Title: Drug Therapy for Vagally-Mediated Atrial Fibrillation and Sympatho-Vagal Balance in the Genesis of Atrial Fibrillation: A Review of the Current Literature

Credits: Pattara Rattanawong, Jakrin Kewcharoen , Komandoor S Srivathsan, Win-Kuang Shen

Title: Natural History of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Implanted at or after the Age of 70 years in a Veteran Population: A Single Center Study

Credits: Tarek Ajam, MD Vikas Kalra, MD Changyu Shen, PhD Xiaochen Li MS Sandeep Gautam, MD Thomas Kambur, MD Mamta Barmeda, BSc Kyle W. Yancey, MD Samer Ajam, MD Jason Garlie, MD John M. Miller, MD Rahul Jain, MD, MPH

Title: Techniques to Improve Left Atrial Appendage Imaging

Credits: ahar S. Abdelmoneim, M.B.B.C.h., M.Sc, MS, FESC, Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FASE,FACC

Title: Post-procedural Dabigatran Versus Interrupted Warfarin Therapy Following Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Jeffrey Lin, MD, Sharon Shen, MD, Prashant Bhave, MD, Bradley Knight, MD, Martha Bohn, RN, BSN, Evaldas Giedrimas, MD, Taral K. Patel, MD, Alexandru Chicos, MD, Jeffrey Goldberger, MD, Leonard Ilkhanoff, MD, MS, Susan Kim, MD, Albert Lin, MD, Rod Passman, MD, MSCE.

Title: Hiatal Hernia Is Associated With an Increased Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Patients

Credits: Ranjini R. Roy, Sandeep Sagar, T. Jared Bunch, Wahaj Aman, Daniel J. Crusan, Komandoor Srivathsan, Samuel J. Asirvatham, Win K. Shen, Arshad Jahangir

Title: The Atrial Neural Network and the Metastatic Progression of Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Shen X, Scherlag BJ, He B, Sun J, Mei G, Po SS

Title: Left Atrial Volume and Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation after Aortic Valve Replacement

Credits: Yeruva Madhu Reddy, MD, Ruby Satpathy, MD, Xuedong Shen, MD, PhD, Mark Holmberg, MD, PhD, Claire Hunter, MD, Aryan Mooss, MD, Dennis Esterbrooks, MD

Title: Head Up Tilt Testing: An Appraisal of Its Current Role in the Management of Patients with Syncope

Credits: Paula Macedo, M.D, Dr. Luiz Roberto Leite, M.D. Ph.D, Samuel J. Asirvatham, M.D, Denise Tessariol Hachul, M.D. Ph.D, Leopoldo Luiz dos Santos-Neto, M.D. Ph.D, Win-Kuang Shen, M.D

Dr. Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FASE, FACC.

Affiliation: Dr. Sharon L. Mulvagh is a Professor of Medicine at Mayo College of Medicine, Consultant in Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Director of Women’s Heart Clinic, and Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is a cardiologist and echocardiographer who is an active clinician investigator engaged in imaging research. She is an internationally recognized educator and speaker on cardiovascular imaging and women’s cardiovascular issues.