2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

[HTML][HTML] Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes

BS Karam, A Chavez-Moreno, W Koh, JG Akar… - Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Springer
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans. Several
risk factors promote AF, among which diabetes mellitus has emerged as one of the most …

Temporary removal: 2017 hrs/ehra/ecas/aphrs/solaece expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim, EB Saad… - Heart Rhythm, 2017 - pure.au.dk
The publisher regrets that this article has been temporarily removed. A replacement will
appear as soon as possible in which the reason for the removal of the article will be …

Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement on electrophysiology laboratory standards: process, protocols, equipment, personnel, and safety

DE Haines, S Beheiry, JG Akar, JL Baker, D Beinborn… - Heart rhythm, 2014 - Elsevier
The modern electrophysiology (EP) laboratory is a complex environment providing an array
of interventions for the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders and is a result of …

HRS Expert Consensus Statement on remote interrogation and monitoring for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices

D Slotwiner, N Varma, JG Akar, G Annas, M Beardsall… - Heart rhythm, 2015 - Elsevier
Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have evolved significantly since the
publication of the 2008 Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) consensus statement 1 outlining …

Pericardial fat is independently associated with human atrial fibrillation

MO Al Chekakie, CC Welles, R Metoyer… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between atrial
fibrillation (AF) and pericardial fat. Background: Pericardial fat is visceral adipose tissue that …

Idiopathic epicardial left ventricular tachycardia originating remote from the sinus of Valsalva: electrophysiological characteristics, catheter ablation, and identification …

DV Daniels, YY Lu, JB Morton, PA Santucci, JG Akar… - Circulation, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Despite the success of catheter ablation for treatment of idiopathic ventricular
tachycardia (VT), occasional patients have been reported in whom VT could not be ablated …

Randomized trial of atrial arrhythmia monitoring to guide anticoagulation in patients with implanted defibrillator and cardiac resynchronization devices

DT Martin, MM Bersohn, AL Waldo… - European heart …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Aims Atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATs) detected by implanted devices are often atrial
fibrillation or flutter (AF) associated with stroke. We hypothesized that introduction and …

Acute onset human atrial fibrillation is associated with local cardiac platelet activation and endothelial dysfunction

JG Akar, W Jeske, DJ Wilber - Journal of the American College of …, 2008 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether acute onset atrial fibrillation
(AF), independent of other risk factors, predisposes to an early prothrombotic state …

Prospective study of cardiac sarcoid mimicking arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia

SC Vasaiwala, C Finn, J Delpriore… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Case studies indicate that cardiac sarcoid may mimic the clinical presentation
of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy (ARVD/C); however, the …