The incidence and risk factors for new onset atrial fibrillation in the PROSPER study [PDF]
Aims Atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in older people. It associates with reduced exercise capacity, increased risk of stroke, and mortality. We aimed to determine retrospectively whether pravastatin reduces the incidence of
B. Buckley +20 more
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and atrial fibrillation are both major burdens on the health care system worldwide. Several observational studies have reported clinical associations between CKD and atrial fibrillation; however, causal relationships between ...
Masahiro Yoshikawa +2 more
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Fetal Atrial Flutter: a Case Report and Experience of Sotalol Treatment
Objective: Fetal tachyarrhythmia may cause fetal hydrops and lead to fetal morbidity and mortality. Supraventricular tachycardia and atrial flutter have been the most diagnosed.
Tsui-Hua Wu +5 more
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Advanced ablation strategies for management of post-surgical atrial arrhythmias. [PDF]
Post-surgical arrhythmias include a wide range of arrhythmias occurring late after cardiac surgery and represent a complex substrate for catheter ablation either because of extended scar and remodeling or because of limited access to the area of interest.
Babu-Narayan, SV +3 more
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Objective: To describe the incidence of incorrect computerized ECG interpretations of atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter in a Swedish primary care population, the rate of correction of computer misinterpretations, and the consequences of misdiagnosis.
Thomas Lindow +4 more
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A comprehensive evaluation of rhythm monitoring strategies for the detection of atrial fibrillation recurrence: insights from 647 continuously monitored patients and implications for monitoring after therapeutic interventions [PDF]
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Baldewig, Malte +6 more
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Failure of diltiazem to prevent 1:1 conduction of atrial flutter: a case report
Background Atrial flutter with 1:1 conduction to the ventricles is a dangerous cardiac arrhythmia. Contemporary guidelines recommend atrioventricular nodal blocking agents should be co-administered with class 1C anti-arrhythmics, as prophylaxis against 1:
K. D. Tiver +4 more
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Flutter Atrial na Síndrome do PRKAG2: Características Clínicas e Eletrofisiológicas
Resumo Fundamento A síndrome do PRKAG2 é uma rara doença genética autossômico dominante, fenocópia da miocardiopatia hipertrófica, caracterizada pelo acúmulo intracelular de glicogênio.
Eduardo Faria Soares de Magalhães +4 more
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RHYTHM-AF: design of an international registry on cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and characteristics of participating centers [PDF]
BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation is a serious public health problem posing a considerable burden to not only patients, but the healthcare environment due to high rates of morbidity, mortality, and medical resource utilization. There are limited data on the
AJ Camm +36 more
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