Hemofiltration during cardiopulmonary bypass does not decrease the incidence of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery.

Authors : Mauermann William J WJ; Nuttall Gregory A GA; Cook David J DJ; Hanson Andrew C AC; Schroeder Darrell R DR; Oliver William C WC;

Affiliations : Department of Anesthesiology and Biostatistics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. mauermann.william@mayo.ed

Journal : Anesth. Analg.   (2010)

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n-3 Polyunsaturated fatty acids alter expression of fibrotic and hypertrophic genes in a dog model of atrial cardiomyopathy.

Authors : Ramadeen Andrew A; Laurent Gabriel G; dos Santos Claudia C CC; Hu Xudong X; Connelly Kim A KA; Holub Bruce J BJ; Mangat Iqwal I; Dorian Paul P;

Affiliations : Keenan Research Centre in the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute of St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Maintenance of sinus rhythm with an ablation strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation is associated with a lower risk of stroke and death

Authors :

Affiliations : "Correspondence to Professor Richard J Schilling, Cardiology Department, Barts and The London NHS Trust QMUL, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK; r.schilling@qmul.ac.uk "

Journal : Original article   (2011)

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Attendance at cardiac rehabilitation is associated with lower all-cause mortality after 14?years of follow-up

Authors :

Affiliations : Dr Alison Beauchamp, Heart Research Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, PO Box 2137, Post Office, Melbourne, VIC 3050, Australia; alison.beauchamp@heartresearchcentre.org

Journal : N/A   (2012 )

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Economic Evaluation of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Dabigatran, and Warfarin for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Andrew Micieli, MMI;

Affiliations : Correspondence to Sheldon M. Singh, MD, Schulich Heart Program, A222, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M4N 3M5. E-mail sheldon.singh@sunnybrook.ca

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Relationship Between Healthy Diet and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Patients on Drug Therapies for Secondary Prevention

Authors : Andrew Mente, PhD; Koon K. Teo, PhD; Peggy Gao, MSc; Peter Sleight, DM; Gilles Dagenais, MD; Alvaro Avezum, MD; Jeffrey L. Probstfield, MD; Tony Dans, MD; Salim Yusuf, DPhil;

Affiliations : From the Population Health Research Institute (M.D., A.M., K.K.T., P.G., S.Y.) and Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (A.M.), McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK (P.S.); Laval University Heart and Lung Institute, Quebec, QC, Canada (G.D.); Research Division, Dante Pazzanese Institute of Cardiology, São Paulo, Brazil (A.A.); University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle (J.L.P.); and Section of Adult Medicine and Medical Research Unit, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines (T.D.).

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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Crescendo in Depolarization and Repolarization Heterogeneity Heralds Development of Ventricular Tachycardia in Hospitalized Patients With Decompensated Heart Failure

Authors :

Affiliations : From the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (B.D.N., G.A.W., M.A.M., M.E.J., R.L.V.); Brown University, Providence, RI (G.A.W.); and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH (A.J.B.).

Journal : N/A   (2011)

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