Atrial fibrillation in heart failure: what should we do?

D Kotecha, JP Piccini - European heart journal, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are two conditions that are likely to dominate the
next 50 years of cardiovascular (CV) care. Both are increasingly prevalent and associated …

Arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathies: mechanisms, recognition, and management

R Gopinathannair, SP Etheridge, FE Marchlinski… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy (AIC) is a potentially reversible condition in which left
ventricular dysfunction is induced or mediated by atrial or ventricular arrhythmias. Cellular …

心房颤动: 目前的认识和治疗建议-201

黄从新, 张澍, 黄德嘉, 曹克将, 陈柯萍… - 中国心脏起搏与心电 …, 2015 - cqvip.com
自2012 年中华医学会心电生理和起搏分会(ChinaSoci—etyofPacingandElectrophysiology,
CSPE) 发表《 心房颤动: 目前的认识和治疗建议-2012) 以来的三年间, 有关心房颤动(简称房颤) …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive servo-ventilation for central sleep apnea in systolic heart failure

MR Cowie, H Woehrle, K Wegscheider… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Central sleep apnea is associated with poor prognosis and death in patients
with heart failure. Adaptive servo-ventilation is a therapy that uses a noninvasive ventilator to …

[HTML][HTML] Atrial fibrillation: mechanisms, therapeutics, and future directions

J Pellman, F Sheikh - Comprehensive Physiology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia, affecting 1% to 2% of the
general population. It is characterized by rapid and disorganized atrial activation leading to …

Prognostic significance of resting heart rate and use of β-blockers in atrial fibrillation and sinus rhythm in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction …

SJ Li, U Sartipy, LH Lund, U Dahlström… - Circulation: Heart …, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—In heart failure and reduced ejection fraction, the prognostic role of heart rate
(HR) in atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown and the effectiveness of β-blockers has recently …

Treatment of atrial fibrillation

EN Prystowsky, BJ Padanilam, RI Fogel - Jama, 2015 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia that affects more than 2.5 million people
in the United States and causes substantial morbidity and mortality, especially regarding the …

Managing atrial fibrillation in the very elderly patient: challenges and solutions

N Karamichalakis, KP Letsas, K Vlachos… - Vascular health and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia affecting elderly patients. Management
and treatment of AF in this rapidly growing population of older patients involve a …

Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in heart failure patients: A meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials

S Al Halabi, M Qintar, A Hussein, MC Alraies… - JACC: Clinical …, 2015 - jacc.org
Objectives: The objective of the study was to compare rate control versus atrial fibrillation
(AF) catheter ablation strategies in patients with AF and heart failure (HF). Background …

Atrial fibrillation: effects beyond the atrium?

RS Wijesurendra, B Casadei - Cardiovascular research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained clinical arrhythmia and is associated
with significant morbidity, mostly secondary to heart failure and stroke, and an estimated two …