Cardiovascular disease is the leading contributor to years lost due to disability or premature
death among adults. Current efforts focus on risk prediction and risk factor mitigation ‚which …

Cardiac natriuretic peptides (NPs), atrial NP (ANP) and B-type NP (BNP) are true hormones
produced and released by cardiomyocytes, exerting several systemic effects. Together with …

Background—The global burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. Methods and Results—
We systematically reviewed population-based studies of AF published from 1980 to 2010 …

The heart is a central human organ and its diseases are the leading cause of death
worldwide, but an in-depth knowledge of the identity and quantity of its constituent proteins …

Background—Coronary artery embolism (CE) is recognized as an important
nonatherosclerotic cause of acute myocardial infarction. Its prevalence, clinical features, and …

Background—Limited data exist on trends in incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF). We assessed
the community-based trends in AF incidence for 1980 to 2000 and provided prevalence …

PURPOSE: To describe the effect of atrial fibrillation on long-term morbidity and mortality.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: The Renfrew/Paisley Study surveyed 7052 men and 8354 …

Aims Based on an analysis of claims-based data of 8.298 million members of two German
statutory health insurance funds, the aim of this contribution is to quantify age-/gender …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with a significantly increased stroke risk which is highly
preventable with appropriate oral anticoagulant therapy (OAC). However, AF may be …

Background—Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is considered the gold standard
modality in detecting left atrial/LA appendage (LA/LAA) thrombi. However, this is a semi …