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11. Plasma natriuretic peptide concentrations as a predictor for successful catheter ablation in patients with drug-refractory atrial fibrillation.
- Author
- Kurosaki K; Tada H; Hashimoto T; Ito S; Miyaji K; Naito S; Oshima S; Taniguchi K;
- Institution
- Department of Cardiology, Jichi Medical School, Minamikawachi, Japan.
- Journal
- Circ J. 2007 Mar;71(3):313-20.
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12. Exercise capacity in atrial fibrillation: a substudy of the Sotalol-Amiodarone Atrial Fibrillation Efficacy Trial (SAFE-T).
- Author
- Atwood JE; Myers JN; Tang XC; Reda DJ; Singh SN; Singh BN;
- Institution
- Cardiology Division, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20307, USA. john.atwood@amedd.army.mil
- Journal
- Am Heart J. 2007 Apr;153(4):566-72.
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13. Incidence of stroke in paroxysmal versus sustained atrial fibrillation in patients taking oral anticoagulation or combined antiplatelet therapy: an ACTIVE W Substudy.
- Author
- Hohnloser SH; Pajitnev D; Pogue J; Healey JS; Pfeffer MA; Yusuf S; Connolly SJ;
- Institution
- Department of Cardiology, Division of Electrophysiology, J. W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Hohnloser@em.uni-frankfurt.de
- Journal
- J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Nov 27;50(22):2156-61. Epub 2007 Nov 13.
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14. Atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with therapeutic international normalized ratio: comparison of strategies of anticoagulation management in the periprocedural period.
- Author
- Wazni OM; Beheiry S; Fahmy T; Barrett C; Hao S; Patel D; Di Biase L; Martin DO; Kanj M; Arruda M; Cummings J; Schweikert R; Saliba W; Natale A;
- Institution
- Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Cleveland Clinic, 60 Stonewood Dr, Cleveland, OH 44022, USA.
- Journal
- Circulation. 2007 Nov 27;116(22):2531-4. Epub 2007 Nov 12.
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15. Radiofrequency ablation of atypical atrial flutter after cardiac surgery or atrial fibrillation ablation: a randomized comparison of open-irrigation-tip and 8-mm-tip catheters.
- Author
- Bai R; Fahmy TS; Patel D; Di Biase L; Riedlbauchova L; Wazni OM; Schweikert RA; Burkhardt JD; Saliba W; Natale A;
- Institution
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.
- Journal
- Heart Rhythm. 2007 Dec;4(12):1489-96. Epub 2007 Aug 1.
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16. A randomized comparison of amiodarone and class IC antiarrhythmic drugs to treat atrial fibrillation in patients paced for sinus node disease: the Prevention Investigation and Treatment: A Group for Observation and Research on Atrial arrhythmias (PITAGORA) trial.
- Author
- Gulizia M; Mangiameli S; Orazi S; Chiaranda G; Piccione G; Di Giovanni N; Colletti A; Pensabene O; Lisi F; Vasquez L; Grammatico A; Boriani G;
- Institution
- Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, Catania, Italy. michele.gulizia@tin.it
- Journal
- Am Heart J. 2008 Jan;155(1):100-7, 107.e1. Epub 2007 Nov 26.
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17. Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: is the persistence of all intraprocedural targets necessary for long-term maintenance of sinus rhythm?
- Author
- Pratola C; Baldo E; Notarstefano P; Toselli T; Ferrari R;
- Institution
- St Anna University Hospital, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
- Journal
- Circulation. 2008 Jan 15;117(2):136-43. Epub 2007 Dec 17.
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18. Effect of statin dose on incidence of atrial fibrillation: data from the Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy-Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction 22 (PROVE IT-TIMI 22) and Aggrastat to Zocor (A to Z) trials.
- Author
- McLean DS; Ravid S; Blazing M; Gersh B; Shui A; Cannon CP;
- Institution
- Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Study Group, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
- Journal
- Am Heart J. 2008 Feb;155(2):298-302.
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19. Post-cardioversion transesophageal echocardiography (POSTEC) strategy with the use of enoxaparin for brief anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation patients: the multicenter POSTEC trial (a pilot study).
- Author
- Sorino M; Colonna P; De Luca L; Carerj S; Oliva E; De Tommasi SM; Conti U; Iacopi F; D'Agostino C; D'Amato N; Pettinati G; Montericcio V; Cualbu A; De Luca I;
- Institution
- Division of Cardiology, Policlinico Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy.
- Journal
- J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2007 Dec;8(12):1034-42.
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20. Risks and benefits of oral anticoagulation compared with clopidogrel plus aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation according to stroke risk: the atrial fibrillation clopidogrel trial with irbesartan for prevention of vascular events (ACTIVE-W).
- Author
- Healey JS; Hart RG; Pogue J; Pfeffer MA; Hohnloser SH; De Caterina R; Flaker G; Yusuf S; Connolly SJ;
- Institution
- Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, 237 Barton St E, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. healeyj@hhsc.ca
- Journal
- Stroke. 2008 May;39(5):1482-6. Epub 2008 Mar 6.
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