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 : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (2011)

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Risk Factors and Consequences of Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response in Patients with Ischemic Stroke Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis

Authors : Seet RC; Zhang Y; Rabinstein AA;

Affiliations : Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore Address correspondence to: Raymond Chee-Seong Seet, MD, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, W8B, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905

Journal : Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases   (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;

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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Variability of INR and its relationship with mortality, stroke, bleeding and hospitalisations in patients with atrial fibrillation

Authors : Lind M; Fahlén M; Kosiborod M; Eliasson B;

Affiliations : Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden Department of Medicine, NU-Hospital Organization, Uddevalla, Sweden Corresponding author at: Uddevalla Hospital, NU-Hospital Organization, 451 80 Uddevalla, Sweden. Tel.: +46 522 92000

Journal : Thrombosis Research   (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 Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Corresponding author: Tel: 61-3-9342-7133; fax: 61-3-9347-2808

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. 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 Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Corresponding author: Tel: 82-2-2228-7400; fax: 82-2-393-3035

Journal : American Journal of Cardiology   (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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Incidence of Asymptomatic Intracranial Embolic Events After Pulmonary Vein Isolation: Comparison of Different Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Technologies in a Multicenter Study

Authors : Herrera Siklódy C; Deneke T; Hocini M; Lehrmann H; Shin DI; Miyazaki S; Henschke S; Fluegel P; Schiebeling-Römer J; Bansmann PM; Bourdias T; Dousset V; Haïssaguerre M;

Affiliations : Arrhythmia Department, Herz-Zentrum Bad Krozingen, Bad Krozingen, Germany. claudia.h.siklody@gmail.com.

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

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Platelet activation and induction of tissue factor in acute and chronic atrial fibrillation: Involvement of mononuclear cell-platelet interaction

Authors : Hayashi M; Takeshita K; Inden Y; Ishii H; Cheng XW; Yamamoto K;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan Department of Clinical Laboratory, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan Corresponding authors at: Department of Cardiology Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho Nagoya, Aichi 466–8550, Japan. Tel.: +81 52 744 2147; fax: +81 52 744 2138

Journal : Thrombosis Research   (2011)

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Echocardiographic predictors of frequency of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) and its progression to persistent AF in hypertensive patients with paroxysmal AF: Results from the Japanese Rhythm Management Trial II (J-RHYTHM II) for Atrial Fibrillation S

Authors : Suzuki T; Yamazaki T; Ogawa S; Nagai R; Yamashita T;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Takeki Suzuki, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, 7-3-1 Hongo Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-8655

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Radiofrequency Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Mechanical Mitral Valve Prostheses: Safety, Feasibility, Electrophysiologic Findings, and Outcomes

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 : Dr. Walid I. Saliba, Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine/J2-2, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195

Journal : Journal of the American College of Cardiology   (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

Authors : Steg PG; Alam S; Chiang CE; Gamra H; Goethals M; Inoue H; Krapf L; Lewalter T; Merioua I; Murin J; Naditch-Brûlé L; Ponikowski P; Rosenqvist M; Silva-Cardoso J; Zharinov O; Brette S; O Neill J;

Affiliations : 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 : N/A   (2011)

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