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Clinical Trials
1. Pulmonary vein isolation combined with superior vena cava isolation for atrial fibrillation ablation: a prospective randomized study.
- Author
- Wang XH; Liu X; Sun YM; Shi HF; Zhou L; Gu JN;
- Institution
- Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200030, People's Republic of China.
- Journal
- Europace. 2008 May;10(5):600-5.
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2. Optimal heart failure therapy and successful cardioversion in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Author
- Boldt LH; Rolf S; Huemer M; Parwani AS; Luft FC; Dietz R; Haverkamp W; Boldt LH; Rolf S; Huemer M; Parwani AS; Luft FC; Dietz R; Haverkamp W;
- Institution
- Department of Cardiology, Charite-Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany. leif-hendrik.boldt@charite.de
- Journal
- Am Heart J. 2008 May;155(5):890-5. Epub 2008 Feb 15.
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3. Efficacy and safety of the additional bepridil treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation refractory to class I antiarrhythmic drugs.
- Author
- Miyaji K; Tada H; Fukushima Kusano K; Hashimoto T; Kaseno K; Hiramatsu S; Tadokoro K; Naito S; Nakamura K; Oshima S; Taniguchi K; Ohe T;
- Institution
- Division of Cardiology, Gunma Prefectural Cardiovascular Center, Maebashi, and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Okayama University Graduated School of Medicine, Density and Pharmaceutical Science, Japan.
- Journal
- Circ J. 2007 Aug;71(8):1250-7.
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4. Warfarin versus aspirin for stroke prevention in an elderly community population with atrial fibrillation (the Birmingham Atrial Fibrillation Treatment of the Aged Study, BAFTA): a randomised controlled trial.
- Author
- Mant J; Hobbs FD; Fletcher K; Roalfe A; Fitzmaurice D; Lip GY; Murray E;
- Institution
- Primary Care Clinical Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. j.w.mant@bham.ac.uk
- Journal
- Lancet. 2007 Aug 11;370(9586):493-503.
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5. Dronedarone for maintenance of sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation or flutter.
- Author
- Singh BN; Connolly SJ; Crijns HJ; Roy D; Kowey PR; Capucci A; Radzik D; Aliot EM; Hohnloser SH;
- Institution
- Cardiology Division, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. bsingh@ucla.edu
- Journal
- N Engl J Med. 2007 Sep 6;357(10):987-99.
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6. Rhythm control versus rate control for atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
- Author
- Roy D; Talajic M; Nattel S; Wyse DG; Dorian P; Lee KL; Bourassa MG; Arnold JM; Buxton AE; Camm AJ; Connolly SJ; Dubuc M; Ducharme A; Guerra PG; Hohnloser SH; Lambert J; Le Heuzey JY; O'Hara G; Pedersen OD; Rouleau JL; Singh BN; Stevenson LW; Stevenson WG; Thibault B; Waldo AL;
- Institution
- Montreal Heart Institute and the Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC H1T 1C8, Canada. d_roy@icm-mhi.com
- Journal
- N Engl J Med. 2008 Jun 19;358(25):2667-77.
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7. Dose-response effect of flecainide in patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and/or flutter monitored with trans-telephonic electrocardiography: a multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial.
- Author
- Atarashi H; Ogawa S; Inoue H; Hamada C;
- Institution
- Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tama-Nagayama Hospital, Japan. atarashi@nms.ac.jp
- Journal
- Circ J. 2007 Mar;71(3):294-300.
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8. Stepwise linear approach to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.
- Author
- Yao Y; Zheng L; Zhang S; He DS; Zhang K; Tang M; Chen K; Pu J; Wang F; Chen X;
- Institution
- Clinical EP Laboratory and Arrhythmia Service Center of Fuwai Heart Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. ianyao@263.net.cn
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm. 2007 Dec;4(12):1497-504. Epub 2007 Aug 11.
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9. Effect of ximelagatran on ischemic events and death in patients with atrial fibrillation after acute myocardial infarction in the efficacy and safety of the oral direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran in patients with recent myocardial damage (ESTEEM) trial.
- Author
- Tangelder MJ; Frison L; Weaver D; Wilcox RG; Bylock A; Emanuelsson H; Held P; Oldgren J;
- Institution
- AstraZeneca R&D, Medical Science, Molndal, Sweden. marco.tangelder@astrazeneca.com
- Journal
- Am Heart J. 2008 Feb;155(2):382-7.
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10. Effect of dexamethasone on atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
- Author
- Yared JP; Bakri MH; Erzurum SC; Moravec CS; Laskowski DM; Van Wagoner DR; Mascha E; Thornton J;
- Institution
- Department of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. yaredj@ccf.org
- Journal
- J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2007 Feb;21(1):68-75. Epub 2006 Feb 14.
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