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 : Dr Charles Antzelevitch, PhD, FHRS, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, 2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, NY 13501

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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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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Smoking and incidence of atrial fibrillation: Results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Authors : Chamberlain AM; Agarwal SK; Folsom AR; Duval S; Soliman EZ; Ambrose M; Eberly LE;

Affiliations : Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Alanna Chamberlain, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55095

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Electrophysiologic properties of para-Hisian atrial tachycardia

Authors : Chamberlain AM; Agarwal SK; Folsom AR; Duval S; Soliman EZ; Ambrose M; Eberly LE;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York Address reprint requests and correspondence: Bruce B. Lerman, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Cornell University Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, Starr 409, New York, New York 10021

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The biatrial substrate properties in different types of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Huang SY; Lin YJ; Tsao HM; Chang SL; Lo LW; Hu HF; Suenari K; Lin YK; Huang JH; Chen IC; Ko WC; Ong ET;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Shih-Ann Chen, Division of Cardiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, 201 Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Coronary artery disease affecting the atrial branches is an independent determinant of atrial fibrillation after myocardial infarction

Authors : Alasady M; Abhayaratna WP; Leong DP; Lim HS; Abed HS; Brooks AG; Mattchoss S; Roberts-Thomson KC; Worthley MI; Chew DP;

Affiliations : Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Prashanthan Sanders, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Cardiovascular Investigation Unit, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with versus those without atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors : Wilton SB; Leung AA; Ghali WA; Faris P;

Affiliations : Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Stephen B. Wilton, GE63, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4Z6, Canada

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Pulmonary vein isolation with complex fractionated atrial electrogram ablation for paroxysmal and nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

Authors : Hayward RM; Upadhyay GA; Mela T; Ellinor PT; Barrett CD; Heist EK; Verma A; Choudhry NK;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Boston, Massachusetts Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jagmeet P. Singh, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Gray Building 109, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral or aortic mechanical prosthetic valves: A feasibility, safety, and efficacy study

Authors : Hussein AA; Wazni OM; Harb S; Joseph L; Chamsi-Pasha M; Bhargava M; Martin DO; Dresing T; Callahan T; Kanj M; Natale A; Lindsay BD;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center and Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Center for Excellence in Atrial Fibrillation, Bloch Heart Rhythm Center, University of Kansas Hospital, KU Cardiovascular Research Institute, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66221

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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One-year clinical outcome after pulmonary vein isolation using the novel endoscopic ablation system in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Metzner A; Schmidt B; Fuernkranz A; Wissner E; Tilz RR; Chun KR; Neven K; Konstantinidou M; Rillig A; Yoshiga Y; Mathew S; Koester I; Ouyang F;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Andreas Metzner, Asklepios-Klinik St. Georg, Department of Cardiology, Lohmühlenstrasse 5, 20099 Hamburg, Germany

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Prevalence and characteristics of asymptomatic excessive transmural injury after radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Authors : Yamasaki H; Tada H; Sekiguchi Y; Igarashi M; Arimoto T; Machino T; Ozawa M; Naruse Y; Kuroki K; Tsuneoka H; Ito Y; Murakoshi N; Kuga K; Hyodo I;

Affiliations : Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Hiroshi Tada, Cardiovascular Division, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba 305-8575, Ibaraki, Japan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Management and outcomes of cardiac tamponade during atrial fibrillation ablation in the presence of therapeutic anticoagulation with warfarin.

Authors : Latchamsetty R; Gautam S; Bhakta D; Chugh A; John RM; Epstein LM; Miller JM; Michaud GF; Oral H; Morady F;

Affiliations : University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Krit Jongnarangsin, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5853

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Effects of chronic omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation on human atrial mechanical function after reversion of atrial arrhythmias to sinus rhythm: Reversal of tachycardia-mediated atrial cardiomyopathy with fish oils

Authors : Kumar S; Sutherland F; Wheeler M; Heck PM; Lee G; Teh AW; Garg ML; Morgan JG;

Affiliations : Cardiology Department, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Paul B. Sparks, Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Grattan Street, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Impact of circulating monocyte CD36 level on atrial fibrillation and subsequent catheter ablation

Authors : Hu YF; Yeh HI; Tsao HM; Tai CT; Lin YJ; Chang SL; Lo LW; Tuan TC; Tzeng CH; Huang SH; Lin YK;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Shih-Ann Chen, Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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