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Mechanisms of Arrhythmia Recurrence After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from Electrophysiological Mapping and Ablation
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 10/28/09

Liu X et al. – PV gaps are present, with a characteristic distribution, in the majority of patients who fail this surgical procedure, but these gaps are not responsible for the arrhythmias identified. Instead, most are macro–reentrant, isthmus–dependent arrhythmias related to clamp–associated or LAA excision–associated scars.

Atrial Fibrillatory Wall Motion and Degree of Atrial Remodeling in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Tissue Velocity Imaging Study
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, 10/28/09 Relevance Score: 70%

Catheter Ablation of Supraventricular Arrhythmias and Atrial Fibrillation
American Family Physician, 11/12/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Sudden atrial fibrillation associated with acute alcohol ingestion and cor triatriatum
Baylor UMC Proceedings, 10/27/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Oral anticoagulant therapy safely prevented stroke in older patients with atrial fibrillation
Evidence-Based Medicine, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 69%

Glucocorticoid Use and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter
Archives of Internal Medicine, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 69%