Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Canadian Journal of Cardiology: Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 125-136, March 2012. Focused 2012 Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines: Recommendations for Stroke Prevention and Rate/Rhythm Control The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published the complete set of 2010 Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Guidelines in the January, 2011 issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. During […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Circ.ahajournals: March 20, 2012. Over the past 12 years, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has emerged from being a novel, largely unproven procedure to its role today as a very commonly performed procedure for treatment of patients with symptomatic AF.1–4 In fact, catheter ablation of AF has become one of the most commonly performed catheter ablation […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Plosone.org: Published: March 16, 2012. Abstract Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is associated with progressive impairment of right ventricular function, reduced exercise capacity and a poor prognosis. Little is known about the prevalence, clinical manifestation and impact of atrial fibrillation (AF) on cardiac function in PH. Methods In a four year single-centre retrospective analysis 225 patients with confirmed […]
Atrial Fibrillation
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Is it mandatory to ablate the atrioventricular junction to obtain a good response? Oxford Journals: March 6, 2012. Aim Current guidelines recommend atrioventricular junction (AVJ) ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Our study compared the CRT response of patients in sinus rhythm (SR) vs. AF. Methods and results In this observational, […]
Guidelines
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
Focused 2012 Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines: Recommendations for Stroke Prevention and Rate/Rhythm Control Canadian Journal of Cardiology: Volume 28, Issue 2 , Pages 125-136, March 2012. The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) published the complete set of 2010 Atrial Fibrillation (AF) Guidelines in the January, 2011 issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology. During […]
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
Jama.ama-assn.org: Hooman Kamel, MD; Babak B. Navi, MD; Jahan Fahimi, MD, MPH – March 14, 2012. Thrombolytic therapy improves outcomes after ischemic stroke, but most patients are ineligible because they do not present in time.1 This has prompted efforts to educate people to call 911 for signs of stroke because ambulance transportation results in faster arrival at […]
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
Circgenetics.ahajournals: Katherine Kasiman1, Cecilia Lundholm2, Sven Sandin2, Ninoa Malki2, Pär Sparén2 and Erik Ingelsson2* – March 9, 2012. Abstract Background—Previous studies on familial risk of ischemic stroke have supported genetic influence on the disease incidence. This study aimed to characterize these familial effects in a nation-wide population-based study by taking into account sibling relations, sex of […]
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
Stroke.ahajournals.org: Monik Jimenez, ScD; Stephanie E. Chiuve, ScD; Robert J. Glynn, PhD, ScD; Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH; Carlos A. Camargo Jr, MD, DrPH; Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH; JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH; Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, MPH – March 8, 2012. Abstract Background and Purpose—Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been consistently associated with lower risk […]
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
Associations Between Incident Ischemic Stroke Events and Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease-Related GWAS SNPs in the Population Architecture Using Genomics and Epidemiology (PAGE) Study Circgenetics.ahajournals.org: Cara L. Carty1*, Petra Bůžková2, Myriam Fornage3, Nora Franceschini4, Shelley Cole5, Gerardo Heiss4, Lucia A. Hindorff6, Barbara V. Howard7, Sue Mann1, Lisa W. Martin8, Ying Zhang9, Tara C. Matise10, Ross Prentice1, […]
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Friday, March 16th, 2012
An Analysis of the Virtual International Stroke Trials Archive (VISTA) Database Stroke.ahajournals: Gerhard Vogt, PhD; Rico Laage, PhD; Ashfaq Shuaib, MD; Armin Schneider, MD on behalf of the VISTA Collaboration – March 8, 2012. Abstract Background and Purpose—Age and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale early after stroke onset have been identified as important determinants of […]
