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
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Advances in Imaging for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation [PDF]
Over the last fifteen years, our understanding of the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) has paved the way for ablation to be utilized as an effective treatment option.
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Cognitive Functions in Children with D-Transposition of Great Arteries Who Underwent Senning Procedure: A Pilot Single Center Study [PDF]
Background: Dextro-transposition of the great arteries (D-TGA) is one of the common cyanotic congenital heart diseases, where aorta and pulmonary arteries arise from the right and left ventricle respectively.
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Background: d-Transposition of the Great Arteries with an Intact Ventricular Septum (d-TGA-IVS) is a severe congenital cardiac anomaly typically necessitating an Arterial Switch Operation (ASO) during the neonatal stage.
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293. Distintas soluciones técnicas para transposiciones de grandes arterias
Desde la década de 1990, el tratamiento de elección de la transposición de grandes arterias (TGA) es el switch arterial en periodo neonatal. Algunas circunstancias clínicas pueden contraindicar la reparación anatómica neonatal, siendo necesario recuperar
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Characterisation of the Na, K pump current in atrial cells from patients with and without chronic atrial fibrillation [PDF]
<b>Objective:</b> To assess the contribution of the Na, K pump current (<i>I</i><sub>p</sub>) to the action potential duration (APD) and effective refractory period (ERP) in human atrial cells, and to investigate ...
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Three-dimensional trans-esophageal echocardiographic evaluation of atrial Septal defects : a pictorial essay [PDF]
This pictorial assay illustrates the methodology of evaluating the atrial septal defects by three dimensional transesophageal echocardiography with the help of representative images.
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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation : radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation [PDF]
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of two different strategies using radiofrequency catheter ablation for redo procedures after cryoablation of atrial fibrillation. Methods: Thirty patients (paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 22 patients, persistent atrial
Gramley, Felix, Kettering, Klaus
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Mechanisms of termination and prevention of atrial fibrillation by drug therapy [PDF]
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disorder of the rhythm of electrical activation of the cardiac atria. It is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, has multiple aetiologies, and increases the risk of death from stroke.
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