Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 12:54AM EST

General Interest Articles

1. Incidence of Atrial Arrhythmias Detected by Permanent Pacemakers (PPM) Post-Pulmonary Vein Antrum Isolation (PVAI) for Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Correlation with Symptomatic Recurrence.

Author
Verma A; Minor S; Kilicaslan F; Patel D; Hao S; Beheiry S; Lakkireddy D; Elayi SC; Cummings J; Martin DO; Burkhardt JD; Schweikert RA; Saliba W; Tchou PJ; Natale A;
Institution
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Section of Electrophysiology, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Journal
J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2007 Apr 11;.
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2. Transient Atrial Fibrillation Complicating Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Future Risk of Ischemic Stroke.

Author
Siu CW; Jim MH; Ho HH; Miu R; Lee SW; Lau CP; Tse HF;
Institution
Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, and.
Journal
Chest. 2007 Mar 30;.
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3. Age and risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation: evidence for guidelines?

Author
Frost L; Vukelic Andersen L; Godtfredsen J; Mortensen LS;
Institution
Department of Cardiology A, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark. malfr@sc.aaa.dk
Journal
Neuroepidemiology. 2007;28(2):109-15. Epub 2007 Apr 4.
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4. ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients 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 (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society.

Author
Fuster V; Ryden LE; Cannom DS; Crijns HJ; Curtis AB; Ellenbogen KA; Halperin JL; Le Heuzey JY; Kay GN; Lowe JE; Olsson SB; Prystowsky EN; Tamargo JL; Wann S; Smith SC Jr; Jacobs AK; Adams CD; Anderson JL; Antman EM; Halperin JL; Hunt SA; Nishimura R; Ornato JP; Page RL; Riegel B; Priori SG; Blanc JJ; Budaj A; Camm AJ; Dean V; Deckers JW; Despres C; Dickstein K; Lekakis J; McGregor K; Metra M; Morais J; Osterspey A; Tamargo JL; Zamorano JL;
Institution
Journal
Circulation. 2006 Aug 15;114(7):e257-354.

5. Treating the right patient at the right time: an innovative approach to the management of atrial fibrillation.

Author
Gillis AM; Burland L; Arnburg B; Kmet C; Pollak PT; Kavanagh K; Veenhuyzen G; Wyse DG;
Institution
Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta and Department of Cardiac Sciences, University of Calgary and Calgary Health Region, Calgary, Alberta. amgillis@ucalgary.ca <amgillis@ucalgary.ca>
Journal
Can J Cardiol. 2008 Mar;24(3):195-8.
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6. ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation--executive summary: 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 (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation).

Author
Array Patients With Atrial Fibrillation;
Institution
Journal
J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Aug 15;48(4):854-906.

7. Atrial fibrillation management by practice cardiologists: a prospective survey on the adherence to guidelines in the real world.

Author
Meiltz A; Zimmermann M; Urban P; Bloch A;
Institution
Cardiovascular Department, Hopital de La Tour, Meyrin 1217, Geneva, Switzerland.
Journal
Europace. 2008 Jun;10(6):674-80. Epub 2008 Apr 10.
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8. Coronary ischemic events after first atrial fibrillation: risk and survival.

Author
Miyasaka Y; Barnes ME; Gersh BJ; Cha SS; Bailey KR; Seward JB; Iwasaka T; Tsang TS;
Institution
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.
Journal
Am J Med. 2007 Apr;120(4):357-63.
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9. Guideline-adherent antithrombotic treatment is associated with improved outcomes compared with undertreatment in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation. The Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation.

Author
Nieuwlaat R; Olsson SB; Lip GY; Camm AJ; Breithardt G; Capucci A; Meeder JG; Prins MH; Levy S; Crijns HJ;
Institution
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. r.nieuwlaat@cardio.azm.nl
Journal
Am Heart J. 2007 Jun;153(6):1006-12.
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10. Clinical and echocardiographic markers of mortality risk in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Author
Khumri TM; Idupulapati M; Rader VJ; Nayyar S; Stoner CN; Main ML;
Institution
Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, Missouri.
Journal
Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jun 15;99(12):1733-6. Epub 2007 Apr 26.
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