Adam E Saltman,A Marc Gillinov
Adam E Saltman
For cardiac surgery patients presenting with atrial fibrillation (AF), surgeons offer an operation that corrects the structural heart disease and the AF. With this approach, it is estimated that surgeons will perform more than 10,000 ablati...
Thomas D Callahan th,Luigi Di Biase,Rodney Horton et al.
Thomas D Callahan th et al.
Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia associated with significant morbidity, including angina, heart failure, and stroke. Medical therapy remains suboptimal, with significant side effects and toxicities, and a high recurrence rate. Cat...
Rahul Sakhuja,Ashok J Shah,Mary Keebler et al.
Rahul Sakhuja et al.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients who have implantable defibrillators and presents some unique challenges and opportunities. AF burden can be assessed more accurately, allowing for evaluation of therapy efficacy (drugs or ablat...
Gautham Kalahasty,Kenneth Ellenbogen
Gautham Kalahasty
This article reviews the wide range of implantable device-based therapies (mainly pacemakers) that are being used in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), atrial flutter, and atrial tachycardia. The role of pacemakers in the managemen...
Albert L Waldo
Albert L Waldo
It is well recognized that during atrial fibrillation (AF), clots may form in the left atrium, which may embolize and cause ischemic stroke or systemic embolism. The presence of AF confers a fivefold increased risk for stroke. AF is the mos...
Emily L Conway,Simone Musco,Peter R Kowey
Emily L Conway
Atrial fibrillation is the most frequently diagnosed arrhythmia. Prevalence increases with age, and the overall incidence is expected to increase as the population continues to age. Choice of pharmacologic therapy for atrial fibrillation de...
Susan S Kim,Bradley P Knight
Susan S Kim
This article describes electrical and pharmacologic cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and discusses indications for cardioversion and management of pericardioversion anticoagulation. Finally, management strategies are offered for immedi...
Noel G Boyle,Kalyanam Shivkumar
Noel G Boyle
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure are common conditions and each predisposes to the development of the other. Basic research using animal models of the two conditions continues to yield insights that may improve therapie...
Krit Jongnarangsin,Hakan Oral
Krit Jongnarangsin
Atrial fibrillation is a common arrhythmia that occurs after cardiac surgery. It is associated with an increase in morbidity, length of hospital stay and mortality. Patients who are at higher risk of postoperative atrial fibrillation should...
Navinder S Sawhney,Ramtin Anousheh,Wei-Chung Chen et al.
Navinder S Sawhney et al.
Typical atrial flutter (AFL) is a common atrial arrhythmia that may cause significant symptoms and serious adverse effects including embolic stroke, myocardial ischemia and infarction, and rarely a tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy as a re...