Shift in the pattern of autonomic atrial innervation in subjects with persistent atrial fibrillation

Authors : Deneke T; Chaar H; de Groot JR; Wilde AA; Lawo T; Mundig J; Bösche L; Mügge A;

Affiliations : University Heart Center Bochum, Bergmannsheil, Germany Academic Heart Center Cologne, Germany Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Thomas Deneke, Department of Electrophysiology, Academic Heart Center Cologne, Urbacher Weg 19, 51143 Cologne, Germany

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Negative tracheal pressure during obstructive respiratory events promotes atrial fibrillation by vagal activation

Authors : Linz D; Schotten U; Neuberger HR; Böhm M;

Affiliations : Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Homburg/Saar, Germany Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dominik Linz, M.D., Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, 66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Noninvasive vectorcardiographic evaluation of pulmonary vein–atrial reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation

Authors : Yamashita S; Date T; Yamane T; Matsuo S; Ito K; Narui R; Hioki M; Tanigawa S; Nakane T; Tokuda M; Inada K; Yoshida H; Sugimoto K;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Teiichi Yamane, Division of Cardiology, Jikei University of Medicine, 3-25-8 Minato-ku Nishi-shinbashi, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The use of a radiofrequency needle improves the safety and efficacy of transseptal puncture for atrial fibrillation ablation.

Authors : Winkle RA; Mead RH; Engel G;

Affiliations : Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Roger A. Winkle, Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmias, 1950 University Avenue, Suite 160, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Stiff left atrial syndrome after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Clinical characterization, prevalence, and predictors

Authors : Gibson DN; Di Biase L; Mohanty P; Patel JD; Bai R; Sanchez J; Burkhardt JD; Heywood JT; Johnson AD; Rubenson DS; Horton R; Gallinghouse GJ; Beheiry S; Curtis GP; Cohen DN; Lee MY; Smith MR; Gopinath D; Lewis WR;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiovascular Diseases and Interventional Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic, San Diego, California Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, Texas California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Metro Health Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio Address reprint requests and correspondence: Andrea Natale, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.H.R.S., F.E.S.C., Executive Medical Director of the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Austin, Texas 78705

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (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 : Dr Charles Antzelevitch, PhD, FHRS, Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, 2150 Bleecker Street, Utica, NY 13501

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (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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Associations among the CHADS2 score, atrial substrate properties, and outcome of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Chao TF; Cheng CC; Lin WS; Tsao HM; Lin YJ; Chang SL; Lo LW; Hu YF; Tuan TC; Suenari K; Li CH; Liu SH; Hartono B; Wu TJ;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine and Cardiovascular Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Shih-Ann Chen and Dr. Tsu-Juey Wu, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Smoking and incidence of atrial fibrillation: Results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Authors : Chamberlain AM; Agarwal SK; Folsom AR; Duval S; Soliman EZ; Ambrose M; Eberly LE;

Affiliations : Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Alanna Chamberlain, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55095

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Electrophysiologic properties of para-Hisian atrial tachycardia

Authors : Chamberlain AM; Agarwal SK; Folsom AR; Duval S; Soliman EZ; Ambrose M; Eberly LE;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cornell University Medical Center, New York, New York Address reprint requests and correspondence: Bruce B. Lerman, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Cornell University Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, Starr 409, New York, New York 10021

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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The biatrial substrate properties in different types of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Authors : Huang SY; Lin YJ; Tsao HM; Chang SL; Lo LW; Hu HF; Suenari K; Lin YK; Huang JH; Chen IC; Ko WC; Ong ET;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research Institute, National Yang-Ming University and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Shih-Ann Chen, Division of Cardiology, Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, 201 Sec. 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Coronary artery disease affecting the atrial branches is an independent determinant of atrial fibrillation after myocardial infarction

Authors : Alasady M; Abhayaratna WP; Leong DP; Lim HS; Abed HS; Brooks AG; Mattchoss S; Roberts-Thomson KC; Worthley MI; Chew DP;

Affiliations : Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide and the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Prashanthan Sanders, Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, Cardiovascular Investigation Unit, Department of Cardiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with versus those without atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Authors : Wilton SB; Leung AA; Ghali WA; Faris P;

Affiliations : Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Stephen B. Wilton, GE63, 3280 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4Z6, Canada

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Pulmonary vein isolation with complex fractionated atrial electrogram ablation for paroxysmal and nonparoxysmal atrial fibrillation: A meta-analysis

Authors : Hayward RM; Upadhyay GA; Mela T; Ellinor PT; Barrett CD; Heist EK; Verma A; Choudhry NK;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine and Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, Boston, Massachusetts Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Jagmeet P. Singh, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Cardiology Division, Gray Building 109, Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral or aortic mechanical prosthetic valves: A feasibility, safety, and efficacy study

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 : Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center and Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas Address reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Center for Excellence in Atrial Fibrillation, Bloch Heart Rhythm Center, University of Kansas Hospital, KU Cardiovascular Research Institute, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66221

Journal : Heart Rhythm   (2011)

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