Left Atrial Compression and the Mechanism of Exercise Impairment in Patients With a Large Hiatal Hernia

Authors : Naoum C; Falk GL; Ng AC; Lu T; Ridley L; Ing AJ; Kritharides L;

Affiliations : Dr. John Yiannikas, Department of Cardiology, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Hospital Road, Concord, New South Wales, 2139, Australia

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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Rate vs rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Authors : Caldeira D; David C;

Affiliations : Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Laboratory, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal Department of Cardiology, Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal Corresponding author at: Laboratório de Farmacologia Clínica e Terapêutica. Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Egas Moniz, Lisboa, 1649-028, Portugal.

Journal : European Journal of Internal Medicine   (2011)

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Outcomes registry for better informed treatment of atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of ORBIT-AF

Authors : Piccini JP; Fraulo ES; Ansell JE; Fonarow GC; Gersh BJ; Go AS; Hylek EM; Kowey PR; Mahaffey KW; Thomas LE; Kong MH; Lopes RD; Mills RM;

Affiliations : Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC Reprint requests: Jonathan P. Piccini, MD, MHS, PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27710

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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Validation of Echocardiographic Left Atrial Parameters in Atrial Fibrillation Using the Index Beat of Preceding Cardiac Cycles of Equal Duration

Authors : Govindan M; Kiotsekoglou A; Saha SK; Borgulya G; Bajpai A; Bijnens BH; Sagnella G;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, St. Georges University of London, London, United Kingdom Reprint requests: Malini Govindan, BMed, FRACP, St. Georges University of London, Division of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17ORE, United Kingdom

Journal : Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography   (2011)

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Lung function and dyspnea in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Ariansen I; Edvardsen E; Borchsenius F; Abdelnoor M; Tveit A;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway Corresponding author at: Department of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, 0407 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: +47 22 11 91 00, +47 40 45 52 29; fax: +47 22 11 91 81 Norway. inger.ariansen@medisin.uio.no

Journal : European Journal of Internal Medicine   (2011)

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Glomerular filtration rate in patients with atrial fibrillation on warfarin treatment: A subgroup analysis from the AURICULA registry in Sweden

Authors : Jönsson KM; Wieloch M; Sterner G; Nyman U; Elmståhl S; Engström G;

Affiliations : University of Lund, Sweden Department of Coagulation Disorders, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden Corresponding author at: Department for Coagulation Disorders, University of Lund, Skåne University Hospital, S-205 02 Malmö, Sweden. Tel.: +46 40 332392; fax: +46 40 336255

Journal : Thrombosis Research   (2011)

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Respiratory cycle–dependent atrial tachycardia: Prevalence, electrocardiographic and electrophysiologic characteristics, and outcome after catheter ablation

Authors : Yamamoto T; Hayashi M; Miyauchi Y; Murata H; Horie T; Igawa O; Kato T;

Affiliations : Dr. Meiso Hayashi, Department of Cardiology, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5, Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Early-Life Antecedents of Atrial Fibrillation: Place of Birth and Atrial Fibrillation-Related Mortality

Authors : Patton KK; Benjamin EJ; Kosheleva A; Curtis LH;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Address correspondence to: Kristen K. Patton, MD, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Box 356422, Seattle, WA 98195. Tel.: 206685–4178 206 685–4178,Fax: 206 616–4847

Journal : Annals of Epidemiology   (2011)

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Development and Comparison of a Warfarin-Dosing Algorithm for Korean Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Cho HJ; On YK; Bang OY; Kim JW; Huh W; Ko JW; Kim JS;

Affiliations : Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea These two authors contributed equally to this work. Address correspondence to: Soo-Youn Lee, MD, PhD, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Genetics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Irwon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710 Republic of Korea

Journal : Clinical Therapeutics   (2011)

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Coronary computed tomography angiography in a patient with atrial fibrillation, case report

Authors : Antoni ML; Ten Brinke EA; Marsan NA; Atary JZ; Holman ER; van der Wall EE; Schalij MJ; Bax JJ;

Affiliations : Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Cardiology, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.

Journal : Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography   (2011)

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Anatomical analysis of incidental left atrial diverticula in patients with suspected coronary artery disease using 64-channel multidetector CT

Authors : Shin SY; Kwon SH;

Affiliations : Guarantor and correspondent: S.H. Kwon, Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Hoegi-dong 1, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, South Korea. Tel.: +822 958 8621; fax: +822 968 0787. South Korea. Kwon98@khu.ac.kr

Journal : Clinical Radiology   (2011)

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Preoperative left atrial dysfunction and risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation complicating thoracic surgery

Authors : Raman T; Roistacher N; Liu J; Zhang H; Shi W; Thaler HT;

Affiliations : Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY Address for reprints: David Amar, MD, Director of Thoracic Anesthesia, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, M-304, New York, NY 10021

Journal : The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery   (2011)

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The role for cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with atrial septal defects: A review

Authors : Barron AJ; Wensel R; Francis DP;

Affiliations : Corresponding author at: Office of Dr Francis, International Centre for Circulatory Health, Imperial College London, 59 North Wharf Road, London W2 1LA, UK. Tel.: +44 207 594 1093; fax: +44 207 594 1706

Journal : International Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Evidence of Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation Due to Atrial Fibrillation: Reversal With Arrhythmia Control

Authors : Gertz ZM; Raina A; Saghy L; Zado ES; Callans DJ; Marchlinski FE; Keane MG;

Affiliations : Dr. Zachary M. Gertz, 8th Floor Gates Building, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Authors : Saghy L; Callans DJ; Garcia F; Lin D; Marchlinski FE; Riley M; Dixit S; Tzou WS; Haqqani HM; Pap R; Kim S;

Affiliations : Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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