Rhythm control in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation: contemporary challenges including the role of ablation

KM Trulock, SM Narayan, JP Piccini - Journal of the American College of …, 2014 - jacc.org
Because nonpharmacological interventions likely alter the risks and benefits associated with
rhythm control, this paper reviews the role of current rhythm control strategies in atrial …

A review of atrial fibrillation detection methods as a service

O Faust, EJ Ciaccio, UR Acharya - International journal of environmental …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a common heart arrhythmia that often goes undetected, and even if it
is detected, managing the condition may be challenging. In this paper, we review how the …

Psychopathology and symptoms of atrial fibrillation: implications for therapy

AK Gehi, S Sears, N Goli, TJ Walker… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Psychopathology and Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation. Introduction: Current guidelines
recommend that the choice of AF management strategy be guided by the symptomatic status …

Intravenous diltiazem is superior to intravenous amiodarone or digoxin for achieving ventricular rate control in patients with acute uncomplicated atrial fibrillation

CW Siu, CP Lau, WL Lee, KF Lam, HF Tse - Critical care medicine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To compare the clinical efficacy of intravenous diltiazem, digoxin, and
amiodarone for acute ventricular rate (VR) control in patients with acute symptomatic atrial …

Quality of life among patients with atrial fibrillation: A theoretically-guided cross-sectional study

KL Rush, CL Seaton, L Burton, P Loewen… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have significantly lower health-related quality
of life (HRQoL) compared to the general population and patients with other heart diseases …

Left atrial appendage size is a marker of atrial fibrillation recurrence after radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

J Simon, M El Mahdiui, JM Smit, L Száraz… - Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction There are no consistently confirmed predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF)
recurrence after catheter ablation. Therefore, we aimed to study whether left atrial …

Health-related quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation: the role of symptoms, comorbidities, and the type of atrial fibrillation

F Witassek, A Springer, L Adam, S Aeschbacher… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Aims This study aimed to analyse health related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with
different atrial fibrillation (AF) types and to identify patient characteristics, symptoms and …

Sex differences in outcomes of an intensive risk factor modification program in patients with atrial fibrillation

JJ Noubiap, RK Pathak, G Thomas… - Circulation …, 2024 - ahajournals.org
BACKGROUND: The outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) seem to be variable between males
and females. We therefore aimed to determine sex differences in weight loss …

Validation of the AF-QoL, a disease-specific quality of life questionnaire for patients with atrial fibrillation

F Arribas, JM Ormaetxe, R Peinado, N Perulero… - Europace, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Aims To assess the performance of AF-QoL, a quality of life questionnaire for patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and results Observational, prospective, multicentre study in …

[PDF][PDF] Quality of life and depression in patients with different patterns of atrial fibrillation

R Dąbrowski, E Smolis-Bąk, I Kowalik… - Kardiologia Polska …, 2010 - journals.viamedica.pl
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is difficult to cure and significantly affects quality of life was
well as emotional status of patients. Aim: To evaluate quality of life and depression level in …