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Progression and prognostic significance of electrocardiographic findings in patients with cardiac amyloidosis

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 809-818, April 2025.
Abstract Aims This study aimed to evaluate the change of the main electrocardiographic (ECG) characteristics and their prognostic role across the main subtypes of cardiac amyloidosis [light‐chain amyloidosis (AL) and hereditary (ATTRv) and wild‐type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt)].
Alessia Argirò   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Left atrial appendage aneurysm and atrial arrhythmias

open access: yes, 2007
Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysms are extremely rare. We present 68-year-old female suffered from giant aneurysm of the left atrial appendage and long standing history of atrial arrhythmias.
Erdal, C.   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Right atrial appendage thrombus with atrial infarct in a case of thyrotoxicosis: An autopsy report

open access: yesIndian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2010
Cardiac function has long been known to be altered in patients with thyrotoxicosis and atrial fibrillation occurs in patients with hyperthyroidism. In addition to its disabling symptoms, atrial fibrillation is a strong risk factor for systemic embolism ...
Lanjewar D   +2 more
doaj  

Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion: patient selection and perspectives

open access: yes, 2016
Wojciech C Wąsek Cardiology Department, Military Institute of Medicine, The Central Teaching Hospital of the Ministry of Defense, Szaserów, Warsaw, Poland Abstract: The issues of stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation
Wąsek WC
core  

Forecasting heart failure: Seasonal alignment of heart failure outcomes in New York

open access: yesESC Heart Failure, Volume 12, Issue 2, Page 819-831, April 2025.
Abstract Background Seasonal variations have been observed in heart failure (HF) hospitalization. Numerous explanatory mechanisms have been proposed, but no prior studies have examined potential contributors directly. Our objective was to identify specific factors that could contribute to seasonal variability using a large longitudinal dataset of HF ...
Prerna Gupta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Long-standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Ablation in a Patient With High Risk of Bleeding

open access: yesJournal of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 2020
A 57 year-old patient with dilated cardiomyopathy, long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation, heart failure and episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding underwent AF ablation with pulmonary vein isolation, homogeneization of septal scar, posterior wall ...
Cristiano Pisani   +4 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Epicardial delivery of autologous atrial appendage micrografts during coronary artery bypass surgery—safety and feasibility study

open access: yesPilot and Feasibility Studies, 2017
Background The atrial appendages are a tissue reservoir for cardiac stem cells. During on-pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, part of the right atrial appendage can be excised upon insertion of the right atrial cannula of the heart-lung ...
Annu Nummi   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure

open access: yes, 2017
Chronic oral anticoagulation therapy is the standard therapy for preventing thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, oral anticoagulation has been associated with an increased risk of bleeding events, and despite the ...
Lluis Asmarats, Josep Rodés-Cabau
core   +1 more source

Surgical Methods and Devices for Atrial Fibrillation

open access: yesReviews in Cardiovascular Medicine
As technology advances, surgical approaches for atrial fibrillation have diversified. Surgical treatments include Cox-Maze surgery, left atrial appendage occlusion, or closure using a clip. Cox-Maze surgery removes excessive cardiac electrical conduction
Yalu Yu, Qin Jiang
doaj   +1 more source

Diagnosis and Management of Left Atrium Appendage Thrombosis in Atrial Fibrillation Patients Undergoing Cardioversion

open access: yesMedicina, 2019
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with an increased risk of stroke and thromboembolic complications. A rhythm control strategy with both electrical and pharmacological cardioversion is recommended for patients ...
Enrico Melillo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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