Title: Catheter Ablation for Hospitalized Atrial FibrillationPatients with Reduced Systolic Function:Analysis of Inpatient Mortality, Resource Utilization and Complications

Credits: Muhammad Bilal Munir,Muhammad Zia Khan, Pratik Agrawal2,Zain U AbideenAsad,Moinuddin Syed, Peter Farjo, Kinjan Patel, Yasir Abdul Ghaffar,Muhammad U. Khan, Safi U. Khan, Sudarshan Balla, Jonathan C. Hsu

Title: An Uncommon Dilemma: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients With Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Draining Into The Coronary Sinus

Credits: Omar R. Kahaly, MD, Muhammad R. Afzal, MD, Toshimasa Okabe, MD Mahmoud Houmsse, MD

Title: Meta-Analysis of Catheter Ablation versus Medical Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Without Heart Failure

Credits: Muhammad Zia Khan, Safi U. Khan, Adeel Arshad, Muhammad Samsoor Zarak, Muhammad U. Khan, Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, Edo Kaluski, Mohamad Alkhouli

Title: Atrial Fibrillation is a Risk Factor for Worse Outcomes in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease

Credits: Muhammad Zia Khan, Muhammad U. Khan, Safi U. Khan, Anas Alharbi, Mohammed Osman, Pratik Agrawal, Mina M. Benjamin, Kinjan Patel, Sudarshan Balla, Muhammad Bilal Munir

Title: Extreme Obesity is Associated with Low Success Rate of Atrial Fibrillation Catheter Ablation

Credits: Toshimasa Okabe, MD, Benjamin Buck, MD, Samuel A. Hayes MD, Thura T.Harfi MD, MPH, Muhammad R. Afzal, MD, Jaret Tyler, MD, Mahmoud Houmsse, MD, Steven J. Kalbfleisch, MD, Raul Weiss, MD, John D. Hummel, MD, Ralph S. Augostini, MD, Emile G. Daoud, MD

Title: Prolonged Ventricular Dyssynchrony Due to Atrial Fibrillation and Pre-Excitation Syndrome Induced Cardiomyopathy

Credits: Mohammad Iqbal, Oddy Litanto, Muhammad Munawar, Chaerul Achmad, Giky Karwiky

Title: Acute Pulmonary Vein Reconnection After Ablation using Contact-Force Sensing Catheters: Incidence, Timing, and Ablation Lesion Characteristics

Credits: Muhammad Balouch MD, Dong Juang MD, Bhradeev Sivasambu MD, Rizma J. Bajwa MD, Tarek Zghaib MD, Jonathan Chrispin MD, Ronald D. Berger MD, PhD, Hiroshi Ashikaga MD, PhD, Hugh Calkins MD, Joseph E. Marine MD, and David D. Spragg MD

Title: Successful Denovo Implantation and Explanation of an Old Malfunctioning Micratm Leadless Pacemaker

Credits: Muhammad R. Afzal, MD, Tawseef Dar, MD, Mahmoud Houmsse, MD, Ralph Augostini, MD, Emile G. Daoud, MD, John Hummel, MD#

Title: Use of Oral Steroid and its Effects on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence and Inflammatory Cytokines Post Ablation – The Steroid AF Study

Credits: Sandia Iskandar, Madhu Reddy, Mohit Turagam, Muhammad R. Afzal, Johnson Rajasingh, Moustapha Atoui, Madhav Lavu, Donita Atkins, Sudha Bommana, Linda Umbarger, Misty Jaeger, Rhea Pimentel, Raghuveer Dendi, Martin Emert, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Title: A Meta-Analysis Of Quadripolar Versus Bipolar Left Ventricular Leads On Post-Procedural Outcomes

Credits: Mohit K. Turagam, Muhammad R. Afzal, Sandia Iskander, Madhu Reddy, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Title: Risk Factors for Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Atrial Fibrillation and the Role of ASA and Beta Blockers in its Prevention

Credits: Muhammad F Khan, M.D, Aravind Herle, M.D, Mohammad Reza Movahed, M.D, Ph.D

Dr. Muhammad F Khan, M.D. FACP.

Affiliation: Chairman of Code Blue Committee and Staff Physician (academic hospitalist), Southern Arizona VA Health Care System, Tucson, Arizona. Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Arizona.