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Arrhythmias

Free Subscription 09.07.2008 4 Am Heart J 2 Am J Emerg Med 1 Br J Pharmacol 3 Circulation 1 Crit Care Med 3 Eur Heart J 3 Int J Cardiol 4 J Am Coll Cardiol 3 J Cardiovasc Pharmacol 1 N Engl J Med 14 Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1 Resuscitation

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Am Heart J

1. TSAI CT , Lai LP, Hwang JJ, Wang YC, et al
   Atorvastatin prevents atrial fibrillation in patients with bradyarrhythmias and implantation of an atrial-based or dual-chamber pacemaker: a prospective randomized trial.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:65-70.
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2. RIETBROCK S , Heeley E, Plumb J, van Staa T, et al
   Chronic atrial fibrillation: Incidence, prevalence, and prediction of stroke using the Congestive heart failure, Hypertension, Age >75, Diabetes mellitus, and prior Stroke or transient ischemic attack (CHADS2) risk stratification scheme.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:57-64.
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3. LIP GY
   Risk factors and stroke risk stratification for atrial fibrillation: limitations and new possibilities.
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:1-3.
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4. BANACH M , Goch JH, Ugurlucan M, Rysz J, et al
   Obesity and postoperative atrial fibrillation. Is there no connection? Comment on: Wanahita et al. "atrial fibrillation and obesity--results of a meta-analysis".
   Am Heart J. 2008;156:e5.
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   Am J Emerg Med

5. ABE T , Tokuda Y, Ishimatsu S
   A new cardiopulmonary resuscitation method using only rhythmic abdominal compression is hard.
   Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26:625.
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6. STEWART JA
   The prohibition on shocking apparent asystole: a history and critique of the argument.
   Am J Emerg Med. 2008;26:618-22.
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   Br J Pharmacol

7. FARKAS A , Dempster J, Coker SJ
   Importance of vagally mediated bradycardia for the induction of torsade de pointes in an in vivo model.
   Br J Pharmacol. 2008;154:958-70.
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   Circulation

8. GRUBB BP
   Postural tachycardia syndrome.
   Circulation. 2008;117:2814-7.
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9. ECKSTEIN J , Koller MT, Zabel M, Kalusche D, et al
   Necessity for surgical revision of defibrillator leads implanted long-term: causes and management.
   Circulation. 2008;117:2727-33.
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10. EPSTEIN AE , DiMarco JP, Ellenbogen KA, Estes NA 3rd, et al
    ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guidelin
    Circulation. 2008;117:e350-408.
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    Crit Care Med

11. CHAPMAN FW , Rea TD
    A new piece in the unfinished ventricular fibrillation analysis puzzle.
    Crit Care Med. 2008;36:2210-2.
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    Eur Heart J

12. MARTIGNANI C , Diemberger I, Biffi M, Valzania C, et al
    How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation?
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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13. STEVEN D , Willems S
    How to assess the efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation? Reply.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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14. FOLEY PW , Leyva F
    Long-term survival in patients undergoing cardiac resynchronization therapy: the importance of atrio-ventricular junction ablation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation.
    Eur Heart J. 2008;.
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    Int J Cardiol

15. TESKE AJ , Cox MG, Peterse MC, Cramer MJ, et al
    Case report: Echocardiographic deformation imaging detects left ventricular involvement in a young boy with arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.
    Int J Cardiol. 2008;.
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16. HAN W , Fu S, Wei N, Xie B, et al
    Nitric oxide overproduction derived from inducible nitric oxide synthase increases cardiomyocyte apoptosis in human atrial fibrillation.
    Int J Cardiol. 2008;.
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17. PATANE S , Marte F
    Paroxysmal Mobitz type-I atrioventricular block Luciani-Wenckebach conduction, acute myocardial infarction and severe three vessels coronary artery disease.
    Int J Cardiol. 2008;.
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    J Am Coll Cardiol

18. SASANO T , Abraham MR, Chang KC, Ashikaga H, et al
    Abnormal sympathetic innervation of viable myocardium and the substrate of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;51:2266-75.
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19. VASEGHI M , Boyle NG, Kedia R, Patel JK, et al
    Supraventricular tachycardia after orthotopic cardiac transplantation.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;51:2241-9.
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20. KNIGHT BP
    The pulmonary veins speedy recoveries and early discharges.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;51:2161-2.
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21. YAMADA T , McElderry HT, Doppalapudi H, Murakami Y, et al
    Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias Originating From the Aortic Root Prevalence, Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiologic Characteristics, and Results of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation.
    J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008;52:139-147.
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    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol

22. WYSE DG
    Therapeutic Considerations in Applying Rate Control Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation.
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2008;.
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23. HAMMWOHNER M , Goette A
    Will Warfarin Soon Be Passe? New Approaches to Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2008;.
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24. NATTEL S
    Evolving Developments in the Therapeutics of Atrial Fibrillation: Addressing an Unmet Need.
    J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2008;.
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    N Engl J Med

25. BRENT GA
    Clinical practice. Graves' disease.
    N Engl J Med. 2008;358:2594-605.
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    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol

26. VAN GELDER BM , Bracke FA
    Current of injury (COI) pattern recorded from catheter delivered active fixation pacing leads.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:786-7.
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27. ARYANA A , Fifer MA, Ruskin JN, Mela T, et al
    Short PR interval in the absence of preexcitation: a characteristic finding in a patient with Fabry disease.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:782-3.
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28. MANOLIS AG , Chatzis DG, Kouvelas K, Kyriakides ZS, et al
    Partial inhibition of ongoing antitachycardia pacing sequence due to T-wave oversensing.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:780-1.
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29. MOK NS , Tong CK, Yuen HC
    Concomitant-acquired Long QT and Brugada syndromes associated with indapamide-induced hypokalemia and hyponatremia.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:772-5.
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30. MURDOCK DK , Kaliebe J, Overton N
    Ranolozine-induced suppression of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with nonischemic cardiomyopathy: a case report.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:765-8.
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31. KIM YH , Lim HE, Kim SH, Pak HN, et al
    Brugada-like ST-segment abnormalities associated with myocardial involvement of hematologic diseases.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:761-4.
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32. MAURY P , Hebrard A, Duparc A, Fontan A, et al
    Incessant non-reentrant supraventricular tachycardia interrupted by apparent simultaneous wenckebach sequences along both nodal pathways.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:757-60.
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33. CORBISIERO R , Armbruster R
    Does size really matter? A comparison of the Riata lead family based on size and its relation to performance.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:722-6.
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34. ANH D , Srivatsa U, Bui HM, Vasconcellos S, et al
    Biventricular pacing attenuates T-wave alternans and T-wave amplitude compared to other pacing modes.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:714-21.
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35. WIEGAND U , Nuernberg M, Maier SK, Weiss C, et al
    The COGNITION study rationale and design: influence of closed loop stimulation on cognitive performance in pacemaker patients.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:709-13.
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36. HERWEG B , Ilercil A, Madramootoo C, Ali R, et al
    AV junctional ablation allowing more effective delivery of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with intra- and interatrial conduction delay.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:685-90.
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37. JANATA A , Lemmert ME, Russell JK, Gehman S, et al
    Quality of ECG monitoring with a miniature ECG recorder.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:676-84.
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38. MASSUMI A , Rasekh A, Saeed M, Flam S, et al
    Organized incessant atrial arrhythmias in the setting of severe, isolated biatrial scarring.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:666-75.
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39. KETTERING K , Weig HJ, Busch M, Laszlo R, et al
    Segmental pulmonary vein ablation: success rates with and without exclusion of areas adjacent to the esophagus.
    Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2008;31:652-9.
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    Resuscitation

40. SHERMAN LD , Rea TD, Waters JD, Menegazzi JJ, et al
    Logarithm of the absolute correlations of the ECG waveform estimates duration of ventricular fibrillation and predicts successful defibrillation.
    Resuscitation. 2008;.
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