Pericardial Fat Is Associated With Atrial Fibrillation Severity and Ablation Outcome

Authors : Christopher X. Wong* ; Hany S. Abed, MBBS; BPharm*, Payman Molaee, MBBS*; Adam J. Nelson, BMedSc*; Anthony G. Brooks, PhD*; Gautam Sharma, MD*; Darryl P. Leong; MBBS*; Dennis H. Lau, MBBS*; Melissa E. Middeldorp*; Kurt C. Roberts-Thomson, MBBS; PhD*; Gary A. Wittert, MD*; Walter P. Abhayaratna, MBBS; PhD; Stephen G. Worthley, MBBS; PhD* and Prashanthan Sanders, MBBS; PhD*;

Affiliations : Dr. Prashanthan Sanders, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders (CHRD), Cardiovascular Investigation Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia (Email: prash.sanders@adelaide.edu.au).

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Dark Regions of No-Reflow on Late Gadolinium Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging Result in Scar Formation After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation

Authors : Christopher McGann, MD*; Eugene Kholmovski, PhD; Joshua Blauer, BS; Sathya Vijayakumar, MS; Thomas Haslam, BS; Joshua Cates, PhD; Edward DiBella, PhD; Nathan Burgon, BS; Brent Wilson, MD, PhD; Alton Alexander, BS; Marcel Prastawa, PhD; Marcos Daccarett, MD; Gaston Vergara, MD; Nazem Akoum, MD; Dennis Parker, PhD;

Affiliations : Dr. Christopher McGann, Cardiology Division, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 (Email: chris.mcgann@hsc.utah.edu).

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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ROCKET-AF: Rivaroxaban Noninferior to Warfarin in AF Patients

Authors : Manesh R. Patel, M.D.; Kenneth W. Mahaffey, M.D.; Jyotsna Garg, M.S.; Guohua Pan, Ph.D.; Daniel E. Singer, M.D.; Werner Hacke, M.D., Ph.D.; Günter Breithardt, M.D.; Jonathan L. Halperin, M.D.; Graeme J. Hankey, M.D.; Jonathan P. Piccini, M.D.; Richard C. Becker,M.D.; Christopher C. Nessel,M.D.; John F. Paolini, M.D., Ph.D.; Scott D. Berkowitz, M.D.; Keith A.A. Fox, M.B., Ch.B.; Robert M. Califf,M.D.;

Affiliations : Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27705, USA. manesh.patel@duke.edu

Journal : The New England Journal of medicine   (2011)

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"Percutaneous atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

Authors :

Affiliations : "Correspondence to Tristan D. Yan, MBBS, MD, PhD The Systematic Review Group, The Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research, Sydney, Australia. tristanyan@annalscts.com "

Journal : Original article   (2012)

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Atrial fibrillation management strategies and early mortality after myocardial infarction: results from the Valsartan in Acute Myocardial Infarction (VALIANT) Trial

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Dr Kent R Nilsson, Jr, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Erwin Road, DUMC 31009, Durham, NC 27710, USA; kent.nilsson@duke.edu

Journal : Acute coronary syndromes   (2010)

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Assessment of valve haemodynamics, reverse ventricular remodelling and myocardial fibrosis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation compared to surgical aortic valve replacement: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

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Affiliations : Dr J P Greenwood, Multidisciplinary Cardiovascular Research Centre, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK;

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Adenosine-Induced Atrial Fibrillation

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Bruce B. Lerman, MD, Division of Cardiology, Cornell University Medical Center, 525 E 68th St, Starr 4, New York, NY 10021. E-mail: blerman@med.cornell.edu

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device Implantation Using a New Sensor-Based Navigation System

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Affiliations : Sergio Richter, MD, Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Strümpellstr 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany.

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Successful Nonsurgical Treatment of Esophagopericardial Fistulas After Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

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Affiliations : Charlotte Eitel, MD, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Department of Electrophysiology, Strümpellstrasse 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany.

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Novel oral anticoagulants in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing catheter ablation of

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Affiliations : Department of Electrophysiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Strümpellstrasse 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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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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Novel oral anticoagulants in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing catheter ablation of

Authors :

Affiliations : Department of Electrophysiology, University of Leipzig, Heart Center, Strümpellstrasse 39, 04289 Leipzig, Germany

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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Trends in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

Authors : Steinberg, MD; Xin Zhao, MS; Paul A. Heidenreich, MD; Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH; Christopher P. Cannon, MD; Adrian F. Hernandez, MD;

Affiliations : From the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (B.A.S.); Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC (X.Z., E.D.P., A.F.H.); VA Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA (P.A.H.); VA Boston Healthcare System, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (D.L.B.); Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (C.P.C.); and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (G.C.F.).

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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Percutaneous atrial appendage occlusion for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

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Affiliations : The University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark The Systematic Review Group, The Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Research, Sydney, Australia Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark Hvidovre University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark

Journal : N/A   (2012)

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Renal Dysfunction, Stroke Risk Scores (CHADS2, CHA2DS2-VASc, and R2CHADS2), and the Risk of Thromboembolic Events After Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation The Leipzig Heart Center AF Ablation Registry

Authors :

Affiliations : From the Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany (J. Kornej, G.H., J. Kosiuk, A.A., P.S., D.H., S. Rolf, S. Richter, C.P., T.G., A.B.); and City Hospital, University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom (J. Kornej, G.Y.H.L.).

Journal : N/A   (2013)

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