[PDF] Top 20 Natriuretic peptides for the detection of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

... Silent atrial fibrillation (AF) and tachycardia (AT) are considered precursors of ischaemic ...Therefore, detection of paroxysmal atrial rhythm disorders is highly relevant, but is ... See full document

... optimize detection of PAF, periodic 3- to 6-month monitoring seems reasonable, especially if there is history of intermittent palpitations, radiological evidence of bilateral infarcts, or ECG evidence of ... See full document

... Early detection of AF could dramati- cally reduce the risk by facilitating timely treat- ment with oral anticoagulants ...of atrial fibrosis in non- valvular paroxysmal AF ... See full document

... MA. Atrial fibrillation begets atrial ...the detection of occult paroxysmal atrial ion in ischemic stroke of unknown ...FL. Paroxysmal atrial ...of atrial ... See full document

... TEE. Atrial fibrillation chronicity was classified as: 1) paroxysmal, defined as spontaneously reverting to sinus rhythm within 7 days; 2) persistent, de- fined as lasting more than 7 days but less ... See full document

... The current classification system for AF is based on a consensus to maintain simplicity and clinical relevance. It recognizes a few major stages in the spectrum of AF. The ‘first detected’ AF episode represents the ... See full document

... post-surgical atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence in paroxysmal AF patients who underwent cryoballoon catheter ...with paroxysmal AF who were treated with frozen balloon catheter ablation in ... See full document

... both atrial appendages in the original Cox-maze procedure is a major cause of postoperative ANP decrease ...on atrial stretching secondary to hemodynamic changes, but also on structural state and remodeling ... See full document

... concomitant atrial tachycardias or atrial flutter were not a primary target for ablation during the first ablation ...sustained atrial tachycardias as well as right or left atrial flutter ... See full document

... with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and without permanent pacing ...of paroxysmal AF during the preceding year in spite of having received correct antiarrhythmic ...an atrial ... See full document

... during atrial arrhythmia ablation is markedly higher, which can be attributed to a number of important procedural differences, including extensive intracardiac catheter ma- nipulation and ablation, the common need ... See full document

... of atrial arrhythmias ...flutter/ atrial tachycardia recurrence and need of a repeat procedure were significantly higher than in patients treated with the traditional and generalized CFAE ... See full document

... Despite the evidence demonstrating lower fluoroscopy times associated with CF-sensing catheters, the learning curve pertaining to the low-fluoroscopy workflow has not been described extensively, particularly in the ... See full document

... 40. Katritsis DG, Giazitzoglou E, Korovesis S, Karvouni E, Anagnostopoulos CE. Conduction Patterns in the Cardiac Veins: Electrophysiologic Characteristics of the Connections Between Left Atrial and Coronary Sinus ... See full document

... 9. Connolly SJ, Ezekowitz MD, Yusuf S, Eikelboom J, Oldgren J, Parekh A, Pogue J, Reilly PA, Themeles E, Varrone J, Wang S, Alings M, Xavier D, Zhu J, Diaz R, Lewis BS, Darius H, Diener HC, Joyner CD,Wallentin L, RE-LY ... See full document

... In the present study, we retrospectively investigated whether TDI-derived AEMD would be useful to identify patients who had been diagnosed with paroxysmal AF (PAF) in comparison with other variables known as ... See full document

... 5. European Heart Rhythm Association, European Association for Cardio- Thoracic Surgery, Camm AJ, Kirchhof P, Lip GY, Schotten U, Savelieva I, Ernst S, Van Gelder IC, Al-Attar N, Hindricks G, Prendergast B, Heidbuchel H, ... See full document

... 39 Figs. 14-19 depict the difference of IBI detection compared to ECG in milliseconds as a function of the average value of the IBIs in milliseconds. Fig. 16, which corresponds to Hue-Basler, provides the closest ... See full document

... stroke detection, while the detection of cerebral hemorrhage, chronic lesions and brain vessel occlusion is at least equal to ...AF detection and a follow-up MRI after 6 months, we will be able to ... See full document

... hormone (ADH), angiotensin II, and aldosterone levels before, during, and after intravenous administration of the newly synthetized alpha-human atrial natriuretic peptide (alpha hANP). In 10 subjects alpha ... See full document