Atrial protective effects of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids: A long-term study in ovine chronic heart failure

Authors : Lau DH; Psaltis PJ; Carbone A; Kelly DJ; Mackenzie L; Worthington M; Metcalf RG; Kuklik P; Nelson AJ; Zhang Y; Wong CX; Brooks AG; Saint DA; James MJ; Edwards J; Young GD; Worthley SG;

Affiliations : Cardiovascular Research Centre, Departments of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Rheumatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital and the Disciplines of Medicine and Physiology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Prashanthan Sanders, Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Mechanoelectrical coupling enhances initiation and affects perpetuation of atrial fibrillation during acute atrial dilation

Authors : Kuijpers NH; Potse M; van Dam PM; ten Eikelder HM; Verheule S; Prinzen FW;

Affiliations : Department of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Nico H.L. Kuijpers, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht, The Netherlands

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Lack of replication in polymorphisms reported to be associated with atrial fibrillation

Authors : Sinner MF; Lubitz SA; Pfeufer A; Makino S; Beckmann BM; Lunetta KL; Steinbeck G; Perz S; Rahman R; Sonni A; Greenberg SM; Furie KL; Wichmann HE; Meitinger T; Peters A; Benjamin EJ; Rosand J; Ellinor PT;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany Address reprint requests and correspondence: Stefan Kääb, M.D., Ph.D., LMU München, Klinikum Grosshadern, Department of Medicine I, 81366 München, Germany

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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The incidence and prognostic significance of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with acute myocardial infarction and left ventricular systolic dysfunction: A CARISMA substudy

Authors : Jons C; Jacobsen UG; Joergensen RM; Olsen NT; Dixen U; Johannessen A; Huikuri H; Messier M; McNitt S; Thomsen PE;

Affiliations : Gentofte University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark The Heart Research Follow-Up Program, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Christian Jons, Department of Cardiology, Post 42, Gentofte University Hospital, Niels Andersens Vej 65, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Initial clinical experience with a novel visualization and virtual electrode radiofrequency ablation catheter to treat atrial flutter

Authors : Ahmed H; Neuzil P; Skoda J; Petru J; Sediva L; Kralovec S;

Affiliations : Cardiac Arrhythmia Services, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York Homolka Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic Address reprint requests and correspondence: Vivek Y. Reddy, M.D., Helmsley Electrophysiology Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1030, New York, New York 10029

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Left atrial pressure and dominant frequency of atrial fibrillation in humans

Authors : Yoshida K; Ulfarsson M; Oral H; Crawford T; Good E; Jongnarangsin K; Bogun F; Pelosi F; Jalife J; Morady F;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Aman Chugh, Cardiovascular Center, SPC 5853, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-5853

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Classifying fractionated electrograms in human atrial fibrillation using monophasic action potentials and activation mapping: Evidence for localized drivers, rate acceleration, and nonlocal signal etiologies

Authors : Narayan SM; Wright M; Derval N; Jadidi A; Forclaz A; Nault I; Miyazaki S; Sacher F; Bordachar P; Clémenty J; Jaïs P; Haïssaguerre M;

Affiliations : University of California and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Diego, California Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Sanjiv M. Narayan, Cardiology 111A, VAMC/UCSD Medical Center, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, California 92161

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Comparison of voltage map-guided left atrial anterior wall ablation versus left lateral mitral isthmus ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Pak HN; Oh YS; Lim HE; Kim YH;

Affiliations : Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Provo, Utah, and Krannert Heart Institute, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Chun Hwang, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, 1055 North 500 West, Provo, Utah 84604

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Pioglitazone attenuates inflammatory atrial fibrosis and vulnerability to atrial fibrillation induced by pressure overload in rats

Authors : Kume O; Takahashi N; Wakisaka O; Nagano-Torigoe Y; Teshima Y; Nakagawa M; Yufu K; Hara M; Saikawa T;

Affiliations : Department of Laboratory Examination and Diagnostics, Oita University, Oita, Japan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Naohiko Takahashi, Department of Laboratory Examination and Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama, Oita 879-5593, Japan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Real-time magnetic resonance imaging–guided radiofrequency atrial ablation and visualization of lesion formation at 3 Tesla

Authors : Vergara GR; Vijayakumar S; Kholmovski EG; Blauer JJ; Guttman MA; Gloschat C; Payne G; Vij K; Akoum NW; Daccarett M; McGann CJ; Macleod RS;

Affiliations : Comprehensive Arrhythmia Research and Management (CARMA) Center, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Nassir F. Marrouche, CARMA Center, Division of Cardiology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Suite 4A100 SOM, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Termination of sustained atrial flutter and fibrillation using low-voltage multiple-shock therapy

Authors : Ambrosi CM; Ripplinger CM; Efimov IR;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Vadim V. Fedorov, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1097, St. Louis, MO 63130

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Termination of sustained atrial flutter and fibrillation using low-voltage multiple-shock therapy

Authors :

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Vadim V. Fedorov, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, Campus Box 1097, St. Louis, MO 63130

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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R231C mutation in KCNQ1 causes long QT syndrome type 1 and familial atrial fibrillation

Authors : Bartos DC; Duchatelet S; Burgess DE; Klug D; Denjoy I; Peat R; Lupoglazoff JM; Fressart V; Berthet M; Ackerman MJ; January CT; Guicheney P;

Affiliations : University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Brian P. Delisle, University of Kentucky, 800 Rose St. MS508, Lexington, Kentucky 40503

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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R231C mutation in KCNQ1 causes long QT syndrome type 1 and familial atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Singh JP; Ptaszek LM;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jagmeet P. Singh, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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Knock-in gain-of-function sodium channel mutation prolongs atrial action potentials and alters atrial vulnerability

Authors : Blana A; Kaese S; Fortmüller L; Laakmann S; Damke D; van Bragt K; Eckstein J; Piccini I; Kirchhefer U; Nattel S; Breithardt G; Carmeliet P; Carmeliet E; Schotten U; Verheule S; Kirchhof P;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research Münster (IZKF Münster), Münster, Germany Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Larissa Fabritz, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Münster, D-48129 Münster, Germany

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2010)

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