A randomized trial of massage therapy after heart surgery.

Authors : Albert Nancy M NM; Gillinov A Marc AM; Lytle Bruce W BW; Feng Jingyuan J; Cwynar Roberta R; Blackstone Eugene H EH;

Affiliations : Nursing Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.

Journal : Heart Lung   ()

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Evidence of clinical practice heterogeneity in the use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in heart failure and post-myocardial infarction left ventricular dysfunction: Findings from IMPROVE HF.

Authors : Mehra Mandeep R MR; Yancy Clyde W CW; Albert Nancy M NM; Curtis Anne B AB; Stough Wendy Gattis WG; Gheorghiade Mihai M; Heywood J Thomas JT; McBride Mark L ML; O'Connor Christopher M CM; Reynolds Dwight D; Walsh Mary Norine MN; Fonarow Gregg C GC;

Affiliations : University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. mmehra@medicine.umaryland.edu

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2009)

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Common variants in KCNN3 are associated with lone atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Ellinor Patrick T PT; Lunetta Kathryn L KL; Glazer Nicole L NL; Pfeufer Arne A; Alonso Alvaro A; Chung Mina K MK; Sinner Moritz F MF; de Bakker Paul I W PI; Mueller Martina M; Lubitz Steven A SA; Fox Ervin E; Darbar Dawood D; Smith Nicholas L NL; Smith Jonathan D JD; Schnabel Renate B RB; Soliman Elsayed Z EZ; Rice Kenneth M KM; Van Wagoner David R DR; Beckmann Britt-M BM; van Noord Charlotte C; Wang Ke K; Ehret Georg B GB; Rotter Jerome I JI; Hazen Stanley L SL; Steinbeck Gerhard G; Smith Albert V AV; Launer Lenore J LJ; Harris Tamara B TB; Makino Seiko S; Nelis Mari M; Milan David J DJ; Perz Siegfried S; Esko Tõnu T; Köttgen Anna A; Moebus Susanne S; Newton-Cheh Christopher C; Li Man M; Möhlenkamp Stefan S; Wang Thomas J TJ; Kao W H Linda WH; Vasan Ramachandran S RS; Nöthen Markus M MM; MacRae Calum A CA; Stricker Bruno H Ch BH; Hofman Albert A; Uitterlinden André G AG; Levy Daniel D; Boerwinkle Eric E; Metspalu Andres A; Topol Eric J EJ; Chakravarti Aravinda A; Gudnason Vilmundur V; Psaty Bruce M BM; Roden Dan M DM; Meitinger Thomas T; Wichmann H-Erich HE; Witteman Jacqueline C M JC; Barnard John J; Arking Dan E DE; Benjamin Emelia J EJ; Heckbert Susan R SR; Kääb Stefan S;

Affiliations : [1] Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [2] Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [3] Center for Human Genetic Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. [4] These authors contributed equally to this work.

Journal : Nat. Genet.   (2010)

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Preoperative atrial fibrillation and elevated C-reactive protein levels as predictors of mediastinitis after coronary artery bypass grafting.

Authors : Elenbaas Ted W O TW; Soliman Hamad Mohamed A MA; Schönberger Jacques P A M JP; Martens Elisabeth J EJ; van Zundert André A J AA; van Straten Albert H M AH;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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The late impact of surgical skills and training on the subcoronary implantation of the freestyle stentless bioprosthesis.

Authors : Albert Alexander A; Florath Ines I; Rosendahl Ulrich U; Ismail Mohamed M; Hassanein Wael W; Ennker Jürgen J;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiac Surgery, Heart-Institute Lahr/Baden, Lahr, Germany. alexander.albert@med.uni-duesseldorf.de

Journal : J. Heart Valve Dis.   (2010)

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Long-term follow up of secundum atrial septal defect closure with the amplatzer septal occluder.

Authors : Knepp Marc D MD; Rocchini Albert P AP; Lloyd Thomas R TR; Aiyagari Ranjit M RM;

Affiliations : University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center-Department of Pediatrics, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. mknepp@umich.edu

Journal : Congenit Heart Dis   (2010)

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Planning the Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry Initiative (SAFARI) as a Collaborative Pan-Stakeholder Critical Path Registry Model: a Cardiac Safety Research Consortium "Incubator" Think Tank.

Authors : Al-Khatib Sana M SM; Calkins Hugh H; Eloff Benjamin C BC; Packer Douglas L DL; Ellenbogen Kenneth A KA; Hammill Stephen C SC; Natale Andrea A; Page Richard L RL; Prystowsky Eric E; Jackman Warren M WM; Stevenson William G WG; Waldo Albert L AL; Wilber David D; Kowey Peter P; Yaross Marcia S MS; Mark Daniel B DB; Reiffel James J; Finkle John K JK; Marinac-Dabic Danica D; Pinnow Ellen E; Sager Phillip P; Sedrakyan Art A; Canos Daniel D; Gross Thomas T; Berliner Elise E; Krucoff Mitchell W MW;

Affiliations : Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27715, USA. alkha001@mc.duke.edu

Journal : Am. Heart J.   (2010)

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Do not stop the warfarin until ...

Authors : Cakulev Ivan I; Waldo Albert L AL;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.   (2010)

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Outcomes from low versus high-flow cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a swine model of cardiac arrest.

Authors : Halperin Henry R HR; Lee Kichang K; Zviman Menekhem M; Illindala Uday U; Lardo Albert A; Kolandaivelu Aravindan A; Paradis Norman A NA;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. hhalper@jhmi.edu

Journal : Am J Emerg Med   (2010)

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Influence of dedicated heart failure clinics on delivery of recommended therapies in outpatient cardiology practices: findings from the Registry to Improve the Use of Evidence-Based Heart Failure Therapies in the Outpatient Setting (IMPROVE HF).

Authors : Albert Nancy M NM; Fonarow Gregg C GC; Yancy Clyde W CW; Curtis Anne B AB; Stough Wendy Gattis WG; Gheorghiade Mihai M; Heywood J Thomas JT; McBride Mark M; Mehra Mandeep R MR; O'Connor Christopher M CM; Reynolds Dwight D; Walsh Mary Norine MN;

Affiliations : Nursing Institute and Kaufman Center for Heart Failure, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. albertn@ccf.org

Journal : Am. Heart J.   (2010)

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Genome-wide association study of PR interval.

Authors : Pfeufer Arne A; van Noord Charlotte C; Marciante Kristin D KD; Arking Dan E DE; Larson Martin G MG; Smith Albert Vernon AV; Tarasov Kirill V KV; Müller Martina M; Sotoodehnia Nona N; Sinner Moritz F MF; Verwoert Germaine C GC; Li Man M; Kao W H Linda WH; Köttgen Anna A; Coresh Josef J; Bis Joshua C JC; Psaty Bruce M BM; Rice Kenneth K; Rotter Jerome I JI; Rivadeneira Fernando F; Hofman Albert A; Kors Jan A JA; Stricker Bruno H C BH; Uitterlinden André G AG; van Duijn Cornelia M CM; Beckmann Britt M BM; Sauter Wiebke W; Gieger Christian C; Lubitz Steven A SA; Newton-Cheh Christopher C; Wang Thomas J TJ; Magnani Jared W JW; Schnabel Renate B RB; Chung Mina K MK; Barnard John J; Smith Jonathan D JD; Van Wagoner David R DR; Vasan Ramachandran S RS; Aspelund Thor T; Eiriksdottir Gudny G; Harris Tamara B TB; Launer Lenore J LJ; Najjar Samer S SS; Lakatta Edward E; Schlessinger David D; Uda Manuela M; Abecasis Gonçalo R GR; Müller-Myhsok Bertram B; Ehret Georg B GB; Boerwinkle Eric E; Chakravarti Aravinda A; Soliman Elsayed Z EZ; Lunetta Kathryn L KL; Perz Siegfried S; Wichmann H-Erich HE; Meitinger Thomas T; Levy Daniel D; Gudnason Vilmundur V; Ellinor Patrick T PT; Sanna Serena S; Kääb Stefan S; Witteman Jacqueline C M JC; Alonso Alvaro A; Benjamin Emelia J EJ; Heckbert Susan R SR;

Affiliations : Institute of Human Genetics, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany. arne.pfeufer@web.de

Journal : Nat. Genet.   (2010)

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Percutaneous catheter ablation treatment of recurring atrial arrhythmias after surgical ablation.

Authors : Henry Linda L; Durrani Sarfraz S; Hunt Sharon S; Friehling Ted T; Tran Henry H; Wish Marc M; Del Negro Albert A; Bell Margaret M; Ad Niv N;

Affiliations : Inova Heart and Vascular Institute, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, USA.

Journal : Ann. Thorac. Surg.   (2010)

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Intracardiac and extracardiac markers of inflammation during atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Marcus Gregory M GM; Smith Lisa M LM; Ordovas Karen K; Scheinman Melvin M MM; Kim Albert M AM; Badhwar Nitish N; Lee Randall J RJ; Tseng Zian H ZH; Lee Byron K BK; Olgin Jeffrey E JE;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA. marcusg@medicine.ucsf.edu

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Birth Weight Is a Significant Risk Factor for Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : David Conen, MD, MPH; Usha B. Tedrow, MD, MSc; Nancy R. Cook, ScD; Julie E. Buring, ScD;

Affiliations : Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., USA. conend@uhbs.ch

Journal : Circulation   (2010)

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The Long- and Short-Term Impact of Elevated Body Mass Index on the Risk of New Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Tedrow UB; Conen D; Ridker PM; Cook NR; Koplan BA; Manson JE; Buring JE;

Affiliations : * Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Usha B. Tedrow, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (Email: utedrow@partners.org).

Journal : Journal of American College of Cardiology   (2010)

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