"Lone atrial fibrillation: what do we know?

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Affiliations : "Correspondence to Associate professor Maciej Banach, Department of Hypertension, University Hospital No 2 Lodz, Medical University of Lodz, Poland, Zeromskiego 113, Lodz 90-549, Poland; maciejbanach@aol.co.uk "

Journal : Original article   (2010)

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"Cost-effectiveness of dabigatran etexilate for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in UK patients with atrial fibrillation

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Affiliations : "Correspondence to Professor Martin R Cowie, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Dovehouse Street, London SW3 6LY, UK; m.cowie@imperial.ac.uk "

Journal : Original article   (2011)

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"Symptoms, functional status and quality of life in patients with controlled and uncontrolled atrial fibrillation: data from the RealiseAF cross-sectional international registry

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Affiliations : "Correspondence to Professeur Ph. Gabriel Steg, INSERM U-698 “Recherche Clinique en Athérothrombose” Université Paris VII - Denis Diderot, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75877 PARIS Cedex 18, FRANCE; gabriel.steg@bch.aphp.fr "

Journal : Original article   (2011)

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"Does additional linear ablation after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation improve clinical outcome in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation? Prospective randomised study

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Affiliations : "Correspondence to Professor Hui-Nam Pak, Department of Cardiology, Yonsei University Health System, 250 Seungsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea; hnpak@yuhs.ac "

Journal : Original article   (2012)

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Is 7-day event triggered ECG recording equivalent to 7-day Holter ECG recording for atrial fibrillation screening?

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Laurent Roten, Kardiologie, Inselspital, Freiburgstrasse, 3010 Bern, Switzerland; laurent.roten@insel.ch

Journal : Original article   (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 : "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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Predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence with circulating inflammatory markers in patients in sinus rhythm at high risk for atrial fibrillation: data from the GISSI atrial fibrillation trial

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Dr Roberto Latini, Department of Cardiovascular Research, Istituto ‘Mario Negri’, via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy; roberto.latini@marionegri.it

Journal : Original article   (2010)

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Maintenance of sinus rhythm with an ablation strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation is associated with a lower risk of stroke and death

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Affiliations : "Correspondence to Professor Richard J Schilling, Cardiology Department, Barts and The London NHS Trust QMUL, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK; r.schilling@qmul.ac.uk "

Journal : Original article   (2011)

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Associations between the atrial electromechanical interval, atrial remodelling and outcome of catheter ablation in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

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Affiliations : "Correspondence to Dr Shih-Ann Chen, Division of Cardiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei 201 Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan; epsachen@ms41.hinet.net "

Journal : Original article   (2010 )

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Radiofrequency ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation in patients with advanced heart failure and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a randomised controlled trial

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Dr Michael R MacDonald, Department of Cardiology, Golden Jubilee National Hospital, Beardmore Street, Clydebank, Scotland G81 4HX, UK; michaelrossmacdonald@yahoo.com

Journal : Original article   (2010)

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"Risk stratification schemes, anticoagulation use and outcomes: the risk–treatment paradox in patients with newly diagnosed non-valvular atrial fibrillation

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Dr Roopinder K Sandhu, University of Alberta, 2C2. 30z WMC, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7, Canada; rsandhu2@ualberta.ca

Journal : Original article   (2011)

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Long-term outcome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: safety, efficacy and impact on prognosis

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Affiliations : Correspondence to Professor Richard J Schilling, Cardiology Research Department, Barts and The London NHS Trust and QMUL, St Bartholomew's Hospital, First Floor Dominion House, 60 Bartholomew Close, West Smithfield, London EC1A 7BE, UK; r.schilling@qmul.ac.uk

Journal : Original article   (2010)

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Cigarette smoking induces atrial fibrosis in humans via nicotine

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Affiliations : Correspondence to:Dr A Goette University Hospital Magdeburg, Division of Cardiology, Leipziger Str 44, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany; andreas.goette@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de

Journal : Original article   (2010)

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