3D Echocardiography to Evaluate Right Atrial Pressure in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure:

Authors : Patel AR; Alsheikh-Ali AA; Mukherjee J; Evangelista A; Quraini D; Ordway LJ; Kuvin JT; Denofrio D;

Affiliations : Cardiovascular Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Ayan R. Patel, Cardiovascular Imaging and Hemodynamic Laboratory, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Box 32, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 USA. apatel@tuftsmedicalcenter.org

Journal : JACC Cardiovascular Imaging   (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 : Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Heart Study, Framingham, MA Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Reprint requests: Thomas J. Wang, MD, Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114

Journal : American Heart Journal   (2011)

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Noninvasive assessment of filling pressure and left atrial pressure overload in severe aortic valve stenosis: Relation to ventricular remodeling and clinical outcome after aortic valve replacement

Authors : Dahl JS; Videbæk L; Poulsen MK; Pellikka PA; Veien K; Andersen LI; Haghfelt T;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark Address for reprints: Jordi S. Dahl, MD, Department of Cardiology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr Boulevard, 5000Odense C, Denmark Denmark. jordidahl@hotmail.com

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

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Serial Doppler echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging in the detection of elevated directly measured left atrial pressure in ambulant subjects with chronic heart failure.

Authors : Ritzema JL; Richards AM; Crozier IG; Frampton CF; Melton IC; Doughty RN; Stewart JT; Eigler N; Whiting J; Abraham WT;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand Department of Cardiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland, Australia Reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jay Ritzema, Department of Cardiology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4012, Australia New Zealand. jayritzema@gmail.com

Journal : JACC Cardiovascular Imaging   (2011)

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Left atrial size—Another Differentiator for Cardiac Amyloidosis

Authors : Fitzgerald BT; Scalia GM; Cain PA; Garcia MJ;

Affiliations : Heart Care Partners, Wesley Hospital, Brisbane, Australia The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Australia Corresponding author at: Heart Care Partners, Wesley Hospital, Level 5, Sandford Jackson Building, 30 Chasely St, Auchenflower, Brisbane, Queensland 4051, Australia. Tel.: +61 7 3858 8600; fax: +61 7 3870 4917 Australia. bmcd124@yahoo.com.au

Journal : Heart, Lung and Circulation   (2011)

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Atrial Laceration Caused by Removal of a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Necessitates Emergent Cardiopulmonary Bypass during Liver Transplant: A Case Report

Authors : Tivener D; Vannucci A; Fagley RE; Doyle M; Shenoy S; Chapman W;

Affiliations : Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis – School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri Address correspondence to Andrea Vannucci, MD, DEAA, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Campus Box 8054,660, South Euclid Avenue St Louis, MO 63110

Journal : Transplantation Proceedings   (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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Inducible atrial tachycardias with multiple circuits in a stepwise approach are associated with increased episodes of atrial tachycardias after catheter ablation

Authors : Kurotobi T; Shimada Y; Kino N; Inoue K; Kimura R; Okuyama Y;

Affiliations : Caridiovascular Division, Shiroyama Hospital, Habikino City, Osaka, Japan Department of Advanced Cardiovascular Therapeutics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan Corresponding author. Caridiovascular Division, Shiroyama Hospital, 2-8-1, Habikino, Habikino City, Osaka, 583-0872, Japan

Journal : Journal of Electrocardiology   (2011)

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Nationwide survey of neuro-specialists' opinions on anticoagulant therapy after intracerebral hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation

Authors : Maeda K; Koga M; Okada Y; Kimura K; Yamagami H; Okuda S; Hasegawa Y; Shiokawa Y; Furui E; Nakagawara J; Kario K; Nezu T; Minematsu K;

Affiliations : Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan Corresponding author at: Department of Cerebrovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishiro-dai, Suita, Osaka 565-8565, Japan. Tel.: +81 6 6833 5012; fax: +81 6 6835 5267. For the Stroke Acute Management with Urgent Risk-factor Assessment and Improvement (SAMURAI) Study Investigators

Journal : Journal of the Neurological Sciences   (2011)

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Effect of Lenient Versus Strict Rate Control on Cardiac Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Data of the RACE II (RAte Control Efficacy in permanent atrial fibrillation II) Study

Authors : Smit MD; Crijns HJ; Tijssen JG; Hillege HL; Alings M; Tuininga YS; Groenveld HF; Van den Berg MP; Van Veldhuisen DJ; Van Gelder IC;

Affiliations : Dr. Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands The Netherlands. gelder@thorax.umcg.nl.

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

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Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Pathophysiological Mechanism Underlying the Initiation of New-Onset Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation

Authors : Melduni RM; Suri RM; Seward JB; Bailey KR; Ammash NM; Oh JK; Schaff HV;

Affiliations : Dr. Rowlens M. Melduni, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905 USA. melduni.rowlens@mayo.edu

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

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Early recurrence of atrial fibrillation as a predictor for 1-year efficacy after successful phased RF pulmonary vein isolation: Evaluation of complaints and multiple Holter recordings

Authors : Mulder AA; Wijffels MC; Wever EF;

Affiliations : Corresponding author at: Cardiology Department, St. Antonius Hospital, PO Box 2500, 3430 EM, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 30 6093637; fax: +31 30 6092274

Journal : International Journal of Cardiology   (2011)

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Cryoablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery: Outcomes and Myocardial Injury Biomarkers

Authors : Martínez-Comendador J; Castaño M; Mosquera I; Plana JG; Gualis J; Martín CE;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiac Surgery, Hospital de León, León, Spain Address reprint requests to Jose Martínez-Comendador, PhD, Travesía Choupana S/N, University Hospital Santiago de Compostela, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain 15706

Journal : Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia   (2011)

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Predictive accuracy of ST depression during rapid atrial fibrillation on the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease

Authors : Pradhan R; Chaudhary A; Donato AA;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA Corresponding author. Haverford, PA 19041, USA. Tel.: +1 (215) 955 5050; fax: +1 484 412 8607

Journal : American Journal of Emergency Medicine   (2011)

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Effect of Lenient Versus Strict Rate Control on Cardiac Remodeling in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Data of the RACE II (RAte Control Efficacy in permanent atrial fibrillation II) Study

Authors : Smit MD; Crijns HJ; Tijssen JG; Hillege HL; Alings M; Tuininga YS; Groenveld HF; Van den Berg MP; Van Veldhuisen DJ; Van Gelder IC;

Affiliations : Dr. Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Department of Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands The Netherlands. gelder@thorax.umcg.nl.

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

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