Percutaneous occlusion of the left atrial appendage in non-valvular atrial fibrillation for the prevention of thromboembolism: NICE guidance

Authors : Jain AK;

Affiliations : Barts and the London NHSTrust, Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, London, UK. ajay.jain@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk

Journal : Heart and Education in Heart   (2011)

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Featured correspondence: Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: the case of the missing endpoints

Authors : Soljak M;

Affiliations : Michael Soljak, Imperial College London, 3rd Floor, Reynolds Building, Charing Cross Campus, St Dunstans Road,London W6 8RP, UK; m.soljak@imperial.ac.uk

Journal : Heart and Education in Heart   (2011)

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Usefulness of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction Assessed by Pulsed Tissue Doppler Imaging as a Predictor of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence After Successful Electrical Cardioversion

Authors : Caputo M; Urselli R; Capati E; Navarri R; Sinesi L; Furiozzi F; Ballo P; Palazzuoli A; Favilli R;

Affiliations : "Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Siena, Italy Corresponding author: Tel:+390577585377;fax: +390577585377" marialuce@skarabeo.net

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Comparison of Frequency of Atrial Fibrillation After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in African Americans Versus European Americans

Authors :

Affiliations : "Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC Corresponding author: Tel: (202) 877-7597; fax: (202) 877-2247" joseph.m.lindsay@medstar.net

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Effects of Chronic Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation on Human Pulmonary Vein and Left Atrial Electrophysiology in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Kumar S; Sutherland F; Teh AW; Heck PM; Lee G; Garg ML;

Affiliations : Cardiology Department, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Tel: 61-3-9342-7133; fax: 61-3-9347-2808paul.sparks@mh.org.au

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Atrial Remodeling, Autonomic Tone, and Lifetime Training Hours in Nonelite Athletes

Authors : Wilhelm M; Roten L; Tanner H; Wilhelm I; Schmid JP;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Division of Cardiovascular Prevention, Rehabilitation and Sports Cardiology, Inselspital, University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland. Tel: 41-31-632-8970; fax: 41-31-632-8977 matthias.wilhelm@insel.ch

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Low-Dose Electrocardiography Synchronized Nonenhanced Computed Tomography for Assessing Left Atrium and Pulmonary Veins Before Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Lee HJ; Kim YJ; Hur J; Nam JE; Hong YJ; Kim HY; Kim HS; Choe KO;

Affiliations : Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2228-7400; fax: 82-2-393-3035 bchoi@yuhs.ac

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Relation of Early Termination of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation by Cardioversion or Drugs to Ablation Outcomes

Authors : Winkle RA; Mead RH; Engel G;

Affiliations : Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmias, East Palo Alto, California, USA. Tel: 650-617-8100; fax: 650-327-2947 rawinkle@aol.com

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Practice-Level Variation in Warfarin Use Among Outpatients With Atrial Fibrillation (from the NCDR PINNACLE Program)

Authors : Chan PS; Maddox TM; Tang F; Spinler S;

Affiliations : Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri; University of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri. paulchan.mahi@gmail.com

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Non-Pharmacologic Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Brenyo AJ;

Affiliations : University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, New York, USA. andrew_brenyo@urmc.rochester.edu

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Association of the Metabolic Syndrome With Atrial Fibrillation Among United States Adults (from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke [REGARDS] Study)

Authors : Tanner RM; Baber U; Carson AP; Voeks J; Brown TM; Soliman EZ; Howard VJ;

Affiliations : Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Tel: 205-975-8077; fax: 205-934-8665 pmuntner@uab.edu

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Vitamin D status is not related to development of atrial fibrillation in the community

Authors : Rienstra M; Cheng S; Larson MG; McCabe EL; Booth SL; Jacques PF; Lubitz SA; Yin X; Levy D; Magnani JW; Ellinor PT; Benjamin EJ;

Affiliations : Thomas J. Wang, MD, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114 tjwang@partners.org

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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The CHADS2 score predicts ischemic stroke in the absence of atrial fibrillation among subjects with coronary heart disease: Data from the Heart and Soul Study

Authors : Welles CC; Whooley MA; Na B; Ganz P; Schiller NB;

Affiliations : Mintu Turakhia, MD, MAS, Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Stanford University, 3801 Miranda Ave - 111C, Palo Alto CA 94304. mintu@stanford.edu

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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Clinical characteristics of patients with asymptomatic recurrences of atrial fibrillation in the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico-Atrial Fibrillation (GISSI-AF) trial.

Authors : Disertori M; Lombardi F; Barlera S; Maggioni AP; Favero C; Franzosi MG; Lucci D; Staszewsky L; Fabbri G; Quintarelli S; Bianconi L;

Affiliations : Marcello Disertori MD, GISSI-AF Coordinating Center, ANMCO (Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri) Research Center, via La Marmora 34, 50121, Florence, Italy. gissiaf@anmco.it

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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Differential impact of race and risk factors on incidence of atrial fibrillation

Authors : Gbadebo TD; Okafor H;

Affiliations : Dawood Darbar, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2215B Garland Ave, Rm 1285A MRB IV, Nashville, TN 37323-6602. dawood.darbar@vanderbilt.edu

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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