Atrial disease or myopathy forms the substrate for atrial fibrillation (AF) and underlies the
potential for atrial thrombus formation and subsequent stroke. Current diagnostic …

Background and aims Advancing age is the most important risk factor of atrial fibrillation
(AF). The shortening of telomere length is a biomarker of biologic aging. There is an …

Background Patients with a variety of clinical presentations undergo atrial fibrillation (AF)
ablation. Long-term ablation success rates can vary considerably. Objective The purpose of …

Objectives: This study sought to determine the prevalence of patients with 4 isolated veins at
repeat ablation after “CLOSE”-guided pulmonary vein isolation (PVI), a strategy based on …

Abstract Background CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2-VASc are validated scores used to predict
stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Many of the individual risk factors included in these …

Background For late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance
(CMR) assessment of atrial scar to guide management and targeting of ablation in atrial …

Objectives The presence of postoperative atrial fibrillation predicts a higher short-and long-
term mortality rates; however, no scoring system has been used to discriminate patients at …

Background—Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) became an effective therapy for
patients with drug-refractory AF, and the indications have broadened to include …

Background Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients have a wide spectrum of risks for
subsequent cardiovascular events and death. However, there is no simple, convenience …

Aims The selection of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) that will benefit most by left atrial
ablation remains suboptimal. CHADS2 score has been shown to be associated with post …