Guideline-adherent antithrombotic treatment is associated with improved outcomes compared with undertreatment in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation. The Euro …

R Nieuwlaat, SB Olsson, GYH Lip, AJ Camm… - American heart …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The Euro Heart Survey showed that antithrombotic treatment in patients
with atrial fibrillation (AF) was moderately tailored to the 2001 American College of …

Inhibition of Small-Conductance Ca2+-Activated K+ Channels Terminates and Protects Against Atrial Fibrillation

JG Diness, US Sørensen, JD Nissen… - Circulation …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Recently, evidence has emerged that small-conductance Ca2+-activated K+
(SK) channels are predominantly expressed in the atria in a number of species including …

Risk factors for anticoagulation-related bleeding complications in patients with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

M Hughes, GYH Lip - QJM: An International Journal of Medicine, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased stroke risk that may be reduced by
therapeutic anticoagulation. However, anticoagulation is associated with an increased risk …

International consensus on nomenclature and classification of atrial fibrillation: a collaborative project of the Working Group on Arrhythmias and the Working Group on …

S Lévy, AJ Camm, S Saksena, E Aliot, G Breithardt… - Europace, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has in recent years been the subject of intense investigation both
regarding a better understanding of its mechanism and improvement of its management …

Comparative effects of antiplatelet, anticoagulant, or combined therapy in patients with valvular and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a randomized multicenter study

F Pérez-Gómez, E Alegría, J Berjón, JA Iriarte… - Journal of the American …, 2004 - jacc.org
Objectives: This trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of the combination of antiplatelet and
moderate-intensity anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation associated with …

Long-term monitoring for detection of atrial fibrillation

DT Linker - US Patent 7,630,756, 2009 - Google Patents
US7630756B2 - Long-term monitoring for detection of atrial fibrillation - Google Patents
US7630756B2 - Long-term monitoring for detection of atrial fibrillation - Google Patents …

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Ad5FGF-4 gene therapy and its effect on myocardial perfusion in patients with stable angina

CL Grines, MW Watkins, JJ Mahmarian… - Journal of the American …, 2003 - jacc.org
Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether intracoronary
administration of the adenoviral gene for fibroblast growth factor (Ad5FGF-4) can improve …

Prognostic risk of atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular dysfunction: the OPTIMAAL experience

M Lehto, S Snapinn, K Dickstein… - European heart …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Aims The present study aimed to determine the frequency and the impact on clinical
outcome of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and left …

Surgery for permanent atrial fibrillation: impact of patient factors and lesion set

AM Gillinov, S Bhavani, EH Blackstone… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Whether a complete Cox-maze procedure is needed to ablate permanent
atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing concomitant cardiac surgery is unknown. Our …

Obesity and metabolic syndrome are independent risk factors for atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

N Echahidi, D Mohty, P Pibarot, JP Després, G O'Hara… - Circulation, 2007 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a highly prevalent complication after
cardiac surgery with substantial effects on outcomes. Previous studies have reported that …