Platelet activation and induction of tissue factor in acute and chronic atrial fibrillation: Involvement of mononuclear cell-platelet interaction

Authors : Hayashi M; Takeshita K; Inden Y; Ishii H; Cheng XW; Yamamoto K;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan Corresponding authors at: Department of Cardiology Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho Nagoya, Aichi 466–8550, Japan. Tel.: +81 52 744 2147; fax: +81 52 744 2138

Journal : Thrombosis Research   (2011)

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Associations among the CHADS2 score, atrial substrate properties, and outcome of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Chao TF; Cheng CC; Lin WS; Tsao HM; Lin YJ; Chang SL; Lo LW; Hu YF; Tuan TC; Suenari K; Li CH; Liu SH; Hartono B; Wu TJ;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Shih-Ann Chen and Dr. Tsu-Juey Wu, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Associations between the atrial electromechanical interval, atrial remodelling and outcome of catheter ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors :

Affiliations : "Correspondence to Dr Shih-Ann Chen, Division of Cardiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei 201 Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan; epsachen@ms41.hinet.net "

Journal : Original article   (2010 )

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Successful catheter ablation reduces the risk of cardiovascular events in atrial fibrillation patients with CHA2DS2-VASc risk score of 1 and higher

Authors :

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan School of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, National Yang Ming University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Public Health, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Healthcare Center, Taipei Verteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan National Health Research Institutes, Miaoli, Taiwan Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, 5Fl. No. 17, Hsu Chow Road, Taipei, Taiwan Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, No 111, Section 3, Hsin-Lung Road, Wenshan Dist., Taipei, Taiwan

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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Prognostic Utility of Novel Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Stress The Framingham Heart Study

Authors : Kai C. Wollert, MD*; Martin G. Larson, ScD; Erin Coglianese, MD; Elizabeth L. McCabe, MS; Susan Cheng, MD; Jennifer E. Ho, MD; Michael G. Fradley, MD; Anahita Ghorbani, MD, MPH; Vanessa Xanthakis, PhD; Tibor Kempf, MD; Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM; Daniel Levy, MD; Ramachandran S. Vasan, MD*;

Affiliations : From the Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA (T.J.W., M.G.L., S.C., J.E.H., E.J.B., D.L., R.S.V.); Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (T.J.W., E.C., E.L.M., J.E.H., M.G.F., A.G., J.L.J.); Division of Molecular and Translational Cardiology, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (K.C.W., T.K.); Department of Mathematics and Statistics (M.G.L.), Division of Cardiology (E.J.B., D.L., R.S.V.), and Division of Preventive Medicine (V.X., R.S.V.), Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Division of Cardiology, Loyola University, Chicago, IL (E.C.); Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (S.C.); and Center for Population Studies, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (D.L.).

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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