Cardiology - Arrhythmias/EP News & Articles

1 Economic evaluation of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion, dabigatran, and warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation Circulation, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

2 Survival after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation in the elderly Circulation, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

3 Atrial fibrillation in cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator: a risk factor for mortality, appropriate and inappropriate shocks Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

4 Prevalence and prognostic significance of exercise-induced non-sustained ventricular tachycardia in asymptomatic volunteers: The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

5 Multi-institutional study of implantable defibrillator lead performance in children and young adults Circulation, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

6 Ablation effect indicated by impedance fall is correlated with contact force level during ablation for atrial fibrillation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

7 The impact of drug discontinuation in patients treated with temporary pacemaker due to atrioventricular block Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Review Article

8 Left atrial diverticula in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation: morphologic analysis and clinical impact Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

9 Chronic atrial fibrillation alters the functional properties of if in the human atrium Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

10 Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device Implantation with Uninterrupted Dabigatran: Comparison to Uninterrupted Warfarin Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

11 Phrenic nerve injury: an underrecognized and potentially preventable complication of pulmonary vein isolation using a wide area circumferential ablation approach Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

12 Heart rate variability remains reduced and sympathetic tone elevated after temporal lobe epilepsy surgery Seizure - European Journal of Epilepsy, June 19, 2013    Clinical Article

13 Heart rate reduction in heart failure: ivabradine or beta blockers Heart Failure Reviews, June 18, 2013    Review Article    Clinical Article
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14 Long-term safety and efficacy of dual therapy with oral anticoagulation and clopidogrel in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with drug-eluting stents Clinical Research in Cardiology, June 18, 2013    Clinical Article

15 Incidence of supraventricular arrhythmias during autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, June 17, 2013    Clinical Article

16 Early results with the lariat device for left atrial appendage exclusion in patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk for stroke and anticoagulation Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, June 17, 2013    Clinical Article

17 Hisian response to atrial pacing during tachycardia: understanding the physiology behind the rules Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 17, 2013

18 Mechanisms underlying the autonomic modulation of ventricular fibrillation initiation—tentative prophylactic properties of vagus nerve stimulation on malignant arrhythmias in heart failure Heart Failure Reviews, June 17, 2013    Review Article

19 Fragmented QRS complex predicts the arrhythmic events in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 17, 2013    Clinical Article

20 Association of atrial fibrosis quantified using lge-mri with atrial appendage thrombus and spontaneous contrast on transesophageal echocardiography in patients with atrial fibrillation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, June 17, 2013    Clinical Article

1 Low-dose propranolol and exercise capacity in postural tachycardia syndrome: A randomized study Neurology, May 14, 2013

2 When ‘digoxin use’ is not the same as ‘digoxin use’: lessons from the AFFIRM trial European Heart Journal, May 3, 2013

3 Rate versus rhythm control for management of atrial fibrillation in clinical practice: Results from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry American Heart Journal, April 1, 2013

4 Atrial Fibrillation in Athletes International Journal of Sports Medicine, May 6, 2013

5 EHRA Practical Guide on the use of new oral anticoagulants in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: executive summary European Heart Journal, May 1, 2013    Clinical Guideline

6 Effect of Long-Detection Interval vs Standard-Detection Interval for Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators on Antitachycardia Pacing and Shock Delivery: The ADVANCE III Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA, May 9, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine

7 Results From a Single-Blind, Randomized Study Comparing the Impact of Different Ablation Approaches on Long-Term Procedure Outcome in Coexistent Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter Circulation, May 21, 2013
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8 Novel oral anticoagulants in a real-world cohort of patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation EP Europace, May 29, 2013

9 New Oral Anticoagulants in Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, May 13, 2013

10 Left Atrial Massive Thrombus Formation on the Transseptal Sheath Despite Adequate Anticoagulation with Warfarin and Heparin During Pulmonary Vein Isolation Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 23, 2013

11 A Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Isolation of the Arrhythmogenic Vein Versus All Veins in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Cardiology, May 15, 2013    Free full text

12 Revisiting right atrial isolation rationale for atrial fibrillation: functional anatomy of interatrial connections Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology , May 1, 2013

13 Differential Effects of the (beta)-Adrenoceptor Blockers Carvedilol and Metoprolol on SQT1- and SQT2-Mutant Channels Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, May 16, 2013

14 Safety of sports for athletes with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators Circulation, May 21, 2013

15 Cost-effectiveness analysis of dronedarone versus other anti-arrhythmic drugs for the treatment of atrial fibrillation--results for Canada, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland The European Journal of Health Economics, May 3, 2013

16 Left atrial thickness under the catheter ablation lines in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: insights from 64-slice multidetector computed tomography Heart and Vessels, May 24, 2013

17 Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Reduces the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Catheter Ablation JACC - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, May 2, 2013

18 Usefulness of Frequent Supraventricular Extrasystoles and a High CHADS2 Score to Predict First-Time Appearance of Atrial Fibrillation The American Journal of Cardiology, May 17, 2013

19 Atrial fibrillation - inflammation in disguise? Scandinavian Journal of Immunology, May 20, 2013    Review Article

20 Long-Term Complications of Implantable Defibrillator Therapy in Brugada Syndrome The American Journal of Cardiology, May 3, 2013