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Original Source: Use of statins and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation or electrical cardioversion. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Statins have important pleiotropic effects and have been shown to reduce vascular inflammation. Some evidence suggests that statins may have a role in the primary prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF), whereas little is know on the role of statins in patients with existing AF. We performed a meta-analysis of the literature to assess the effect of statins on the recurrence of AF after electrical cardioversion or ablation. MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched up to January 2010. Relative risks (RR) and...
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Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) is a syndrome of pre-excitation of ventricles of the heart due to an accessory pathway known as the bundle of Kent. This accessory pathway is an abno...
Ventricular tachycardia is a pulse rate of more than 100 beats per minute, with at least three irregular heartbeats in a row. It is a major cause of sudden cardiac death. The condition can develop...
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Predictors of Sinus Rhythm After Cardioversion for AF
What is the relationship of left atrial stiffness and longitudinal left atrial strain with maintenance of sinus rhythm after cardioversion in patients with persistent AF? Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Short-term antiarrhythmic drug treatment after cardioversion is less effective than is long-term treatment, but can prevent most recurrences of atrial fibrillation.
In Coexisting A-Fib/flutter, AF Ablation Better Than Flutter Ablation
When atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL) coexist, flutter ablation alone is not as good as AF ablation at preventing recurrent arrhythmia. Reuters Health Information
Non-Valvular Artial Fibrillation Drug Xarelto® (Rivaroxaban), Studies Investigate Benefits
Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) who undergo cardioversion or catheter ablation therapy are at particular risk of stroke and require effective anticoagulation before and after these procedures....
CardioFocus Piles Up Data On HeartLight Laser AF Ablation Catheter
In addition to the more than 1,300 ablation procedures completed outside the U.S. with the unique visually guided ablation catheter, the venture-backed company is conducting an IDE trial in 21 U.S. ce...
Ablation of Localized Sources Improves AF Outcomes
After nine months of follow-up, focal impulse and rotor modulation combined with conventional ablation to isolate the left and right pulmonary veins resulted in greater freedom from AF compared with c...
Estech introduces COBRA Fusion ablation system
Estech, a leading provider of minimally invasive cardiac ablation devices, today announced the market release of its COBRA Fusion ablation system.
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: Results from the first European registry
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) is safe and suppresses arrhythmia recurrences in 74% of patients after a single procedure, according to results from the one-year follow-up of the Atri...
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Statins have important pleiotropic effects and have been shown to reduce vascular inflammation. Some evidence suggests that statins may have a role in the primary prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF...
OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether acute atrial fibrillation (AF) creates a prothrombotic state in hypertensive patients, and to assess the evolution in research indices after cardioversion. DESIGN AN...
Elective direct current cardioversion is considered first-line treatment in many cases of atrial flutter and fibrillation. This also is true in the pediatric population. This report describes a case o...
Background- Radiofrequency left atrial catheter ablation has become a routine procedure for treatment of atrial fibrillation. The aim of this study was to assess with preprocedural and postprocedural...
Direct current cardioversion is effective in arrhythmias' termination. Few is known about its use in our practice. This work aims to report its outcomes over a ten-year period in A...
