Increased NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide independently predicts outcome following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Authors : Nilsson Brian B; Goetze Jens Peter JP; Chen Xu X; Pehrson Steen S; Svendsen Jesper Hastrup JH;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen. brni@dadlnet.dk

Journal : Scand. J. Clin. Lab. Invest.   (2009)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

MMP-2 and TIMP-2 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to atrial fibrillation in Chinese Han patients with hypertensive heart disease.

Authors : Gai Xiaobo X; Zhang Zhigang Z; Liang Yonggang Y; Chen Zheming Z; Yang Xiangyue X; Hou Jiake J; Lan Xiaopeng X; Zheng Weixing W; Hou Jianping J; Huang Mingfang M;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, Fuzhou General Hospital, Fuzhou, China.

Journal : Clin. Chim. Acta   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Substrate and Trigger Ablation for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation (STAR AF): a randomized, multicentre, international trial.

Authors : Verma Atul A; Mantovan Roberto R; Macle Laurent L; De Martino Guiseppe G; Chen Jian J; Morillo Carlos A CA; Novak Paul P; Calzolari Vittorio V; Guerra Peter G PG; Nair Girish G; Torrecilla Esteban G EG; Khaykin Yaariv Y;

Affiliations : Southlake Heart Rhythm Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, 105-712 Davis Drive, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada L3Y 8C3.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Circumferential Pulmonary Vein Ablation with Additional Linear Ablation Results in an Increased Incidence of Left Atrial Flutter Compared with Segmental Pulmonary Vein Isolation as an Initial Approach to Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

Authors : Sawhney Navinder N; Anousheh Ramtin R; Chen Wei W; Feld Gregory K GK;

Affiliations : University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

PheWAS: Demonstrating the feasibility of a phenome-wide scan to discover gene-disease associations.

Authors : Denny Joshua C JC; Ritchie Marylyn D MD; Basford Melissa M; Pulley Jill J; Bastarache Lisa L; Brown-Gentry Kristin K; Wang Deede D; Masys Dan R DR; Roden Dan M DM; Crawford Dana C DC;

Affiliations : Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Nitroprusside modulates pulmonary vein arrhythmogenic activity.

Authors : Lin Yung-Kuo YK; Lu Yen-Yu YY; Chen Yao-Chang YC; Chen Yi-Jen YJ; Chen Shih-Ann SA;

Affiliations : N/A

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Is early antithrombotic therapy necessary in patients with bioprosthetic aortic valves in normal sinus rhythm?

Authors : Elbardissi Andrew W AW; Dibardino Daniel J DJ; Chen Frederick Y FY; Yamashita Michael H MH; Cohn Lawrence H LH;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Population-Based Study of ABCD2 Score, Carotid Stenosis, and Atrial Fibrillation for Early Stroke Prediction After Transient Ischemic Attack. The North Dublin TIA Study.

Authors : Sheehan Orla C OC; Kyne Lorraine L; Kelly Lisa A LA; Hannon Niamh N; Marnane Michael M; Merwick Aine A; McCormack Patricia M E PM; Duggan Joseph J; Moore Alan A; Moroney Joan J; Daly Leslie L; Harris Dawn D; Horgan Gillian G; Williams Emma B EB; Kelly Peter J PJ;

Affiliations : From the Neurovascular Clinical Science Unit.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Mimetic total coronary sinus occlusion due to superselection with the balloon catheter.

Authors : Huang Jin-Long JL; Tsai I-Chen IC; Su Chieh-Shou CS; Hsieh Yu-Cheng YC; Ueng Kwo-Chang KC; Wu Tsu-Juey TJ; Ting Chih-Tai CT; Tsao Hsuan-Ming HM; Chen Shih-Ann SA;

Affiliations : Cardiovascular Center, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC. golden@vghtc.gov.tw

Journal : Europace   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Sinus rhythm is associated with fewer heart failure symptoms: Insights from the AFFIRM trial.

Authors : Guglin Maya M; Chen Ren R; Curtis Anne B AB;

Affiliations : University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Will simultaneous measurement of E/e' index facilitate the non-invasive assessment of left ventricular filling pressure in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation?

Authors : Li Chen C; Zhang Juqian J; Zhou Can C; Huang Liwei L; Tang Hong H; Rao Li L;

Affiliations : Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, 37 Guo Xue Xiang, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

The development of heart failure in patients with diabetes mellitus and pre-clinical diastolic dysfunction a population-based study.

Authors : From Aaron M AM; Scott Christopher G CG; Chen Horng H HH;

Affiliations : Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.

Journal : J. Am. Coll. Cardiol.   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

A New Method to Evaluate Linear Block at the Left Atrial Roof: Is It Reliable Without Pacing?

Authors : Sang Caihua C; Jiang Chenxi C; Dong Jianzeng J; Liu Xingpeng X; Yu Ronghui R; Long Deyong D; Tang Ribo R; Gao Lingyun L; Ning Man M; Chen Gang G; Li Weiju W; Ma Changsheng C;

Affiliations : From the Department of Cardiology, Center for Atrial Fibrillation, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Relations of biomarkers of distinct pathophysiological pathways and atrial fibrillation incidence in the community.

Authors : Schnabel Renate B RB; Larson Martin G MG; Yamamoto Jennifer F JF; Sullivan Lisa M LM; Pencina Michael J MJ; Meigs James B JB; Tofler Geoffrey H GH; Selhub Jacob J; Jacques Paul F PF; Wolf Philip A PA; Magnani Jared W JW; Ellinor Patrick T PT; Wang Thomas J TJ; Levy Daniel D; Vasan Ramachandran S RS; Benjamin Emelia J EJ;

Affiliations : National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's and Boston University's Framingham Study, Framingham, Mass, USA.

Journal : Circulation   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website

Atrial myocardial nox2 containing NADPH oxidase activity contribution to oxidative stress in mitral regurgitation: potential mechanism for atrial remodeling.

Authors : Chang Jen-Ping JP; Chen Mien-Cheng MC; Liu Wen-Hao WH; Yang Cheng-Hsu CH; Chen Chien-Jen CJ; Chen Yung-Lung YL; Pan Kuo-Li KL; Tsai Tzu-Hsien TH; Chang Hsueh-Wen HW;

Affiliations : Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Hsien 83301, Taiwan, Republic of China.

Journal : N/A   (2010)

Related Links: Pubmed | Publisher website