Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation and Hyperthyroidism
... Atrial fibrillation occurs in 10 – 15% of patients with ...of atrial myocytes by shortening the action potential duration, enhancing automaticity and triggered activity in the pulmonary vein cardio ...
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Atrial Fibrillation: Pharmacological Therapy
... with Atrial Fibrillation], 523 patients with a history of symptomatic AF who were in SR were randomly assigned to receive placebo or propafenone SR 425, 325, or 225 mg twice ...symptomatic atrial ...
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Cellular bases for human atrial fibrillation
... Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained car- diac ...of atrial premature beats that initiate AF originate from focal ectopic electrical activity in the pulmo- nary veins ...
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Atrial Fibrillation To Cardiovert or not to Cardiovert?
... with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines ...
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while the incidence of atrial fibrillation
... The neurohormonal changes caused by heart failure, mainly the activation of the renin-angioten- sin-aldosterone system and the increased sympathe- tic activity, exacerbate the above-mentioned mecha- nisms of ...
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Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: A Review
... Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation accounts for more than thirty percent of all strokes above the age of sixty years. The use of anticoagulants for the primary prevention of stroke has been a controversial ...
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Understanding Atrial Fibrillation/ Atrial Flutter (AF/AFL)
... was in patients with recent myocardial infarction (DIAMOND MI) (of whom 40% had NYHA Class III or IV heart failure). Both groups were at relatively high risk of sudden death. The DIAMOND trials were intended to determine ...
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Chronic Atrial Fibrillation in the Elderly
... The debate over whether to attempt rhythm conversion or merely control ventricular rate has been a heated topic, with little evidence backing either argument. The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation ...
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Atrial fibrillation and survival in colorectal cancer
... [8]. Atrial fibrillation may be precipi- tated or maintained by an inflammatory mechanism ...between atrial fibrillation and survival following surgery for colorectal cancer in univariate ...
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Atrial Fibrillation Symptom Clusters
... sociodemographic and clinical factors potentially associated with cluster membership. Methods: This was a cross-sectional secondary data analysis of 335 Australian community-dwelling adults with chronic (recurrent ...
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and risk of cardiovascular disease in atrial fibrillation
... 14. Hansen ML, Sorensen R, Clausen MT, Fog-Petersen ML, Raunso J, Gadsboll N, Gislason GH, Folke F, Andersen SS, Schramm TK, Abildstrom SZ, Poulsen HE, Kober L, et al. Risk of bleeding with single, dual, or triple ...
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Original Article MiR-499 is a diagnostic biomarker of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation involved in the development of atrial fibrillation
... Abstract: Background: microRNAs (miRNAs) are associated with cardiovascular disease, regulate gene expression, and are detectable in blood samples. Objective: We sought to determine the diagnostic value of miRNAs in ...
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Novel therapies for treating atrial fibrillation
... specific anticoagulation therapy regimen for specific patients with AF because it helps predict the patient’s stroke risk. Patients with AF contribute to almost 24% of all causes of ischemic stroke and long-term ...
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Clinical and echocardiographic study of atrial fibrillation
... in atrial fibrillation called ...of Atrial fibrillation and its significant contribution to both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular morbidity and mortality aroused interested for us conduct ...
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Clinical and Echocardiographic profile of Atrial Fibrillation
... Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia that requires treatment as it is frequently encountered in clinical ...with atrial fibrillation are relatively asymptomatic, patients can have ...
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Atrial fibrillation in diabetes: A cause for concern?
... A small number of case reports have linked hypogly- caemia with AF [28-30]. This is perhaps not too surprise- ing since hypoglycaemia increases catecholamines which are arrythmogenic. Lip et al. (2005) postulated ...
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Dronedarone for the treatment of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: approval and efficacy
... Although less efficacious than amiodarone in the prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation, dronedarone reduces the risk of cardiovascular hospitalization. It is a safer, well tolerated drug in patients ...
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Association of Atrial Fibrillation with Morphological and Electrophysiological Changes of the Atrial Myocardium
... Summary: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac ...identified atrial locations, which are involved in the initiation and maintenance of this ...left atrial (LA) ...
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Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke in Elderly Patients
... in atrial fibrillation patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome and/or undergoing percutaneous coronary or valve interventions: a joint consensus document of the European Society of Cardiology ...
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Cardiac Radiosurgery for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
... of Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations for Patient Selection, Procedural Techniques, Patient Man- agement and Follow-Up, Definitions, Endpoints, and Research Trial ...
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