Variation in the 4q25 chromosomal locus predicts atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Authors : Body Simon C SC; Collard Charles D CD; Shernan Stanton K SK; Fox Amanda A AA; Liu Kuang-Yu KY; Ritchie Marylyn D MD; Perry Tjörvi E TE; Muehlschlegel Jochen D JD; Aranki Sary S; Donahue Brian S BS; Pretorius Mias M; Estrada Juan-Carlos JC; Ellinor Patrick T PT; Newton-Cheh Christopher C; Seidman Christine E CE; Seidman J G JG; Herman Daniel S DS; Lichtner Peter P; Meitinger Thomas T; Pfeufer Arne A; Kääb Stefan S; Brown Nancy J NJ; Roden Dan M DM; Darbar Dawood D;

Affiliations : Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02115, USA. body@zeus.bwh.harvard.edu

Journal : Circ Cardiovasc Genet   (2009)

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Differences in atrial fibrillation properties under vagal nerve stimulation versus atrial tachycardia remodeling.

Authors : Katsouras Grigorios G; Sakabe Masao M; Comtois Philippe P; Maguy Ange A; Burstein Brett B; Guerra Peter G PG; Talajic Mario M; Nattel Stanley S;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2009)

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Image quality and myocardial scar size determined with magnetic resonance imaging in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation: a comparison of two imaging protocols.

Authors : Rosendahl Lene L; Ahlander Britt-Marie BM; Björklund Per-Gunnar PG; Blomstrand Peter P; Brudin Lars L; Engvall Jan E JE;

Affiliations : Department of Clinical Physiology, Ryhov County Hospital, Jönköping, Sweden.

Journal : N/A   (2009)

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Vagal Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: Prevalence and Ablation Outcome in Patients Without Structural Heart Disease.

Authors : Rosso Raphael R; Sparks Paul B PB; Morton Joseph B JB; Kistler Peter M PM; Vohra Jitendra K JK; Halloran Karen K; Medi Caroline C; Kalman Jonathan M JM;

Affiliations : From the Department Of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Journal : N/A   (2009)

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A rectangular dermatosis of the left back.

Authors : Craiglow Brittany B; Kim Jinah J; Watsky Kalman K; Heald Peter P;

Affiliations : Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208059, 333 Cedar St, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. brittany.craiglow@yale.edu

Journal : Arch Dermatol   (2009)

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Vernakalant hydrochloride for the rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Authors : Kowey Peter R PR; Dorian Paul P; Mitchell L Brent LB; Pratt Craig M CM; Roy Denis D; Schwartz Peter J PJ; Sadowski Jerzy J; Sobczyk Dorota D; Bochenek Andrzej A; Toft Egon E; ;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Lankenau Hospital and Institute of Medical Research, Wynnewood, PA 19096, USA. KoweyPR@MLHHeart.org

Journal : Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol   (2009)

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Changes in microRNA-1 expression and IK1 up-regulation in human atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Girmatsion Zenawit Z; Biliczki Peter P; Bonauer Angelika A; Wimmer-Greinecker Gerhard G; Scherer Mirella M; Moritz Anton A; Bukowska Alicia A; Goette Andreas A; Nattel Stanley S; Hohnloser Stefan H SH; Ehrlich Joachim R JR;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany.

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2009)

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Evaluation of a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic: Improving patient care.

Authors : Bungard Tammy J TJ; Gardner Leslie L; Archer Stephen L SL; Hamilton Peter P; Ritchie Bruce B; Tymchak Wayne W; Tsuyuki Ross T RT;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : Open Med   (2009)

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Increased NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide independently predicts outcome following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Nilsson Brian B; Goetze Jens Peter JP; Chen Xu X; Pehrson Steen S; Svendsen Jesper Hastrup JH;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen. brni@dadlnet.dk

Journal : Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest.   (2009)

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On the ill-conditioned nature of the intracardiac inverse problem.

Authors : Bates Jason H T JH; Spector Peter S PS;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT 05405, USA. jason.h.bates@uvm.edu

Journal : Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc   (2009)

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Substrate and Trigger Ablation for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation (STAR AF): a randomized, multicentre, international trial.

Authors : Verma Atul A; Mantovan Roberto R; Macle Laurent L; De Martino Guiseppe G; Chen Jian J; Morillo Carlos A CA; Novak Paul P; Calzolari Vittorio V; Guerra Peter G PG; Nair Girish G; Torrecilla Esteban G EG; Khaykin Yaariv Y;

Affiliations : Southlake Heart Rhythm Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, 105-712 Davis Drive, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y 8C3.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Cardiac Rac1 overexpression in mice creates a substrate for atrial arrhythmias characterized by structural remodeling.

Authors : Reil Jan-Christian JC; Hohl Mathias M; Oberhofer Martin M; Kazakov Andrey A; Kaestner Lars L; Mueller Patrick P; Adam Oliver O; Maack Christoph C; Lipp Peter P; Mewis Christian C; Allessie Maurits M; Laufs Ulrich U; Böhm Michael M; Neuberger Hans-Ruprecht HR;

Affiliations : Klinik für Innere Medizin III , Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Homburg/Saar, Germany.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Associated with Use of Bisphosphonates and Other Drugs Against Osteoporosis: A Cohort Study.

Authors : Vestergaard Peter P; Schwartz Kristoffer K; Pinholt Else Marie EM; Rejnmark Lars L; Mosekilde Leif L;

Affiliations : Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism C, Aarhus University Hospital, Tage Hansens Gade 2, 8000, Arhus C, Denmark, p-vest@post4.tele.dk.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Atrial Electrophysiology is Altered by Acute Hypercapnia but not Hypoxemia: Implications for Promotion of Atrial Fibrillation in Pulmonary Disease and Sleep Apnea.

Authors : Stevenson Irene H IH; Roberts-Thomson Kurt C KC; Kistler Peter M PM; Edwards Glenn A GA; Sanders Prashanthan P; Kalman Jonathan M JM;

Affiliations : The Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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Epicardial application of an amiodarone-releasing hydrogel to suppress atrial tachyarrhythmias.

Authors : Bolderman Robert W RW; Hermans J J Rob JJ; Rademakers Leonard M LM; de Jong Monique M J MM; Bruin Peter P; Dias Aylvin A AA; van der Veen Frederik H FH; Maessen Jos G JG;

Affiliations : Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

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