Noninvasive vectorcardiographic evaluation of pulmonary vein–atrial reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Authors : Yamashita S; Date T; Yamane T; Matsuo S; Ito K; Narui R; Hioki M; Tanigawa S; Nakane T; Tokuda M; Inada K; Yoshida H; Sugimoto K;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The use of a radiofrequency needle improves the safety and efficacy of transseptal puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation

Authors : Winkle RA; Mead RH; Engel G;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Roger A. Winkle, Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmias, 1950 University Avenue, Suite 160, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 rawinkle@aol.com

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Stiff left atrial syndrome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Clinical characterization, prevalence, and predictors

Authors : Gibson DN; Di Biase L; Mohanty P; Patel JD; Bai R; Sanchez J; Burkhardt JD; Heywood JT; Johnson AD; Rubenson DS; Horton R; Gallinghouse GJ; Beheiry S; Curtis GP; Cohen DN; Lee MY; Smith MR; Gopinath D; Lewis WR;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Address reprint requests and correspondence: Andrea Natale, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S., F.E.S.C., Executive Medical Director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas 78705

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The use of a radiofrequency needle improves the safety and efficacy of transseptal puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation

Authors : Winkle RA; Mead RH; Engel G;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Roger A. Winkle, Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmias, 1950 University Avenue, Suite 160, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 USA. rawinkle@aol.com

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Impact of mitral isthmus anatomy on the likelihood of achieving linear block in patients undergoing catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Yokokawa M; Sundaram B; Garg A; Stojanovska J; Oral H; 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   (2011)

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Atrial-selective inhibition of sodium-channel current by Wenxin Keli is effective in suppressing atrial fibrillation

Authors : Burashnikov A; Petroski A; Hu D; Barajas-Martinez H;

Affiliations : Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, Utica, New York.

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The impact of atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rates and device programming on shocks in 106,513 ICD and CRT-D patients

Authors : Fischer A; Ousdigian KT; Johnson JW; Gillberg JM;

Affiliations : Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York Address for reprints and correspondence: Dr Avi Fischer, MD, FHRS, Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1054, New York, NY 10029

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Echocardiographic predictors of frequency of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and its progression to persistent AF in hypertensive patients with paroxysmal AF: Results from the Japanese Rhythm Management Trial II (J-RHYTHM II) for Atrial Fibrillation S

Authors : Suzuki T; Yamazaki T; Ogawa S; Nagai R; Yamashita T;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Takeki Suzuki, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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SCN1Bb R214Q found in three patients: one with Brugada syndrome and two with lone Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Fein AJ; Wright MA; Slat EA; Ribera AB;

Affiliations : Danish National Research Foundation Centre for Cardiac Arrhythmia (DARC), Copenhagen, Denmark Laboratory for Molecular Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Address for correspondence: Jacob Tfelt-Hansen MD, DMSc, Laboratory for Molecular Cardiology, 9312, Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Juliane Mariesvej 20, 2100 CopenhagenØ, Denmark, Phone: (+45)35456506

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Localized reentry within the left atrial appendage: arrhythmogenic role in patients undergoing ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Hocini M; Shah AJ; Nault I; Sanders P; Wright M; Narayan SM; Takahashi Y; Jaïs P; Matsuo S; Knecht S; Sacher F; Lim KT; Clémenty J;

Affiliations : Address for reprints and correspondence: Dr. Mélèze Hocini, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Service de Rythmologie, Avenue de Magellan, 33604 Bordeaux-Pessac, France

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The role of coronary sinus musculature in the induction of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Morita H; Zipes DP; Morita ST;

Affiliations : Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA Department of Cardiovascular Therapeutics / Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan Correspondence: Hiroshi Morita, Department of Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine and Dentistry, 2-5-1 Shikata-Cho, Okayama City, Okayama, 700-8558, Japan, Phone: 81-86-235-7351, Fax: 81-86-235-7353

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Prophylaxis and management of atrial fibrillation after general thoracic surgery.

Authors : Merritt RE;

Affiliations : Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USADivision of Thoracic Surgery, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USACorresponding author. Stanford Medical Center, 2nd Floor Falk Building, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Long Term Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation Reduces the Recurrence of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation after Electrical Cardioversion

Authors : Kumar S; Sutherland F; Morton JB; Lee G; Morgan J; Wong J; Eccleston DE; Voukelatos J; Garg ML;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Corresponding Author: Dr Paul B. Sparks, Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria – 3050, Australia, Phone: +61 3 9342 7133, Fax: +61 3 9347 2808

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Targeted nonviral gene-based inhibition of G?i/o-mediated vagal signaling in the posterior left atrium decreases vagal-induced atrial fibrillation

Authors :

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Rishi Arora, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 East Huron, Feinberg 8-503, Chicago, IL 60611

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Targeted nonviral gene-based inhibition of G?i/o-mediated vagal signaling in the posterior left atrium decreases vagal-induced atrial fibrillation

Authors : Aistrup GL; Cokic I; Ng J; Gordon D; Koduri H; Browne S; Arapi D; Segon Y; Goldstein J; Angulo A; Wasserstrom JA; Goldberger JJ; Kadish AH;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Rishi Arora, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, 251 East Huron, Feinberg 8-503, Chicago, IL 60611

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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