); Medtronic Bakken Research Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands (M.D.M.); The Valley Health System and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (S.M., J.S.S.).

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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