Background—The Cox-Maze procedure (CMP) has achieved high success rates in the
therapy of atrial fibrillation (AF) while becoming progressively less invasive. This report …

Silent or subclinical asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (SAF) has currently gained wide interest
in the epidemiologic, neurologic, and cardiovascular communities. It is well known that the …

Aims The purpose of this trial was to compare the long-term efficacy of low-dose amiodarone
with losartan and perindopril (both combined with low-dose amiodarone) for the prevention …

Although first described about 100yr ago, atrial fibrillation (AF) is now recognized as the
most common of all arrhythmias. It has a substantial morbidity and presents a considerable …

Background—Surgery can eliminate atrial fibrillation (AF), but data confirming the rationale
for specific lesion sets are lacking. We used postoperative electrophysiological studies to …

BACKGROUND: Idiopathic atrial fibrillation (AF) refers to a clinically lacking cardiovascular
or pulmonary disease generating the pathophysiologic substrate for the arrhythmia …

BACKGROUND Although the electrophysiological mechanisms underlying self-sustaining
atrial fibrillation (AF) are unclear, recent studies suggest that one requirement for reentry …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common clinical problem, particularly in the elderly and in patients
with organic heart disease. AF generally is classified into paroxysmal and chronic forms …

In addition to antithrombotic therapy, 2 treatment strategies for intermittent atrial fibrillation
(AF) are evolving: suppression of AF or control of the ventricular response during AF …